Section 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. Pub. L. 105-225, 112 Stat. 1475.| HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES |
| Revised Section | 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). | |