36 U.S.C. § 220525
Granting sanctions for amateur athletic competitions
United States · Title 36 — PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS · Status: effective
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- 36 U.S.C. § 220525, Granting sanctions for amateur athletic competitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/472196
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For the sport that it governs, a national governing body promptly shall—
grant the sanction if—
An amateur sports organization or person may be granted a sanction under this section only if the organization or person meets the following requirements:
For a sanction to hold an international amateur athletic competition in the United States, the organization or person must—
For a sanction to sponsor United States amateur athletes to compete in international amateur athletic competition outside the United States, the organization or person must—
The requirements referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection are that—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations".House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017House: 406–3Senate: no recorded tally