§220551 — Title 36 Patriotic and National Observances | U.S. Code

§220551 Definitions

Title 36 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Patriotic and National Organizations › Part Part B— - Organizations › Chapter CHAPTER 2205— - UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - DISSOLUTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CORPORATION AND TERMINATION OF RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES › § 220551

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines what counts as a "joint resolution" here: it must have no preamble and must follow one of two exact forms. One form has a title that only says it is to dissolve the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee board, and the resolving language must say that dissolving the board would not unduly interfere with chapter 2205 of title 36 and must set out fair, quick procedures to form a new board that always protects the membership and voting power of amateur athlete representatives consistent with 220504(b)(2). The other form has a title that only says it is about terminating recognition of a national governing body, and the resolving language must state that Congress finds a named organization recognized under 220521 has failed to meet its duties described in 220524.

Title 36, §220551

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In this subchapter, the term “joint resolution” means a joint resolution—

(1)which does not have a preamble; and

(2)for which—

(A)(i)the title is only as follows: “A joint resolution to dissolve the board of directors of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee”; and

(ii)the matter after the resolving clause—

(I)is as follows: “That Congress finds that dissolving the board of directors of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee would not unduly interfere with the operations of chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code”; and

(II)prescribes adequate procedures for forming a board of directors of the corporation as expeditiously as possible and in a manner that safeguards the membership and voting power of the representatives of amateur athletes at all times, consistent with the membership and voting power of amateur athletes under section 220504(b)(2); or

(B)(i)the title is only as follows: “A joint resolution relating to terminating the recognition of a national governing body”; and

(ii)the matter after the resolving clause is only as follows: “That Congress determines that _________, which is recognized as a national governing body under section 220521 of title 36, United States Code, has failed to fulfill its duties, as described in section 220524 of title 36, United States Code”, the blank space being filled in with the name of the applicable national governing body.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 116–189, § 5(c), Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 947, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by this section [enacting this subchapter and redesignating subchapter III relating to United States Center for SafeSport as subchapter IV] shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 2020].”