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Calendar No. 98

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 275

[Report No. 108–47] 

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, Mr. DORGAN, and Mr. STEVENS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

MAY 14, 2003

Reported by Mr. MCCAIN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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

2 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. 

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.

3 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY 

4 ACT OF 1996. 

5 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

6 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

7 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi8 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

9 section or other provision of the Professional Boxing Safe10 ty Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). 

11 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

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

13 amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 ‘‘In this Act: 

3 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘Administra4 tion’ means the United States Boxing Administra5 tion. 

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

7 agreement’ means a contract between a promoter 

8 and a boxer which requires the boxer to participate 

9 in a professional boxing match with a designated op10 ponent on a particular date. 

11 ‘‘(3) BOXER.—The term ‘boxer’ means an indi12 vidual who fights in a professional boxing match. 

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

14 commission’ means an entity authorized under State 

15 or tribal law to regulate professional boxing 

16 matches. 

17 ‘‘(5) BOXER REGISTRY.—The term ‘boxer reg18 istry’ means any entity certified by the Association 

19 of Boxing Commissions for the purposes of main20 taining records and identification of boxers. 

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

22 ‘boxing service provider’ means a promoter, man23 ager, sanctioning body, licensee, or matchmaker. 

24 ‘‘(7) CONTRACT PROVISION.—The term ‘con25 tract provision’ means any legal obligation between 

26 a boxer and a boxing service provider. 
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1 ‘‘(8) INDIAN LANDS; INDIAN TRIBE.—The 

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

3 meanings given those terms by paragraphs (4) and 

4 (5), respectively, of section 4 of the Indian Gaming 

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

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

7 individual who serves as a trainer, second, or cut 

8 man for a boxer. 

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

10 ‘local boxing authority’ means— 

11 ‘‘(A) any agency of a State, or of a polit12 ical subdivision of a State, that has authority 

13 under the laws of the State to regulate profes14 sional boxing; and 

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

16 authorized by the Indian tribe or the governing 

17 body of the Indian tribe to regulate professional 

18 boxing on Indian lands. 

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

20 person who, under contract, agreement, or other ar21 rangement with a boxer, undertakes to control or 

22 administer, directly or indirectly, a boxing-related 

23 matter on behalf of that boxer, including a person 

24 who is a booking agent for a boxer. 
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1 ‘‘(12) MATCHMAKER.—The term ‘matchmaker’ 

2 means a person that proposes, selects, and arranges 

3 the boxers to participate in a professional boxing 

4 match. 

5 ‘‘(13) PHYSICIAN.—The term ‘physician’ means 

6 a doctor of medicine legally authorized to practice 

7 medicine by the State in which the physician per8 forms such function or action. 

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

10 term ‘professional boxing match’ means a boxing 

11 contest held in the United States between individ12 uals for financial compensation. The term ‘profes13 sional boxing match’ does not include a boxing con14 test that is regulated by a duly recognized amateur 

15 sports organization, as approved by the Administra16 tion. 

17 ‘‘(15) PROMOTER.—The term ‘promoter’ means 

18 the person responsible for organizing, promoting, 

19 and producing a professional boxing match. The 

20 term ‘promoter’ does not include a premium or other 

21 cable or satellite program service, hotel, casino, re22 sort, or other commercial establishment hosting or 

23 sponsoring a professional boxing match unless— 

24 ‘‘(A) the premium or other cable or sat25 ellite program service, hotel, casino, resort, or 
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1 other commercial establishment has a pro2 motional agreement with a boxer in the match; 

3 or 

4 ‘‘(B) there is another person responsible 

5 for organizing, promoting, and producing the 

6 match who is affiliated with the premium or 

7 other cable or satellite program service, hotel, 

8 casino, resort, or other commercial establish9 ment. 

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

11 ‘promotional agreement’ means a contract between a 

12 any person and a boxer under which the boxer 

13 grants to that person the right to secure and ar14 range all professional boxing matches requiring the 

15 boxer’s services for—

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

17 ‘‘(B) a prescribed number of professional 

18 boxing matches. 

