,,iii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #bb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ac1 #bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 and ,mr4 ,daines7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,,resolution ,concerning the ,national ,collegiate ,athletic ,association policy for eligibility in women's sports4 ,whereas athletic participation has an important positive impact on young girls1 improving their physical1 emotional1 and psychological health1 self-confidence1 and discipline2 ,whereas women have been responsible for some of the greatest athletic feats in the history of sports in the ,united ,states1 from the ,olympic games to professional competition1 through opportunities to compete in collegiate sports2 ,whereas the enactment of title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 7referred to in this preamble as title ,,ix7 marked a pivotal moment in the ,federal support of women in sports and applied to virtually all postsecondary institutions as recipients of ,federal financial assistance2 ,whereas there are fundamental and enduring biological differences between males and females that put females at a competitive disadvantage in sports and jeopardize their safety during competition against males2 ,whereas1 in #bjaj1 the ,national ,collegiate ,athletic ,association unilaterally adopted a policy that enables biological males to participate on women's rosters and compete in the women's sports category1 a policy that continues today2 ,whereas the policy described in the previous proviso disproportionately negatively impacts female athletes2 ,whereas the ,national ,association of ,intercollegiate ,athletics 7referred to in this preamble as the ,,naia7 has instituted new policies to protect biological women in sports and ensure that only student athletes whose biological sex is female will be allowed to compete on ,,naia-sponsored women's sports teams2 ,whereas it is imperative that opportunities for collegiate women to compete athletically are protected on the basis of sex2 and ,whereas member institutions of the ,national ,collegiate ,athletic ,association have an obligation under title ,,ix to ensure equality of benefits and opportunities in athletic programs on the basis of sex3 ,now1 therefore be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 calls on the ,national ,collegiate ,athletic ,association 7referred to in this resolution as ,,ncaa7 to revoke its transgender student-athlete eligibility policy that directly discriminates against female student athletes2 7#b7 implores the ,,ncaa immediately to protect the integrity of collegiate women's sports by forbidding transgender-identifying males to compete on any women's sports roster or in any collegiate competition2 7#c7 urges the ,,ncaa to require its member conferences to conform to a biological sex-based policy across all sports and all divisions2 and 7#d7 calls on all sports-governing bodies in the ,united ,states to protect the category of women's sport for biological women and girls4