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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5395 

To establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the 

Professional Boxing Safety Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 1, 2014 

Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. MEEKS, and Mr. 

CARTWRIGHT) 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 establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Professional Boxing Safety 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 2013’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 


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Sec. 2. Amendment of Professional Boxing Safety Act. 

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. Medical registry. 

Sec. 17. Conflicts of interest. 

Sec. 18. Enforcement. 

Sec. 19. Repeal of deadwood. 

Sec. 20. Recognition of tribal law. 

Sec. 21. Establishment of United States Boxing Commission. 

Sec. 22. Study and report on definition of promoter. 

Sec. 23. Effective date. 

1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY 

2 ACT. 

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 (Public Law 104–272; 15 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), 

9 as redesignated by section 21(b)(1)(A). 

10 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

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

12 amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

14 ‘‘In this Act: 


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1 ‘‘(1) BOUT AGREEMENT.—The term ‘bout 

2 agreement’ means a contract between a promoter 

3 and a boxer that requires the boxer to participate in 

4 a professional boxing match for a particular date. 

5 ‘‘(2) BOXER.—The term ‘boxer’ means an indi6 vidual who fights in a professional boxing match. 

7 ‘‘(3) BOXING COMMISSION.—The term ‘boxing 

8 commission’ means an entity authorized under State 

9 or tribal law to regulate professional boxing 

10 matches. 

11 ‘‘(4) BOXER REGISTRY.—The term ‘boxer reg12 istry’ means any entity certified by the Commission 

13 for the purposes of maintaining records and identi14 fication of boxers. 

15 ‘‘(5) BOXING SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term 

16 ‘boxing service provider’ means a promoter, man17 ager, sanctioning body, licensee, or matchmaker. 

18 ‘‘(6) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ 

19 means the United States Boxing Commission. 

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 


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1 meanings given such terms in section 4 of the In2 dian Gaming 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.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

25 subparagraph (B), the term ‘professional boxing 


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1 match’ means a boxing contest held in the 

2 United States between individuals for financial 

3 compensation. 

4 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘professional 

5 boxing match’ does not include a boxing contest 

6 that is regulated by a duly recognized amateur 

7 sports organization, as approved by the Com8 mission. 

9 ‘‘(14) PROMOTER.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

11 subparagraph (B), the term ‘promoter’ means 

12 the person primarily responsible for organizing, 

13 promoting, and producing a professional boxing 

14 match. 

15 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘promoter’ 

16 does not include a hotel, casino, resort, or other 

17 commercial establishment hosting or sponsoring 

18 a professional boxing match unless— 

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

20 commercial establishment is primarily re21 sponsible for organizing, promoting, and 

22 producing the match; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) there is no other person pri24 marily responsible for organizing, pro25 moting, and producing the match. 


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

2 ‘promotional agreement’ means a contract, for the 

3 acquisition of rights relating to a boxer’s participa4 tion in a professional boxing match or series of box5 ing matches (including the right to sell, distribute, 

6 exhibit, or license the match or matches), with— 

7 ‘‘(A) the boxer who is to participate in the 

8 match or matches; or 

9 ‘‘(B) the nominee of a boxer who is to par10 ticipate in the match or matches, or the nomi11 nee is an entity that is owned, controlled or 

12 held in trust for the boxer unless that nominee 

13 or entity is a licensed promoter who is con14 veying a portion of the rights previously ac15 quired. 

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

17 the several States of the United States, the District 

18 of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any territory or pos19 session of the United States, including the Virgin Is20 lands. 

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

22 ‘sanctioning organization’ means an organization, 

23 other than a boxing commission, that sanctions pro24 fessional boxing matches, ranks professional boxers, 


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1 or charges a sanctioning fee for professional boxing 

2 matches in the United States— 

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

4 different States; or 

5 ‘‘(B) that are advertised, otherwise pro6 moted, or broadcast (including closed circuit 

7 television) in interstate commerce. 

8 ‘‘(18) SUSPENSION.—The term ‘suspension’ in9 cludes within its meaning the temporary revocation 

10 of a boxing license. 

11 ‘‘(19) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘trib12 al organization’ has the meaning given such term in 

13 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu14 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).’’. 

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

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

17 ‘‘SEC. 21. PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCHES CONDUCTED 

18 ON INDIAN LANDS. 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro20 vision of law, a tribal organization may establish a boxing 

21 commission to regulate professional boxing matches held 

22 on Indian land under the jurisdiction of that tribal organi23 zation. 

