II 

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 275

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

the United States Boxing Administration. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 4, 2003

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. DORGAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL

To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, and 

to establish the United States Boxing Administration.

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 2003’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows:

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. USBA approval, or ABC or commission sanction, required for 

matches. 
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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. 

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 Administration. 

Sec. 22. Effective date.

1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY 

2 ACT OF 1996. 

3 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

4 this title 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: 

14 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘Administra15 tion’ means the United States Boxing Administra16 tion. 
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1 ‘‘(2) BOUT AGREEMENT.—The term ‘bout 

2 agreement’ means a contract between a promoter 

3 and a boxer which requires the boxer to participate 

4 in a professional boxing match with a designated op5 ponent on a particular date. 

6 ‘‘(3) BOXER.—The term ‘boxer’ means an indi7 vidual who fights in a professional boxing match. 

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

9 commission’ means an entity authorized under State 

10 or tribal law to regulate professional boxing 

11 matches. 

12 ‘‘(5) BOXER REGISTRY.—The term ‘boxer reg13 istry’ means any entity certified by the Association 

14 of Boxing Commissions for the purposes of main15 taining records and identification of boxers. 

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

17 ‘boxing service provider’ means a promoter, man18 ager, sanctioning body, licensee, or matchmaker. 

19 ‘‘(7) CONTRACT PROVISION.—The term ‘con20 tract provision’ means any legal obligation between 

21 a boxer and a boxing service provider. 

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

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

24 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, second, or cut 

5 man for a boxer. 

6 ‘‘(10) LOCAL BOXING AUTHORITY.—The term 

7 ‘local boxing authority’ means— 

8 ‘‘(A) any agency of a State, or of a polit9 ical subdivision of a State, that has authority 

10 under the laws of the State to regulate profes11 sional boxing; and 

12 ‘‘(B) any agency of an Indian tribe that is 

13 authorized by the Indian tribe or the governing 

14 body of the Indian tribe to regulate professional 

15 boxing on Indian lands. 

16 ‘‘(11) MANAGER.—The term ‘manager’ means a 

17 person who, under contract, agreement, or other ar18 rangement with a boxer, undertakes to control or 

19 administer, directly or indirectly, a boxing-related 

20 matter on behalf of that boxer, including a person 

21 who is a booking agent for a boxer. 

22 ‘‘(12) MATCHMAKER.—The term ‘matchmaker’ 

23 means a person that proposes, selects, and arranges 

24 the boxers to participate in a professional boxing 

25 match. 
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1 ‘‘(13) PHYSICIAN.—The term ‘physician’ means 

2 a doctor of medicine legally authorized to practice 

3 medicine by the State in which the physician per4 forms such function or action. 

5 ‘‘(14) PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCH.—The 

6 term ‘professional boxing match’ means a boxing 

7 contest held in the United States between individ8 uals for financial compensation. The term ‘profes9 sional boxing match’ does not include a boxing con10 test that is regulated by a duly recognized amateur 

11 sports organization, as approved by the Administra12 tion. 

13 ‘‘(15) PROMOTER.—

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘promoter’ 

15 means the person responsible for organizing, 

16 promoting, and producing a professional boxing 

17 match. 

18 ‘‘(B) NON-APPLICATION TO CERTAIN ENTI19 TIES.—The term ‘promoter’ does not include a 

20 premium or other cable or satellite program 

21 service, hotel, casino, resort, or other commer22 cial establishment hosting or sponsoring a pro23 fessional boxing match unless it—

24 ‘‘(i) is responsible for organizing, pro25 moting, and producing the match; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) has a promotional agreement 

2 with a boxer in that match.

3 ‘‘(C) ENTITIES ENGAGING IN PRO4 MOTIONAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH AN AFFIL5 IATE.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), an 

6 entity described in that subparagraph shall be 

7 considered to be a promoter if the person re8 sponsible for organizing, promoting, and pro9 ducing a professional boxing match—

10 ‘‘(i) is directly or indirectly under the 

11 control of, under common control with, or 

12 acting at the direction of that entity; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) organizes, promotes, and pro14 duces the match at the direction or request 

15 of the entity. 

16 ‘‘(16) PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT.—The term 

17 ‘promotional agreement’ means a contract between 

18 any person and a boxer under which the boxer 

19 grants to that person the right to secure and ar20 range all professional boxing matches requiring the 

21 boxer’s services for—

22 ‘‘(A) a prescribed period of time; or 

23 ‘‘(B) a prescribed number of professional 

24 boxing matches. 
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1 ‘‘(17) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 

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

3 and any territory or possession of the United States, 

4 including the Virgin Islands. 

5 ‘‘(18) EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CONTRACT.—

6 The term ‘effective date of the contract’ means the 

7 day upon which a boxer becomes legally bound by 

8 the contract. 

