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American Decade of Sports Act
As the United States hosts several major international sporting events through 2034—including the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games—this bill directs the State Department to speed up visa processing and reduce appointment wait times for foreign athletes, staff, and spectators. It establishes an Office of Sports Diplomacy with dedicated personnel to manage international exchange programs around these events. The office will also partner with host cities, sports leagues, local immigrant communities, and businesses to boost foreign tourism, trade, and cultural ties.
People affected—The text mentions assigning at least 3 full-time equivalent staff members, but the total number of athletes, visitors, and officials affected by the strategies is not determinable from the text.
Fiscal magnitude—no CBO estimate published
Reach16provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Aid & alliances+24Levels of legal immigration+18
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Foreign athletes, support personnel, broadcasters, and international visitorsBenefit from interagency coordination and agency plans aimed at reducing visa appointment wait times and speeding up visa processing to travel to the United States for major sporting competitions between 2024 and 2034.
Who it burdens
- Department of StateMust create and publish two 5-year sports diplomacy strategies, rename and operate the Office of Sports Diplomacy, dedicate at least three full-time equivalent staff through 2034, provide briefings to congressional committees every 180 days, and submit annual progress reports.