§3701 — Title 28 Judiciary and Judicial Procedure | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines important words used in this chapter. An "amateur sports organization" is a person or government that runs competitive games with amateur athletes, or a league made of those groups. A "professional sports organization" is the same but for professional athletes. A "governmental entity" is a State, a local government, or another group with government power inside U.S. territory, including entities and lands listed in 25 U.S.C. 2703(5) and 25 U.S.C. 2703(4). "Person" is as defined in section 1 of title 1. "State" includes the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and any U.S. territory or possession.

Title 28, §3701

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For purposes of this chapter—

(1)the term “amateur sports organization” means—

(A)a person or governmental entity that sponsors, organizes, schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which one or more amateur athletes participate, or

(B)a league or association of persons or governmental entities described in subparagraph (A),

(2)the term “governmental entity” means a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an entity or organization, including an entity or organization described in section 4(5) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703(5)), that has governmental authority within the territorial boundaries of the United States, including on lands described in section 4(4) of such Act (25 U.S.C. 2703(4)),

(3)the term “professional sports organization” means—

(A)a person or governmental entity that sponsors, organizes, schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which one or more professional athletes participate, or

(B)a league or association of persons or governmental entities described in subparagraph (A),

(4)the term “person” has the meaning given such term in section 1 of title 1, and

(5)the term “State” means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, or any territory or possession of the United States.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

ConstitutionalityFor information regarding the constitutionality of certain provisions of this chapter, see the Table of Laws Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court on the Constitution Annotated website, constitution.congress.gov.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 102–559, § 3, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4229, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter and provisions set out as a note under section 1 of this title] shall take effect on January 1, 1993.”

§3701 Definitions