24 ‘‘(b) STANDARDS AND LICENSING.—A tribal organi25 zation that establishes a boxing commission shall, by tribal 


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1 ordinance or resolution, establish and provide for the im2 plementation of health and safety standards, licensing re3 quirements, and other requirements relating to the con4 duct of professional boxing matches that are at least as 

5 restrictive as— 

6 ‘‘(1) the otherwise applicable requirements of 

7 the State in which the Indian land on which the pro8 fessional boxing match is held is located; or 

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

10 States Boxing Commission. 

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

12 TRIBAL LANDS.—The provisions of this Act apply to pro13 fessional boxing matches held on tribal lands to the same 

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

15 boxing matches held in any State.’’. 

16 SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 

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

18 striking ‘‘State’’. 

19 SEC. 5. UNITED STATES BOXING COMMISSION APPROVAL, 

20 OR ABC OR COMMISSION SANCTION, RE21 QUIRED FOR MATCHES. 

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

23 amended to read as follows: 


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

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may arrange, pro3 mote, organize, produce, or fight in a professional boxing 

4 match within the United States unless the match— 

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

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

7 tribal organization, that regulates professional box8 ing matches in accordance with standards and cri9 teria established by the Commission. 

10 ‘‘(b) APPROVAL PRESUMED.— 

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

12 (a), the Commission shall be presumed to have ap13 proved any match other than— 

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

15 Commission has been informed of an alleged 

16 violation of this Act and with respect to which 

17 it has notified the supervising boxing commis18 sion that it does not approve; 

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

20 championship match; 

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

22 more; or 

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

24 has— 

25 ‘‘(i) suffered 10 consecutive defeats in 

26 professional boxing matches; or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) has been knocked out 5 consecu2 tive times in professional boxing matches. 

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

4 Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commission 

5 shall be presumed to have approved a match de6 scribed in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of para7 graph (1) if— 

8 ‘‘(A) the Commission has delegated its ap9 proval authority with respect to that match to 

10 a boxing commission; and 

11 ‘‘(B) the boxing commission has approved 

12 the match. 

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

14 be otherwise provided by the Commission by rule, in 

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

16 knocked down and unable to continue after a count 

17 of 10 by the referee or stopped from continuing be18 cause of a technical knockout.’’. 

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

20 U.S.C. 6310) is hereby repealed. 

21 SEC. 6. SAFETY STANDARDS. 

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

23 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

24 striking ‘‘requirements or an alternative requirement 

25 in effect under regulations of a boxing commission 


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1 that provides equivalent protection of the health and 

2 safety of boxers:’’ and inserting ‘‘requirements:’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

4 following: ‘‘The examination shall include testing for 

5 infectious diseases in accordance with standards es6 tablished by the Commission.’’; 

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

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(2) An ambulance continuously present on 

10 site.’’; 

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

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

13 after paragraph (2), as added by paragraph (3), the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(3) Emergency medical personnel with appro16 priate resuscitation equipment continuously present 

17 on site.’’; and 

18 (5) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by para19 graph (4), by striking ‘‘match.’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘match in an amount prescribed by the Commis21 sion.’’. 

22 SEC. 7. REGISTRATION. 

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

24 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or Indian 

25 tribe’’ after ‘‘State’’ the second place it appears; 


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1 (2) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) by striking the first sentence and in3 serting ‘‘A boxing commission shall, in accord4 ance with requirements established by the Com5 mission, make a health and safety disclosure to 

6 a boxer when issuing an identification card to 

7 that boxer.’’; and 

8 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

9 ‘‘should’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, at a minimum,’’; 

10 and 

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

12 ‘‘(d) COPY OF REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION

13 CARDS TO BE SENT TO COMMISSION.—A boxing commis14 sion shall furnish a copy of each registration received 

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

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

17 SEC. 8. REVIEW. 

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

19 (1) in subsection (a)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that, ex21 cept as provided in subsection (b), no’’ and in22 serting ‘‘that no’’; and 

23 (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and 

24 inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(3) Procedures to review a summary suspen2 sion when a hearing before the boxing commission is 

3 requested by a boxer, licensee, manager, match4 maker, promoter, or other boxing service provider 

5 which provides an opportunity for that person to 

6 present evidence.’’; 

7 (2) by striking subsection (b); and 

8 (3) by striking ‘‘(a) PROCEDURES.—’’. 

9 SEC. 9. REPORTING. 

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

11 (1) by striking ‘‘48 business hours’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘2 business days’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘each boxer registry.’’ and in14 serting ‘‘the Commission.’’. 

15 SEC. 10. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 

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

17 follows: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 9. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 

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

20 with the Association of Boxing Commissions, shall develop 

21 guidelines for minimum contractual provisions that shall 

22 be included in each bout agreement, boxer-manager con23 tract, and promotional agreement. Each boxing commis24 sion shall ensure that these minimal contractual provisions 


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1 are present in any such agreement or contract submitted 

2 to it. 

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

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

5 shall submit a copy of each boxer-manager contract 

6 and each promotional agreement between that man7 ager or promoter and a boxer to the Commission, 

8 and, if requested, to the boxing commission with ju9 risdiction over the bout. 

