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FED book describes the action in 2 places: 7.3.4. "A batter shall not permit a pitched ball to touch him," and 8.1.1.d. "A batter becomes a runner, blah blah blah "provided ...if (sic) he makes no effort to avoid being hit..." OBR is effectively identical (without the bad grammar).
NCAA is similar but it specifically exempts the batter from the 'must make an attempt' rule if the pitch is "clearly inside the vertical lines of the batter's box," in which case the batter gets 1st if he "freezes." NCAA A.R. specifically says the batter does not get the base if he "intentionally gets touched by moving or rolling any part of the body into the pitch...," implying (at least to me) that the umpire has some latitude in determining whether an effort is required, and if so, how much, to get the base.
I like the NCAA way. I also so see no reason to call this differently in other codes.
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