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

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

21 and any territory or possession of the United States, 

22 including the Virgin Islands. 

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

24 The term ‘effective date of the contract’ means the 
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1 day upon which a boxer becomes legally bound by 

2 the contract. 

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

4 ‘sanctioning organization’ means an organization, 

5 other than a boxing commission, that sanctions pro6 fessional boxing matches, ranks professional boxers, 

7 or charges a sanctioning fee for professional boxing 

8 matches in the United States— 

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

10 different States; or 

11 ‘‘(B) that are advertised, otherwise pro12 moted, or broadcast (including closed circuit 

13 television) in interstate commerce. 

14 ‘‘(20) SUSPENSION.—The term ‘suspension’ in15 cludes within its meaning the revocation of a boxing 

16 license. 

17 ‘‘(21) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘trib18 al organization’ has the same meaning as in section 

19 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 

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

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

22 U.S.C. 6312) is amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 21. PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCHES CONDUCTED 

2 ON INDIAN LANDS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi4 sion of law, a tribal organization may establish a boxing 

5 commission to regulate professional boxing matches held 

6 on Indian land under the jurisdiction of that tribal organi7 zation. 

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

9 tribal organization that does not establish a boxing com10 mission shall execute a contract with the Association of 

11 Boxing Commissions, or a boxing commission that is a 

12 member of the Association of Boxing Commissions, to reg13 ulate any professional boxing match held on Indian land 

14 under the jurisdiction of that tribal organization. If the 

15 match is regulated by the Association of Boxing Commis16 sions, the match shall be regulated in accordance with the 

17 guidelines established by the United States Boxing Admin18 istration. If the match is regulated by a boxing commis19 sion from a State other than the State within the borders 

20 of which the Indian land is located, the match shall be 

21 regulated in accordance with the applicable requirements 

22 of the State where the match is held. 

23 ‘‘(c) STANDARDS AND LICENSING.—A tribal organi24 zation that establishes a boxing commission shall, by tribal 

25 ordinance or resolution, establish and provide for the im26 plementation of health and safety standards, licensing re-
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1 quirements, and other requirements relating to the con2 duct of professional boxing matches that are at least as 

3 restrictive as— 

4 ‘‘(1) the otherwise applicable requirements of 

5 the State in which the Indian land on which the pro6 fessional boxing match is held is located; or 

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

8 States Boxing Administration.’’. 

9 SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 

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

11 striking ‘State’. 

12 SEC. 5. USBA APPROVAL, OR ABC OR COMMISSION SANC13 TION, REQUIRED FOR MATCHES. 

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

15 amended to read as follows: 

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

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may arrange, pro18 mote, organize, produce, or fight in a professional boxing 

19 match within the United States unless the match—

20 ‘‘(1) is approved by the Administration; and 

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

22 Commissions or by a boxing commission that is a 

23 member of the Association of Boxing Commissions. 
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1 ‘‘(b) APPROVAL PRESUMED.—For purposes of sub2 section (a), the Administration shall be presumed to have 

3 approved any match other than—

4 ‘‘(1) a match with respect to which the Admin5 istration has been informed of an alleged violation of 

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

7 supervising boxing commission that it does not ap8 prove; 

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

10 championship match; or 

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

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

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

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

15 than 14 days before the intended date of that match, pro16 vide assurances in writing to the Administration and the 

17 supervising boxing commission that all applicable require18 ments of this Act will be met with respect to that profes19 sional boxing match.’’. 

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

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

22 SEC. 6. SAFETY STANDARDS. 

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

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

25 requirement in effect under regulations of a boxing 
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1 commission that provides equivalent protection of 

2 the health and safety of boxers:’’ and inserting ‘‘re3 quirements:’’; 

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

5 examination shall include testing for infectious dis6 eases in accordance with standards established by 

7 the Administration.’’; 

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

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(2) An ambulance continuously present on 

11 site.’’; 

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

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

14 after paragraph (2) the following: 

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

17 on site.’’; and 

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

19 redesignated, and inserting ‘‘match in an amount 

20 prescribed by the Administration.’’. 

