GOALS Act

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1978 To prohibit the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup unless the United States Soccer Federation provides equitable pay to the members of the United States Women’s National Team and the United States Men’s National Team. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 8, 2021 Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. CANTWELL, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. WARNER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup unless the United States Soccer Federation provides equitable pay to the members of the United States Women’s Na- tional Team and the United States Men’s National Team. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Give Our Athletes 4 Level Salaries Act’’ or the ‘‘GOALS Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:37 Jun 17, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1978.IS S1978 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1978 IS SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR 2026 WORLD 1 CUP. 2 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Fed- 3 eral funds may be appropriated or otherwise made avail- 4 able to provide support for the 2026 World Cup, including 5 support for a host city, a participating State or local agen- 6 cy, the United States Soccer Federation, the Confed- 7 eration of North, Central American and Caribbean Asso- 8 ciation Football (CONCACAF), or the Fe´de´ration Inter- 9 nationale de Football Association (FIFA), until the date 10 on which the United States Soccer Federation agrees to 11 provide equitable pay to the members of the United States 12 Women’s National Team and the United States Men’s Na- 13 tional Team. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:37 Jun 17, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1978.IS S1978 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS