§220526 — Title 36 Patriotic and National Observances | U.S. Code

§220526 Restricted amateur athletic competitions

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 2205— - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES › § 220526

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

An amateur sports group that runs competitions limited to a specific class of amateur athletes must have exclusive control over those competitions. Examples are high school or college students, members of the Armed Forces, or similar groups. If that group wants to hold international amateur competitions in the United States or sponsor them outside the United States, it must get approval from the sport’s national governing body.

Title 36, §220526

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)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)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.

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 220526(a)36:396 (1st sentence).Sept. 21, 1950, ch. 975, title II, § 206, as added Nov. 8, 1978, Pub. L. 95–606, § 2, 92 Stat. 3058. 220526(b)36:396 (last sentence).

§220526 Restricted amateur athletic competitions

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Title 36, §220526

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