Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 2205 — UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE › SUBCHAPTER II — NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES › § 220526
An amateur sports group that runs events only for a specific class of athletes — for example, high school students, college students, members of the Armed Forces, or similar groups — has sole control over those events. If that group wants to hold international amateur competitions in the United States or sponsor them outside the United States, it must get permission from the sport’s national governing body.
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36 U.S.C. § 220526
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
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Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110