S. 2147

119 S2147 IS: Collegiate Sports Integrity Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-24
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2147  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 24, 2025   Mr. Paul  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To exempt intercollegiate athletic conferences and interstate
 intercollegiate athletic associations from the antitrust laws.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Collegiate Sports Integrity Act  .
2.
Antitrust exemption for intercollegiate athletic conferences and
 associations
(a)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Antitrust laws
The term  antitrust laws  has the meaning given the term in the first section of the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 12 ), except that such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45 ) to the extent such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition.
(2)
Institution of higher education
The term  institution of higher education  has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ).
(3)
Intercollegiate athletic conference
The term  intercollegiate athletic conference  means—
(A)
an organization or association that—
(i)
exclusively has as members 2 or more institutions of higher education; and
(ii)
arranges championships and sets rules for intercollegiate athletic competition; or
(B)
any institution of higher education that competes against another institution of higher education in an athletic competition.
(4)
Interstate intercollegiate athletic association
The term  interstate intercollegiate athletic association —
(A)
means a not-for-profit corporation, an association, or any other group organized in the United States that—
(i)
sponsors or arranges intercollegiate athletic competition between institutions and intercollegiate athletic conferences;
(ii)
sets common rules, standards, procedures, or guidelines for the administration of intercollegiate athletic competition at institutions; and
(iii)
is composed of 2 or more institutions or conferences that are located in different States; and
(B)
does not include a corporation, association, or other group affiliated with professional athletic competition.
(b)
Exemption
The antitrust laws shall not apply to intercollegiate athletic conferences or interstate intercollegiate athletic associations.