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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 468 

To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to establish the 

United States Boxing Commission to administer such Act, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2005 

Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. PICKERING, and Mr. OSBORNE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to 

establish the United States Boxing Commission to administer such Act, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2005’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Amendment of Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. Purposes. 

Sec. 5. United States Boxing Commission approval, or ABC or commission 

sanction, required for matches. 

Sec. 6. Safety standards. 

Sec. 7. Registration. 

Sec. 8. Review. 

Sec. 9. Reporting. 

Sec. 10. Contract requirements. 

Sec. 11. Coercive contracts. 

Sec. 12. Sanctioning organizations. 

Sec. 13. Required disclosures by sanctioning organizations. 

Sec. 14. Required disclosures by promoters and broadcasters. 

Sec. 15. Judges and referees. 

Sec. 16. Confidentiality. 

Sec. 17. Medical registry. 

Sec. 18. Conflicts of interest. 

Sec. 19. Enforcement. 

Sec. 20. Repeal of deadwood. 

Sec. 21. Recognition of tribal law. 

Sec. 22. Establishment of United States Boxing Commission. 

Sec. 23. Conforming amendments. 

Sec. 24. Study and report on definition of promoter. 

Sec. 25. Effective dates. 

1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY 

2 ACT OF 1996. 

3 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

4 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

5 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi6 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

7 section or other provision of the Professional Boxing Safe8 ty Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). 

9 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 (15 U.S.C. 6301) is 

11 amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

13 ‘‘In this Act: 
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1 ‘‘(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ 

2 means the United States Boxing Commission. 

3 ‘‘(2) BOUT AGREEMENT.—The term ‘bout 

4 agreement’ means a contract between a promoter 

5 and a boxer that requires the boxer to participate in 

6 a professional boxing match for a particular date. 

7 ‘‘(3) BOXER.—The term ‘boxer’ means an indi8 vidual who fights in a professional boxing match. 

9 ‘‘(4) BOXING COMMISSION.—The term ‘boxing 

10 commission’ means an entity authorized under State 

11 or tribal law to regulate professional boxing 

12 matches. 

13 ‘‘(5) BOXER REGISTRY.—The term ‘boxer reg14 istry’ means any entity certified by the Commission 

15 for the purposes of maintaining records and identi16 fication of boxers. 

17 ‘‘(6) BOXING SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term 

18 ‘boxing service provider’ means a promoter, man19 ager, sanctioning body, licensee, or matchmaker. 

20 ‘‘(7) CONTRACT PROVISION.—The term ‘con21 tract provision’ means any legal obligation between 

22 a boxer and a boxing service provider. 

23 ‘‘(8) INDIAN LANDS; INDIAN TRIBE.—The 

24 terms ‘Indian lands’ and ‘Indian tribe’ have the 

25 meanings given those terms by paragraphs (4) and 
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1 (5), respectively, of section 4 of the Indian Gaming 

2 Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703). 

3 ‘‘(9) LICENSEE.—The term ‘licensee’ means an 

4 individual who serves as a trainer, corner man, sec5 ond, or cut man for a boxer. 

6 ‘‘(10) MANAGER.—The term ‘manager’ means a 

7 person other than a promoter who, under contract, 

8 agreement, or other arrangement with a boxer, un9 dertakes to control or administer, directly or indi10 rectly, a boxing-related matter on behalf of that 

11 boxer, including a person who is a booking agent for 

12 a boxer. 

13 ‘‘(11) MATCHMAKER.—The term ‘matchmaker’ 

14 means a person that proposes, selects, and arranges 

15 for boxers to participate in a professional boxing 

16 match. 

17 ‘‘(12) PHYSICIAN.—The term ‘physician’ means 

18 a doctor of medicine legally authorized to practice 

19 medicine by the State in which the physician per20 forms such function or action and who has training 

21 and experience in dealing with sports injuries, par22 ticularly head trauma. 

23 ‘‘(13) PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCH.—The 

24 term ‘professional boxing match’ means a boxing 

25 contest held in the United States between individ-
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1 uals for financial compensation. The term ‘profes2 sional boxing match’ does not include a boxing con3 test that is regulated by a duly recognized amateur 

4 sports organization, as approved by the Commission. 

5 ‘‘(14) PROMOTER.—The term ‘promoter’— 

6 ‘‘(A) means the person primarily respon7 sible for organizing, promoting, and producing 

8 a professional boxing match; but 

9 ‘‘(B) does not include a hotel, casino, re10 sort, or other commercial establishment hosting 

11 or sponsoring a professional boxing match un12 less— 

13 ‘‘(i) the hotel, casino, resort, or other 

14 commercial establishment is primarily re15 sponsible for organizing, promoting, and 

16 producing the match; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) there is no other person pri18 marily responsible for organizing, pro19 moting, and producing the match. 

20 ‘‘(15) PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT.—The term 

21 ‘promotional agreement’ means a contract, for the 

22 acquisition of rights relating to a boxer’s participa23 tion in a professional boxing match or series of box24 ing matches (including the right to sell, distribute, 

25 exhibit, or license the match or matches), with— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the boxer who is to participate in the 

2 match or matches; or 

3 ‘‘(B) the nominee of a boxer who is to par4 ticipate in the match or matches, or the nomi5 nee is an entity that is owned, controlled or 

6 held in trust for the boxer unless that nominee 

7 or entity is a licensed promoter who is con8 veying a portion of the rights previously ac9 quired. 

10 ‘‘(16) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 

11 the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, 

12 and any territory or possession of the United States, 

13 including the Virgin Islands. 

14 ‘‘(17) SANCTIONING ORGANIZATION.—The term 

15 ‘sanctioning organization’ means an organization, 

16 other than a boxing commission, that sanctions pro17 fessional boxing matches, ranks professional boxers, 

18 or charges a sanctioning fee for professional boxing 

19 matches in the United States— 

20 ‘‘(A) between boxers who are residents of 

21 different States; or 

22 ‘‘(B) that are advertised, otherwise pro23 moted, or broadcast (including closed circuit 

24 television) in interstate commerce. 
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1 ‘‘(18) SUSPENSION.—The term ‘suspension’ in2 cludes within its meaning the temporary revocation 

3 of a boxing license. 

4 ‘‘(19) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘trib5 al organization’ has the same meaning as in section 

6 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 

7 Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)).’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 21 (15 

9 U.S.C. 6312) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 21. PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCHES CONDUCTED 

11 ON INDIAN LANDS. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro13 vision of law, a tribal organization may establish a boxing 

14 commission to regulate professional boxing matches held 

15 on Indian land under the jurisdiction of that tribal organi16 zation. 

