Compliance and Audit

The USOPC promotes a culture of ethics and compliance within the USOPC, among NGBs, and among individuals and entities that engage with the USOPC and NGBs. In keeping with this culture, the USOPC’s Compliance and Audit team is responsible for ensuring the USOPC and NGBs comply with the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, their own bylaws and policies, and any other applicable laws or regulations.

Policies and Procedures 

  • Compliance Policies & Procedures

  • Ethics Policies & Procedures

  • Audit Policies & Schedules

NGB Certification and Audit Reports 

The USOPC Compliance and Audit team is responsible for conducting compliance audits, membership audits, and certification reviews, as detailed below.

  • NGB Certification Reports

    Pursuant to the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act and USOPC policy, the USOPC’s Certification Review Group conducts initial NGB certification reviews for new applicant organizations and certification renewal reviews for existing NGBs.

     

    Certification reports for NGBs which have undergone initial certification or certification renewal reviews can be found below. Additional information about the NGB certification process can be found in the NGB Certification Policy and NGB Certification Procedure.


    Certification reports for each NGB can be found on the Member Organizations page.

  • NGB Audit Reports

    The USOPC collaborated with leaders from the NGB Council, Team USA Athletes' Commission and U.S. Olympians & Paralympians Association to architect the NGB Compliance Standards in an effort to strengthen good governance and clearly define common operational language, measurements, and goals in accordance with USOPC Bylaws and the Ted Steven’s Amateur Sports Act. The standards focus on five key areas, including:

     

    • Athlete protection and rights – clarity to ensure fulfillment of policies and standards set by the U.S. Center for SafeSport and U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
    • Governance and compliance – elevating athletes’ voices and representation with emphasis on board composition and conflicts of interest
    • Financial standards and reporting – enhanced financial stability, board approval, and oversight
    • Sport performance – successful implementation and adoption of team selection procedures and Paralympic classification standards
    • Operational performance – additional measures to promote managerial capability, grievance procedures, whistleblower and anti-retaliation policies, gender equity and equal opportunity, strategic planning, and transparency around existing diversity and inclusion scorecard reporting requirements

    Audit reports for each NGB can be found on the Member Organizations page.

REPORTING A CONCERN 

 

USOPC 

Any individual may report concerns confidentially or anonymously online using the USOPC Integrity Portal. If preferred, individuals may call the USOPC Integrity Hotline at 1-877-404-9935 to report their concern over the phone.

Athlete Safety Concerns 

The USOPC recognizes it can be difficult to report an allegation of misconduct and strives to remove barriers to reporting. Reporting is free and can be filed online or by phone, and reports can be made anonymously.