HOW ARE USSF BYLAWS AMENDED

Step 1 - Proposal
A proposal to amend the USSF bylaws may be made by an Organization Member, a member of the Board of Directors, a Life Member, a Past President of the Federation, the Adult, Youth, Professional, or Athletes Council, or a committee of the Federation. Propose a change to these bylaws by submitting it in writing to:

United States Soccer Federation, Inc.
Attn: Secretary General
461 Sandy Creek Road
Fayetteville, GA 30214
Email to: sg@ussoccer.org and legal@ussoccer.org

The proposal should be made using the template available here and should contain the following information:

• Who is proposing the change
• What the change would be
• How the change would affect the bylaw as it currently stands
• Rationale for why the change should be adopted

All proposals to amend the bylaws must be submitted in writing to the Secretary General at least 120 days in advance of the USSF National Council meeting at which the proposal is to be considered.

Step 2 - Rules Committee Review
The Secretary General immediately will provide the Rules Committee with the proposed bylaw changes. The USSF Rules Committee will review all proposed changes before the National Council meeting for the year in which the proposal is made. The Rules Committee will then make a recommendation to the National Council regarding whether the proposed change should be adopted.

Step 3 - National Council Vote
Bylaw proposals will be addressed yearly at the National Council meeting of the USSF membership. All amendments to the bylaws (except those to increase the membership of the Board under section 5 of Bylaw 411) require a two-thirds vote to pass.