[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 130 (Friday, August 7, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4583-S4584]
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  SA 6758. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4668, to protect the name, image, and likeness 
rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote 
fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
        Strike section 1 and all that follows through the end and 
     insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Collegiate Sports Integrity 
     Act''.

     SEC. 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).

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       (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;
       (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.
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