S.Amdt. 6796

SA 6796. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 6776 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Cruz (for himself, Ms.
Cantwell, Mr. Schmitt, and Mr. Coons)) 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:
On page 70, strike line 13 and insert the following:
(f) Authorization of Coaching Compensation Caps.--
(1) In general.--An institution, a conference, or an
intercollegiate athletic association may establish, enter
into agreements regarding, and enforce a maximum aggregate
cap on all-in coaching compensation for any varsity sports
team.
(2) Enforcement.--An intercollegiate athletic association
or a conference may establish financial penalties, postseason
restrictions, or loss of conference media revenue
distributions for any member institution that exceeds the cap
established under paragraph (1).
(3) All-in coaching compensation defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``all-in coaching compensation'' means
the total financial value of all remuneration provided
directly or indirectly to a head coach, assistant coach, or
general manager of a varsity sports team, including base
salary, performance bonuses, compensation from associated
entities or collectives, apparel or media contract fees, and
non-monetary benefits.
(g) Institution Defined.--In this section, the term

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