10 ‘‘(2) BOXING COMMISSION.—A boxing commis11 sion may not approve a professional boxing match 

12 unless a copy of the bout agreement related to that 

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

14 ‘‘(c) BOND OR OTHER SURETY.—A boxing commis15 sion may not approve a professional boxing match unless 

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

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

18 with the boxing commission in an amount acceptable to 

19 the boxing commission.’’. 

20 SEC. 11. COERCIVE CONTRACTS. 

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

22 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3); 

23 and 

24 (2) in subsection (b)— 


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1 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

2 ‘‘OR ELIMINATION’’ after ‘‘MANDATORY’’; and 

3 (B) by inserting ‘‘or elimination’’ after 

4 ‘‘mandatory’’. 

5 SEC. 12. SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS. 

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

7 amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 11. SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS. 

9 ‘‘(a) OBJECTIVE CRITERIA.—Not later than 1 year 

10 after the date of the enactment of the Professional Boxing 

11 Amendments Act of 2013, the Commission shall develop 

12 guidelines for objective and consistent written criteria for 

13 the rating of professional boxers based on the athletic mer14 its and professional record of the boxers. Not later than 

15 90 days after the Commission’s promulgation of the guide16 lines, each sanctioning organization shall adopt the guide17 lines and commence following them. 

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

19 sanctioning organization shall, with respect to a change 

20 in the rating of a boxer previously rated by such organiza21 tion in the top 10 boxers— 

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

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

24 including an explanation of the change, for a period 

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

2 thorough explanation in writing under penalty of 

3 perjury to the boxer and the Commission; 

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

5 the ratings change to the sanctioning organization; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(4) apply the objective criteria for ratings re8 quired under subsection (a) in considering any such 

9 appeal. 

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

11 with an appeal under subsection (b)(3), a sanctioning or12 ganization receives a petition from a boxer challenging 

13 that organization’s rating of the boxer, it shall (except to 

14 the extent otherwise required by the Commission), within 

15 7 days after receiving the petition— 

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

17 under penalty of perjury of the organization’s rating 

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

19 basis for its rating (including a response to any spe20 cific questions submitted by the boxer); and 

21 ‘‘(2) submit a copy of its explanation to the As22 sociation of Boxing Commissions and the Commis23 sion for their review.’’. 

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

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1 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 

2 ‘‘FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘UNITED STATES BOXING COMMISSION’’; and 

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

5 Trade Commission,’’ and inserting ‘‘United States 

6 Boxing Commission,’’. 

7 SEC. 13. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY SANCTIONING ORGA8 NIZATIONS. 

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

10 (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph 

11 (1) and inserting ‘‘Not later than 7 days after the 

12 date of a professional boxing match of 10 rounds or 

13 more, the sanctioning organization, if any, for that 

14 match shall provide to the Commission, and, if re15 quested, to the boxing commission in the State or on 

16 Indian land responsible for regulating the match, a 

17 written statement of—’’; 

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

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

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

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

22 SEC. 14. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY PROMOTERS AND 

23 BROADCASTERS. 

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1 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘PRO2 MOTERS.’’ and inserting ‘‘PROMOTERS AND

3 BROADCASTERS.’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (a)— 

5 (A) by striking the matter preceding para6 graph (1) and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(a) DISCLOSURES TO BOXING COMMISSIONS AND

8 THE COMMISSION.—Not later than 7 days after the date 

9 of a professional boxing match of 10 rounds or more, the 

10 promoter of any boxer participating in that match shall 

11 provide to the Commission, and, if requested, to the box12 ing commission in the State or on Indian land responsible 

13 for regulating the match—’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘writ15 ing,’’ and inserting ‘‘writing, other than a bout 

16 agreement previously provided to the commis17 sion,’’; and 

18 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

19 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

20 ‘‘all fees, charges, and expenses that will 

21 be’’ and inserting ‘‘a written statement of 

22 all fees, charges, and expenses that have 

23 been, or will be,’’; 

24 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

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1 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

2 ‘‘a statement of’’ before ‘‘any’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

5 by striking ‘‘A promoter shall not be entitled to 

6 receive any compensation directly or indirectly 

7 in connection with a boxing match until it pro8 vides to the boxer it promotes’’ and inserting 

9 the following: ‘‘Not later than 7 days after the 

10 date of a professional boxing match of 10 

11 rounds or more, the promoter of the match 

12 shall provide to each boxer participating in the 

13 bout or match with whom the promoter has a 

14 bout or promotional agreement a statement of’’; 

15 and 

16 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘match;’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘match, and that the promoter 

18 has paid, or agreed to pay, to any other person 

19 in connection with the match;’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(d) REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY BROADCASTERS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A broadcaster that owns 

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1 7 days after that match, provide to the Commis2 sion— 

3 ‘‘(A) a statement of any advance, guar4 antee, or license fee paid or owed by the broad5 caster to a promoter in connection with that 

6 match; 

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

8 on behalf of the broadcaster with— 

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

10 match; or 

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

12 promotional company, or other representa13 tive or the owner or representative of the 

14 site of the match; and 

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

16 received from the broadcast of the match. 

