Sec. 4. Transfer portal

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association shall set forth rules relating to the transfer portal, including with respect to the 1 or more periods during which a student athlete may formally notify the institution of higher education in which the student athlete is enrolled of his or her intent to transfer to another institution of higher education. A student athlete enrolled at an institution of higher education who transfers to another institution of higher education shall be ineligible to participate in any athletic competition sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association during the academic year, beginning at the start of the fall semester and ending at the end of an institution of higher education's final summer session, in which the student athlete entered the transfer portal.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association may waive the application of paragraph

(1)in the case of a student athlete— who has completed 3 years of athletics eligibility; whose family member has died or has been diagnosed with a terminal illness; whose primary position coach or head coach has voluntarily or involuntarily left the institution of higher education in which the student athlete was enrolled before the date on which the student athlete entered the transfer portal; or who meets any other criteria, as determined by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The National Collegiate Athletic Association may grant a waiver under subparagraph

(A)only if, not later than 30 days after the date on which a qualifying event or circumstance described in that subparagraph occurs, the student athlete concerned provides to the athletic department of his or her institution of higher education written documentation of the event or circumstance. The National Collegiate Athletic Association shall establish procedures for verifying the validity of the documentation provided under clause (i). This section shall supersede any National Collegiate Athletic Association rule or regulation related to transfer eligibility that is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.