112 STAT. 2681-605 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 (6) inserting a comma and "the International Paralympic Committee, the Pan-American Sports Organization," after "International Ol3mipic Committee" in subsection (c)(4); (7) inserting "AND GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE" after "PRE-EXISTING" in subsection (d); and (8) adding at the end of subsection (d) the following: "(3) Use of the word 'Olympic' to identify a business or goods or services is permitted by this section where— "(A) such use is not combined with any of the intellectual properties referenced in subsections (a) or (c) of this section; "(B) it is evident from the circumstances that such use of the word 'Olympic' refers to the naturally occurring mountains or geographical region of the same name that were named prior to February 6, 1998, and not to the corporation or any 01)anpic activity; and "(C) such business, goods, or services are operated, sold, and marketed in the State of Washington west of the Cascade Moimtain range and operations, sales, and marketing outside of this area are not substantial.". (h) RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES.—Section 220509 is amended by— (1) inserting "(a) GENERAL.— " before "The corporation"; (2) inserting "the Paral5nnpic Games," before "the Pan- American Games"; (3) inserting after "the corporation." the following: "In any lawsuit relating to the resolution of a dispute involving the opportunity of an amateur athlete to participate in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, or the Pan-American Games, a court shall not grant injunctive relief against the corporation within 21 days before the beginning of such games if the corporation, after consultation with the chair of the Athletes' Advisory Council, has provided a sworn statement in writing executed by an officer of the corporation to such court that its constitution and bylaws cannot provide for the resolution of such dispute prior to the beginning of such games."; and (4) adding at the end thereof the following: " (b) OMBUDSMAN.— "(1) The corporation shall hire and provide salary, benefits, and administrative expenses for an ombudsman for athletes, who shall— "(A) provide independent advice to athletes at no cost about the applicable provisions of this chapter and the constitution and bylaws of the corporation, national governing bodies, a paralympic sports organizations, international sports federations, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the Pan- American Sports Organization, and with respect to the resolution of any dispute involving the opportunity of an amateur athlete to participate in the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan-American Games, world championship competition or other protected competition as defined in the constitution and bylaws of the corporation; "(B) assist in mediating any such disputes; and "(C) report to the Athletes' Advisory Council on a regular basis. "(2)(A) The procedure for hiring the ombudsman for athletes shall be as follows:
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