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[CITE: 36USC220524]

 
     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 II--NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES
 
Sec. 220524. General duties of national governing bodies

    For the sport that it governs, a national governing body shall--
        (1) develop interest and participation throughout the United 
    States and be responsible to the persons and amateur sports 
    organizations it represents;
        (2) minimize, through coordination with other amateur sports 
    organizations, conflicts in the scheduling of all practices and 
    competitions;
        (3) keep amateur athletes informed of policy matters and 
    reasonably reflect the views of the athletes in its policy 
    decisions;
        (4) disseminate and distribute to amateur athletes, coaches, 
    trainers, managers, administrators, and officials in a timely manner 
    the applicable rules and any changes to such rules of the national 
    governing body, the corporation, the appropriate international 
    sports federation, the International Olympic Committee, the 
    International Paralympic Committee, and the Pan-American Sports 
    Organization;
        (5) allow an amateur athlete to compete in any international 
    amateur athletic competition conducted by any amateur sports 
    organization or person, unless the national governing body 
    establishes that its denial is based on evidence that the 
    organization or person conducting the competition does not meet the 
    requirements stated in section 220525 of this title;
        (6) provide equitable support and encouragement for 
    participation by women where separate programs for male and female 
    athletes are conducted on a national basis;
        (7) encourage and support amateur athletic sports programs for 
    individuals with disabilities and the participation of individuals 
    with disabilities in amateur athletic activity, including, where 
    feasible, the expansion of opportunities for meaningful 
    participation by individuals with disabilities in programs of 
    athletic competition for able-bodied individuals;
        (8) provide and coordinate technical information on physical 
    training, equipment design, coaching, and performance analysis; and
        (9) encourage and support research, development, and 
    dissemination of information in the areas of sports medicine and 
    sports safety.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1474; Pub. L. 105-277, div. 
C, title I, Sec. 142(o), 112 Stat. 2681-608.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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220524................................  36:392(a)(1)-(3), (5)-(9).       Sept. 
21, 1950, ch. 975, title II, Sec.
                                                                           202(
a)(1)-(3), (5)-(9), as added Nov.
                                                                          8, 19
78, Pub. L. 95-606, Sec.  2, 92
                                                                          Stat.
 3052.
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    In clause (4), the word ``by'' is substituted for ``under its 
auspices or that of . . . other'' for clarity and to eliminate 
unnecessary words. The words ``the national governing body'' are 
substituted for ``it'' for clarity.


                               Amendments

    1998--Pars. (4) to (9). Pub. L. 105-277, added par. (4) and 
redesignated former pars. (4) to (8) as (5) to (9), respectively.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 220522, 220527, 220528 of 
this title.