17 ‘‘(b) STANDARDS AND LICENSING.—A tribal organi18 zation that establishes a boxing commission shall, by tribal 

19 ordinance or resolution, establish and provide for the im20 plementation of health and safety standards, licensing re21 quirements, and other requirements relating to the con22 duct of professional boxing matches that are at least as 

23 restrictive as— 
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1 ‘‘(1) the otherwise applicable requirements of 

2 the State in which the Indian land on which the pro3 fessional boxing match is held is located; or 

4 ‘‘(2) the guidelines established by the United 

5 States Boxing Commission. 

6 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF ACT TO BOXING MATCHES ON

7 TRIBAL LANDS.—The provisions of this Act apply to pro8 fessional boxing matches held on tribal lands to the same 

9 extent and in the same way as they apply to professional 

10 boxing matches held in any State.’’. 

11 SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 

12 Section 3(2) (15 U.S.C. 6302(2)) is amended by 

13 striking ‘‘State’’. 

14 SEC. 5. UNITED STATES BOXING COMMISSION APPROVAL, 

15 OR ABC OR COMMISSION SANCTION, RE16 QUIRED FOR MATCHES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 (15 U.S.C. 6303) is 

18 amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 4. APPROVAL OR SANCTION REQUIREMENT. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may arrange, pro21 mote, organize, produce, or fight in a professional boxing 

22 match within the United States unless the match— 

23 ‘‘(1) is approved by the Commission; and 

24 ‘‘(2) is held in a State, or on tribal land of a 

25 tribal organization, that regulates professional box-
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1 ing matches in accordance with standards and cri2 teria established by the Commission. 

3 ‘‘(b) APPROVAL PRESUMED.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 

5 (a), the Commission shall be presumed to have ap6 proved any match other than— 

7 ‘‘(A) a match with respect to which the 

8 Commission has been informed of an alleged 

9 violation of this Act and with respect to which 

10 it has notified the supervising boxing commis11 sion that it does not approve; 

12 ‘‘(B) a match advertised to the public as a 

13 championship match; 

14 ‘‘(C) a match scheduled for 10 rounds or 

15 more; or 

16 ‘‘(D) a match in which 1 of the boxers 

17 has— 

18 ‘‘(i) suffered 10 consecutive defeats in 

19 professional boxing matches; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) has been knocked out 5 consecu21 tive times in professional boxing matches. 

22 ‘‘(2) DELEGATION OF APPROVAL AUTHORITY.— 

23 Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commission 

24 shall be presumed to have approved a match de-
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1 scribed in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of para2 graph (1) if— 

3 ‘‘(A) the Commission has delegated in 

4 writing its approval authority with respect to 

5 that match to a boxing commission; and 

6 ‘‘(B) the boxing commission has approved 

7 the match. 

8 ‘‘(3) KNOCKED-OUT DEFINED.—Except as may 

9 be otherwise provided by the Commission by rule, in 

10 paragraph (1)(D)(ii), the term ‘knocked out’ means 

11 knocked down and unable to continue after a count 

12 of 10 by the referee or stopped from continuing be13 cause of a technical knockout.’’. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 19 (15 

15 U.S.C. 6310) is repealed. 

16 SEC. 6. SAFETY STANDARDS. 

17 Section 5 (15 U.S.C. 6304) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘requirements or an alternative 

19 requirement in effect under regulations of a boxing 

20 commission that provides equivalent protection of 

21 the health and safety of boxers:’’ and inserting ‘‘re22 quirements:’’; 

23 (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) ‘‘The 

24 examination shall include testing for infectious dis-
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1 eases in accordance with standards established by 

2 the Commission.’’; 

3 (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(2) An ambulance continuously present on 

6 site.’’; 

7 (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 

8 paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, and inserting 

9 after paragraph (2) the following: 

10 ‘‘(3) Emergency medical personnel with appro11 priate resuscitation equipment continuously present 

12 on site.’’; and 

13 (5) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by 

14 striking ‘‘match.’’ and inserting ‘‘match in an 

15 amount prescribed by the Commission.’’. 

16 SEC. 7. REGISTRATION. 

17 Section 6 (15 U.S.C. 6305) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘any State’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘any State or Indian tribe’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (c)— 

21 (A) by striking the first sentence and in22 serting ‘‘A boxing commission shall, in accord23 ance with requirements established by the Com24 mission, make a health and safety disclosure to 
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1 a boxer when issuing an identification card to 

2 that boxer.’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘disclosure should’’ and in4 serting ‘‘disclosure shall, at a minimum,’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(d) COPY OF REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION

7 CARDS TO BE SENT TO COMMISSION.—A boxing commis8 sion shall furnish a copy of each registration received 

9 under subsection (a), and each identification card issued 

10 under subsection (b), to the Commission.’’. 

11 SEC. 8. REVIEW. 

12 Section 7 (15 U.S.C. 6306) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘that, ex14 cept as provided in subsection (b), no’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘that no’’; 

16 (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) of sub17 section (a) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(3) Procedures to review a summary suspen19 sion when a hearing before the boxing commission is 

20 requested by a boxer, licensee, manager, match21 maker, promoter, or other boxing service provider 

22 which provides an opportunity for that person to 

23 present evidence.’’; 

24 (3) by striking subsection (b); and 

25 (4) by striking ‘‘(a) PROCEDURES.—’’. 
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1 SEC. 9. REPORTING. 

2 Section 8 (15 U.S.C. 6307) is amended— 

3 (1) by striking ‘‘48 business hours’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘2 business days’’; and 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘each boxer registry.’’ and in6 serting ‘‘the Commission.’’. 

7 SEC. 10. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 

8 Section 9 (15 U.S.C. 6307a) is amended to read as 

9 follows: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 9. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, in consultation 

12 with the Association of Boxing Commissions, shall develop 

13 guidelines for minimum contractual provisions that shall 

14 be included in each bout agreement, boxer-manager con15 tract, and promotional agreement. Each boxing commis16 sion shall ensure that these minimal contractual provisions 

17 are present in any such agreement or contract submitted 

18 to it. 

