The bills on the table.
Read the legislation that shapes the athlete economy. Highlight any passage that matters to you, add your take, and put it on the floor.
Section 5: Federal preemption vs state authority
A federal NIL framework that preempts the worst state-by-state divergences without erasing state authority where it works. • Federal floor: transparency, minor protections, cross-border, dispute resolution. • State authority preserved: tax …
Section 4: Enforcement + dispute resolution
A neutral arbitration body — institution-funded, athlete-controlled. Replaces the unilateral NCAA enforcement model. • Funded by member institutions; controlled by an Athlete-majority board. • Standing panel of arbitrators with sports-law e…
Section 3: Cross-border athletes + visa-tied compensation
A growing number of NCAA athletes are international. Their compensation framework is incoherent. • F-1 student-athletes have NIL rights on paper but can't bank the money without immigration risk. • Current SEVIS guidance is incoherent and i…
Section 2: Minor Athletes + Parental governance
Restricted Minor Account + KYC-aligned Parent verification. COPPA-aligned with NIL-specific protections. • Minor Athletes (under 18) have a restricted account: parental co-signature on payouts, hold-back for major contracts, transparency to…
Section 1: Compensation transparency
Standardized fee disclosure for ALL Athlete-Pro engagements. The AE Pro Code is proposed as the federal baseline. • Every Pro (CFP, agent, estate atty, mental health, career coach) discloses fee structure in plain English at engagement star…
Preamble: The institution of the Athlete
Why the AEA is filing. The Athlete is the institution. Current rules treat them as a commodity. This filing proposes a federal framework that treats the Athlete as the load-bearing institution of sport — with the rights, protections, and ec…