17 ‘‘(2) COPY TO BOXING COMMISSION.—Upon re18 quest from the boxing commission in the State or 

19 Indian land responsible for regulating a match to 

20 which paragraph (1) applies, a broadcaster shall 

21 provide the information described in paragraph (1) 

22 to that boxing commission. 

23 ‘‘(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The information pro24 vided to the Commission or to a boxing commission 

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1 not revealed by the Commission or a boxing commis2 sion, except that the Commission may publish an 

3 analysis of the data in aggregate form or in a man4 ner which does not disclose confidential information 

5 about identifiable broadcasters. 

6 ‘‘(4) TELEVISION BROADCAST RIGHTS.—In this 

7 subsection, the term ‘television broadcast rights’ 

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

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

10 multichannel video programming distributor as such 

11 terms are defined in sections 3 and 602 of the Com12 munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153 and 

13 522).’’. 

14 SEC. 15. JUDGES AND REFEREES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 16 (15 U.S.C. 6307h) is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘No person’’ and inserting the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(a) LICENSING AND ASSIGNMENT.—No person’’; 

20 and 

21 (2) in subsection (a), as designated by para22 graph (1)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘certified and approved’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘selected’’; and 


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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘or Indian lands’’ after 

2 ‘‘State’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(b) CHAMPIONSHIP AND 10-ROUND BOUTS.—In ad5 dition to the requirements of subsection (a), no person 

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

7 professional boxing match advertised to the public as a 

8 championship match or in a professional boxing match 

9 scheduled for 10 rounds or more unless all referees and 

10 judges participating in the match have been licensed by 

11 the Commission. 

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

13 sanctioning organization may provide a list of judges and 

14 referees deemed qualified by that organization to a boxing 

15 commission, but the boxing commission shall select, li16 cense, and appoint the judges and referees participating 

17 in the match. 

18 ‘‘(d) ASSIGNMENT OF NONRESIDENT JUDGES AND

19 REFEREES.—A boxing commission may assign judges and 

20 referees who reside outside that commission’s State or In21 dian land. 

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

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1 bursement for expenses, that the judge or referee has re2 ceived, or will receive, from any source for participation 

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

4 more, the judge or referee shall also provide such a state5 ment to the Commission.’’. 

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

7 U.S.C. 6307f) is hereby repealed. 

8 SEC. 16. MEDICAL REGISTRY. 

9 The Act, as amended by section 15, is further amend10 ed by inserting after section 13 (15 U.S.C. 6307e) the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 14. MEDICAL REGISTRY. 

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

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

15 and maintain, a medical registry that contains comprehen16 sive medical records and medical denials or suspensions 

17 for every licensed boxer. 

18 ‘‘(b) CONTENT; SUBMISSION.—The Commission shall 

19 determine— 

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

21 suspensions of a boxer that are to be forwarded to 

22 the medical registry; and 

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

24 and medical suspensions are to be submitted to the 

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1 ‘‘(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Commission shall es2 tablish confidentiality standards for the disclosure of per3 sonally identifiable information to boxing commissions 

4 that will— 

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

6 making relevant information available to the boxing 

7 commissions for use but not public disclosure; and 

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

9 protected.’’. 

10 SEC. 17. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 

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

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘enforces State boxing 

14 laws,’’ and inserting ‘‘implements State or trib15 al boxing laws, no officer or employee of the 

16 Commission,’’; 

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

18 ‘‘hold office in,’’; and 

19 (C) by striking the last sentence; and 

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

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(b) BOXERS.—A boxer may not own or control, di23 rectly or indirectly, an entity that promotes the boxer’s 

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

2 agreement with the boxer’s opponent; or 

3 ‘‘(2) providing any payment or other compensa4 tion to— 

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

6 in a bout with the boxer; 

7 ‘‘(B) the boxing commission that will regu8 late the bout; or 

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

10 bout.’’. 

11 SEC. 18. ENFORCEMENT. 

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

13 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) INJUNC14 TIONS.—’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) ACTIONS BY ATTOR15 NEY GENERAL.—’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘any offi17 cer or employee of the Commission,’’ after ‘‘laws,’’; 

18 (3) in subsection (c)— 

19 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

20 by inserting ‘‘has engaged in or’’ after ‘‘organi21 zation’’; and 

22 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘under 

23 subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection 

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

2 inserting ‘‘person’’. 

