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[CITE: 36USC220503]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
              CHAPTER 2205--UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
 
                        SUBCHAPTER I--CORPORATION
 
Sec. 220503. Purposes

    The purposes of the corporation are--
        (1) to establish national goals for amateur athletic activities 
    and encourage the attainment of those goals;
        (2) 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;
        (3) to exercise exclusive jurisdiction, directly or through 
    constituent members of committees, over--
            (A) all matters pertaining to United States participation in 
        the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, and the Pan-American 
        Games, including representation of the United States in the 
        games; and
            (B) the organization of the Olympic Games, the Paralympic 
        Games, and the Pan-American Games when held in the United 
        States;

        (4) 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, and Pan-American Games;
        (5) to promote and support amateur athletic activities involving 
    the United States and foreign nations;
        (6) to promote and encourage physical fitness and public 
    participation in amateur athletic activities;
        (7) to assist organizations and persons concerned with sports in 
    the development of amateur athletic programs for amateur athletes;
        (8) 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;
        (9) to foster the development of amateur athletic facilities for 
    use by amateur athletes and assist in making existing amateur 
    athletic facilities available for use by amateur athletes;
        (10) to provide and coordinate technical information on physical 
    training, equipment design, coaching, and performance analysis;
        (11) to encourage and support research, development, and 
    dissemination of information in the areas of sports medicine and 
    sports safety;
        (12) to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletic 
    activities for women;
        (13) 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; and
        (14) 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.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1466; Pub. L. 105-277, div. 
C, title I, Sec. 142(d), 112 Stat. 2681-603.)

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


                               Amendments

    1998--Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 142(d)(1), substituted 
``Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games'' for ``Olympic Games'' wherever 
appearing.
    Par. (13). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 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''.
