{"identifier":"/us/usc/t28/s3701","title":28,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3701.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f3701.\nDefinitions\nFor purposes of this chapter\u2014\n(1) the term \u201camateur sports organization\u201d means\u2014\n(A) a person or governmental entity that sponsors, organizes, schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which one or more amateur athletes participate, or\n(B) a league or association of persons or governmental entities described in subparagraph (A),\n(2) the term \u201cgovernmental entity\u201d means a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an entity or organization, including an entity or organization described in section 4(5) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (\n25 U.S.C. 2703(5)\n25 U.S.C. 2703(4)\n(3) the term \u201cprofessional sports organization\u201d means\u2014\n(A) a person or governmental entity that sponsors, organizes, schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which one or more professional athletes participate, or\n(B) a league or association of persons or governmental entities described in subparagraph (A),\n(4) the term \u201cperson\u201d has the meaning given such term in\nsection 1 of title 1\n(5) the term \u201cState\u201d means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, or any territory or possession of the United States.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t28/s3701.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3701","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3701."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"For purposes of this chapter\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3701/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" the term \u201camateur sports organization\u201d means\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3701/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" a person or governmental entity that sponsors, organizes, schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which one or more amateur athletes participate, or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3701/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" a league or association of persons or governmental entities described in subparagraph (A),","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3701/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201cgovernmental entity\u201d means a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an entity or organization, including an entity or organization described in section 4(5) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"25 U.S.C. 2703(5)","href":"/us/usc/t25/s2703/5","tail":"), that has governmental authority within the territorial boundaries of the United States, including on lands described in section 4(4) of such Act ("},{"t":"ref","text":"25 U.S.C. 2703(4)","href":"/us/usc/t25/s2703/4","tail":"),"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3701/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" the term \u201cprofessional sports organization\u201d means\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3701/3/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" a person or governmental entity that sponsors, organizes, schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which one or more professional athletes participate, or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3701/3/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" a league or association of persons or governmental entities described in subparagraph (A),","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3701/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201cperson\u201d has the meaning given such term in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1 of title 1","href":"/us/usc/t1/s1","tail":", and"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t28/s3701/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" the term \u201cState\u201d means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, or any territory or possession of the United States.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}