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Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations

Part B · Chapter 2205 — United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

§ 220512. Complete teams

Statutory text

In obtaining representation for the United States in each competition and event of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Pan-American Games, and Parapan American Games, the corporation, either directly or by delegation to the appropriate national governing body, may select, but is not obligated to select (even if not selecting will result in an incomplete team for an event), athletes who have not met the eligibility standard of the national governing body and the corporation when the number of athletes who have met the eligibility standards of such entities is insufficient to fill the roster for an event.

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.

  1. Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999

    Pub. L. 105–277 div. C title I § 142(k)(1) · 112 Stat. 2681

    Enacted · 36 U.S.C. § 220512

    Added Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title I, § 142(k)(1), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–606

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title I, § 142(k)(1), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–606

    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.

  2. Pub. L. 109–284 § 5(19) · 120 Stat. 1211

    Substituted · 36 U.S.C. § 220512

    Pub. L. 109–284 substituted “and the corporation” for “and the Corporation”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 109–284 substituted “and the corporation” for “and the Corporation”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (19) In section 220512, strike “Corporation” and substitute “corporation”.

  3. Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020

    Pub. L. 116–189 · 134 Stat. 943

    1. Substituted · 36 U.S.C. § 220512

      Pub. L. 116–189 substituted “Pan-American Games, and Parapan American Games” for “and Pan-American Games”

    2. Struck · 36 U.S.C. § 220512

      Pub. L. 116–189 struck out “or paralympic sports organization” after “appropriate national governing body”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–189 substituted “Pan-American Games, and Parapan American Games” for “and Pan-American Games” and struck out “or paralympic sports organization” after “appropriate national governing body”.

2 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments2006–2020 · 2 rounds

2020

Pub. L. 116–189 substituted “Pan-American Games, and Parapan American Games” for “and Pan-American Games” and struck out “or paralympic sports organization” after “appropriate national governing body”.

2006

Pub. L. 109–284 substituted “and the corporation” for “and the Corporation”.

Credits

1998–2020 · 3 acts
  1. 1998Added Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title I, § 142(k)(1), , 112 Stat. 2681–606
  2. 2006amended Pub. L. 109–284, § 5(19), , 120 Stat. 1212
  3. 2020Pub. L. 116–189, §§ 4(a)(8), 7(a)(2)(A)(ii), , 134 Stat. 945, 956.
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(Added Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title I, § 142(k)(1), , 112 Stat. 2681–606; amended Pub. L. 109–284, § 5(19), , 120 Stat. 1212; Pub. L. 116–189, §§ 4(a)(8), 7(a)(2)(A)(ii), , 134 Stat. 945, 956.)

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