,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ad1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,husted introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to require institutions  
of higher education1 as a condition of  
participating in programs under title   
,,iv of such ,act1 to ensure that not   
more than #bj percent of the student    
athletes on a varsity sports team of the
 institution are international students1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,training and ,education for ,american  
,members in ,university ,sports and     
,athletics ,act or the ,,team ,,usa     
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the
 following findings3 7#a7 ,institutions 
of higher education receive and benefit 
from ,federal financial assistance      
primarily to provide educational        

opportunities for ,american students4   
7#b7 ,participation in intercollegiate  
athletics provides significant          
educational1 financial1 leadership1 and 
career opportunities for student        
athletes4  7#c7 ,increasing recruitment 
of international student athletes has   
reduced roster and scholarship          
opportunities for ,american student     
athletes at institutions receiving      
,federal financial assistance4  7#d7    
,this reduction has limited             
opportunities for ,american students to 
obtain athletic financial aid and the   
educational benefits associated with    
intercollegiate athletics4  7#e7        
,intercollegiate athletics has          
historically served as an important     
development pathway for athletes        
representing the ,united ,states in     
,olympic and international competition1 
yet many ,national ,collegiate ,athletic
 ,association-affiliated student        
athletes compete for nations other than 
the ,united ,states4  7#f7 ,preserving  

the substantial majority of             
intercollegiate athletic opportunities  
for ,american student athletes while    
continuing to permit meaningful         
participation by international student  
athletes advances the educational       
purposes of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife4  #c4 ,limitation on           
international student athlete           
participation in varsity sports  7a7 ,in
 general ,section #dhg7;a7 of the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#cj7 
7,a7 ,the institution will1 with respect
 to each varsity sports team of the     
institution-- 7i7 ensure that not more  
than #bj percent of the student athletes
 on the official roster of such varsity 
sports team are international student   
athletes1 or1 in the case of such a     
varsity sports team with fewer than #aj 
student athletes1 no more than #a       
international student athlete is on such
 roster2 and  7ii7 annually report the  

percentage of student athletes that are 
international student athletes on the   
official roster of such team to the     
,secretary and the applicable athletic  
association4  7,b7 ,for purposes of this
 paragraph3 7i7 ,the term athletic      
association means any entity that-- 7,i7
 sets common rules1 standards1          
procedures1 or guidelines for the       
administration and regulation of varsity
 sports teams or intercollegiate        
athletic competitions2  7,,ii7 is       
composed of #b or more institutions or  
conferences located in more than #a     
,state2 and  7,,iii7 does not include   
any entity affiliated with professional 
athletic competitions4  7ii7 ,the term  
intercollegiate athletic competition    
means any contest1 game1 meet1 match1   
tournament1 regatta1 or other event in  
which varsity sports teams of more than 
#a institution compete4  7iii7 ,the term
 international student athlete means a  
student enrolled at an institution who  
is on a varsity sports team of the      

institution and who-- 7,i7 is not a     
,united ,states national or an alien    
lawfully admitted for permanent         
residency 7as such terms are defined in 
section #aja7;a7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaja7;a7772 or  7,,ii7 is receiving1 or
 has received1 a salary1 scholarship1 or
 other form of financial assistance     
related to the student's athletic       
participation from an ,olympic or       
,paralympic committee of a foreign      
country4  7iv7 ,the term varsity sports 
team means an entity composed of an     
individual or group of individuals      
enrolled at an institution that is      
organized by such institution for the   
purpose of participation in             
intercollegiate athletic competitions4  
4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments  
made by this ,act shall take effect on  
,july #a1 #bjbi1 and shall apply with   
respect to academic year #bjbi-bjcj and 
each succeeding academic year4