Even Playing Field Act

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2288 To amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 24, 2021 Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. WYDEN, and Ms. BALDWIN) intro- duced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘Even Playing Field 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PAY EQUITY FOR AMATEUR ATHLETES AND OTHER 6 PERSONNEL. 7 (a) PURPOSES OF THE UNITED STATES OLYMPIC 8 AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE.— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Jul 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2288.IS S2288 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 2288 IS (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 220503(12) of title 1 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, 2 including by providing investment, promotional sup- 3 port, working conditions (including staff support and 4 facilities and equipment for training and competi- 5 tion) and wages, stipends, and other compensation 6 that are equal to that provided to amateur athletic 7 activities for men’’ before the semicolon. 8 (2) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The 9 amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 10 on the date that is 2 years before the date of the 11 enactment of this Act. 12 (b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR AMATEUR 13 SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AS NATIONAL GOVERNING BOD- 14 IES.—Section 220522(8) of title 36, United States Code, 15 is amended— 16 (1) by striking ‘‘an equal opportunity’’ and in- 17 serting ‘‘and demonstrates equal opportunity, includ- 18 ing in investment, promotional support, working con- 19 ditions (including staff support and facilities and 20 equipment for training and competition) and wages, 21 stipends, and other compensation,’’; and 22 (2) by inserting ‘‘and other activities’’ after 23 ‘‘athletic competition’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Jul 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2288.IS S2288 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 2288 IS (c) GENERAL DUTIES OF NATIONAL GOVERNING 1 BODIES.—Section 220524(a)(6) of title 36, United States 2 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, including in investment, 3 promotional support, working conditions (including staff 4 support and facilities and equipment for training and com- 5 petition, and wages, stipends, and other compensation)’’ 6 before the semicolon. 7 (d) REPORTS ON PAY EQUITY.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 9 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by 10 adding at the end the following: 11 ‘‘§ 220530A. Reports on pay equity 12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each national governing body 13 shall submit to Congress a report on the compensation of 14 amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administra- 15 tors, and officials in the sport governed by the national 16 governing body for— 17 ‘‘(1) each of the 2 consecutive calendar years 18 ending immediately before the date of the enactment 19 of this section; and 20 ‘‘(2) each calendar year beginning after the 21 date of the enactment of this section. 22 ‘‘(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report re- 23 quired by subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Jul 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2288.IS S2288 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •S 2288 IS applicable sport, for the calendar year covered by the re- 1 port— 2 ‘‘(1) the median compensation for amateur ath- 3 letes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, 4 and officials disaggregated by race, gender, and em- 5 ployment category; and 6 ‘‘(2) the minimum and maximum compensation 7 paid to amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, man- 8 agers, administrators, and officials, disaggregated by 9 race, gender, and employment category.’’. 10 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 11 sections for chapter 2205 of title 36, United States 12 Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 13 lowing: 14 ‘‘220530A. Reports on pay equity.’’. (e) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this Act, an 15 amendment made by this Act, or the application of such 16 provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is 17 held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and 18 the amendments made by this Act, and the application of 19 the provision or amendment to any other person or cir- 20 cumstance, shall not be affected. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Jul 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2288.IS S2288 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS