PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 112 STAT. 1477 under this section. If 2 or more organizations file applications for the same sport, the applications shall be considered in a single proceeding. (c) FILING PROCEDURES.— (1) An application under this section must be filed within one year after the final day of— (A) any Olympic Games, for a sport in which competition is held in the Olympic Games or both the Olympic and Pan- American Games; or (B) any Pan-American Games, for a sport in which competition is held in the Pan-American Games but not in the Olympic Games. (2) The application shall be filed with the corporation by registered mail, and a copy of the application shall be served on the national governing body. The corporation shall inform the applicant that its application has been received. (d) HEARINGS. — Within 180 days after receipt of an application filed under this section, the corporation shall conduct a formal hearing to determine the merits of the application. The corporation shall publish notice of the time and place of the hearing in a regular issue of its principal publication at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the date of the hearing. In the hearing, the applicant and the national governing body shall be given a reasonable opportunity to present evidence supporting their positions. (e) STANDARDS FOR GRANTING APPLICATIONS. —In the hearing, the applicant must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that— (1) it meets the criteria for recognition as a national governing body under section 220522 of this title; and (2)(A) the national governing body does not meet the criteria of section 220522, 220524, or 220525 of this title; or (B) the applicant more adequately meets the criteria of section 220522 of this title, is capable of more adequately meeting the criteria of sections 220524 and 220525 of this title, and provides or is capable of providing a more effective national program of competition than the national governing body in the sport for which it seeks recognition. (f) DISPOSITION OF APPLICATIONS. —Within 30 days after the close of the hearing required by this section, the corporation shall— (1) uphold the right of the national governing body to continue as the national governing body for its sport; (2) revoke the recognition of the national governing body and declare a vacancy in the national governing body for that sport; (3) revoke the recognition of the national governing body and recognize the applicant as the national governing body; or (4) place the national governing body on probation for a period not exceeding 180 days, pending the compliance of the national governing body, if the national governing body would have retained recognition except for a minor deficiency in one of the requirements of section 220522, 220524, or 220525 of this title. (g) REVOCATION OF RECOGNITION AFTER PROBATION.— If the national governing body does not comply with sections 220522, 220524, and 220525 of this title within the probationary period prescribed under subsection (f)(4) of this section, the corporation
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