Amateur Sports Act of 1978

Amateur Sports Act of 1978
Long title	An Act to promote and coordinate amateur athletic activity in the United States, to recognize certain rights for United States amateur athletes, to provide for the resolution of disputes involving national governing bodies, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act
Enacted by	the 95th United States Congress
Effective	November 8, 1978
Citations
Public law	95-606
Statutes at Large	92 Stat. 3045
Codification
Titles amended	36 U.S.C.: Patriotic Societies and Observances
U.S.C. sections amended	36 U.S.C. ch. 2205 § 371; 36 U.S.C. ch. 2205 §§ 372-382b; 36 U.S.C. ch. 2205 §§ 391-396;
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 2727 by Ted Stevens (R–AK) on March 10, 1978; Committee consideration by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation, House Judiciary; Passed the Senate on May 8, 1978 (Passed); Passed the House on October 13, 1978 (Passed) with amendment; Senate agreed to House amendment on October 14. 1978 (Passed); Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on November 8, 1978;

The Amateur Sports Act of 1978, signed by President Jimmy Carter, established the United States Olympic Committee (now United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee) and provides for national governing bodies for each Olympic sport.^[1] The Act provides important legal protection for individual athletes.^[2]

^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Jimmy Carter: "Amateur Sports Act of 1978 Statement on Signing S. 2727 Into Law. ," November 8, 1978". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
^ 36 U.S.C. § 220501

[1] Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Jimmy Carter: "Amateur Sports Act of 1978 Statement on Signing S. 2727 Into Law. ," November 8, 1978". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2016.

[2] 36 U.S.C. § 220501

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