3 SEC. 19. REPEAL OF DEADWOOD. 

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

5 SEC. 20. RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL LAW. 

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

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

8 TRIBAL’’ after ‘‘STATE’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘State’’. 

11 SEC. 21. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES BOXING COM12 MISSION. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Act is amended by adding at 

14 the end the following: 

15 ‘‘TITLE II—UNITED STATES 

16 BOXING COMMISSION 

17 ‘‘SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 

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

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

20 sport of professional boxing. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 202. UNITED STATES BOXING COMMISSION. 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Boxing Com23 mission is established as a commission within the Depart24 ment of Commerce. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall con2 sist of 3 members appointed by the President, by 

3 and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

4 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.— 

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

6 Commission shall be a citizen of the United 

7 States who— 

8 ‘‘(i) has extensive experience in pro9 fessional boxing activities or in a field di10 rectly related to professional sports; 

11 ‘‘(ii) is of outstanding character and 

12 recognized integrity; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) is selected on the basis of train14 ing, experience, and qualifications and 

15 without regard to political party affiliation. 

16 ‘‘(B) SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR CER17 TAIN MEMBERS.—At least 1 member of the 

18 Commission shall be a former member of a local 

19 boxing authority. If practicable, at least 1 mem20 ber of the Commission shall be a physician or 

21 other health care professional duly licensed as 

22 such. 

23 ‘‘(C) DISINTERESTED PERSONS.—No 

24 member of the Commission may, while serving 

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1 ‘‘(i) be engaged as a professional 

2 boxer, boxing promoter, agent, fight man3 ager, matchmaker, referee, judge, or in any 

4 other capacity in the conduct of the busi5 ness of professional boxing; 

6 ‘‘(ii) have any pecuniary interest in 

7 the earnings of any boxer or the proceeds 

8 or outcome of any boxing match; or 

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

10 commission. 

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

12 than 2 members of the Commission may be members 

13 of the same political party. 

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

15 members of the Commission may be residents of the 

16 same geographic region of the United States when 

17 appointed to the Commission. For purposes of the 

18 preceding sentence, the area of the United States 

19 east of the Mississippi River is a geographic region, 

20 and the area of the United States west of the Mis21 sissippi River is a geographic region. 

22 ‘‘(5) TERMS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of a mem24 ber of the Commission shall be 3 years. 


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

2 Commission may be reappointed to the Com3 mission. 

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

5 the Commission appointed to fill a vacancy in 

6 the Commission occurring before the expiration 

7 of the term for which the member’s predecessor 

8 was appointed shall be appointed for the re9 mainder of that unexpired term. 

10 ‘‘(D) CONTINUATION PENDING REPLACE11 MENT.—A member of the Commission may 

12 serve after the expiration of that member’s 

13 term until a successor has taken office. 

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

15 may be removed by the President only for cause. 

16 ‘‘(c) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall em18 ploy an Executive Director to perform the adminis19 trative functions of the Commission under this Act, 

20 and such other functions and duties of the Commis21 sion as the Commission shall specify. 

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

23 the authority, direction, and control of the Commis24 sion the Executive Director shall carry out the func25 tions and duties of the Commission under this Act. 


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

2 employ a General Counsel to provide legal counsel and ad3 vice to the Executive Director and the Commission in the 

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

5 out such other functions and duties as the Commission 

6 shall specify. 

7 ‘‘(e) STAFF.—The Commission shall employ such ad8 ditional staff as the Commission considers appropriate to 

9 assist the Executive Director and the General Counsel in 

10 carrying out the functions and duties of the Commission 

11 under this Act. 

12 ‘‘(f) COMPENSATION.— 

13 ‘‘(1) MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.— 

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

15 Commission shall be compensated at a rate 

16 equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate 

17 of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Exec18 utive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 

19 United States Code, for each day (including 

20 travel time) during which such member is en21 gaged in the performance of the duties of the 

22 Commission. 

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1 ence, at rates authorized for employees of agen2 cies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 

3 United States Code, while away from their 

4 homes or regular places of business in the per5 formance of services for the Commission. 

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

7 Commission shall fix the compensation of the Execu8 tive Director, the General Counsel, and other per9 sonnel of the Commission. The rate of pay for the 

10 Executive Director, the General Counsel, and other 

11 personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level 

12 V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 

13 title 5, United States Code. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 203. FUNCTIONS. 

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

16 of the Commission are— 

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

18 interests of boxers consistent with the provisions of 

19 this Act; and 

20 ‘‘(2) to ensure uniformity, fairness, and integ21 rity in professional boxing. 

