HR 2731 114th Congress House

NCAA Act

Official title: To amend section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide increased accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and to establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern related to the conduct of intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 11, 2015 See on congress.gov

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Due process and equal protectionEducation programs fundingGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationLabor-management relationsMarketing and advertisingMedical tests and diagnostic methodsNeurological disordersProfessional sportsSchool athleticsStudent aid and college costsWages and earningsWorker safety and health

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Nov 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Jun 11, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Jun 11, 2015

Introduced in House

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Latest action November 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act or the NCAA Act

This bill amends title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require program participation agreements to prohibit an institution with an intercollegiate athletic program from membership in a nonprofit athletic association unless the association:

requires annual baseline concussion testing prior to a student athlete's participation in contact sports;
requires certain due process procedures for students and institutions prior to enforcing a remedy for any infraction;
requires athletically related student aid to be guaranteed for the duration of the student's attendance, up to four years, and irrevocable due to skill or injury; and
permits member institutions to pay stipends to student athletes.

The legislation also establishes the Presidential Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics to review, analyze, and report to the President and Congress on certain issues related to intercollegiate athletics, including the interaction of athletics and academics, the financing of intercollegiate athletics, the recruitment and retention of student athletes, oversight and governance practices, health and safety protections for student athletes, and due process and equal enforcement of student athlete rules and regulations.

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