This bill, titled the "College Athlete Right to Organize Act," aims to establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes by amending the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). It addresses what it identifies as exploitative labor practices by the NCAA and its member institutions, asserting that college athletes exhibit the markers of employment and are denied basic economic and labor rights. The legislation specifically amends the NLRA to define an individual participating in an intercollegiate sport who receives direct compensation, such as grant-in-aid , as an "employee" of the institution. It also expands the definition of "employer" to include public institutions of higher education with respect to their college athlete employees. Furthermore, the bill allows for the formation of multiemployer bargaining units across institutions within an athletic conference, provided employee representatives consent, and mandates that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) exercise jurisdiction over all collective bargaining matters involving college athletes. Crucially, the bill includes provisions to ensure that establishing these rights does not negatively impact college athletes' financial standing in other areas. It explicitly states that the Act will not cause direct compensation to become taxable if it wasn't previously, affect the treatment of qualified scholarships, or alter eligibility for Federal financial assistance . This aims to protect athletes from unintended tax burdens or loss of aid while securing their right to organize and negotiate.