Even Playing Field Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3882 To amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 23, 2019 Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. FRANKEL, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. HAALAND, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Ms. TITUS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. DEAN, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. COHEN, Ms. ROY- BAL-ALLARD, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. MOULTON, and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel. 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:27 Jul 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3882.IH H3882 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3882 IH SEC. 2. PAY EQUITY FOR AMATEUR ATHLETES AND OTHER 1 PERSONNEL. 2 (a) PURPOSES OF THE U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.— 3 Section 220503(12) of the title 36, United States Code, 4 is amended by inserting ‘‘including investment, working 5 conditions, wages and other compensation, equal to that 6 afforded to amateur athletic activities for men’’ before the 7 semicolon. 8 (b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR AMATEUR 9 SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AS NATIONAL GOVERNING BOD- 10 IES.—Section 220522(a)(8) of the title 36, United States 11 Code, is amended— 12 (1) by striking ‘‘an equal opportunity’’ and in- 13 serting ‘‘and demonstrates equal opportunity, includ- 14 ing in investment, working conditions, and wages 15 and other compensation’’; and 16 (2) by inserting ‘‘and other activities’’ after 17 ‘‘athletic competition’’. 18 (c) GENERAL DUTIES OF NATIONAL GOVERNING 19 BODIES.—Section 220524(6) of the title 36, United 20 States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, including equi- 21 table investment, working conditions, and wages and other 22 compensation’’ before the semicolon. 23 (d) REPORTS ON PAY EQUITY.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:55 Jul 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3882.IH H3882 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 3882 IH (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 1 2205 of such title is amended by adding at the end 2 the following: 3 ‘‘§ 220530A. Reports on pay equity 4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each national governing body 5 shall submit to Congress a report on the compensation of 6 amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administra- 7 tors, and officials in the sport governed by the national 8 governing body for— 9 ‘‘(1) each of the two consecutive calendar years 10 ending immediately before the date of the enactment 11 of this section; and 12 ‘‘(2) each calendar year beginning after the 13 date of the enactment of this section. 14 ‘‘(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report re- 15 quired by subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the 16 applicable sport, for the calendar year covered by the re- 17 port— 18 ‘‘(1) the median compensation for amateur ath- 19 letes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, 20 and officials disaggregated by race, gender, and em- 21 ployment category; and 22 ‘‘(2) the minimum and maximum compensation 23 paid to amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, man- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:27 Jul 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3882.IH H3882 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 3882 IH agers, administrators, and officials, disaggregated by 1 race, gender, and employment category.’’. 2 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 3 sections for chapter 2205 of title 36, United States 4 Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 5 lowing: 6 ‘‘Sec. 220530A. Reports on pay equity.’’. (e) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amend- 7 ment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date 8 that is 2 years before the date of the enactment of this 9 Act. 10 (f) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this Act, an 11 amendment made by this Act, or the application of such 12 provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is 13 held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and 14 the amendments made by this Act, and the application of 15 the provision or amendment to any other person or cir- 16 cumstance, shall not be affected. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:27 Jul 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3882.IH H3882 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS