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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6789. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4668, to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
In title III, strike section 306(4) and all that follows
through the end of the title and insert the following:
(4) Eligible entity.—The term “eligible entity” means—
(A) a part B institution;
(B) an institution or program listed under section
326(e)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1063b(e)(1)); or
(C) any other institution described in section 371(a) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
(5) HBCU athletic conference.—The term “HBCU athletic
conference” means a conference the membership of which
consists predominantly of part B institutions.
(6) Intercollegiate athletic association; conference.—The
terms “intercollegiate athletic association” and
“conference” have the meanings given those terms in section
100 of this Act.
(7) Part b institution.—The term “Part B institution”
has the meaning given the term in section 322 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
(8) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary
of Education.
(9) State.—The term “State” has the meaning given the
term in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1003).
SEC. 307. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
title $360,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through