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112 STAT. 1472 PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 (4) agrees to submit, on demand by the corporation, to binding arbitration conducted in accordance with the commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association in any controversy involving— (A) its recognition as a national governing body, as provided for in section 220529 of this title; or (B) the opportunity of any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official to participate in amateur athletic competition, as provided for in the corporation's constitution and bylaws; (5) demonstrates that it is autonomous in the governance of its sport, in that it— (A) independently decides and controls all matters central to governance; (B) does not delegate decision-making and control of matters central to governance; and (C) is free from outside restraint; (6) deinonstrates that it is a member of no more than one international sports federation that governs a sport included on the program of the Olympic Games or the Pan- American Games; (7) demonstrates that its membership is open to any individual who is an amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official active in the sport for which recognition is sought, or any amateur sports organization that conducts programs in the sport for which recognition is sought, or both; (8) provides an equal opportunity to amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials to participate in amateur athletic competition, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin, and with fair notice and opportunity for a hearing to any amateur athlete, coach, trainer, manager, administrator, or official before declaring the individual ineligible to participate; (9) is governed by a board of directors or other governing board whose members are selected without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, except that, in sports where there are separate male and female programs, it provides for reasonable representation of both males and females on the board of directors or other governing board; (10) demonstrates that— (A) its board of directors or other governing board includes among its voting members— (i) individuals who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition in the sport for which recognition is sought; or (ii) individuals who, within the prior 10 years, have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition in the sport for which recognition is sought; and (B) the individuals described in subclause (A) of this clause hold at least 20 percent of the membership and voting power on the board; (11) provides for reasonable direct representation on its board of directors or other governing board for any amateur sports organization that—