Sec. 32. Definitions
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In this Act: The term adult means a person that is at least 18 years old. The term amateur athlete means an athlete that participates in a sport who has not— entered into a contract with a professional team with respect to such sport; received a salary with respect to such sport; received earnings (not including scholarships) related to the participation in such sport; or received compensation from an agent representing or attempting to represent such athlete in such sport. The term collegiate revenue-generating sport means men’s basketball or men’s football offered by an institution of higher education for which such institution participates in a qualified league.
The term institution of higher education means an institution described in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). The term qualified league means— division 1, football bowl subdivision, autonomy schools; and any sports league comprised of at least 6 participating institutions of higher education in which at least 66 percent or greater of the revenues from a sport offered by such institutions exceed the expenses in that sport in each of the two most recently reported years.
The term professional sports league means— the National Hockey League; the National Football League; the National Basketball Association; Major League Baseball; and Major League Soccer. A group of professional sports league players that are represented by a collective bargaining agreement with a professional sports league.
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