9 ‘‘(19) SANCTIONING ORGANIZATION.—The term 

10 ‘sanctioning organization’ means an organization, 

11 other than a boxing commission, that sanctions pro12 fessional boxing matches, ranks professional boxers, 

13 or charges a sanctioning fee for professional boxing 

14 matches in the United States— 

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

16 different States; or 

17 ‘‘(B) that are advertised, otherwise pro18 moted, or broadcast (including closed circuit 

19 television) in interstate commerce. 

20 ‘‘(20) SUSPENSION.—The term ‘suspension’ in21 cludes within its meaning the revocation of a boxing 

22 license. 

23 ‘‘(21) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘trib24 al organization’ has the same meaning as in section 
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1 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 

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

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

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

5 ‘‘SEC. 21. PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCHES CONDUCTED 

6 ON INDIAN LANDS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi8 sion of law, a tribal organization may establish a boxing 

9 commission to regulate professional boxing matches held 

10 on Indian land under the jurisdiction of that tribal organi11 zation. 

12 ‘‘(b) CONTRACT WITH A BOXING COMMISSION.—A 

13 tribal organization that does not establish a boxing com14 mission shall execute a contract with the Association of 

15 Boxing Commissions, or a boxing commission that is a 

16 member of the Association of Boxing Commissions, to reg17 ulate any professional boxing match held on Indian land 

18 under the jurisdiction of that tribal organization. If the 

19 match is regulated by the Association of Boxing Commis20 sions, the match shall be regulated in accordance with the 

21 guidelines established by the United States Boxing Admin22 istration. If the match is regulated by a boxing commis23 sion from a State other than the State within the borders 

24 of which the Indian land is located, the match shall be 
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1 regulated in accordance with the applicable requirements 

2 of the State where the match is held. 

3 ‘‘(c) STANDARDS AND LICENSING.—A tribal organi4 zation that establishes a boxing commission shall, by tribal 

5 ordinance or resolution, establish and provide for the im6 plementation of health and safety standards, licensing re7 quirements, and other requirements relating to the con8 duct of professional boxing matches that are at least as 

9 restrictive as— 

10 ‘‘(1) the otherwise applicable requirements of 

11 the State in which the Indian land on which the pro12 fessional boxing match is held is located; or 

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

14 States Boxing Administration.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 

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

17 striking ‘State’. 

18 SEC. 5. USBA APPROVAL, OR ABC OR COMMISSION SANC19 TION, REQUIRED FOR MATCHES. 

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

21 amended to read as follows: 

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

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may arrange, pro24 mote, organize, produce, or fight in a professional boxing 

25 match within the United States unless the match—
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1 ‘‘(1) is approved by the Administration; and 

2 ‘‘(2) is supervised by the Association of Boxing 

3 Commissions or by a boxing commission that is a 

4 member of the Association of Boxing Commissions. 

5 ‘‘(b) APPROVAL PRESUMED.—For purposes of sub6 section (a), the Administration shall be presumed to have 

7 approved any match other than—

8 ‘‘(1) a match with respect to which the Admin9 istration has been informed of an alleged violation of 

10 this Act and with respect to which it has notified the 

11 supervising boxing commission that it does not ap12 prove; 

13 ‘‘(2) a match advertised to the public as a 

14 championship match; or 

15 ‘‘(3) a match scheduled for 10 rounds or more. 

16 ‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION; ASSURANCES.—Each promoter 

17 who intends to hold a professional boxing match in a State 

18 that does not have a boxing commission shall, not later 

19 than 14 days before the intended date of that match, pro20 vide assurances in writing to the Administration and the 

21 supervising boxing commission that all applicable require22 ments of this Act will be met with respect to that profes23 sional boxing match.’’. 

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

25 U.S.C. 6310) is repealed.
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1 SEC. 6. SAFETY STANDARDS. 

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

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

4 requirement in effect under regulations of a boxing 

5 commission that provides equivalent protection of 

6 the health and safety of boxers:’’ and inserting ‘‘re7 quirements:’’; 

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

9 examination shall include testing for infectious dis10 eases in accordance with standards established by 

11 the Administration.’’; 

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

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(2) An ambulance continuously present on 

15 site.’’; 

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

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

18 after paragraph (2) the following: 

19 ‘‘(3) Emergency medical personnel with appro20 priate resuscitation equipment continuously present 

21 on site.’’; and 

22 (5) by striking ‘‘match.’’ in paragraph (5), as 

23 redesignated, and inserting ‘‘match in an amount 

24 prescribed by the Administration.’’. 

