§ 220501. Short title and definitions

• (a) This chapter may be cited as the “Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act”.
• (b) For purposes of this chapter—
  • (1) “amateur athlete” means an athlete who meets the eligibility standards established by the national governing body or paralympic sports organization for the sport in which the athlete competes.
  • (2) “amateur athletic competition” means a contest, game, meet, match, tournament, regatta, or other event in which amateur athletes compete.
  • (3) “amateur sports organization” means a not-for-profit corporation, association, or other group organized in the United States that sponsors or arranges an amateur athletic competition.
  • (4) “Athletes’ Advisory Council” means the entity established and maintained under section 220504(b)(2)(A) that—
    • (A) is composed of, and elected by, amateur athletes to ensure communication between the corporation and currently active amateur athletes; and
    • (B) serves as a source of amateur-athlete opinion and advice with respect to policies and proposed policies of the corporation.
  • (5) “Center” means the United States Center for SafeSport designated under section 220541.
  • (6) “child abuse” has the meaning given the term in section 212 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( 34 U.S.C. 20302 ).
  • (7) “corporation” means the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
  • (8) “international amateur athletic competition” means an amateur athletic competition between one or more athletes representing the United States, individually or as a team, and one or more athletes representing a foreign country.
  • (9) “national governing body” means an amateur sports organization, a high-performance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization that is certified by the corporation under section 220521.
  • (10) “protected individual” means any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official associated with the corporation or a national governing body.
  • (11) “retaliation” means any adverse or discriminatory action, or the threat of an adverse or discriminatory action, including removal from a training facility, reduced coaching or training, reduced meals or housing, and removal from competition, carried out against a protected individual as a result of any communication, including the filing of a formal complaint, by the protected individual or a parent or legal guardian of the protected individual relating to the allegation of physical abuse, sexual harassment, or emotional abuse, with—
    • (A) the Center;
    • (B) a coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official associated with the corporation;
    • (C) the Attorney General;
    • (D) a Federal or State law enforcement authority;
    • (E) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; or
    • (F) Congress.
  • (12) “sanction” means a certificate of approval issued by a national governing body.