119-s2147

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2147 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2147

 To exempt intercollegiate athletic conferences and interstate 
 intercollegiate athletic associations from the antitrust laws.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 24, 2025

 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To exempt intercollegiate athletic conferences and interstate 
 intercollegiate athletic associations from the antitrust laws.

 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 ``Collegiate Sports Integrity Act''.

SEC. 2. ANTITRUST EXEMPTION FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCES 
 AND ASSOCIATIONS.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Antitrust laws.--The term ``antitrust laws'' has the 
 meaning given the term in the first section of the Clayton Act 
 (15 U.S.C. 12), except that such term includes 

section 5 of the 
 Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent such 
 

section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition.

    (2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
 ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
 term in 

section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
 U.S.C. 1001).

    (3) Intercollegiate athletic conference.--The term 
 ``intercollegiate athletic conference'' means--
        (A) an organization or association that--
            (i) exclusively has as members 2 or more 
 institutions of higher education; and
            (ii) arranges championships and sets rules 
 for intercollegiate athletic competition; or
        (B) any institution of higher education that 
 competes against another institution of higher 
 education in an athletic competition.

    (4) Interstate intercollegiate athletic association.--The 
 term ``interstate intercollegiate athletic association''--
        (A) means a not-for-profit corporation, an 
 association, or any other group organized in the United 
 States that--
            (i) sponsors or arranges intercollegiate 
 athletic competition between institutions and 
 intercollegiate athletic conferences;
            (ii) sets common rules, standards, 
 procedures, or guidelines for the 
 administration of intercollegiate athletic 
 competition at institutions; and
            (iii) is composed of 2 or more institutions 
 or conferences that are located in different 
 States; and
        (B) does not include a corporation, association, or 
 other group affiliated with professional athletic 
 competition.

    (b) Exemption.--The antitrust laws shall not apply to 
intercollegiate athletic conferences or interstate intercollegiate 
athletic associations.
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