Us Code § 220531 - Grant to protect young athletes from abuse
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§ 220531. Grant to protect young athletes from abuse
(a)
(b)
(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)
(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)
(2)
(Added Pub. L. 115–141, div. S, title III, §302(a), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1127; amended Pub. L. 116–189, §§4(a)(11), 7(a)(2)(A)(vi), Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 946, 957.)
Editorial Notes
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,".
SUBCHAPTER IV—UNITED STATES CENTER FOR SAFESPORT
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2020—Pub. L. 116–189, §§5(a)(1), 8(a)(2), Oct. 30, 2020, 134 Stat. 946, 966, redesignated this subchapter, formerly subchapter III, as subchapter IV and substituted "SAFESPORT" for "SAFE SPORT" in heading.
2018—Pub. L. 115–126, title II, §202(a), Feb. 14, 2018, 132 Stat. 320, added subchapter heading.
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