25 SEC. 7. REGISTRATION. 

26 Section 6 (15 U.S.C. 6305) is amended—
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘or Indian tribe’’ after ‘‘State’’ 

2 the second place it appears in subsection (a)(2); 

3 (2) by striking the first sentence of subsection 

4 (c) and inserting ‘‘A boxing commission shall, in ac5 cordance with requirements established by the Ad6 ministration, make a health and safety disclosure to 

7 a boxer when issuing an identification card to that 

8 boxer.’’; 

9 (3) by striking ‘‘should’’ in the second sentence 

10 of subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘shall, at a min11 imum,’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(d) COPY OF REGISTRATION TO BE SENT TO AD14 MINISTRATION.—A boxing commission shall furnish a 

15 copy of each registration received under subsection (a) to 

16 the Administration.’’. 

17 SEC. 8. REVIEW. 

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

19 (1) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) of sub20 section (a) and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(3) Procedures to review a summary suspen22 sion when a hearing before the boxing commission is 

23 requested by a boxer, licensee, manager, match24 maker, promoter, or other boxing service provider 
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1 which provides an opportunity for that person to 

2 present evidence.’’; 

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

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

5 SEC. 9. REPORTING. 

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

7 (1) by striking ‘‘48 business hours’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘2 business days’’; and 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘each boxer registry.’’ and in10 serting ‘‘the Administration.’’. 

11 SEC. 10. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 

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

13 follows: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 9. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration, in consulta16 tion with the Association of Boxing Commissions, shall de17 velop guidelines for minimum contractual provisions that 

18 shall be included in each bout agreement, boxer-manager 

19 contract, and promotional agreement. Each boxing com20 mission shall ensure that these minimal contractual provi21 sions are present in any such agreement or contract sub22 mitted to it. 

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

24 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.—A manager or pro25 moter shall submit a copy of each boxer-manager 
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1 contract and each promotional agreement between 

2 that manager or promoter and a boxer to the Ad3 ministration, and, if requested, to the boxing com4 mission with jurisdiction over the bout. 

5 ‘‘(2) BOXING COMMISSION.—A boxing commis6 sion may not approve a professional boxing match 

7 unless a copy of the bout agreement related to that 

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

9 ‘‘(c) BOND OR OTHER SURETY.—A boxing commis10 sion may not approve a professional boxing match unless 

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

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

13 with the boxing commission in an amount acceptable to 

14 the boxing commission.’’. 

15 SEC. 11. COERCIVE CONTRACTS. 

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

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

18 (2) by inserting ‘‘or elimination’’ after ‘‘manda19 tory’’ in subsection (b). 

20 SEC. 12. SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS. 

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

22 amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 11. SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS. 

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

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1 Act of 2003, the Administration shall develop guidelines 

2 for objective and consistent written criteria for the rating 

3 of professional boxers based on the athletic merits of the 

4 boxers. Within 90 days after the Administration’s promul5 gation of the guidelines, each sanctioning organization 

6 shall adopt the guidelines and follow them. 

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

8 sanctioning organization shall, with respect to a change 

9 in the rating of a boxer previously rated by such organiza10 tion in the top 10 boxers—

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

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

13 including an explanation of the change, for a period 

14 of not less than 30 days; 

15 (2) provide a copy of the rating change and a 

16 thorough explanation in writing under penalty of 

17 perjury to the boxer and the Administration; 

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

19 the ratings change; 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 a sanctioning orga24 nization receives an inquiry from a boxer challenging that 

25 organization’s rating of the boxer, it shall (except to the
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1 extent otherwise required by the Administration), within 

2 7 days after receiving the request—

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

4 under penalty of perjury of the organization’s rating 

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

6 basis for its rating (including a response to any spe7 cific questions submitted by the boxer); and 

8 ‘‘(2) submit a copy of its explanation to the As9 sociation of Boxing Commissions and the Adminis10 tration.’’. 

11 SEC. 13. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY SANCTIONING ORGA12 NIZATIONS. 

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

14 (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph 

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

16 boxing match of 10 rounds or more, the sanctioning 

17 organization for that match shall provide to the box18 ing commission in the State or on Indian land re19 sponsible for regulating the match, and to the Ad20 ministration, a statement of—’’; 

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

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

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

24 and inserting ‘‘has received, or will receive,’’. 
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1 SEC. 14. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY PROMOTERS. 

