Applicability

This title, and the amendments made by this title, (a) Section 113(c)(1)(B) shall apply with respect to any action or proceeding that is pending on or commenced on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (a), the provisions of this Act shall not apply to any action or proceeding commenced prior to the effective date of this Act. (2) Exceptions Nothing in subsection (b) shall be construed to— (A) allow a student athlete eligibility to participate on a Division I or Division II varsity sports team or in intercollegiate athletic competition for a Division I or Division II institution for more than a total of 5 years; or (B) undermine the Benefits Pool Limit set forth in the Injunctive Relief Settlement Agreement approved by the court in In Re College Athlete NIL Litigation, No. 20–cv–03919 (N.D. Cal. June 6, 2025), or as modified pursuant to the amendment provision specified in paragraph 55 of that settlement, unless such outcome is the result of legal proceedings in the In Re College Athlete NIL Litigation, No. 20–cv–03919, or any appeal of legal proceedings in the In Re College Athlete NIL Litigation, No. 20–cv–03919. (c) Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this Act shall be construed to extinguish, impair, or otherwise limit a claim for monetary relief arising from conduct that occurred before the date of the enactment of this Act.