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

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1 ‘‘(2) promulgate uniform standards for profes2 sional boxing in consultation with the Association of 

3 Boxing Commissions; 

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

5 Commission, oversee all professional boxing matches 

6 in the United States; 

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

8 several States and tribal organizations— 

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

10 professionalism of professional boxing in the 

11 United States; 

12 ‘‘(B) to enhance physical, medical, finan13 cial, and other safeguards established for the 

14 protection of professional boxers; and 

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

16 of professional boxing in the United States; 

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

18 General (who shall represent the Commission in any 

19 judicial proceeding under this Act), the chief law en20 forcement officer of the several States, and other ap21 propriate officers and agencies of Federal, State, 

22 and local government, that Federal and State laws 

23 applicable to professional boxing matches in the 

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1 ‘‘(6) review boxing commission regulations for 

2 professional boxing and provide assistance to such 

3 authorities in meeting minimum standards pre4 scribed by the Commission under this title; 

5 ‘‘(7) serve as the coordinating body for all ef6 forts in the United States to establish and maintain 

7 uniform minimum health and safety standards for 

8 professional boxing; 

9 ‘‘(8) if the Commission determines it to be ap10 propriate, publish a newspaper, magazine, or other 

11 publication and establish and maintain a website 

12 consistent with the purposes of the Commission; 

13 ‘‘(9) procure the temporary and intermittent 

14 services of experts and consultants to the extent au15 thorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 

16 Code, at rates the Commission determines to be rea17 sonable; and 

18 ‘‘(10) promulgate rules, regulations, and guid19 ance, and take any other action necessary and prop20 er to accomplish the purposes of, and consistent 

21 with, the provisions of this title. 

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

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

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1 ‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to, or author2 ize the use of the name of the Commission by, box3 ing commissions that do not comply with require4 ments of the Commission. 

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

6 exclusive right to use the name ‘United States Boxing 

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

8 the Commission, uses that name or any other exclusive 

9 name, trademark, emblem, symbol, or insignia of the Com10 mission for the purpose of inducing the sale or exchange 

11 of any goods or services, or to promote any exhibition, per12 formance, or sporting event, shall be subject to suit in a 

13 civil action by the Commission for the remedies provided 

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

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

16 ‘‘SEC. 204. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF BOXING PER17 SONNEL. 

18 ‘‘(a) LICENSING.— 

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

20 may compete in a professional boxing match or serve 

21 as a boxing manager, boxing promoter, or sanc22 tioning organization for a professional boxing match 

23 except as provided in a license granted to that per24 son under this subsection. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission 

2 shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) establish application procedures, 

4 forms, and fees; 

5 ‘‘(ii) establish and publish appropriate 

6 standards for licenses granted under this 

7 section; and 

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

9 who, as determined by the Commission, 

10 meets the standards established by the 

11 Commission under this title. 

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

13 this section shall be for a renewable— 

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

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

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

17 issue a license under this paragraph through 

18 boxing commissions or in a manner determined 

19 by the Commission. 

20 ‘‘(b) LICENSING FEES.— 

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1 sifications of persons, functions, and events deter2 mined appropriate by the Commission. 

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

4 fees under paragraph (1), the Commission shall en5 sure that, to the maximum extent practicable— 

6 ‘‘(A) club boxing is not adversely affected; 

7 ‘‘(B) sanctioning organizations and pro8 moters pay comparatively the largest portion of 

9 the fees; and 

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

11 fees as is possible. 

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

13 subsection may be collected through boxing commis14 sions or by any other means determined appropriate 

15 by the Commission. 

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

17 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRY.—The Commis18 sion shall establish and maintain (or authorize a third 

19 party to establish and maintain) a unified national com20 puterized registry for the collection, storage, and retrieval 

21 of information related to the performance of its duties. 

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

23 shall include the following: 

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

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1 section 114 of this Act, which the Commission shall 

2 secure from disclosure in accordance with the con3 fidentiality requirements of section 114(c). 

4 ‘‘(2) OTHER PERSONNEL.—Information (perti5 nent to the sport of professional boxing) on boxing 

6 promoters, boxing matchmakers, boxing managers, 

7 trainers, cut men, referees, boxing judges, physi8 cians, and any other personnel determined by the 

9 Commission as performing a professional activity for 

10 professional boxing matches. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 206. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS. 

12 ‘‘The Commission shall consult with the Association 

13 of Boxing Commissions— 

14 ‘‘(1) before prescribing any regulation or estab15 lishing any standard under the provisions of this 

16 title; and 

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

18 matters relating to professional boxing. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 207. MISCONDUCT. 

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

21 REGISTRATION.— 

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

23 notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend or re24 voke any license issued under this title if the Com25 mission finds that— 


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

2 provision of this Act; 

3 ‘‘(B) there are reasonable grounds for be4 lief that a standard prescribed by the Commis5 sion under this title is not being met, or that 

6 bribery, collusion, intentional losing, racket7 eering, extortion, or the use of unlawful threats, 

8 coercion, or intimidation have occurred in con9 nection with a license; or 

10 ‘‘(C) the suspension or revocation is nec11 essary for the protection of health and safety or 

12 is otherwise in the public interest. 