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

3 (1) by striking the matter in subsection (a) pre4 ceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(a) DISCLOSURES TO BOXING COMMISSIONS AND

6 ADMINISTRATION.—Within 7 days after a professional 

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

8 boxer participating in that match shall provide to the box9 ing commission in the State or on Indian land responsible 

10 for regulating the match, and to the Administration—’’; 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘writing,’’ in subsection (a)(1) 

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

13 previously provided to the commission,’’; 

14 (3) by striking ‘‘all fees, charges, and expenses 

15 that will be’’ in subsection (a)(3)(A) and inserting 

16 ‘‘a statement of all fees, charges, and expenses that 

17 have been, or will be,’’; 

18 (4) by inserting ‘‘a statement of’’ before ‘‘all’’ 

19 in subsection (a)(3)(B); 

20 (5) by inserting ‘‘a statement of’’ before ‘‘any’’ 

21 in subsection (a)(3)(C); 

22 (6) by striking the matter in subsection (b) fol23 lowing ‘‘BOXER.—’’ and preceding paragraph (1) 

24 and inserting ‘‘Within 7 days after a professional 

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1 that match shall provide to each boxer participating 

2 in the match a statement of—’’; and 

3 (7) by striking ‘‘match;’’ in subsection (b)(1) 

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

5 paid, or agreed to pay, to any other person in con6 nection with the match;’’. 

7 SEC. 15. JUDGES AND REFEREES. 

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

9 amended—

10 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) LICENSING AND ASSIGN11 MENT REQUIREMENT.—’’ before ‘‘No person’’; 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘certified and approved’’ and in13 serting ‘‘selected’’; 

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

15 ‘‘State’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘(b) CHAMPIONSHIP AND 10-ROUND BOUTS.—In ad18 dition to the requirements of subsection (a), no person 

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

20 professional boxing match advertised to the public as a 

21 championship match or in a professional boxing match 

22 scheduled for 10 rounds or more unless all referees and 

23 judges participating in the match have been licensed by 

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1 ‘‘(c) SANCTIONING ORGANIZATION NOT TO INFLU2 ENCE SELECTION PROCESS.—A sanctioning organiza3 tion—

4 ‘‘(1) may provide a list of judges and referees 

5 deemed qualified by that organization to a boxing 

6 commission; but 

7 ‘‘(2) shall not influence, or attempt to influence, 

8 a boxing commission’s selection of a judge or referee 

9 for a professional boxing match except by providing 

10 such a list. 

11 ‘‘(d) ASSIGNMENT OF NONRESIDENT JUDGES AND

12 REFEREES.—A boxing commission may assign judges and 

13 referees who reside outside that commission’s State or In14 dian land if the judge or referee is licensed by a boxing 

15 commission in the United States. 

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

17 shall provide to the boxing commission responsible for reg18 ulating a professional boxing match in a State or on In19 dian land a statement of all consideration, including reim20 bursement for expenses, that the judge or referee has re21 ceived, or will receive, from any source for participation 

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

23 more, the judge or referee shall also provide such a state24 ment to the Administration.’’. 
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 14 (15 

2 U.S.C. 6307f) is repealed. 

3 SEC. 16. MEDICAL REGISTRY. 

4 The Act is amended by inserting after section 13 (15 

5 U.S.C. 6307e) the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 14. MEDICAL REGISTRY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration, in consulta8 tion with the Association of Boxing Commissions, shall es9 tablish and maintain, or certify a third party entity to es10 tablish and maintain, a medical registry that contains 

11 comprehensive medical records and medical denials or sus12 pensions for every licensed boxer. 

13 ‘‘(b) CONTENT; SUBMISSION.—The Administration 

14 shall determine—

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

16 suspensions of a boxer that are to be forwarded to 

17 the medical registry; and 

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

19 and medical suspensions are to be submitted to the 

20 medical registry. 

21 ‘‘(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Administration shall 

22 establish confidentiality standards for the disclosure of 

23 personally identifiable information to boxing commissions 

24 that will—
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1 ‘‘(1) protect the health and safety of boxers by 

2 making relevant information available to the boxing 

3 commissions for use but not public disclosure; and 

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

5 protected.’’. 

6 SEC. 17. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 

7 Section 17(a) is amended by inserting ‘‘no officer or 

8 employee of the Administration,’’ after ‘‘laws,’’. 

9 SEC. 18. ENFORCEMENT. 

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

11 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) INJUNCTION.—’’ in sub12 section (a) and inserting ‘‘(a) ACTIONS BY ATTOR13 NEY GENERAL.—’’; 

14 (2) by inserting ‘‘or criminal’’ after ‘‘civil’’ in 

15 subsection (a); 

16 (3) by inserting ‘‘any officer or employee of the 

17 Administration,’’ after ‘‘laws,’’ in subsection (b)(3); 

18 (4) by inserting ‘‘has engaged in or’’ after ‘‘or19 ganization’’ in subsection (c); 

20 (5) by inserting ‘‘or criminal’’ after ‘‘civil’’ in 

21 subsection (c); 

22 (6) by striking ‘‘fines’’ in subsection (c)(3) and 

23 inserting ‘‘sanctions’’; and 

24 (7) by striking ‘‘boxer’’ in subsection (d) and 

25 inserting ‘‘person’’. 
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1 SEC. 19. REPEAL OF DEADWOOD. 

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

3 SEC. 20. RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL LAW. 

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

5 (1) by insert ‘‘OR TRIBAL’’ in the section 

6 heading after ‘‘STATE’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘State’’.

9 SEC. 21. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES BOXING AD10 MINISTRATION. 

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

12 the end the following: 

13 ‘‘TITLE II—UNITED STATES 

14 BOXING ADMINISTRATION

15 ‘‘SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 

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

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

18 sport of professional boxing. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES BOXING AD20 MINISTRATION. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Boxing Ad22 ministration is established as an administration of the De23 partment of Labor. 

24 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATOR.— 

25 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Administration shall 

26 be headed by an Administrator, appointed by the 
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1 President, by and with the advice and consent of the 

2 Senate. 

3 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Administrator 

4 shall be an individual who—

5 ‘‘(A) has extensive experience in profes6 sional boxing activities or in a field directly re7 lated to professional sports; 

8 ‘‘(B) is of outstanding character and rec9 ognized integrity; and 

10 ‘‘(C) is selected on the basis of training, 

11 experience, and qualifications and without re12 gard to party affiliation. 

13 ‘‘(3) COMPENSATION.—Section 5315 of title 5, 

14 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

15 end the following: 

16 ‘‘The Administrator of the United States Box17 ing Administration.’’. 

18 ‘‘(4) TERM OF OFFICE.—The Administrator 

19 shall serve for a term of 4 years. 

20 ‘‘(c) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR; GENERAL COUN21 SEL.—The Administration shall have an Assistant Admin22 istrator and a General Counsel, who shall be appointed 

23 by the Administrator. The Assistant Administrator 

24 shall—
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1 ‘‘(1) serve as Administrator in the absence of 

2 the Administrator, in the event of the inability of the 

3 Administrator to carry out the functions of the Ad4 ministrator, or in the event of a vacancy in that of5 fice; and 

6 ‘‘(2) carry out such duties as the Administrator 

7 may assign. 

8 ‘‘(d) STAFF.—The Administration shall have such 

9 additional staff as may be necessary to carry out the func10 tions of the Administration. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 203. FUNCTIONS. 

12 ‘‘(a) PRIMARY FUNCTIONS.—The primary function of 

13 the Administration are—

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

15 interests of boxers consistent with the provisions of 

16 this Act; and 

17 ‘‘(2) to ensure uniformity, fairness, and integ18 rity in professional boxing. 

19 ‘‘(b) SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS.—The Administrator 

20 shall—

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

22 ‘‘(2) promulgate uniform standards for profes23 sional boxing in consultation with the boxing com24 missions of the several States and tribal organiza25 tions; 
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1 ‘‘(3) except as otherwise determined by the Ad2 ministration, oversee all professional boxing matches 

3 in the United States; 

4 ‘‘(4) work with the Association of Boxing Com5 missions and the boxing commissions of the several 

6 States and tribal organizations—

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

8 professionalism of professional boxing in the 

9 United States; 

10 ‘‘(B) to enhance physical, medical, finan11 cial, and other safeguards established for the 

12 protection of professional boxers; and 

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

14 of professional boxing in the United States; 

15 ‘‘(5) ensure, through the Attorney General, the 

16 chief law enforcement officer of the several States, 

17 and other appropriate officers and agencies of Fed18 eral, State, and local government, that Federal and 

19 State laws applicable to professional boxing matches 

20 in the United States are vigorously, effectively, and 

21 fairly enforced; 

22 ‘‘(6) review local boxing authority regulations 

23 for professional boxing and provide assistance to 

24 such authorities in meeting minimum standards pre25 scribed by the Administration under this title;
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1 ‘‘(7) serve as the coordinating body for all ef2 forts in the United States to establish and maintain 

3 uniform minimum health and safety standards for 

4 professional boxing; 

5 ‘‘(8) if the Administrator determines it to be 

6 appropriate, publish a newspaper, magazine, or 

7 other publication and establish and maintain a 

8 website consistent with the purposes of the Adminis9 tration; 

10 ‘‘(8) procure the temporary and intermittent 

11 services of experts and consultants to the extent au12 thorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 

13 Code, at rates the Administration determines to be 

14 reasonable; and 

15 ‘‘(9) take any other action that is necessary and 

16 proper to accomplish the purpose of this title con17 sistent with the provisions of this title. 

18 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITIONS.—The Administration may not—

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

20 boxers; or 

21 ‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to, or author22 ize the use of the name of the Administration by, 

23 boxing commissions that do not comply with require24 ments of the Administration. 
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1 ‘‘(d) USE OF NAME.—The Administration shall have 

2 the exclusive right to use the name ‘United States Boxing 

3 Administration’. Any person who, without the permission 

4 of the Administration, uses that name or any other exclu5 sive name, trademark, emblem, symbol, or insignia of the 

6 Administration for the purpose of inducing the sale of any 

7 goods or services, or to promote any exhibition, perform8 ance, or sporting event, shall be subject to suit in a civil 

9 action by the Administration for the remedies provided in 

10 the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly known as the ‘Trade11 mark Act of 1946’; 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.). 

12 ‘‘SEC. 204. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF BOXING PER13 SONNEL. 

14 ‘‘(a) LICENSING.—

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

16 may compete in a professional boxing match or serve 

17 as a boxing manager, boxing promoter, or sanc18 tioning organization for a professional boxing match 

19 except as provided in a license granted to that per20 son under this subsection. 

21 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION AND TERM.—

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administration 

23 shall—

24 ‘‘(i) establish application procedures, 

25 forms, and fees; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) establish and publish appropriate 

2 standards for licenses granted under this 

3 section; and 

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

5 who, as determined by the Administration, 

6 meets the standards established by the Ad7 ministration under this title. 

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

9 this section shall be for a renewable—

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

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

12 ‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.—The Administration 

13 may issue a license under this paragraph 

14 through local boxing authorities or in a manner 

15 determined by the Administration. 

16 ‘‘(b) LICENSING FEES.—

17 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Administration may 

18 prescribe and charge reasonable fees for the licens19 ing of persons under this title. The Administration 

20 may set, charge, and adjust varying fees on the 

21 basis of classifications of persons, functions, and 

22 events determined appropriate by the Administra23 tion. 
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1 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—In setting and charging 

2 fees under paragraph (1), the Administration shall 

3 ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable—

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

5 ‘‘(B) sanctioning organizations and pro6 moters pay the largest portion of the fees; and 

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

8 fees as is possible. 

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

10 subsection may be collected through local boxing au11 thorities or by any other means determined appro12 priate by the Administration. 

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

14 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRY.—The Adminis15 tration, in consultation with the Association of Boxing 

16 Commissions, shall establish and maintain (or authorize 

17 a third party to establish and maintain) a unified national 

18 computerized registry for the collection, storage, and re19 trieval of information related to the performance of its du20 ties. 

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

22 shall include the following: 

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

24 and data in the medical registry established under 

25 section 114 of this Act, which the Administration 
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1 shall secure from disclosure in accordance with the 

2 confidentiality requirements of section 114(c). 

3 ‘‘(2) OTHER PERSONNEL.—Information (perti4 nent to the sport of professional boxing) on boxing 

5 promoters, boxing matchmakers, boxing managers, 

6 trainers, cut men, referees, boxing judges, physi7 cians, and any other personnel determined by the 

8 Administration as performing a professional activity 

9 for professional boxing matches. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 206. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS. 

11 ‘‘The Administration shall consult with local boxing 

12 authorities—

13 ‘‘(1) before prescribing any regulation or estab14 lishing any standard under the provisions of this 

15 title; and 

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

17 matters relating to professional boxing. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 207. MISCONDUCT. 

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

20 REGISTRATION.—

21 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Administration may, 

22 after notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend 

23 or revoke any license issued under this title if the 

24 Administration finds that—
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1 ‘‘(A) the suspension or revocation is nec2 essary for the protection of health and safety or 

3 is otherwise in the public interest; 

4 ‘‘(B) there are reasonable grounds for be5 lief that a standard prescribed by the Adminis6 tration under this title is not being met, or that 

7 bribery, collusion, intentional losing, racket8 eering, extortion, or the use of unlawful threats, 

9 coercion, or intimidation have occurred in con10 nection with a license; or 

11 ‘‘(C) the licensee has violated any provision 

12 of this Act. 

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 Adminis17 tration 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 Administration, the Administration may termi22 nate the suspension or denial at any time that 

23 a physician certifies that the boxer is fit to par24 ticipate in a professional boxing match. The 

25 Administration shall prescribe the standards 
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1 and procedures for accepting certifications 

2 under this subparagraph. 

3 ‘‘(b) INVESTIGATIONS AND INJUNCTIONS.—

4 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Administration may— 

5 ‘‘(A) conduct any investigation that it con6 siders necessary to determine whether any per7 son has violated, or is about to violate, any pro8 vision of this title or any regulation prescribed 

9 under this title; 

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

11 with it a statement in writing, under oath or 

12 otherwise as the Administration shall deter13 mine, as to all the facts and circumstances con14 cerning the matter to be investigated; 

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

16 concerning any violations; and 

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

18 practices, or matters to aid in the enforcement 

19 of the provisions of this title, in the prescribing 

20 of regulations under this title, or in securing in21 formation to serve as a basis for recommending 

22 legislation concerning the matters to which this 

23 title relates. 