19 ‘‘(b) FILING AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) COMMISSION.—A manager or promoter 

21 shall submit a copy of each boxer-manager contract 

22 and each promotional agreement between that man23 ager or promoter and a boxer to the Commission, 

24 and, if requested, to the boxing commission with ju25 risdiction over the bout. 
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1 ‘‘(2) BOXING COMMISSION.—A boxing commis2 sion may not approve a professional boxing match 

3 unless a copy of the bout agreement related to that 

4 match has been filed with it and approved by it. 

5 ‘‘(c) BOND OR OTHER SURETY.—A boxing commis6 sion may not approve a professional boxing match unless 

7 the promoter of that match has posted a surety bond, 

8 cashier’s check, letter of credit, cash, or other security 

9 with the boxing commission in an amount acceptable to 

10 the boxing commission.’’. 

11 SEC. 11. COERCIVE CONTRACTS. 

12 Section 10 (15 U.S.C. 6307b) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (a); 

14 (2) in the heading of subsection (b), by insert15 ing ‘‘OR ELIMINATION’’ after ‘‘MANDATORY’’ ; and 

16 (3) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or elimi17 nation’’ after ‘‘mandatory’’. 

18 SEC. 12. SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 (15 U.S.C. 6307c) is 

20 amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 11. SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS. 

22 ‘‘(a) OBJECTIVE CRITERIA.—Within 1 year after the 

23 date of enactment of the Professional Boxing Amendments 

24 Act of 2005, the Commission shall develop guidelines for 

25 objective and consistent written criteria for the rating of 
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1 professional boxers based on the athletic merits and pro2 fessional record of the boxers. Within 90 days after the 

3 Commission’s promulgation of the guidelines, each sanc4 tioning organization shall adopt the guidelines and follow 

5 them. 

6 ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN RATING.—A 

7 sanctioning organization shall, with respect to a change 

8 in the rating of a boxer previously rated by such organiza9 tion in the top 10 boxers— 

10 ‘‘(1) post a copy, within 7 days after the 

11 change, on its Internet website or home page, if any, 

12 including an explanation of the change, for a period 

13 of not less than 30 days; 

14 ‘‘(2) provide a copy of the rating change and a 

15 thorough explanation in writing under penalty of 

16 perjury to the boxer and the Commission; 

17 ‘‘(3) provide the boxer an opportunity to appeal 

18 the ratings change to the sanctioning organization; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(4) apply the objective criteria for ratings re21 quired under subsection (a) in considering any such 

22 appeal. 

23 ‘‘(c) CHALLENGE OF RATING.—If, after disposing 

24 with an appeal under subsection (b)(3), a sanctioning or25 ganization receives a petition from a boxer challenging 
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1 that organization’s rating of the boxer, it shall (except to 

2 the extent otherwise required by the Commission), within 

3 7 days after receiving the petition— 

4 ‘‘(1) provide to the boxer a written explanation 

5 under penalty of perjury of the organization’s rating 

6 criteria, its rating of the boxer, and the rationale or 

7 basis for its rating (including a response to any spe8 cific questions submitted by the boxer); and 

9 ‘‘(2) submit a copy of its explanation to the As10 sociation of Boxing Commissions and the Commis11 sion for their review.’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 18(e) (15 

13 U.S.C. 6309(e)) is amended— 

14 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 

15 ‘‘FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘UNITED STATES BOXING COMMISSION’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Federal 

18 Trade Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘United States 

19 Boxing Commission’’. 

20 SEC. 13. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY SANCTIONING ORGA21 NIZATIONS. 

22 Section 12 (15 U.S.C. 6307d) is amended— 

23 (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph 

24 (1) and inserting ‘‘Within 7 days after a professional 

25 boxing match of 10 rounds or more, the sanctioning 
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1 organization, if any, for that match shall provide to 

2 the Commission, and, if requested, to the boxing 

3 commission in the State or on Indian land respon4 sible for regulating the match, a written statement 

5 of—’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘will assess’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘has assessed, or will assess,’’; and 

8 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘will receive’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘has received, or will receive,’’. 

10 SEC. 14. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY PROMOTERS AND 

11 BROADCASTERS. 

12 Section 13 (15 U.S.C. 6307e) is amended— 

13 (1) in the section heading by inserting ‘‘AND

14 BROADCASTERS’’ after ‘‘PROMOTERS’’; 

15 (2) by striking so much of subsection (a) as 

16 precedes paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(a) DISCLOSURES TO BOXING COMMISSIONS AND

18 THE COMMISSION.—Within 7 days after a professional 

19 boxing match of 10 rounds or more, the promoter of any 

20 boxer participating in that match shall provide to the 

21 Commission, and, if requested, to the boxing commission 

22 in the State or on Indian land responsible for regulating 

23 the match—’’; 
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1 (3) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘writing,’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘writing, other than a bout agreement 

3 previously provided to the commission,’’; 

4 (4) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘all 

5 fees, charges, and expenses that will be’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘a written statement of all fees, charges, and ex7 penses that have been, or will be,’’; 

8 (5) in subsection (a)(3)(B), by inserting ‘‘a 

9 written statement of’’ before ‘‘all’’; 

10 (6) in subsection (a)(3)(C), by inserting ‘‘a 

11 statement of’’ before ‘‘any’’; 

12 (7) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘A promoter 

13 shall’’ and all that follows through ‘‘it promotes—’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘Within 7 days after a professional 

15 boxing match of 10 rounds or more, the promoter of 

16 the match shall provide to each boxer participating 

17 in the bout or match with whom the promoter has 

18 a bout or promotional agreement a statement 

19 of—’’; 

20 (8) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘match;’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘match, and that the promoter has 

22 paid, or agreed to pay, to any other person in con23 nection with the match;’’; and 

24 (9) by adding at the end the following: 

25 ‘‘(d) REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY BROADCASTERS.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A broadcaster that owns 

2 the television broadcast rights for a professional box3 ing match of 10 rounds or more shall, within 7 days 

4 after that match, provide to the Commission— 

5 ‘‘(A) a statement of any advance, guar6 antee, or license fee paid or owed by the broad7 caster to a promoter in connection with that 

8 match; 

9 ‘‘(B) a copy of any contract executed by or 

10 on behalf of the broadcaster with— 

11 ‘‘(i) a boxer who participated in that 

12 match; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) the boxer’s manager, promoter, 

14 promotional company, or other representa15 tive or the owner or representative of the 

16 site of the match; and 

17 ‘‘(C) a list identifying sources of income 

18 received from the broadcast of the match. 

