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      "date": "2005-01-05",
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      "title": "United States Olympic Committee Reform",
      "summary": "Over the past ten years, a number of scandals involving the United States Olympic Committee\n(USOC) have shaken the public\u2019s confidence in the USOC\u2019s ability to effectively\nlead the American\nOlympic movement. In particular, critics have leveled significant criticism at the USOC\u2019s\ngovernance structure, leading to repeated calls for Congress to step in and make changes to the way\nthe USOC is run. In response, in the 108th Congress, there were four bills proposing structural and\nprocedural reform of the USOC. While the four bills differed in their approaches, they all followed\nthe general recommendations of the Independent Commission on Reform of the United States\nOlympic Committee report, in that they attempted to streamline the USOC\u2019s governance\nstructure\nby reducing the number of members sitting on the Board of Directors and separating the volunteer\ncorps from the professional staff. In addition, the bills each advocated varying degrees of\nindependence for the majority of the elected Board members, the establishment of four standing\ncommittees, annual reporting requirements, decennial review of the USOC\u2019s governance\nstructure,\nand the implementation of whistleblower mechanisms. This report first summarizes the law\ngoverning the USOC - and the history that shaped it - and then covers the recommendations of the\nIndependent Commission and proposed legislation. This report will be updated as developments\nwarrant.",
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