Amateur Sports Act of 1978

Amateur Sports Act of 1978
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Long titleAn Act to promote and coordinate amateur athletic activity in the United States, to recognize certain rights for United States amateur athletes, to provide for the resolution of disputes involving national governing bodies, and for other purposes.
NicknamesTed Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act
Enacted bythe 95th United States Congress
EffectiveNovember 8, 1978
Citations
Public law95-606
Statutes at Large92 Stat. 3045
Codification
Titles amended36 U.S.C.: Patriotic Societies and Observances
U.S.C. sections amended
Legislative history

The Amateur Sports Act of 1978, signed by President Jimmy Carter, established the United States Olympic Committee (now United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee) and provides for national governing bodies for each Olympic sport.[1] The Act provides important legal protection for individual athletes.[2]

  1. ^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Jimmy Carter: "Amateur Sports Act of 1978 Statement on Signing S. 2727 Into Law. ," November 8, 1978". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  2. ^ 36 U.S.C. § 220501