,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dgd #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hecd ,report ,no4 #aah-egc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bc1 #bjbd,mr4 ,good of ,virginia 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,foxx1 ,mr4 ,owens1 ,mr4 ,burlison1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 ,mr4 ,allen1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,illinois1 and ,mr4 ,aderholt7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce ,july #e1 #bjbd,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,may #bc1 #bjbd ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit a student athlete from being considered an employee of an institution1 a conference1 or an association based on participation in certain intercollegiate athletics4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protecting ,student ,athletes' ,economic ,freedom ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,employment standings ,notwithstanding any other provision of ,federal or ,state law1 a student athlete 7or former student athlete7 may not be considered an employee of an institution1 a conference1 or an association under any ,federal or ,state law or regulation based on participation of the student athlete 7or former student athlete7 in a varsity intercollegiate athletics program or a varsity intercollegiate athletics competition1 or the existence of rules or requirements for being a member of any varsity sports team4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,association ,the term association means an organization that-- 7,a7 has multiple conferences and institutions as members2 7,b7 arranges championships for varsity intercollegiate athletics programs2 7,c7 sets rules for varsity intercollegiate athletics programs2 7,d7 sets rules for varsity intercollegiate athletics competitions2 and 7,e7 is not a conference4 7#b7 ,conference ,the term conference means an organization that-- 7,a7 has multiple institutions as members2 7,b7 sets rules for varsity intercollegiate athletics competitions2 7,c7 arranges championships for varsity intercollegiate athletics programs2 and 7,d7 is not an association4 7#c7 ,institution ,the term institution means an institution of higher education 7as defined in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja77 that sponsors a varsity intercollegiate athletics program in the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,student athlete ,the term student athlete means an individual who participates in a varsity intercollegiate athletics program4 7#e7 ,varsity intercollegiate athletics competition ,the term varsity intercollegiate athletics competition means a competition involving #b or more varsity intercollegiate athletics programs sponsored by different institutions4 7#f7 ,varsity intercollegiate athletics program ,the term varsity intercollegiate athletics program means a team or other program unit of an institution participating in a sport-- 7,a7 played at the intercollegiate level2 7,b7 administered by an athletic department2 and 7,c7 for which eligibility requirements for participation by student athletes are established by an association4 7#g7 ,varsity sports team ,the term varsity sports team-- 7,a7 means a team of student athletes organized by a varsity intercollegiate athletics program to participate in a varsity intercollegiate athletics competition2 and 7,b7 does not include a team that is traditionally characterized as an intramural or club team4 ,july #e1 #bjbd,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed