119-S405

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 405

1. Short title
2. Eligibility requirements

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act".

2. Eligibility requirements

(a) Definition - Section 220501(b) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(13) - female means an individual who has, had, will have—or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident—the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization.

(14) - male means an individual who has, had, will have—or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident—the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.

(15) - sex means an individual’s biological sex, either male or female.

(b) Eligibility - Section 220522 of title 36, United States Code, is amended—

(1) - in paragraph (18), by striking "and" at the end;

(2) - in paragraph (19), by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and

(3) - by adding at the end the following:

(20) - prohibits a person whose sex is male from participating in an amateur athletic competition that is designated for females, women, or girls.