Name, Image, and Likeness for International Collegiate Athletes Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7982 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7982

  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide F visas and 
 employment authorization for international student athletes who enter 
   into endorsement contracts for the commercial use of their names, 
                        images, and likenesses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2024

Mr. Flood (for himself and Mrs. Foushee) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide F visas and 
 employment authorization for international student athletes who enter 
   into endorsement contracts for the commercial use of their names, 
                        images, and likenesses.

    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 the ``Name, Image, and Likeness for 
International Collegiate Athletes Act''.

SEC. 2. F VISAS AND EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT 
              ATHLETES.

    (a) F Visa Category.--Section 101(a)(15)(F) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (2) in clause (iii), by striking the semicolon at the end 
        and inserting ``, and (iv) an alien who is or will become a 
        student athlete upon enrollment at an institution of higher 
        education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) and who intends to enter into an 
        endorsement contract for the purpose of earning compensation 
        for the commercial use of the alien's name, image, or 
        likeness;''.
    (b) Employment Authorization.--Section 214(m) of Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(m)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(3)(A) A nonimmigrant who obtains the status of a nonimmigrant 
under clause (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(F) shall be eligible for 
employment authorization for the purpose of engaging in activities 
pursuant to an endorsement contract for the commercial use of the 
nonimmigrant's name, image, or likeness.
    ``(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security may seek to engage the 
designated school official of the institution of higher education at 
which such a nonimmigrant is enrolled in oversight of the employment 
activity of the nonimmigrant for the purpose of ensuring compliance 
with this paragraph.''.
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