§ 220530. Other amateur sports organizations

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. 2018

   Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–126 title II § 204(a) · 132 Stat. 318

   Enacted · 36 U.S.C. § 220530

   Added Pub. L. 115–126, title II, § 204(a), Feb. 14, 2018, 132 Stat. 324

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 115–126, title II, § 204(a), Feb. 14, 2018, 132 Stat. 324

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Subchapter II of chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 220530. Other amateur sports organizations “(a) In General.— An applicable amateur sports organization shall— “(1) comply with the reporting requirements of section 226 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20341); “(2) establish reasonable procedures to limit one-on-one interactions between an amateur athlete who is a minor and an adult (who is not the minor’s legal guardian) at a facility under the jurisdiction of the applicable amateur sports organization without being in an observable and interruptible distance from another adult, except under emergency circumstances; “(3) offer and provide consistent training to all adult members who are in regular contact with amateur athletes who are minors, and subject to parental consent, to members who are minors, regarding prevention and reporting of child abuse to allow a complainant to report easily an incident of child abuse to appropriate persons; and “(4) prohibit retaliation, by the applicable amateur sports organization, against any individual who makes a report under paragraph (1). “(b) Definition of Applicable Amateur Sports Organization.— In this section, the term ‘applicable amateur sports organization’ means an amateur sports organization— “(1) that is not otherwise subject to the requirements under subchapter III; “(2) that participates in an interstate or international amateur athletic competition; and “(3) whose membership includes any adult who is in regular contact with an amateur athlete who is a minor.” .

2. 2020

   Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020

   Pub. L. 116–189 § 7(f)(1) · 134 Stat. 943

   Inserted · 36 U.S.C. § 220530(a)(2)

   Pub. L. 116–189, § 7(f)(1), inserted “, including communications,” after “interactions”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 116–189, § 7(f)(1), inserted “, including communications,” after “interactions”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting “, including communications,” after “interactions”; and

3. 2020

   Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020

   Pub. L. 116–189 § 7(f)(2) · 134 Stat. 943

   Substituted · 36 U.S.C. § 220530(a)(4)

   Pub. L. 116–189, § 7(f)(2), substituted “makes—” and subpars. (A) and (B) for “makes a report under paragraph (1).”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 116–189, § 7(f)(2), substituted “makes—” and subpars. (A) and (B) for “makes a report under paragraph (1).”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in paragraph (4), by striking “makes” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: “makes— “(A) a report under paragraph (1); or “(B) any other report relating to abuse of any amateur athlete, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.” .

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