24 ‘‘(2) POWERS.—
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of 

2 any investigation under paragraph (1), or any 

3 other proceeding under this title, any officer 

4 designated by the Administration may admin5 ister oaths and affirmations, subpoena or other6 wise compel the attendance of witnesses, take 

7 evidence, and require the production of any 

8 books, papers, correspondence, memorandums, 

9 or other records which the Administration con10 siders relevant or material to the inquiry. 

11 ‘‘(B) WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.—The 

12 attendance of witnesses and the production of 

13 any documents under subparagraph (A) may be 

14 required from any place in the United States, 

15 including Indian land, at any designated place 

16 of hearing. 

17 ‘‘(3) ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENAS.—

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

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

20 person, the Administration may file an action in 

21 any court of the United States within the juris22 diction of which an investigation or proceeding 

23 is carried out, or where that person resides or 

24 carries on business, to enforce the attendance 

25 and testimony of witnesses and the production 
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1 of books, papers, correspondence, memoran2 dums, and other records. The court may issue 

3 an order requiring the person to appear before 

4 the Administration to produce records, if so or5 dered, or to give testimony concerning the mat6 ter under investigation or in question. 

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

8 obey an order issued by a court under subpara9 graph (A) may be punished as contempt of that 

10 Court. 

11 ‘‘(C) PROCESS.—All process in any con12 tempt case under subparagraph (A) may be 

13 served in the judicial district in which the per14 son is an inhabitant or in which the person may 

15 be found. 

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

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No person may be ex18 cused from attending and testifying or from 

19 producing books, papers, contracts, agreements, 

20 and other records and documents before the 

21 Administration, in obedience to the subpoena of 

22 the Administration, or in any cause or pro23 ceeding instituted by the Administration, on the 

24 ground that the testimony or evidence, docu25 mentary or otherwise, required of that person
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1 may tend to incriminate the person or subject 

2 the person to a penalty or forfeiture. 

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

4 may be prosecuted or subject to any penalty or 

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

6 matter, or thing concerning the matter about 

7 which that individual is compelled, after having 

8 claimed a privilege against self-incrimination, to 

9 testify or produce evidence, documentary or 

10 otherwise, except that the individual so testi11 fying shall not be exempt from prosecution and 

12 punishment for perjury committed in so testi13 fying. 

14 ‘‘(5) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—If the Administra15 tion determines that any person is engaged or about 

16 to engage in any act or practice that constitutes a 

17 violation of any provision of this title, or of any reg18 ulation prescribed under this title, the Administra19 tion may bring an action in the appropriate district 

20 court of the United States, the United States Dis21 trict Court for the District of Columbia, or the 

22 United States courts of any territory or other place 

23 subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to 

24 enjoin the act or practice, and upon a proper show-
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1 ing, the court shall grant without bond a permanent 

2 or temporary injunction or restraining order. 

3 ‘‘(6) MANDAMUS.—Upon application of the Ad4 ministration, the district courts of the United 

5 States, the United States District Court for the Dis6 trict of Columbia, and the United States courts of 

7 any territory or other place subject to the jurisdic8 tion of the United States, shall have jurisdiction to 

9 issue writs of mandamus commanding any person to 

10 comply with the provisions of this title or any order 

11 of the Administration. 

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

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration, on be14 half of the public interest, may intervene of right as 

15 provided under rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of 

16 Civil Procedure in any civil action relating to profes17 sional boxing filed in a United States district court. 

18 ‘‘(2) AMICUS FILING.—The Administration may 

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

20 United States on behalf of the public interest in any 

21 case relating to professional boxing. 

22 ‘‘(d) HEARINGS BY ADMINISTRATION.—Hearings 

23 conducted by the Administration under this title shall be 

24 public and may be held before any officer of the Adminis25 tration or before a boxing commission that is a member 
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1 of the Association of Boxing Commissions. The Adminis2 tration shall keep appropriate records of the hearings. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 208. NONINTERFERENCE WITH LOCAL BOXING AU4 THORITIES. 

5 ‘‘(a) NONINTERFERENCE.—Nothing in this title pro6 hibits any local boxing authority from exercising any of 

7 its powers, duties, or functions with respect to the regula8 tion or supervision of professional boxing or professional 

9 boxing matches to the extent not inconsistent with the pro10 visions of this title. 

11 ‘‘(b) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—Nothing in this title 

12 prohibits any local boxing authority from enforcing local 

13 standards or requirements that exceed the minimum

14 standards or requirements promulgated by the Adminis15 tration under this title. 

