HR 3046 · 102th Congress · Commerce

Collegiate Athletics Reform Act

Introduced 1991-07-25· Sponsored by Rep. McMillen, Thomas [D-MD-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.(1991-10-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Collegiate Athletics Reform Act - Title I: Antitrust Exemption - Creates a temporary exemption from the antitrust laws for conduct engaged in during a five-year period, beginning one year after this Act's enactment and subject to specified conditions, by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the purpose of allowing the NCAA to negotiate and carry out contracts involving the use or sale of the name or logo of a commercial sponsor in association with a post-season amateur athletic event (event) engaged in by a member institution, the sale of the right to telecast an event engaged in by such an institution, or both. States that the requirements of this title are met if the NCAA: (1) is governed in accordance with this title by a board known as the Board of Presidents; (2) has in effect and carries out a net contract revenue distribution plan that is developed by the Board and certified by the Secretary of Education to require compliance with specified criteria (which encourage each member institution to decrease the number of its revenue-producing sports teams and its facilities used specifically for such teams, to decrease the amount it expends for administration of…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (6)

6 Democrats