Executive Order 14322: Saving College Sports

What the order contains

Section headings exactly as they appear in the official text.

• Sec. 1. Purpose and Policy
• Sec. 2. Protecting and Expanding Women's and Non- Revenue Sports and Prohibiting Third-Party Pay-for-Play Payments
• Sec. 3. Student-Athlete Status
• Sec. 4. Legal Protections for College Athletics from Lawsuits
• Sec. 5. Protecting Development of the United States Olympic Team
• Sec. 6. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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College sports are a uniquely American institution that provide life- changing educational and leadership-development opportunities to more than 500,000 student-athletes through almost $4 billion in scholarships each year. College athletics also provide substantial support to local economies and form an indelible part of family activities, pastimes, and culture in many communities. While major college football games can draw tens of millions of television viewers and attendees, they feature only a very small sample of the many athletes who benefit from the transformational opportunities that college athletics provide. Sixty-five percent of the 2024 United States Olympic Team members were current or former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity athletes, and approximately seventy-five percent were collegiate athletes. […]

Federal Register notes

See: EO 14400, April 3, 2026