19 ‘‘(2) COPY TO BOXING COMMISSION.—Upon re20 quest from the boxing commission in the State or 

21 Indian land responsible for regulating a match to 

22 which paragraph (1) applies, a broadcaster shall 

23 provide the information described in paragraph (1) 

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1 ‘‘(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The information pro2 vided to the Commission or to a boxing commission 

3 pursuant to this subsection shall be confidential and 

4 not revealed by the Commission or a boxing commis5 sion, except that the Commission may publish an 

6 analysis of the data in aggregate form or in a man7 ner which does not disclose confidential information 

8 about identifiable broadcasters. 

9 ‘‘(4) TELEVISION BROADCAST RIGHTS.—In 

10 paragraph (1), the term ‘television broadcast rights’ 

11 means the right to broadcast the match, or any part 

12 thereof, via a broadcast station, cable service, or 

13 multichannel video programming distributor as such 

14 terms are defined in section 3(5), 602(6), and 

15 602(13) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 

16 U.S.C. 153(5), 602(6), and 602(13), respectively).’’. 

17 SEC. 15. MEDICAL REGISTRY. 

18 Section 14 (15 U.S.C. 6307f) is amended to read as 

19 follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 14. MEDICAL REGISTRY. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall establish 

22 and maintain, or certify a third party entity to establish 

23 and maintain, a medical registry that contains comprehen24 sive medical records and medical denials or suspensions 

25 for every licensed boxer. 
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1 ‘‘(b) CONTENT; SUBMISSION.—The Commission shall 

2 determine— 

3 ‘‘(1) the nature of medical records and medical 

4 suspensions of a boxer that are to be forwarded to 

5 the medical registry; and 

6 ‘‘(2) the time within which the medical records 

7 and medical suspensions are to be submitted to the 

8 medical registry. 

9 ‘‘(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Commission shall es10 tablish confidentiality standards for the disclosure of per11 sonally identifiable information to boxing commissions 

12 that will— 

13 ‘‘(1) protect the health and safety of boxers by 

14 making relevant information available to the boxing 

15 commissions for use but not public disclosure; and 

16 ‘‘(2) ensure that the privacy of the boxers is 

17 protected.’’. 

18 SEC. 16. CONFIDENTIALITY. 

19 Section 15 is amended by striking subsection (a) and 

20 inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except to the extent required in 

22 a legal, administrative, or judicial proceeding, a boxing 

23 commission, an Attorney General, or the Commission may 

24 not disclose to the public any matter furnished by a pro25 moter under section 111.’’. 
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1 SEC. 17. JUDGES AND REFEREES. 

2 Section 16 (15 U.S.C. 6307h) is amended— 

3 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) LICENSING AND ASSIGN4 MENT REQUIREMENT.—’’ before ‘‘No person’’; 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘certified and approved’’ and in6 serting ‘‘selected’’; 

7 (3) by inserting ‘‘or Indian lands’’ after 

8 ‘‘State’’; and 

9 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(b) CHAMPIONSHIP AND 10-ROUND BOUTS.—In ad11 dition to the requirements of subsection (a), no person 

12 may arrange, promote, organize, produce, or fight in a 

13 professional boxing match advertised to the public as a 

14 championship match or in a professional boxing match 

15 scheduled for 10 rounds or more unless all referees and 

16 judges participating in the match have been licensed by 

17 the Commission. 

18 ‘‘(c) ROLE OF SANCTIONING ORGANIZATION.—A 

19 sanctioning organization may provide a list of judges and 

20 referees deemed qualified by that organization to a boxing 

21 commission, but the boxing commission shall select, li22 cense, and appoint the judges and referees participating 

23 in the match. 

24 ‘‘(d) ASSIGNMENT OF NONRESIDENT JUDGES AND

25 REFEREES.—A boxing commission may assign judges and 
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1 referees who reside outside that commission’s State or In2 dian land. 

3 ‘‘(e) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.—A judge or referee 

4 shall provide to the boxing commission responsible for reg5 ulating a professional boxing match in a State or on In6 dian land a statement of all consideration, including reim7 bursement for expenses, that the judge or referee has re8 ceived, or will receive, from any source for participation 

9 in the match. If the match is scheduled for 10 rounds or 

10 more, the judge or referee shall also provide such a state11 ment to the Commission.’’. 

12 SEC. 18. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 

13 Section 17 (15 U.S.C. 6308) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘enforces State boxing 

16 laws,’’ and inserting ‘‘implements State or trib17 al boxing laws, no officer or employee of the 

18 Commission,’’; 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘belong to,’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘hold office in,’’; and 

21 (C) by striking ‘‘the prohibition set forth’’ 

22 and all that follows through ‘‘described in sec23 tion 4’’; and 

24 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

25 following: 
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1 ‘‘(b) BOXERS.—A boxer may not own or control, di2 rectly or indirectly, an entity that promotes the boxer’s 

3 bouts if that entity is responsible for— 

4 ‘‘(1) executing a bout agreement or promotional 

5 agreement with the boxer’s opponent; or 

6 ‘‘(2) providing any payment or other compensa7 tion to— 

8 ‘‘(A) the boxer’s opponent for participation 

9 in a bout with the boxer; 

10 ‘‘(B) the boxing commission that will regu11 late the bout; or 

12 ‘‘(C) ring officials who officiate at the 

13 bout.’’. 

14 SEC. 19. ENFORCEMENT. 

15 Section 18 (15 U.S.C. 6309) is amended— 

16 (1) in the heading of subsection (a), by striking 

17 ‘‘(a) INJUNCTIONS.—’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) ACTIONS

18 BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘enforces 

20 State boxing laws’’ and inserting ‘‘implements State 

21 or tribal boxing laws, any officer or employee of the 

22 Commission,’’; 

23 (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘has engaged 

24 in or’’ after ‘‘organization’’; 
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1 (4) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘subsection 

2 (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b), a civil penalty, 

3 or’’; and 

4 (5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘boxer’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘person’’. 

6 SEC. 20. REPEAL. 

7 Section 20 (15 U.S.C. 6311) is repealed. 

8 SEC. 21. RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL LAW. 

9 Section 22 (15 U.S.C. 6313) is amended— 

10 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘OR

11 TRIBAL’’ after ‘‘STATE’’; and 

12 (2) by inserting ‘‘or Indian tribe’’ after 

13 ‘‘State’’. 

14 SEC. 22. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES BOXING COM15 MISSION. 

16 The Act is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘TITLE II—UNITED STATES 

19 BOXING COMMISSION 

20 ‘‘SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 

21 ‘‘The purpose of this title is to protect the health, 

22 safety, and welfare of boxers and to ensure fairness in the 

23 sport of professional boxing. 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 202. UNITED STATES BOXING COMMISSION. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Boxing Com3 mission is established as a commission within the Depart4 ment of Commerce. 

5 ‘‘(b) MEMBERS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall con7 sist of 3 members appointed by the President, by 

8 and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

9 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 

11 Commission shall be a citizen of the United 

12 States who— 

13 ‘‘(i) has extensive experience in pro14 fessional boxing activities or in a field di15 rectly related to professional sports; 

16 ‘‘(ii) is of outstanding character and 

17 recognized integrity; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) is selected on the basis of train19 ing, experience, and qualifications and 

20 without regard to political party affiliation. 

21 ‘‘(B) SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR CER22 TAIN MEMBERS.—At least 1 member of the 

23 Commission shall be a former member of a local 

24 boxing authority. If practicable, at least 1 mem25 ber of the Commission shall be a physician or 
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1 other health care professional duly licensed as 

2 such. 

3 ‘‘(C) DISINTERESTED PERSONS.—No 

4 member of the Commission may, while serving 

5 as a member of the Commission— 

6 ‘‘(i) be engaged as a professional 

7 boxer, boxing promoter, agent, fight man8 ager, matchmaker, referee, judge, or in any 

9 other capacity in the conduct of the busi10 ness of professional boxing; 

11 ‘‘(ii) have any pecuniary interest in 

12 the earnings of any boxer or the proceeds 

13 or outcome of any boxing match; or 

14 ‘‘(iii) serve as a member of a boxing 

15 commission. 

16 ‘‘(3) BIPARTISAN MEMBERSHIP.—Not more 

17 than 2 members of the Commission may be members 

18 of the same political party. 

19 ‘‘(4) GEOGRAPHIC BALANCE.—Not more than 2 

20 members of the Commission may be residents of the 

21 same geographic region of the United States when 

22 appointed to the Commission. For purposes of the 

23 preceding sentence, the area of the United States 

24 east of the Mississippi River is a geographic region, 
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1 and the area of the United States west of the Mis2 sissippi River is a geographic region. 

3 ‘‘(5) TERMS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of a mem5 ber of the Commission shall be 3 years. 

6 ‘‘(B) REAPPOINTMENT.—Members of the 

7 Commission may be reappointed to the Com8 mission. 

9 ‘‘(C) MIDTERM VACANCIES.—A member of 

10 the Commission appointed to fill a vacancy in 

11 the Commission occurring before the expiration 

12 of the term for which the member’s predecessor 

13 was appointed shall be appointed for the re14 mainder of that unexpired term. 

15 ‘‘(D) CONTINUATION PENDING REPLACE16 MENT.—A member of the Commission may 

17 serve after the expiration of that member’s 

18 term until a successor has taken office. 

19 ‘‘(6) REMOVAL.—A member of the Commission 

20 may be removed by the President only for cause. 

21 ‘‘(c) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall em23 ploy an Executive Director to perform the adminis24 trative functions of the Commission under this Act, 
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1 and such other functions and duties of the Commis2 sion as the Commission shall specify. 

3 ‘‘(2) DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS.—Subject to 

4 the authority, direction, and control of the Commis5 sion the Executive Director shall carry out the func6 tions and duties of the Commission under this Act. 

7 ‘‘(d) GENERAL COUNSEL.—The Commission shall 

8 employ a General Counsel to provide legal counsel and ad9 vice to the Executive Director and the Commission in the 

10 performance of its functions under this Act, and to carry 

11 out such other functions and duties as the Commission 

12 shall specify. 

13 ‘‘(e) STAFF.—The Commission shall employ such ad14 ditional staff as the Commission considers appropriate to 

15 assist the Executive Director and the General Counsel in 

16 carrying out the functions and duties of the Commission 

17 under this Act. 

18 ‘‘(f) COMPENSATION.— 

19 ‘‘(1) MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 

21 Commission shall be compensated at a rate 

22 equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate 

23 of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Exec24 utive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 

25 United States Code, for each day (including 
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1 travel time) during which such member is en2 gaged in the performance of the duties of the 

3 Commission. 

4 ‘‘(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members 

5 of the Commission shall be allowed travel ex6 penses, including per diem in lieu of subsist7 ence, at rates authorized for employees of agen8 cies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 

9 United States Code, while away from their 

10 homes or regular places of business in the per11 formance of services for the Commission. 

12 ‘‘(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF.—The 

13 Commission shall fix the compensation of the Execu14 tive Director, the General Counsel, and other per15 sonnel of the Commission. The rate of pay for the 

16 Executive Director, the General Counsel, and other 

17 personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level 

18 V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 

19 title 5, United States Code. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 203. FUNCTIONS. 

21 ‘‘(a) PRIMARY FUNCTIONS.—The primary functions 

22 of the Commission are— 

23 ‘‘(1) to protect the health, safety, and general 

24 interests of boxers consistent with the provisions of 

25 this Act; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) to ensure uniformity, fairness, and integ2 rity in professional boxing. 

3 ‘‘(b) SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS.—The Commission 

4 shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) administer title I of this Act; 

6 ‘‘(2) promulgate uniform standards for profes7 sional boxing in consultation with the Association of 

8 Boxing Commissions; 

9 ‘‘(3) except as otherwise determined by the 

10 Commission, oversee all professional boxing matches 

11 in the United States; 

12 ‘‘(4) work with the boxing commissions of the 

13 several States and tribal organizations— 

14 ‘‘(A) to improve the safety, integrity, and 

15 professionalism of professional boxing in the 

16 United States; 

17 ‘‘(B) to enhance physical, medical, finan18 cial, and other safeguards established for the 

19 protection of professional boxers; and 

20 ‘‘(C) to improve the status and standards 

21 of professional boxing in the United States; 

22 ‘‘(5) ensure, in cooperation with the Attorney 

23 General (who shall represent the Commission in any 

24 judicial proceeding under this Act), the chief law en25 forcement officer of the several States, and other ap-
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1 propriate officers and agencies of Federal, State, 

2 and local government, that Federal and State laws 

3 applicable to professional boxing matches in the 

4 United States are vigorously, effectively, and fairly 

5 enforced; 

6 ‘‘(6) review boxing commission regulations for 

7 professional boxing and provide assistance to such 

8 authorities in meeting minimum standards pre9 scribed by the Commission under this title; 

10 ‘‘(7) serve as the coordinating body for all ef11 forts in the United States to establish and maintain 

12 uniform minimum health and safety standards for 

13 professional boxing; 

14 ‘‘(8) if the Commission determines it to be ap15 propriate, publish a newspaper, magazine, or other 

16 publication and establish and maintain a website 

17 consistent with the purposes of the Commission; 

18 ‘‘(9) procure the temporary and intermittent 

19 services of experts and consultants to the extent au20 thorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 

21 Code, at rates the Commission determines to be rea22 sonable; and 

23 ‘‘(10) promulgate rules, regulations, and guid24 ance, and take any other action necessary and prop-
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1 er to accomplish the purposes of, and consistent 

2 with, the provisions of this title. 

