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 PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 112 STAT. 1469 (1) serve as the coordinating body for amateur athletic activity in the United States directly related to international amateur athletic competition; (2) represent the United States as its national Olympic committee in relations with the International Olympic Committee and the Pan-American Sports Organization; (3) organize, finance, and control the representation of the United States in the competitions and events of the Olympic Games and of the Pan-American Games, and obtain, directly or by delegation to the appropriate national governing body, amateur representation for those games; (4) recognize eligible amateur sports organizations as national governing bodies for any sport that is included on the program of the Olympic Games or the Pan-American Games; (5) facilitate, through orderly and effective administrative procedures, the resolution of conflicts or disputes that involve any of its members and any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, official, national governing body, or amateur sports organization and that arise in connection with their eligibility for and participation in the Olympic Games, the Pan-American world championship competition, or other protected competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation; and (6) provide financial assistance to any organization or association, except a corporation organized for profit, in furtherance of the purposes of the corporation. §220506. Exclusive right to name, seals, emblems, and badges (a) EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF CORPORATION. —Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the corporation has the exclusive right to use— (1) the name "United States Olympic Committee"; (2) the symbol of the International Olympic Committee, consisting of 5 interlocking rings; (3) the emblem of the corporation, consisting of an escutcheon having a blue chief and vertically extending red and white bars on the base with 5 interlocking rings displayed on the chief; and (4) the words "Olympic", "Olympiad", "Citius Altius Fortius", or any combination of those words. (b) CONTRIBUTORS AND SUPPLIERS. —The corporation may authorize contributors and suppliers of goods or services to use the trade name of the corporation or any trademark, symbol, insignia, or emblem of the International 01)nTipic Committee or of the corporation to advertise that the contributions, goods, or services were donated or supplied to, or approved, selected, or used by, the corporation, the United States Olympic team, the Pan-American team, or team members. (c) CIVIL ACTION FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE.— Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the corporation may file a civil action against a person for the remedies provided in the Act of July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) (popularly known as the Trademark Act of 1946) if the person, without the consent of the corporation, uses for the purpose of trade, to induce the sale of

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