Safe Sport Authorization Act

Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017

Long title	A bill to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes by requiring the prompt reporting of sexual abuse to law enforcement authorities, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 115th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 115–126 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	132 Stat. 318
Codification
Titles amended	18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure;34 U.S.C.: Crime Control and Law Enforcement;Title 36 of the United States Code
U.S.C. sections created	36 U.S.C. ch. 220541
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate by Dianne Feinstein (D–CA); John Thune (R–SD) Committee consideration by United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary; United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Passed the Senate on November 14, 2017 (unanimous consent) Passed the House on January 29, 2018 (Yeas: 406; Nays: 3) with amendment Senate agreed to House amendment on January 30, 2018 (voice vote) Signed into law by President Donald Trump on February 14, 2018

The Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017, also known as the Safe Sport Authorization Act, is an American law that establishes protection for young athletes. Among its provisions, it established the United States Center for SafeSport as an independent entity to investigate reports of abuse and to protect athletes from abuse in the United States Olympic movement.