Protect College Sports Act establishes a uniform federal framework to stabilize collegiate athletics by protecting athlete welfare, regulating compensation, and giving the NCAA narrow antitrust exemptions to enforce national standards. The key provisions of the legislation include: Athlete Rights and Financial ProtectionsNIL Codification: Guarantees student-athletes the statutory right to earn Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) compensation without facing eligibility penalties from schools or the NCAA.Mandatory Disclosures: Requires athletes to disclose any NIL agreement valued over $600 per year to maintain market transparency. Agent Restrictions: Updates federal agent laws to cap agent fees at 5% of endorsement contracts and protects athletes from deceptive marketing practices. Scholarship Security: Prohibits institutions from revoking, reducing, or conditioning athletic grants-in-aid due to athletic performance, injury, or roster management decisions.Health, Safety, and Medical CoverageExtended Medical Care: Mandates that Division I schools cover out-of-pocket medical expenses for sports-related injuries during an athlete's tenure and for five years post-eligibility. Medical Trust Fund: Establishes a $60 million national medical trust fund to assist smaller athletic programs with long-term injury coverage.Independent Safety Standards: Requires schools to designate an independent health and safety officer to oversee serious sports risks like concussions and heat illnesses. Roster Management and Eligibility The One-Transfer Rule: Solidifies a policy allowing athletes to transfer once without losing immediate playing eligibility, while a second transfer generally mandates sitting out a season. Five-Year Eligibility Window: Caps an athlete's total competition window at five calendar years, triggering immediately after high school graduation or turning 19. Mid-Season Coaching Lock: Prohibits football coaches and key staff from abandoning their teams mid-season to effectively take over rival programs. Institutional and Conference GovernanceOlympic and Women's Sports Protections: Mandates that high-revenue schools maintain their 2024–25 scholarship levels and roster spots for non-revenue generating, Olympic, and women's sports programs. Antitrust Exemptions: Provides the NCAA and conferences narrow antitrust protection to legally police roster caps and revenue-sharing compliance without constant litigation. Student Athlete Representation: Requires that at least one-third of the governing boards or rulemaking committees within intercollegiate athletic associations consist of current or recent student-athletes. Conference Expansion Caps: Restricts the most powerful conferences from expanding infinitely (effectively capping power leagues at 19 teams) to preserve geographic and traditional alignments.