H.R. 10266
No Elite Athletes Using X-pro status to ensure Prioritizing Recruitment Of Student-athletes (NEAUX PROS) Act
Sponsor: Clay Fuller · 0 cosponsors
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(a) In general. Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (28), by striking and at the end;
(2) in paragraph (29), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
(30) The institution will not permit an individual whom the institution knows, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should know, is a professional athlete (as defined in section 3 of the Collegiate Amateur Athletics Protection Act of 2026) to compete in intercollegiate athletics competition (as so defined) in the covered sport in which the individual holds a professional sports contract.
(b) Guidance and verification process. The Secretary shall issue guidance establishing—
(1) standards for the diligence a covered institution is expected to exercise in determining whether a prospective or current student-athlete is a professional athlete for purposes of paragraph (30) of section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by subsection (a); and
(2) a process by which a covered institution or a covered athletics official may seek a written determination from the Department of Education regarding the status of a particular individual under that paragraph.
(c) Enforcement. A violation of paragraph (30) of section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by subsection (a), shall be treated as a violation of a program participation agreement for purposes of part G of title IV of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1094 et seq.), and shall be subject to the limitation, suspension, and termination procedures, and other remedies, available to the Secretary under that part.