13 ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF SUSPENSION.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A suspension of a li15 cense under this section shall be effective for a 

16 period determined appropriate by the Commis17 sion except as provided in subparagraph (B). 

18 ‘‘(B) SUSPENSION FOR MEDICAL REA19 SONS.—In the case of a suspension or denial of 

20 the license of a boxer for medical reasons by the 

21 Commission, the Commission may terminate 

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1 dures for accepting certifications under this 

2 subparagraph. 

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

4 a revocation of the license of a boxer, the revocation 

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

6 ‘‘(b) INVESTIGATIONS AND INJUNCTIONS.— 

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

8 ‘‘(A) conduct any investigation that it con9 siders necessary to determine whether any per10 son has violated, or is about to violate, any pro11 vision of this Act or any regulation prescribed 

12 under this Act; 

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

14 with it a statement in writing, under oath or 

15 otherwise as the Commission shall determine, 

16 as to all the facts and circumstances concerning 

17 the matter to be investigated; 

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

19 concerning any violations; and 

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

21 practices, or matters to aid in the enforcement 

22 of the provisions of this Act, in the prescribing 

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1 legislation concerning the matters to which this 

2 Act relates. 

3 ‘‘(2) POWERS.— 

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

5 any investigation under paragraph (1) or any 

6 other proceeding under this title— 

7 ‘‘(i) any officer designated by the 

8 Commission may administer oaths and af9 firmations, subpoena or otherwise compel 

10 the attendance of witnesses, take evidence, 

11 and require the production of any books, 

12 papers, correspondence, memoranda, or 

13 other records the Commission considers 

14 relevant or material to the inquiry; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the provisions of sections 6002 

16 and 6004 of title 18, United States Code, 

17 shall apply. 

18 ‘‘(B) WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.—The 

19 attendance of witnesses and the production of 

20 any documents under subparagraph (A) may be 

21 required from any place in the United States, 

22 including Indian land, at any designated place 

23 of hearing. 

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

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

3 person, the Commission may file an action in 

4 any district court of the United States within 

5 the jurisdiction of which an investigation or 

6 proceeding is carried out, or where that person 

7 resides or carries on business, to enforce the at8 tendance and testimony of witnesses and the 

9 production of books, papers, correspondence, 

10 memorandums, and other records. The court 

11 may issue an order requiring the person to ap12 pear before the Commission to produce records, 

13 if so ordered, or to give testimony concerning 

14 the matter under investigation or in question. 

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

16 obey an order issued by a court under subpara17 graph (A) may be punished as contempt of that 

18 court. 

19 ‘‘(C) PROCESS.—All process in any con20 tempt case under subparagraph (A) may be 

21 served in the judicial district in which the per22 son is an inhabitant or in which the person may 

23 be found. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No person may be ex2 cused from attending and testifying or from 

3 producing books, papers, contracts, agreements, 

4 and other records and documents before the 

5 Commission, in obedience to the subpoena of 

6 the Commission, or in any cause or proceeding 

7 instituted by the Commission, on the ground 

8 that the testimony or evidence, documentary or 

9 otherwise, required of that person may tend to 

10 incriminate the person or subject the person to 

11 a penalty or forfeiture. 

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

13 may be prosecuted or subject to any penalty or 

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

15 matter, or thing concerning the matter about 

16 which that individual is compelled, after having 

17 claimed a privilege against self-incrimination, to 

18 testify or produce evidence, documentary or 

19 otherwise, except that the individual so testi20 fying shall not be exempt from prosecution and 

21 punishment for perjury committed in so testi22 fying. 

23 ‘‘(5) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—If the Commission 

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1 lation of any provision of this Act, or of any regula2 tion prescribed under this Act, the Commission may 

3 bring an action in the appropriate district court of 

4 the United States, the United States District Court 

5 for the District of Columbia, or the United States 

6 courts of any territory or other place subject to the 

7 jurisdiction of the United States, to enjoin the act 

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

9 shall grant without bond a permanent or temporary 

10 injunction or restraining order. 

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

12 Commission, the district courts of the United States, 

13 the United States District Court for the District of 

14 Columbia, and the United States courts of any terri15 tory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the 

16 United States, shall have jurisdiction to issue writs 

17 of mandamus commanding any person to comply 

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

19 Commission. 

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

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

22 of the public interest, may intervene of right as pro23 vided under rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

24 Procedure in any civil action relating to professional 

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

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

3 United States on behalf of the public interest in any 

4 case relating to professional boxing. 

5 ‘‘(d) HEARINGS BY COMMISSION.—Hearings con6 ducted by the Commission under this Act shall be public 

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

8 The Commission shall keep appropriate records of the 

9 hearings. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 208. NONINTERFERENCE WITH BOXING COMMIS11 SIONS. 