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

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

18 bureau, board, commission, office, independent establish19 ment, or instrumentality may be detailed to the Adminis20 tration, upon the request of the Administration, on a reim21 bursable or nonreimbursable basis, with the consent of the 

22 appropriate authority having jurisdiction over the em23 ployee. While so detailed, an employee shall continue to 

24 receive the compensation provided pursuant to law for the 

25 employee’s regular position of employment and shall re-
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1 tain, without interruption, the rights and privileges of that 

2 employment. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 210. REPORTS. 

4 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administration shall 

5 submit a report on its activities to the Senate Committee 

6 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House 

7 of Representatives Committee on Commerce each year. 

8 The annual report shall include the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) A detailed discussion of the activities of 

10 the Administration for the year covered by the re11 port. 

12 ‘‘(2) A description of the local boxing authority 

13 of each State and Indian tribe. 

14 ‘‘(b) PUBLIC REPORT.—The Administration shall an15 nually issue and publicize a report of the Administration 

16 on the progress made at Federal and State levels and on 

17 Indian lands in the reform of professional boxing, which 

18 shall include comments on issues of continuing concern to 

19 the Administration. 

20 ‘‘(c) FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRA21 TION.—The first annual report under this title shall be 

22 submitted not later than 2 years after the effective date 

23 of this title. 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 211. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION. 

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

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

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

5 or referee, or the performance of any other professional 

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

7 person is licensed by a boxing commission to perform that 

8 activity as of the effective date of this title. 

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

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

11 expires on the earlier of—

12 ‘‘(A) the date on which the license expires; 

13 or 

14 ‘‘(B) the date that is 2 years after the date 

15 of the enactment of the Professional Boxing 

16 Amendments Act of 2003. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 212. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap19 propriated for the Administration for each fiscal year such 

20 sums as may be necessary for the Administration to per21 form its functions for that fiscal year. 

22 ‘‘(b) RECEIPTS CREDITED AS OFFSETTING COLLEC23 TIONS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United 

24 States Code, any fee collected under this title—
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1 ‘‘(1) shall be credited as offsetting collections to 

2 the account that finances the activities and services 

3 for which the fee is imposed; 

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

5 pay the costs of activities and services for which the 

6 fee is imposed; and 

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

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

9 (1) PBSA.—The Professional Boxing Safety 

10 Act or 1966, as amended by this Act, is further 

11 amended—

12 (A) by amending section 1 to read as fol13 lows: 

14 ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

16 ‘Professional Boxing Safety Act’. 

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

18 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. 

‘‘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. 
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‘‘Sec. 111. Required disclosures for promoters. 

‘‘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 ADMINISTRATION 

‘‘Sec. 201. Purpose. 

‘‘Sec. 202. Establishment of United States Boxing Administration. 

‘‘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 local boxing authorities. 

‘‘Sec. 209. Assistance from other agencies. 

‘‘Sec. 210. Reports. 

‘‘Sec. 211. Initial implementation. 

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

1 (B) by inserting before section 3 the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘TITLE I—PROFESSIONAL 

4 BOXING SAFETY’’; 

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

6 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, and 

7 22 as sections 101 through 118, respectively; 

8 (D) by striking ‘‘section 13’’ each place it 

9 appears in section 113, as redesignated, and in10 serting ‘‘section 111’’; 

11 (E) by striking ‘‘section 4.’’ in section 

12 117(a), as redesignated, and inserting ‘‘section 

13 102.’’; 

14 (F) by striking ‘‘9(b), 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

15 or 16,’’ in paragraph (1) of section 116(b), as 
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1 redesignated, and inserting ‘‘107, 108, 109, 

2 110, 111, or 114,’’; 

3 (G) by striking ‘‘9(b), 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

4 or 16’’ in paragraph (2) of section 116(b), as 

5 redesignated, and inserting ‘‘107, 108, 109, 

6 110, 111, or 114’’; 

7 (H) by striking ‘‘section 17(a)’’ in sub8 section (b)(3) of section 116, as redesignated, 

9 and inserting ‘‘section 115(a)’’; 

10 (I) by striking ‘‘section 10’’ in subsection 

11 (e)(3) of section 116, as redesignated, and in12 serting ‘‘section 108’’; and 

13 (J) by striking ‘‘of this Act’’ each place it 

14 appears in sections 101 through 120, as redes15 ignated, and inserting ‘‘of this title’’. 

16 (2) COMPENSATION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—Sec17 tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

18 by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘The Administrator of the United States Boxing 

20 Administration.’’. 

21 SEC. 22. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

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

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

24 on the date of enactment of this Act. 
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1 (b) 1-YEAR DELAY FOR CERTAIN TITLE II PROVI2 SIONS.—Sections 205 through 212 of the Professional 

3 Boxing Safety Act or 1996, as added by section 21(a) of 

4 this Act, shall take effect 1 year after the date of enact5 ment of this Act.

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