3 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITIONS.—The Commission may not— 

4 ‘‘(1) promote boxing events or rank professional 

5 boxers; or 

6 ‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to, or author7 ize the use of the name of the Commission by, box8 ing commissions that do not comply with require9 ments of the Commission. 

10 ‘‘(d) USE OF NAME.—The Commission shall have the 

11 exclusive right to use the name ‘United States Boxing 

12 Commission’. Any person who, without the permission of 

13 the Commission, uses that name or any other exclusive 

14 name, trademark, emblem, symbol, or insignia of the Com15 mission for the purpose of inducing the sale or exchange 

16 of any goods or services, or to promote any exhibition, per17 formance, or sporting event, shall be subject to suit in a 

18 civil action by the Commission for the remedies provided 

19 in the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly known as the 

20 ‘Trademark Act of 1946’; 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.). 

21 ‘‘SEC. 204. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF BOXING PER22 SONNEL. 

23 ‘‘(a) LICENSING.— 

24 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE.—No person 

25 may compete in a professional boxing match or serve 
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1 as a boxing manager, boxing promoter, or sanc2 tioning organization for a professional boxing match 

3 except as provided in a license granted to that per4 son under this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION AND TERM.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission 

7 shall— 

8 ‘‘(i) establish application procedures, 

9 forms, and fees; 

10 ‘‘(ii) establish and publish appropriate 

11 standards for licenses granted under this 

12 section; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) issue a license to any person 

14 who, as determined by the Commission, 

15 meets the standards established by the 

16 Commission under this title. 

17 ‘‘(B) DURATION.—A license issued under 

18 this section shall be for a renewable— 

19 ‘‘(i) 4-year term for a boxer; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) 2-year term for any other person. 

21 ‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.—The Commission may 

22 issue a license under this paragraph through 

23 boxing commissions or in a manner determined 

24 by the Commission. 

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1 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Commission may pre2 scribe and charge reasonable fees for the licensing of 

3 persons under this title. The Commission may set, 

4 charge, and adjust varying fees on the basis of clas5 sifications of persons, functions, and events deter6 mined appropriate by the Commission. 

7 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—In setting and charging 

8 fees under paragraph (1), the Commission shall en9 sure that, to the maximum extent practicable— 

10 ‘‘(A) club boxing is not adversely effected; 

11 ‘‘(B) sanctioning organizations and pro12 moters pay comparatively the largest portion of 

13 the fees; and 

14 ‘‘(C) boxers pay as small a portion of the 

15 fees as is possible. 

16 ‘‘(3) COLLECTION.—Fees established under this 

17 subsection may be collected through boxing commis18 sions or by any other means determined appropriate 

19 by the Commission. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 205. NATIONAL REGISTRY OF BOXING PERSONNEL. 

21 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRY.—The Commis22 sion shall establish and maintain (or authorize a third 

23 party to establish and maintain) a unified national com24 puterized registry for the collection, storage, and retrieval 

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1 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The information in the registry 

2 shall include the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) BOXERS.—A list of professional boxers 

4 and data in the medical registry established under 

5 section 114 of this Act, which the Commission shall 

6 secure from disclosure in accordance with the con7 fidentiality requirements of section 114(c). 

8 ‘‘(2) OTHER PERSONNEL.—Information (perti9 nent to the sport of professional boxing) on boxing 

10 promoters, boxing matchmakers, boxing managers, 

11 trainers, cut men, referees, boxing judges, physi12 cians, and any other personnel determined by the 

13 Commission as performing a professional activity for 

14 professional boxing matches. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 206. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS. 

16 ‘‘The Commission shall consult with the Association 

17 of Boxing Commissions— 

18 ‘‘(1) before prescribing any regulation or estab19 lishing any standard under the provisions of this 

20 title; and 

21 ‘‘(2) not less than once each year regarding 

22 matters relating to professional boxing. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 207. MISCONDUCT. 

24 ‘‘(a) SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE OR

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1 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Commission may, after 

2 notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend or re3 voke any license issued under this title if the Com4 mission finds that— 

5 ‘‘(A) the license holder has violated any 

6 provision of this Act; 

7 ‘‘(B) there are reasonable grounds for be8 lief that a standard prescribed by the Commis9 sion under this title is not being met, or that 

10 bribery, collusion, intentional losing, racket11 eering, extortion, or the use of unlawful threats, 

12 coercion, or intimidation have occurred in con13 nection with a license; or 

14 ‘‘(C) the suspension or revocation is nec15 essary for the protection of health and safety or 

16 is otherwise in the public interest. 

17 ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF SUSPENSION.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A suspension of a li19 cense under this section shall be effective for a 

20 period determined appropriate by the Commis21 sion except as provided in subparagraph (B). 

22 ‘‘(B) SUSPENSION FOR MEDICAL REA23 SONS.—In the case of a suspension or denial of 

24 the license of a boxer for medical reasons by the 

25 Commission, the Commission may terminate 
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1 the suspension or denial at any time that a phy2 sician certifies that the boxer is fit to partici3 pate in a professional boxing match. The Com4 mission shall prescribe the standards and proce5 dures for accepting certifications under this 

6 subparagraph. 

7 ‘‘(3) PERIOD OF REVOCATION.—In the case of 

8 a revocation of the license of a boxer, the revocation 

9 shall be for a period of not less than 1 year. 

