§ 220503. Purposes

Statutory text

The purposes of the corporation are—

to establish national goals for amateur athletic activities and encourage the attainment of those goals;

to coordinate and develop amateur athletic activity in the United States, directly related to international amateur athletic competition, to foster productive working relationships among sports-related organizations;

to exercise exclusive jurisdiction, directly or through constituent members of committees, over—

all matters pertaining to United States participation in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games, including representation of the United States in the games; and

the organization of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games when held in the United States;

to obtain for the United States, directly or by delegation to the appropriate national governing body, the most competent amateur representation possible in each event of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games;

to promote and support amateur athletic activities involving the United States and foreign nations;

to promote and encourage physical fitness and public participation in amateur athletic activities;

to assist organizations and persons concerned with sports in the development of amateur athletic programs for amateur athletes;

to provide swift resolution of conflicts and disputes involving amateur athletes, national governing bodies, and amateur sports organizations, and protect the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official to participate in amateur athletic competition;

to foster the development of and access to amateur athletic facilities for use by amateur athletes and assist in making existing amateur athletic facilities available for use by amateur athletes;

to provide and coordinate technical information on physical training, equipment design, coaching, and performance analysis;

to encourage and support research, development, and dissemination of information in the areas of sports medicine and sports safety;

to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletic activities for women;

to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletic programs and competition for amateur athletes with disabilities, including, where feasible, the expansion of opportunities for meaningful participation by such amateur athletes in programs of athletic competition for able-bodied amateur athletes;

to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletes of racial and ethnic minorities for the purpose of eliciting the participation of those minorities in amateur athletic activities in which they are underrepresented;

to promote a safe environment in sports that is free from abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, of any amateur athlete; and

to effectively oversee the national governing bodies with respect to compliance with and implementation of the policies and procedures of the corporation, including policies and procedures on the establishment of a safe environment in sports as described in paragraph (15).

