Student athletic fees

(a) Transparency requirements (1) Information dissemination activities Section 485(a)(1)(E) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)(E)) is amended by inserting (including the amount of such fees used to support intercollegiate athletic programs) after and fees. (2) Data required (A) In general Section 485(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(g)) is amended— (i) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: (K) With respect to fees charged to students to support intercollegiate athletic programs— (i) the total amount of such fees charged to students; (ii) the uses of such fees with respect to facilities, operating expenses, scholarships, payments to athletes, salaries of coaches and support staff, and any other expenses reported under this paragraph; and (iii) the percentage of the total cost of such programs covered by such fees.; and (ii) in paragraph (3)— (I) by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; (II) by striking that all students and inserting the following: that— (A) all students; and (III) by adding at the end the following: (B) with respect to the information described in paragraph (1)(K), the institution shall annually publish such information on a publicly available website of the institution not later than October 15 following the end of each fiscal year of the institution.. (B) Effective date The amendments made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect and apply beginning on July 1, 2026. (b) Restricting student fees for high-Media-Rights-Revenue institutions (1) Media rights revenues Section 485(g)(1)(I)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)(I)(ii)) is amended by striking broadcast revenues and inserting media rights revenues (including revenues from broadcasting, streaming, or digital distribution of intercollegiate athletic events). (2) Program participation agreements Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (30) In the case of an institution that, for the most recently completed fiscal year, had annual media rights revenues (as described in section 485(g)(1)(I)(ii)) of $50,000,000 or more, the institution will not, for the fiscal year immediately following such fiscal year, use student fees to support intercollegiate athletic programs, including with respect to facilities, operating expenses (as defined in section 485(g)), scholarships, payments to athletes, salaries of coaches and support staff, and any other expenses reported under section 485(g)(1).. (3) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect and apply beginning on July 1, 2026.

(a) Transparency requirements (1) Information dissemination activities Section 485(a)(1)(E) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)(E)) is amended by inserting (including the amount of such fees used to support intercollegiate athletic programs) after and fees. (2) Data required (A) In general Section 485(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(g)) is amended— (i) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: (K) With respect to fees charged to students to support intercollegiate athletic programs— (i) the total amount of such fees charged to students; (ii) the uses of such fees with respect to facilities, operating expenses, scholarships, payments to athletes, salaries of coaches and support staff, and any other expenses reported under this paragraph; and (iii) the percentage of the total cost of such programs covered by such fees.; and (ii) in paragraph (3)— (I) by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; (II) by striking that all students and inserting the following: that— (A) all students; and (III) by adding at the end the following: (B) with respect to the information described in paragraph (1)(K), the institution shall annually publish such information on a publicly available website of the institution not later than October 15 following the end of each fiscal year of the institution.. (B) Effective date The amendments made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect and apply beginning on July 1, 2026. (b) Restricting student fees for high-Media-Rights-Revenue institutions (1) Media rights revenues Section 485(g)(1)(I)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)(I)(ii)) is amended by striking broadcast revenues and inserting media rights revenues (including revenues from broadcasting, streaming, or digital distribution of intercollegiate athletic events). (2) Program participation agreements Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (30) In the case of an institution that, for the most recently completed fiscal year, had annual media rights revenues (as described in section 485(g)(1)(I)(ii)) of $50,000,000 or more, the institution will not, for the fiscal year immediately following such fiscal year, use student fees to support intercollegiate athletic programs, including with respect to facilities, operating expenses (as defined in section 485(g)), scholarships, payments to athletes, salaries of coaches and support staff, and any other expenses reported under section 485(g)(1).. (3) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect and apply beginning on July 1, 2026.