Amateur Sports Act of 1978
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The Amateur Sports Act of 1978, signed by President Jimmy Carter, established the United States Olympic Committee (now United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee) and provides for national governing bodies for each Olympic sport.[1] The Act provides important legal protection for individual athletes.[2]
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Long title | An Act to promote and coordinate amateur athletic activity in the United States, to recognize certain rights for United States amateur athletes, to provide for the resolution of disputes involving national governing bodies, and for other purposes. |
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Nicknames | Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act |
Enacted by | the 95th United States Congress |
Effective | November 8, 1978 |
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Public law | 95-606 |
Statutes at Large | 92 Stat. 3045 |
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Titles amended | 36 U.S.C.: Patriotic Societies and Observances |
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