§220531 — Title 36 Patriotic and National Observances | U.S. Code

§220531 Grant to protect young athletes from abuse

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 2205— - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GRANT TO KEEP YOUNG ATHLETES SAFE › § 220531

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General can give a grant to a qualified nonprofit to help oversee the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and each national governing body to protect amateur athletes from emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. To get a grant, a nonprofit must apply and show it has nationally recognized expertise in preventing and investigating such abuse and can do regular and random audits to make sure prevention policies are followed. Grant money can pay to create and test training, cover staff, travel, equipment, and printing, share safety information with sports groups, and run the audits. Congress provided $2,500,000 for each fiscal year 2018 through 2022, and the money stays available until spent.

Title 36, §220531

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Attorney General may award a grant to an eligible nonprofit nongovernmental entity in order to support oversight of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and each national governing body with regard to safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in sports.

(b)To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a nonprofit nongovernmental entity shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may require, including information that demonstrates that the entity has—

(1)nationally recognized expertise in preventing and investigating emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in the athletic programs of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and each national governing body; and

(2)the capacity to oversee regular and random audits to ensure that the policies and procedures used by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and each national governing body to prevent and identify the abuse of an amateur athlete are followed correctly.

(c)An entity that receives a grant under this section may use such funds—

(1)to develop and test new training materials for emotional, physical, and sexual abuse prevention and identification education in youth athletic programs;

(2)for staff salaries, travel expenses, equipment, printing, and other reasonable expenses necessary to develop, maintain, and disseminate to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, each national governing body, and other amateur sports organizations information about safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in sports; and

(3)to oversee the administration of the procedures described in subsection (b)(2).

(d)(1)There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2022.

(2)Funds appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended.

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Amendments

2020—Pub. L. 116–189, § 7(a)(2)(A)(vi)(I), substituted “and each national governing body” for “, each national governing body, and each paralympic sports organization” wherever appearing. Pub. L. 116–189, § 4(a)(11), substituted “United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee” for “United States Olympic Committee” wherever appearing. Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 116–189, § 7(a)(2)(A)(vi)(II), struck out “each paralympic sports organization,” after “each national governing body,”.