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112 STAT. 2681-603 PUBLIC LAW 105-277 —OCT. 21, 1998 for exchange purposes shall comply with any applicable planning and zoning requirements of Fairfax County and the Fairfax County reuse plan.". Olympic and SEC. 142. OLYMPIC AND AMATEUR SPORTS, (a) SHORT TITLE.— Amateur Sports This section may be cited as the "Olympic and Amateur Sports ^^9^^^ ^^^^ Act Amendments of 1998". 36 USC 101 note. (b) AMENDMENT OP TITLE 36, UNITED STATES CODE; TITLE OF CHAPTER. — (1) Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this section an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 36, United States Code. . (2) Section 220501 is amended— (A) by striking "Definitions" in the heading and inserting "Title and Definitions"; (B) by inserting after the heading the following: Short title. "(a) TITLE.— This chapter may be cited as the *Ted Stevens Ante, p. 1465. Olympic and Amateur Sports Act'."; and (C) by inserting "(b) DEFINITIONS.—" immediately before "For the purposes of. (c) DEFINITIONS. —Section 220501 is amended by- CD inserting "or paral3mipic sports organization" after "national governing body" in paragraph (1); (2) redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and (3) inserting after paragraph (6) the following: "(7) 'paralympic sports organization' means an amateur sports organization which is recognized by the corporation under section 220521 of this title.". (d) PURPOSES.—Section 220503 is amended by- CD striking "Olympic Games" each place it appears in paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting "Ol5anpic Games, the Paraljnnpic Games,"; gmd (2) striking paragraph (13) and inserting the following: "(13) to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletic programs and competition for amateur athletes with disabilities, including, where feasible, the expansion of opportunities for meaningful participation by such amateur athletes in programs of athletic competition for able-bodied amateur athletes; and". (e) MEMBERSHIP. — Section 220504(b) is amended by— (1) striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: "(1) amateur sports organizations recognized as national governing bodies and paraljonpic sports organizations in accordance with section 220521 of this title, including through provisions which establish and maintain a National Governing Bodies' Council composed of representatives of the national governing bodies and any paralympic sports organizations and selected by their boards of directors or such other governing boards to ensure effective communication between the corporation and such national governing bodies and paralympic sports organizations; "(2) amateur athletes who are actively engaged in amateur athletic competition or who have represented the United States in international amateur athletic competition within the preceding 10 years, including through provisions which—