Sec. 3. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 3 DEFINITIONS Section 220501(b) of title 36, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (4), by striking “**United States Center for Safe Sport**” and inserting “**United States Center for SafeSport**”; ####

(2)in paragraph (6), by striking “**United States Olympic Committee**” and inserting “**United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee**”; ####

(3)by amending paragraph

(8)to read as follows: > > #### “(8) > > ‘national governing body’ means an amateur sports organization, a high-performance management organization, or a paralympic sports organization that is certified by the corporation under section 220521. ” > ; ####

(4)by striking paragraph (9); ####

(5)by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and

(10)as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (12), respectively; ####

(6)by inserting after paragraph

(3)the following: > > #### “(4) > > ‘Athletes’ Advisory Council’ means the entity established and maintained under section 220504(b)(2)(A) that— > > > ##### “(A) > > is composed of, and elected by, amateur athletes to ensure communication between the corporation and currently active amateur athletes; and > > > ##### “(B) > > serves as a source of amateur-athlete opinion and advice with respect to policies and proposed policies of the corporation. ” > ; and ####

(7)by inserting after paragraph (9), as so redesignated, the following: > > #### “(10) > > ‘protected individual’ means any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official associated with the corporation or a national governing body. > > > #### “(11) > > ‘retaliation’ means any adverse or discriminatory action, or the threat of an adverse or discriminatory action, including removal from a training facility, reduced coaching or training, reduced meals or housing, and removal from competition, carried out against a protected individual as a result of any communication, including the filing of a formal complaint, by the protected individual or a parent or legal guardian of the protected individual relating to the allegation of physical abuse, sexual harassment, or emotional abuse, with— > > > ##### “(A) > > the Center; > > > ##### “(B) > > a coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official associated with the corporation; > > > ##### “(C) > > the Attorney General; > > > ##### “(D) > > a Federal or State law enforcement authority; > > > ##### “(E) > > the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; or > > > ##### “(F) > > Congress. ” > .