(2) An institution of higher education may not
discourage or prohibit a college athlete from wearing
footwear of the college athlete's choice during official and
mandatory team activities, so long as the footwear does not
have reflective fabric or lights or pose a health risk to any
college athlete.
(3) A person that produces a college team jersey, a
college team video game or college team trading cards for the
purpose of making a profit shall make a royalty payment to
each college athlete whose name, image, likeness, jersey
number or other individually identifiable feature is used.
(b) Prohibitions regarding intercollegiate athletic
entities.--An athletic association, conference or other group or
organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics,
including the NCAA, may not:
(1) Prevent a college athlete from fully participating
in intercollegiate athletics and earning compensation through
the use or license of the college athlete's name, image or
likeness rights or athletic reputation.
(2) Prevent an institution of higher education from
fully participating in intercollegiate athletics as a result
of a college athlete's use of the college athlete's name,
image or likeness rights or athletic reputation to seek
compensation.
§ 6705. Professional representation.
(a) Prohibitions.--
(1) An institution of higher education, athletic
association, conference or other group or organization with
authority over intercollegiate athletics, including the NCAA,
may not interfere with or prevent a college athlete from
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