S.Amdt. 6807

SA 6807. Mrs. MOODY 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:

In section 7(a)(1) of the Act of September 30, 1961
(commonly known as the ``Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961''),
as added by section 205, strike subparagraphs (A) and (B) and
insert the following:
``(A) during the 5-year period beginning on the date of
enactment of the Protect College Sports Act of 2026, merge or
consolidate with, or acquire the assets or media rights of,
another covered conference or a covered institution, if as a
result of the transaction, the number of institutions that
are members of the covered conference would be less than 75
percent of the institutions participating in the Football
Bowl Subdivision, as defined by Bylaw 20.9.9 of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association; or
``(B) acquire the assets or media rights of an institution
that is not a covered institution, unless, as a result of the
transaction, the number of institutions that are members of
the covered conference does not exceed 20 institutions; or
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