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[CITE: 36USC220526]

 
     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. 220526. Restricted amateur athletic competitions

    (a) Exclusive Jurisdiction.--An amateur sports organization that 
conducts amateur athletic competition shall have exclusive jurisdiction 
over that competition if participation is restricted to a specific class 
of amateur athletes, such as high school students, college students, 
members of the Armed Forces, or similar groups or categories.
    (b) Sanctions for International Competition.--An amateur sports 
organization under subsection (a) of this section shall obtain a 
sanction from the appropriate national governing body if the 
organization wishes to--
        (1) conduct international amateur athletic competition in the 
    United States; or
        (2) sponsor international amateur athletic competition to be 
    held outside the United States.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1475.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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220526(a).............................  36:396 (1st sentence).           Sept. 
21, 1950, ch. 975, title II, Sec.
                                                                           206,
 as added Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L.
                                                                          95-60
6, Sec.  2, 92 Stat. 3058.
220526(b).............................  36:396 (last sentence).
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                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 220523 of this title.
