Sec. 4. Penalties for violations
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An individual associated with an institution of higher education who is found, after an investigation by the Commission, to have facilitated a violation of section 3 shall be— suspended from working at an institution of higher education for a period of not less than 1 year; suspended from working at an institution of higher education for a period of not less than 5 years; or permanently banned from working at an institution of higher education. An institution of higher education found to be in violation of section 3, other than paragraph
(4)of section 3(g), shall be assessed a civil penalty that is the greater of— the amount equal to 15 percent of the total athletic revenue generated by the institution of higher education in the preceding academic year; or $200,000. An institution of higher education found to be in violation of section 3(g)(4) shall be assessed a civil penalty that is the greater of— the amount equal to 20 percent of the total athletic revenue generated by the institution of higher education in the preceding academic year; or $250,000. An individual associated with an intercollegiate athletic association or a conference found to be primarily responsible for a violation of section 3 shall be banned or suspended from participation in intercollegiate athletics for a period of not less than 2 years. An intercollegiate athletic association or a conference found to be in violation of subsection (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), or
(g)of section 3 shall be assessed a civil penalty of $250,000. An intercollegiate athletic association or a conference found to be in violation of section 3(d) shall be assessed a civil penalty of $100,000. The Commission may impose a penalty greater than a penalty described in this section.