36 USC § 220526 - Restricted amateur athletic competitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s220526"
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title: "36 USC § 220526 - Restricted amateur athletic competitions"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "220526"
section_name: "Restricted amateur athletic competitions"
chapter_number: 2205
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1475.)"
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# § 220526. Restricted amateur athletic competitions

**(a)** **Exclusive Jurisdiction.—** 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)** **Sanctions for International Competition.—** 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1475.)

| RevisedSection | Source (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). |  |