12 ‘‘(a) NONINTERFERENCE.—Nothing in this Act pro13 hibits any boxing commission from exercising any of its 

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

15 or supervision of professional boxing or professional box16 ing matches to the extent not inconsistent with the provi17 sions of this Act. 

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

19 prohibits any boxing commission from enforcing local 

20 standards or requirements that exceed the minimum 

21 standards or requirements promulgated by the Commis22 sion under this Act. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 209. ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER AGENCIES. 

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1 ment, or instrumentality may be detailed to the Commis2 sion, upon the request of the Commission, on a reimburs3 able or nonreimbursable basis, with the consent of the ap4 propriate authority having jurisdiction over the employee. 

5 While so detailed, an employee shall continue to receive 

6 the compensation provided pursuant to law for the employ7 ee’s regular position of employment and shall retain, with8 out interruption, the rights and privileges of that employ9 ment. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 210. REPORTS. 

11 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not less frequently than 

12 once each year, the Commission shall submit to the Com13 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

14 Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

15 the House of Representatives a report on its activities. 

16 The annual report shall include— 

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

18 Commission for the year covered by the report; and 

19 ‘‘(2) an overview of the licensing and enforce20 ment activities of the State and tribal organization 

21 boxing commissions. 

22 ‘‘(b) PUBLIC REPORT.—Not less frequently than 

23 once each year, the Commission shall issue and publicize 

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1 of professional boxing, which shall include comments on 

2 issues of continuing concern to the Commission. 

3 ‘‘(c) FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE COMMIS4 SION.—The first annual report under this title shall be 

5 submitted not later than 2 years after the effective date 

6 of this title. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 211. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION. 

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

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

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

11 or referee, or the performance of any other professional 

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

13 person is licensed by a boxing commission to perform that 

14 activity as of the effective date of this title. 

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

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

17 expires on the earlier of— 

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

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

20 the enactment of the Professional Boxing Amend21 ments Act of 2013. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 212. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap24 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 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

14 (1) PBSA.—The Act is further amended— 

15 (A) by amending section 1 to read as fol16 lows: 

17 ‘‘SECTION 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: 

‘‘Sec. 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 and 

2 (B) by inserting before section 3 the fol3 lowing: 

4 ‘‘TITLE I—PROFESSIONAL 

5 BOXING SAFETY’’; 

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

7 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, and 

8 22 as sections 101 through 118, respectively; 

9 (D) in section 113, as redesignated— 

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

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

3 commission, an Attorney General, or the Commission may 

4 not disclose to the public any matter furnished by a pro5 moter under section 111.’’; 

6 (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘sec7 tion 13’’ and inserting ‘‘section 111’’; 

8 (E) in section 116, as redesignated— 

9 (i) in subsection (b)— 

10 (I) in paragraph (1), by striking 

11 ‘‘9(b), 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 16,’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 

13 or 114,’’; 

14 (II) in paragraph (2), by striking 

15 ‘‘9(b), 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 16’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 

17 or 114’’; and 

18 (III) in paragraph (3), by strik19 ing ‘‘section 17(a)’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘section 115(a)’’; and 

21 (ii) in subsection (e)(3), by striking 

22 ‘‘section 10’’ and inserting ‘‘section 108’’; 

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1 (F) in sections 101 through 120, as redes2 ignated, by striking ‘‘of this Act’’ each place it 

3 appears and inserting ‘‘of this title’’. 

4 (2) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Section 

5 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 

6 adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘Members of the United States Boxing Com8 mission.’’. 

9 SEC. 22. STUDY AND REPORT ON DEFINITION OF PRO10 MOTER. 

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

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

13 be defined for purposes of the Professional Boxing Safety 

14 Act, as redesignated by section 21(b)(1)(A). 

15 (b) HEARINGS.—As part of that study, the Commis16 sion shall hold hearings and solicit testimony at those 

17 hearings from boxers, managers, promoters, premium, 

18 cable, and satellite program service providers, hotels, casi19 nos, resorts, and other commercial establishments that 

20 host or sponsor professional boxing matches, and other in21 terested parties with respect to the definition of that term 

22 as it is used in the Professional Boxing Safety Act, as 

23 so redesignated. 

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1 to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor2 tation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 

3 Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on 

4 the study conducted under subsection (a). The report 

5 shall— 

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

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

8 Safety Act, as redesignated; and 

9 (2) describe the findings, conclusions, and ra10 tionale of the Commission for the proposed defini11 tion, together with any recommendations of the 

12 Commission, based on the study. 

13 SEC. 23. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

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

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

16 on the date of enactment of this Act. 

17 (b) 1-YEAR DELAY FOR CERTAIN TITLE II PROVI18 SIONS.—Sections 205 through 212 of the Professional 

19 Boxing Safety Act (as redesignated by section 

20 21(b)(1)(A)), as added by section 21(a), shall take effect 

21 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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