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 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-608 corporation's constitution and bylaws, except that if the Athletes' Advisory Council sind National Governing Bodies' Council do not concur on any modifications to such Rules, and if the corporation's executive committee is not able to facilitate such concurrence, the Commercial Rules of Arbitration shall apply unless at least two-thirds of the corporation's board of directors approves modifications to such Rules;"; (3) striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following: "(10) demonstrates, based on guidelines approved by the corporation, the Athletes' Advisory Council, and the National Governing Bodies' Council, that its board of directors and other such governing boards have established criteria and election procedures for and maintsdn among their voting members individuals who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition in the sport for which recognition is sought or who have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition within the preceding 10 years, that any exceptions to such guidelines by such organization have been approved by the corporation, and that the voting power held by such individuals is not less than 20 percent of the voting power held in its board of directors and other such governing boards;"; (4) inserting "or to participation in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, or the Pan-American Games" after "amateur status" in paragraph (14); and (5) adding at the end thereof the following: " (b) RECOGNITION OF PARALYMPIC SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS. — For any sport which is included on the program of the Paral3anpic Games, the corporation is authorized to designate, where feasible and when such designation would serve the best interest of the sport, and with the approval of the affected national governing body, a national governing body recognized under subsection (a) to govern such sport. Where such designation is not feasible or would not serve the best interest of the sport, the corporation is authorized to recognize another amateur sports organization as a paralympic sports organization to govern such sport, except that, notwithstanding the other requirements of this chapter, any such paredympic sports organization— "(1) shall comply only with those requirements, perform those duties, and have those powers that the corporation, in its sole discretion, determines are appropriate to meet the objects and purposes of this chapter; and "(2) may, with the approval of the corporation, govern more than one sport included on the program of the Paralympic Games.". (n) AUTHORITY OF NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES. —Section 220523 is amended by— (1) striking "Games and" in paragraph (6) and inserting "Games, the Paralympic Games, and"; and (2) striking "Games and" in paragraph (7) and inserting "Games, the Paral3rmpic Gsmies, and". (o) DUTIES OF NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES. —Section 220524 is amended by— (1) redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (5) through (9); and (2) inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

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