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1998
Pub. L. 105–225 · 112 Stat. 1253
Enacted · 36 U.S.C. § 220503
Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1466
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1466
1998
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
Pub. L. 105–277 § 142(d)(1) · 112 Stat. 2681
Substituted · 36 U.S.C. § 220503(3); 36 U.S.C. § 220503(4)
Pub. L. 105–277, § 142(d)(1), substituted “Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games” for “Olympic Games” wherever appearing
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 105–277, § 142(d)(1), substituted “Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games” for “Olympic Games” wherever appearing.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 142. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, an employee of the District of Columbia public schools shall be— (1) classified as an Educational Service employee; (2) placed under the personnel authority of the Board of Education; and (3) subject to all Board of Education rules. (b) School-based personnel shall constitute a separate competitive area from nonschool-based personnel who shall not compete with school-based personnel for retention purposes.
1998
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
Pub. L. 105–277 § 142(d)(2) · 112 Stat. 2681
1. Added · 36 U.S.C. § 220503(13)
  Pub. L. 105–277, § 142(d)(2), added par. (13)
2. Struck · 36 U.S.C. § 220503(13)
  Pub. L. 105–277, § 142(d)(2), struck out former par. (13) which read as follows: “to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletic programs and competition for individuals with disabilities, including, where feasible, the expansion of opportunities for meaningful participation by individuals with disabilities in programs of athletic competition for able-bodied individuals; and”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (13). Pub. L. 105–277, § 142(d)(2), added par. (13) and struck out former par. (13) which read as follows: “to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletic programs and competition for individuals with disabilities, including, where feasible, the expansion of opportunities for meaningful participation by individuals with disabilities in programs of athletic competition for able-bodied individuals; and”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 142. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, an employee of the District of Columbia public schools shall be— (1) classified as an Educational Service employee; (2) placed under the personnel authority of the Board of Education; and (3) subject to all Board of Education rules. (b) School-based personnel shall constitute a separate competitive area from nonschool-based personnel who shall not compete with school-based personnel for retention purposes.
2018
Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017
Pub. L. 115–126 title II § 201 · 132 Stat. 318
Added · 36 U.S.C. § 220503(15)
Pub. L. 115–126 added par. (15)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (15). Pub. L. 115–126 added par. (15).
Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION. Section 220503 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (13), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(15) to promote a safe environment in sports that is free from abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, of any amateur athlete.” .
2020
Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020
Pub. L. 116–189 § 4(a)(3)(A) · 134 Stat. 943
Substituted · 36 U.S.C. § 220503(3)
Pub. L. 116–189, § 4(a)(3)(A), substituted “the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games” for “and the Pan-American Games” in subpars. (A) and (B)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (3). Pub. L. 116–189, § 4(a)(3)(A), substituted “the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games” for “and the Pan-American Games” in subpars. (A) and (B).
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking “and the Pan-American Games” each place it appears and inserting “the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games”; and
2020
Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020
Pub. L. 116–189 § 4(a)(3)(B) · 134 Stat. 943
Substituted · 36 U.S.C. § 220503(4)
Pub. L. 116–189, § 4(a)(3)(B), substituted “the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games” for “and Pan-American Games”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (4). Pub. L. 116–189, § 4(a)(3)(B), substituted “the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games” for “and Pan-American Games”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking “and Pan-American Games” and inserting “the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games”;
2020
Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020
Pub. L. 116–189 § 6(a)(1) · 134 Stat. 943
Inserted · 36 U.S.C. § 220503(9)
Pub. L. 116–189, § 6(a)(1), inserted “and access to” after “development of”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (9). Pub. L. 116–189, § 6(a)(1), inserted “and access to” after “development of”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in paragraph (9), by inserting “and access to” after “development of”;
2020
Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020
Pub. L. 116–189 § 6(a)(2) · 134 Stat. 943
Added · 36 U.S.C. § 220503(16)
Pub. L. 116–189, § 6(a)(2)–(4), added par. (16)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (16). Pub. L. 116–189, § 6(a)(2)–(4), added par. (16).
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in paragraph (14), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;

8 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision

Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSection	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
220503	36:374.	Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975, title I, § 104, as added Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 95–606, § 1(b), 92 Stat. 3046.

Before clause (1), the word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.

In clause (4), the word “competition” is omitted as included in “each event”.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1998–2020 · 3 rounds

2020

Par. (3). Pub. L. 116–189, § 4(a)(3)(A), substituted “the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games” for “and the Pan-American Games” in subpars. (A) and (B).

Par. (4). Pub. L. 116–189, § 4(a)(3)(B), substituted “the Pan-American Games, and the Parapan American Games” for “and Pan-American Games”.

Par. (9). Pub. L. 116–189, § 6(a)(1), inserted “and access to” after “development of”.

Par. (16). Pub. L. 116–189, § 6(a)(2)–(4), added par. (16).

2018

Par. (15). Pub. L. 115–126 added par. (15).

1998

Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 105–277, § 142(d)(1), substituted “Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games” for “Olympic Games” wherever appearing.

Par. (13). Pub. L. 105–277, § 142(d)(2), added par. (13) and struck out former par. (13) which read as follows: “to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletic programs and competition for individuals with disabilities, including, where feasible, the expansion of opportunities for meaningful participation by individuals with disabilities in programs of athletic competition for able-bodied individuals; and”.

Credits

1998–2020 · 4 acts

1998Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1466
1998Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title I, § 142(d), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–603
2018Pub. L. 115–126, title II, § 201, Feb. 14, 2018, 132 Stat. 320
2020Pub. L. 116–189, §§ 4(a)(3), 6(a), Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 945, 947.

Show as published

(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1466; Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title I, § 142(d), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–603; Pub. L. 115–126, title II, § 201, Feb. 14, 2018, 132 Stat. 320; Pub. L. 116–189, §§ 4(a)(3), 6(a), Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 945, 947.)