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 PUBLIC LAW 109–463—DEC. 22, 2006

120 STAT. 3477

Public Law 109–463 109th Congress An Act To authorize certain athletes to be admitted temporarily into the United States to compete or perform in an athletic league, competition, or performance.

Dec. 22, 2006 [S. 3821]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as either the ‘‘Creating Opportunities for Minor League Professionals, Entertainers, and Teams through Legal Entry Act of 2006’’ or the ‘‘COMPETE Act of 2006’’. SEC. 2. NONIMMIGRANT ALIEN STATUS FOR CERTAIN ATHLETES.

Creating Opportunities for Minor League Professionals, Entertainers, and Teams through Legal Entry Act of 2006. 8 USC 1101 note.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(c)(4)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following: ‘‘(i)(I) performs as an athlete, individually or as part of a group or team, at an internationally recognized level of performance; ‘‘(II) is a professional athlete, as defined in section 204(i)(2); ‘‘(III) performs as an athlete, or as a coach, as part of a team or franchise that is located in the United States and a member of a foreign league or association of 15 or more amateur sports teams, if— ‘‘(aa) the foreign league or association is the highest level of amateur performance of that sport in the relevant foreign country; ‘‘(bb) participation in such league or association renders players ineligible, whether on a temporary or permanent basis, to earn a scholarship in, or participate in, that sport at a college or university in the United States under the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association; and ‘‘(cc) a significant number of the individuals who play in such league or association are drafted by a major sports league or a minor league affiliate of such a sports league; or ‘‘(IV) is a professional athlete or amateur athlete who performs individually or as part of a group in a theatrical ice skating production; and ‘‘(ii) seeks to enter the United States temporarily and solely for the purpose of performing— ‘‘(I) as such an athlete with respect to a specific athletic competition; or ‘‘(II) in the case of an individual described in clause (i)(IV), in a specific theatrical ice skating production or tour.’’.

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