10 ‘‘(b) INVESTIGATIONS AND INJUNCTIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Commission may— 

12 ‘‘(A) conduct any investigation that it con13 siders necessary to determine whether any per14 son has violated, or is about to violate, any pro15 vision of this Act or any regulation prescribed 

16 under this Act; 

17 ‘‘(B) require or permit any person to file 

18 with it a statement in writing, under oath or 

19 otherwise as the Commission shall determine, 

20 as to all the facts and circumstances concerning 

21 the matter to be investigated; 

22 ‘‘(C) in its discretion, publish information 

23 concerning any violations; and 

24 ‘‘(D) investigate any facts, conditions, 

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1 of the provisions of this Act, in the prescribing 

2 of regulations under this Act, or in securing in3 formation to serve as a basis for recommending 

4 legislation concerning the matters to which this 

5 Act relates. 

6 ‘‘(2) POWERS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of 

8 any investigation under paragraph (1) or any 

9 other proceeding under this title— 

10 ‘‘(i) any officer designated by the 

11 Commission may administer oaths and af12 firmations, subpoena or otherwise compel 

13 the attendance of witnesses, take evidence, 

14 and require the production of any books, 

15 papers, correspondence, memoranda, or 

16 other records the Commission considers 

17 relevant or material to the inquiry; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) the provisions of sections 6002 

19 and 6004 of title 18, United States Code, 

20 shall apply. 

21 ‘‘(B) WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.—The 

22 attendance of witnesses and the production of 

23 any documents under subparagraph (A) may be 

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1 including Indian land, at any designated place 

2 of hearing. 

3 ‘‘(3) ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENAS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) CIVIL ACTION.—In case of contumacy 

5 by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any 

6 person, the Commission may file an action in 

7 any district court of the United States within 

8 the jurisdiction of which an investigation or 

9 proceeding is carried out, or where that person 

10 resides or carries on business, to enforce the at11 tendance and testimony of witnesses and the 

12 production of books, papers, correspondence, 

13 memorandums, and other records. The court 

14 may issue an order requiring the person to ap15 pear before the Commission to produce records, 

16 if so ordered, or to give testimony concerning 

17 the matter under investigation or in question. 

18 ‘‘(B) FAILURE TO OBEY.—Any failure to 

19 obey an order issued by a court under subpara20 graph (A) may be punished as contempt of that 

21 court. 

22 ‘‘(C) PROCESS.—All process in any con23 tempt case under subparagraph (A) may be 

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1 son is an inhabitant or in which the person may 

2 be found. 

3 ‘‘(4) EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No person may be ex5 cused from attending and testifying or from 

6 producing books, papers, contracts, agreements, 

7 and other records and documents before the 

8 Commission, in obedience to the subpoena of 

9 the Commission, or in any cause or proceeding 

10 instituted by the Commission, on the ground 

11 that the testimony or evidence, documentary or 

12 otherwise, required of that person may tend to 

13 incriminate the person or subject the person to 

14 a penalty or forfeiture. 

15 ‘‘(B) LIMITED IMMUNITY.—No individual 

16 may be prosecuted or subject to any penalty or 

17 forfeiture for, or on account of, any transaction, 

18 matter, or thing concerning the matter about 

19 which that individual is compelled, after having 

20 claimed a privilege against self-incrimination, to 

21 testify or produce evidence, documentary or 

22 otherwise, except that the individual so testi23 fying shall not be exempt from prosecution and 

24 punishment for perjury committed in so testi25 fying. 
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1 ‘‘(5) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—If the Commission 

2 determines that any person is engaged or about to 

3 engage in any act or practice that constitutes a vio4 lation of any provision of this Act, or of any regula5 tion prescribed under this Act, the Commission may 

6 bring an action in the appropriate district court of 

7 the United States, the United States District Court 

8 for the District of Columbia, or the United States 

9 courts of any territory or other place subject to the 

10 jurisdiction of the United States, to enjoin the act 

11 or practice, and upon a proper showing, the court 

12 shall grant without bond a permanent or temporary 

13 injunction or restraining order. 

14 ‘‘(6) MANDAMUS.—Upon application of the 

15 Commission, the district courts of the United States, 

16 the United States District Court for the District of 

17 Columbia, and the United States courts of any terri18 tory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the 

19 United States, shall have jurisdiction to issue writs 

20 of mandamus commanding any person to comply 

21 with the provisions of this Act or any order of the 

22 Commission. 

23 ‘‘(c) INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTIONS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, on behalf 

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1 vided under rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

2 Procedure in any civil action relating to professional 

3 boxing filed in a district court of the United States. 

4 ‘‘(2) AMICUS FILING.—The Commission may 

5 file a brief in any action filed in a court of the 

6 United States on behalf of the public interest in any 

7 case relating to professional boxing. 

8 ‘‘(d) HEARINGS BY COMMISSION.—Hearings con9 ducted by the Commission under this Act shall be public 

10 and may be held before any officer of the Commission. 

11 The Commission shall keep appropriate records of the 

12 hearings. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 208. NONINTERFERENCE WITH BOXING COMMIS14 SIONS. 

15 ‘‘(a) NONINTERFERENCE.—Nothing in this Act pro16 hibits any boxing commission from exercising any of its 

17 powers, duties, or functions with respect to the regulation 

18 or supervision of professional boxing or professional box19 ing matches to the extent not inconsistent with the provi20 sions of this Act. 

21 ‘‘(b) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—Nothing in this Act 

22 prohibits any boxing commission from enforcing local 

23 standards or requirements that exceed the minimum 

24 standards or requirements promulgated by the Commis25 sion under this Act. 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 209. ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER AGENCIES. 

2 ‘‘Any employee of any executive department, agency, 

3 bureau, board, commission, office, independent establish4 ment, or instrumentality may be detailed to the Commis5 sion, upon the request of the Commission, on a reimburs6 able or nonreimbursable basis, with the consent of the ap7 propriate authority having jurisdiction over the employee. 

8 While so detailed, an employee shall continue to receive 

9 the compensation provided pursuant to law for the employ10 ee’s regular position of employment and shall retain, with11 out interruption, the rights and privileges of that employ12 ment. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 210. REPORTS. 

14 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Commission shall sub15 mit a report on its activities to the Senate Committee on 

16 Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of 

17 Representatives Committee on Commerce each year. The 

18 annual report shall include— 

19 ‘‘(1) a detailed discussion of the activities of the 

20 Commission for the year covered by the report; and 

21 ‘‘(2) an overview of the licensing and enforce22 ment activities of the State and tribal organization 

23 boxing commissions. 

