119-hr2663

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2663 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2663

To establish the American Collegiate Sports Association, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 7, 2025

 Mr. Baumgartner introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Education and Workforce

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 A BILL

To establish the American Collegiate Sports Association, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Restore College Sports Act''.

SEC. 2. AMERICAN COLLEGIATE SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

    (a) Establishment.--The American Collegiate Sports Association (in 
this Act referred to as the ``ACSA'') is established to oversee and 
regulate college sports, in replacement of the National Collegiate 
Athletic Association

    (NCAA) .

    (b) Membership.--The ACSA shall be comprised of institutions of 
higher education that participate in the ACSA as member institutions of 
higher education.
            (c) Governance.--

    (1) Commissioner.--The ACSA shall be governed by a 
 commissioner.

    (2) Appointment of commissioner.--The Commission shall be 
 led by a Commissioner, who shall be appointed by the President, 
 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

    (3) Term of commissioner.--The commissioner shall serve a 
 term of 4 years.
            (d) Rules.--Each member institution of higher education shall 
comply with the following rules of the ACSA:

    (1) All revenue relating to name, image, and likeness, 
 including direct payments from member institutions of higher 
 education and collectives, shall be distributed equally among 
 all student athletes of such institutions within the ACSA.

    (2) Student athletes of member institutions of higher 
 education shall have the right to transfer freely among such 
 institutions without penalty or restriction.

    (3) Athletic conferences shall be comprised of member 
 institutions of higher education within the same time zone to 
 minimize travel and academic disruption.

    (4) All revenue generated from athletic programs of member 
 institutions of higher education, including ticket sales, 
 merchandise, and sponsorships, shall be shared equally among 
 such member institutions of higher education and student 
 athletes within the ACSA.

    (5) The maximum annual salary of each coach of a member 
 institution of higher education shall be capped at a level not 
 more than 10 times the full cost of attendance for students at 
 such institution.

    (6) All revenue generated from broadcasting college sports 
 events on television shall be shared equally among all member 
 institutions of higher education within the ACSA.

    (e) Enforcement.--

Section 487

    (a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094

    (a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (30) The institution will be a member of the American 
 Collegiate Sports Association established under 

section 2 of 
 the Restore College Sports Act and will comply with the 
 requirements of subsection
            (d) of such section.''.
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