,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ecib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ad1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,hu/$ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife to     
require in/itutions ( high] education1 z
 a condition ( p>ticipat+ 9 programs "u 
title ,,iv ( su* ,act1 to ensure t n m  
?an #bj p]c5t ( ! /ud5t a?letes on a    
v>sity sports team ( ! in/itution are   
int]national /ud5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,tra9+ & ,education = ,am]ican ,memb]s
 9 ,univ]sity ,sports & ,a?letics ,act  
or ! ,,team ,,usa ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7    
,in/itutions ( high] education receive &
 b5efit f ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance     
prim>ily to provide educational         
opportunities = ,am]ican /ud5ts4  7#b7  
,p>ticipation 9 int]collegiate a?letics 
provides significant educational1       

f9ancial1 lead]%ip1 & c>e] opportunities
 = /ud5t a?letes4  7#c7 ,increas+       
recruitm5t ( int]national /ud5t a?letes 
has r$uc$ ro/] & s*ol>%ip opportunities 
= ,am]ican /ud5t a?letes at in/itutions 
receiv+ ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance4  7#d7
 ,?is r$uction has limit$ opportunities 
= ,am]ican /ud5ts to obta9 a?letic      
f9ancial aid & ! educational b5efits    
associat$ ) int]collegiate a?letics4    
7#e7 ,int]collegiate a?letics has       
hi/orically s]v$ z an important         
developm5t pa?way = a?letes repres5t+ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,olympic & int]national 
competition1 yet _m ,national           
,collegiate ,a?letic                    
,association-affiliat$ /ud5t a?letes    
compete = nations o!r ?an ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7#f7 ,pres]v+ ! sub/antial     
majority ( int]collegiate a?letic       
opportunities = ,am]ican /ud5t a?letes  
:ile cont9u+ to p]mit mean+ful          
p>ticipation by int]national /ud5t      
a?letes advances ! educational purposes 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife4  #c4

 ,limitation on int]national /ud5t      
a?lete p>ticipation 9 v>sity sports  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,section #dhg7;a7 ( ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajid7;a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#cj7 7,a7 ,! in/itution w1 )  
respect to ea* v>sity sports team ( !   
in/itution-- 7i7 ensure t n m ?an #bj   
p]c5t ( ! /ud5t a?letes on ! (ficial    
ro/] ( su* v>sity sports team are       
int]national /ud5t a?letes1 or1 9 ! case
 ( su* a v>sity sports team ) few] ?an  
#aj /ud5t a?letes1 no m ?an #a          
int]national /ud5t a?lete is on su*     
ro/]2 &  7ii7 annually report ! p]c5tage
 ( /ud5t a?letes t are int]national     
/ud5t a?letes on ! (ficial ro/] ( su*   
team to ! ,secret>y & ! applicable      
a?letic association4  7,b7 ,= purposes (
 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,! t]m a?letic       
association means any entity t-- 7,i7   
sets common rules1 /&>ds1 proc$ures1 or 
guidel9es = ! adm9i/ration & regulation 
( v>sity sports teams or int]collegiate 
a?letic competitions2  7,,ii7 is compos$

 ( #b or m in/itutions or conf]5ces     
locat$ 9 m ?an #a ,/ate2 &  7,,iii7 does
 n include any entity affiliat$ )       
pr(essional a?letic competitions4  7ii7 
,! t]m int]collegiate a?letic           
competition means any conte/1 game1     
meet1 mat*1 t\rnam5t1 regatta1 or o!r   
ev5t 9 :i* v>sity sports teams ( m ?an  
#a in/itution compete4  7iii7 ,! t]m    
int]national /ud5t a?lete means a /ud5t 
enroll$ at an in/itution :o is on a     
v>sity sports team ( ! in/itution & :o--
 7,i7 is n a ,unit$ ,/ates national or  
an ali5 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t      
resid5cy 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9 section
 #aja7;a7 ( ! ,immigration &            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a7772 or  7,,ii7 is receiv+1 or  
has receiv$1 a sal>y1 s*ol>%ip1 or o!r  
=m ( f9ancial assi/ance relat$ to !     
/ud5t's a?letic p>ticipation f an       
,olympic or ,p>alympic committee ( a    
=eign c\ntry4  7iv7 ,! t]m v>sity sports
 team means an entity compos$ ( an      
individual or gr\p ( individuals enroll$

 at an in/itution t is organiz$ by su*  
in/itution = ! purpose ( p>ticipation 9 
int]collegiate a?letic competitions4  4 
7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
?is ,act %all take effect on ,july #a1  
#bjbi1 & %all apply ) respect to        
academic ye> #bjbi-bjcj & ea* succe$+   
academic ye>4