,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dajb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #cj1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,booker7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to ensure that institutions of 
higher education take steps to protect  
their college athletes from ,,covid-#ai1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,college ,athlete ,pandemic ,safety     
,act4  #b4 ,protecting intercollegiate  
athletes from ,,covid-#ai  7a7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,college athlete ,the term college      
athlete means an individual that        
participates in an intercollegiate sport
 for an institution of higher education4
  7#b7 ,,covid-#ai ,the term ,,covid-#ai
 means the novel coronavirus #bjai      
7,,covid-#ai74  7b7 ,prohibition on     
waivers ,no postsecondary educational   

institution shall allow any individual  
to agree to a waiver of the liability of
 the institution regarding ,,covid-#ai  
with respect to any sporting activity4  
7c7 ,athletic department health and     
safety guidelines ,by not later than #ij
 days after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,director of the ,centers
 for ,disease ,control and ,prevention  
shall develop health and safety         
guidelines relating to ,,covid-#ai for  
athletic departments of postsecondary   
educational institutions4  7d7          
,institutional responsibilities ,a      
postsecondary educational institution   
shall comply with the following         
requirements3 7#a7 ,the institution     
shall comply with subsection 7b74  7#b7 
,the institution shall not cancel a     
scholarship or any other financial aid  
provided to a college athlete who       
refrains from participating in team     
activities due to concerns about        
contracting or transmitting ,,covid-#ai4
  7#c7 ,the institution shall comply    

with the ,,covid-#ai health and safety  
guidelines developed under subsection   
7c74  7#d7 ,the institution shall inform
 all college athletes of the institution
 when a college athlete or a staff      
member of the athletic department of the
 institution has tested positive for    
,,covid-#ai1 without revealing the      
identity or any personally identifiable 
information of the infected individual4 
7e7 ,private right of action ,a person  
may1 if otherwise permitted by the law  
of the applicable ,state or rules of the
 applicable ,state court1 bring in an   
appropriate court of that ,state-- 7#a7 
an action based on a violation of this  
section or any regulations prescribed   
under this section to enjoin such a     
violation2  7#b7 an action to recover   
damages for each such violation1        
including punitive damages2 or  7#c7    
both such actions4