II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 2062 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 JULY 9, 2019 Mr. MANCHIN 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. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR 2026 3 WORLD CUP. 4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Fed- 5 eral funds may be appropriated or otherwise made avail- 6 able to provide support for the 2026 World Cup, including 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:34 Jul 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2062.IS S2062 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 2062 IS support for a host city, a participating State or local agen- 1 cy, the United States Soccer Federation, the Confed- 2 eration of North, Central American and Caribbean Asso- 3 ciation Football (CONCACAF), or the Fe´de´ration Inter- 4 nationale de Football Association (FIFA), until the date 5 on which the United States Soccer Federation agrees to 6 provide equitable pay to the members of the United States 7 Women’s National Team and the United States Men’s Na- 8 tional Team. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:34 Jul 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S2062.IS S2062 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS