It further gives the United States Center for SafeSport the responsibility of ensuring that aspiring U.S. Olympic athletes can report allegations of abuse to it as an independent and non-conflicted entity for investigation and resolution, and to make sure that all national governing bodies follow the strictest standards for child abuse prevention and detection.

[6] Senator Thune introduced S. 1426, the United States Center for Safe Sport Authorization Act, on June 29, 2017.

[7] Following negotiations, the two bills were merged and ultimately signed into law by President Donald Trump on February 14, 2018.

As a direct result, the United States Center for SafeSport was established in 2017 under the auspices of the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization of 2017.

[8][9][10] Its primary focus, for which it has exclusive jurisdiction, is to review allegations of sexual misconduct, and to impose sanctions up to the lifetime ban of a person from all Olympic sports.