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Text of Senate Amendment 6773

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On 2026-09-16, Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6773" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6773

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4761] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6773. Mr. HUSTED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 113, strike ``(f) Rule of Construction.--'' and insert the following: (f) Limits on Foreign Students Participating in Certain Intercollegiate Sport Programs.-- (1) In general.--Beginning July 1, 2030, an institution will ensure that for each intercollegiate sport program of the institution, not more than 20 percent of the total number of students included on the roster of the covered intercollegiate sport program of the institution for an academic year are covered students, except that in no case shall the limit established under this paragraph be less than 1. (2) Definition of covered student.--In this subsection, the term ``covered student'' means an individual who-- (A) is enrolled as a student in an institution; and (B)(i) is not a national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (20) and (22) of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)); or (ii) is receiving, or has received, a salary, scholarship, or any other form of financial assistance related to the student's athletic participation from an Olympic or Paralympic committee of a foreign country. (g) Rule of Construction.-- ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6773 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 146 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4761] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6773. Mr. HUSTED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 113, strike ``(f) Rule of Construction.--'' and insert the following: (f) Limits on Foreign Students Participating in Certain Intercollegiate Sport Programs.-- (1) In general.--Beginning July 1, 2030, an institution will ensure that for each intercollegiate sport program of the institution, not more than 20 percent of the total number of students included on the roster of the covered intercollegiate sport program of the institution for an academic year are covered students, except that in no case shall the limit established under this paragraph be less than 1. (2) Definition of covered student.--In this subsection, the term ``covered student'' means an individual who-- (A) is enrolled as a student in an institution; and (B)(i) is not a national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (20) and (22) of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)); or (ii) is receiving, or has received, a salary, scholarship, or any other form of financial assistance related to the student's athletic participation from an Olympic or Paralympic committee of a foreign country. (g) Rule of Construction.-- ______