24 ‘‘(b) PUBLIC REPORT.—The Commission shall annu25 ally issue and publicize a report of the Commission on the 

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1 lands in the reform of professional boxing, which shall in2 clude comments on issues of continuing concern to the 

3 Commission. 

4 ‘‘(c) FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE COMMIS5 SION.—The first annual report under this title shall be 

6 submitted not later than 2 years after the effective date 

7 of this title. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 211. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION. 

9 ‘‘(a) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION.—The requirements 

10 for licensing under this title do not apply to a person for 

11 the performance of an activity as a boxer, boxing judge, 

12 or referee, or the performance of any other professional 

13 activity in relation to a professional boxing match, if the 

14 person is licensed by a boxing commission to perform that 

15 activity as of the effective date of this title. 

16 ‘‘(b) EXPIRATION.—The exemption under subsection 

17 (a) with respect to a license issued by a boxing commission 

18 expires on the earlier of— 

19 ‘‘(1) the date on which the license expires; or 

20 ‘‘(2) the date that is 2 years after the date of 

21 the enactment of the Professional Boxing Amend22 ments Act of 2005. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 212. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap25 propriated for the Commission for each fiscal year such 
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1 sums as may be necessary for the Commission to perform 

2 its functions for that fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(b) RECEIPTS CREDITED AS OFFSETTING COLLEC4 TIONS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United 

5 States Code, any fee collected under this title— 

6 ‘‘(1) shall be credited as offsetting collections to 

7 the account that finances the activities and services 

8 for which the fee is imposed; 

9 ‘‘(2) shall be available for expenditure only to 

10 pay the costs of activities and services for which the 

11 fee is imposed; and 

12 ‘‘(3) shall remain available until expended.’’. 

13 SEC. 23. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

14 (a) PBSA.—The Professional Boxing Safety Act of 

15 1996, as amended by this Act, is further amended— 

16 (1) by amending section 1 to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

18 ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

19 ‘Professional Boxing Safety Act’. 

20 ‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 

21 for this Act is as follows: 

‘‘Section 1. Short title; table of contents. 

‘‘Sec. 2. Definitions. 

‘‘TITLE I—PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY 

‘‘Sec. 101. Purposes. 

‘‘Sec. 102. Approval or sanction requirement. 

‘‘Sec. 103. Safety standards. 

‘‘Sec. 104. Registration. 

‘‘Sec. 105. Review. 
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‘‘Sec. 106. Reporting. 

‘‘Sec. 107. Contract requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 108. Protection from coercive contracts. 

‘‘Sec. 109. Sanctioning organizations. 

‘‘Sec. 110. Required disclosures to State boxing commissions by sanctioning organizations. 

‘‘Sec. 111. Required disclosures by promoters and broadcasters. 

‘‘Sec. 112. Medical registry. 

‘‘Sec. 113. Confidentiality. 

‘‘Sec. 114. Judges and referees. 

‘‘Sec. 115. Conflicts of interest. 

‘‘Sec. 116. Enforcement. 

‘‘Sec. 117. Professional boxing matches conducted on Indian lands. 

‘‘Sec. 118. Relationship with State or Tribal law. 

‘‘TITLE II—UNITED STATES BOXING COMMISSION 

‘‘Sec. 201. Purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 202. United States Boxing Commission. 

‘‘Sec. 203. Functions. 

‘‘Sec. 204. Licensing and registration of boxing personnel. 

‘‘Sec. 205. National registry of boxing personnel. 

‘‘Sec. 206. Consultation requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 207. Misconduct. 

‘‘Sec. 208. Noninterference with boxing commissions. 

‘‘Sec. 209. Assistance from other agencies. 

‘‘Sec. 210. Reports. 

‘‘Sec. 211. Initial implementation. 

‘‘Sec. 212. Authorization of appropriations.’’; 

1 (2) by inserting before section 3 the following: 

2 ‘‘TITLE I—PROFESSIONAL 

3 BOXING SAFETY’’; 

4 (3) by redesignating sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 

5 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, and 22 

6 as sections 101 through 118, respectively; 

7 (4) in section 113(b) (as so redesignated), by 

8 striking ‘‘section 13’’ and inserting ‘‘section 111’’; 

9 (5) in section 116(b)(1) (as so redesignated), by 

10 striking ‘‘9(b), 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 16,’’ and in11 serting ‘‘107, 108, 109, 110, 111, or 114,’’; 
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1 (6) in section 116(b)(2) (as so redesignated), by 

2 striking ‘‘9(b), 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 16’’ and in3 serting ‘‘107, 108, 109, 110, 111, or 114’’; 

4 (7) in section 116(b)(3) (as so redesignated), by 

5 striking ‘‘section 17(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

6 115(a)’’; 

7 (8) in section 116(e)(3) (as so redesignated), by 

8 striking ‘‘section 10’’ and inserting ‘‘section 108’’; 

9 and 

10 (9) by striking ‘‘of this Act’’ each place it ap11 pears in sections 101 through 120 (as so redesig12 nated) and inserting ‘‘of this title’’. 

13 (b) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Section 5315 of 

14 title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

15 end the following: 

16 ‘‘Members of the United States Boxing Commission.’’. 

17 SEC. 24. STUDY AND REPORT ON DEFINITION OF PRO18 MOTER. 

19 (a) STUDY.—The United States Boxing Commission 

20 shall conduct a study on how the term ‘‘promoter’’ should 

21 be defined for purposes of the Professional Boxing Safety 

22 Act. 

23 (b) HEARINGS.—As part of that study, the Commis24 sion shall hold hearings and solicit testimony at those 

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1 cable, and satellite program service providers, hotels, casi2 nos, resorts, and other commercial establishments that 

3 host or sponsor professional boxing matches, and other in4 terested parties with respect to the definition of that term 

5 as it is used in the Professional Boxing Safety Act. 

6 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 

8 submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

9 Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on En10 ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a re11 port on the study conducted under subsection (a). The re12 port shall— 

13 (1) set forth a proposed definition of the term 

14 ‘‘promoter’’ for purposes of the Professional Boxing 

15 Safety Act; and 

16 (2) describe the findings, conclusions, and ra17 tionale of the Commission for the proposed defini18 tion, together with any recommendations of the 

19 Commission, based on the study. 

20 SEC. 25. EFFECTIVE DATES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

22 (b), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 

23 on the date of enactment of this Act. 

24 (b) 1-YEAR DELAY FOR CERTAIN TITLE II PROVI25 SIONS.—Sections 205 through 212 of the Professional 
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1 Boxing Safety Act of 1996, as added by section 22 of this 

2 Act, shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act. 

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