I. History of United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

The United States Olympic Committee was first created in 1921 as the American Olympic Association. In 1950, Congress enacted Public Law 805 which gave the committee a federal charter, or a statute that establishes a corporation. As a result, the United States Olympic Committee was created as a private, nonprofit corporation. In 2019, the committee officially changed its name to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, or...