Granting sanctions for amateur athletic competitions

220525 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Continued sanctioning of certain competitions (1) In general Subject to section 220522(20), for the sport that it governs, a national governing body (including any national, regional, State, any local division thereof) shall continue sanctioning an amateur athletic competition that— (A) meets the requirements to be sanctioned under this section; (B) is solely for competition among males or solely for competition among females; and (C) is a competition (or a successor to a competition) that the national governing body sanctioned during the 10-year period prior to the date of enactment of this subsection. (2) Clarification for events previous sanctioned A national governing body may not rescind the sanctioning or alter the competition categories related to the sex of the athletes (except to comply with section 220522(20)) of any event described in paragraph (1) that the national governing body sanctioned prior to the date of enactment of this subsection and that has not taken place as of such date of enactment. (3) Rule of construction This subsection may not be construed to prohibit a national governing body from sanctioning an amateur athletic competition that is for competition among males and females..