§ 3701. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 28USC3701]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART VI--PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER 178--PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR SPORTS PROTECTION
Sec. 3701. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter--
(1) the term ``amateur sports organization'' means--
(A) a person or governmental entity that sponsors,
organizes, schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which
one or more amateur athletes participate, or
(B) a league or association of persons or governmental
entities described in subparagraph (A),
(2) the term ``governmental entity'' 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 (25 U.S.C. 2703(5)), that has governmental
authority within the territorial boundaries of the United States,
including on lands described in section 4(4) of such Act (25 U.S.C.
2703(4)),
(3) the term ``professional sports organization'' means--
(A) a person or governmental entity that sponsors,
organizes, schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which
one or more professional athletes participate, or
(B) a league or association of persons or governmental
entities described in subparagraph (A),
(4) the term ``person'' has the meaning given such term in
section 1 of title 1, and
(5) the term ``State'' 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.
(Added Pub. L. 102-559, Sec. 2(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4227.)
Effective Date
Section 3 of Pub. L. 102-559 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this chapter and provisions set out as a note under section 1 of this
title] shall take effect on January 1, 1993.''