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Amateur Sports Act of 1978

Amateur Sports Act of 1978

The Amateur Sports Act of 1978 is a United States law (codified at 36 U.S.C. Sec. 220501 et seq. of the United States Code) that charters and grants monopoly status to the United States Olympic Committee, and specifies requirements for its member national governing bodies for individual sports.