21 SEC. 7. REGISTRATION. 

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

23 (1) by inserting ‘‘or Indian tribe’’ after ‘‘State’’ 

24 the second place it appears in subsection (a)(2); 
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1 (2) by striking the first sentence of subsection 

2 (c) and inserting ‘‘A boxing commission shall, in ac3 cordance with requirements established by the Ad4 ministration, make a health and safety disclosure to 

5 a boxer when issuing an identification card to that 

6 boxer.’’; 

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

8 of subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘shall, at a min9 imum,’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘(d) COPY OF REGISTRATION TO BE SENT TO AD12 MINISTRATION.—A boxing commission shall furnish a 

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

14 the Administration.’’. 

15 SEC. 8. REVIEW. 

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

17 (1) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) of sub18 section (a) and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(3) Procedures to review a summary suspen20 sion when a hearing before the boxing commission is 

21 requested by a boxer, licensee, manager, match22 maker, promoter, or other boxing service provider 

23 which provides an opportunity for that person to 

24 present evidence.’’; 

25 (2) by striking subsection (b); and 
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1 (3) by striking ‘‘(a) PROCEDURES.—’’. 

2 SEC. 9. REPORTING. 

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

4 (1) by striking ‘‘48 business hours’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘2 business days’’; and 

6 (2) by striking ‘‘each boxer registry.’’ and in7 serting ‘‘the Administration.’’. 

8 SEC. 10. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 

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

10 follows: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 9. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration, in consulta13 tion with the Association of Boxing Commissions, shall de14 velop guidelines for minimum contractual provisions that 

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

16 contract, and promotional agreement. Each boxing com17 mission shall ensure that these minimal contractual provi18 sions are present in any such agreement or contract sub19 mitted to it. 

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

21 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.—A manager or pro22 moter shall submit a copy of each boxer-manager 

23 contract and each promotional agreement between 

24 that manager or promoter and a boxer to the Ad-
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1 ministration, and, if requested, to the boxing com2 mission with jurisdiction over the bout. 

3 ‘‘(2) BOXING COMMISSION.—A boxing commis4 sion may not approve a professional boxing match 

5 unless a copy of the bout agreement related to that 

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

7 ‘‘(c) BOND OR OTHER SURETY.—A boxing commis8 sion may not approve a professional boxing match unless 

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

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

11 with the boxing commission in an amount acceptable to 

12 the boxing commission.’’. 

13 SEC. 11. COERCIVE CONTRACTS. 

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

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

16 (2) by inserting ‘‘or elimination’’ after ‘‘manda17 tory’’ in subsection (b). 

18 SEC. 12. SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS. 

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

20 amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 11. SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS. 

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

23 date of enactment of the Professional Boxing Amendments 

24 Act of 2003, the Administration shall develop guidelines 

25 for objective and consistent written criteria for the rating 
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1 of professional boxers based on the athletic merits of the 

2 boxers. Within 90 days after the Administration’s promul3 gation of the guidelines, each sanctioning organization 

4 shall adopt the guidelines and follow them. 

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

6 sanctioning organization shall, with respect to a change 

7 in the rating of a boxer previously rated by such organiza8 tion in the top 10 boxers—

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

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

11 including an explanation of the change, for a period 

12 of not less than 30 days; 

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

14 thorough explanation in writing under penalty of 

15 perjury to the boxer and the Administration; 

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

17 the ratings change; and 

18 ‘‘(4) apply the objective criteria for ratings re19 quired under subsection (a) in considering any such 

20 appeal. 

21 ‘‘(c) CHALLENGE OF RATING.—If a sanctioning orga22 nization receives an inquiry from a boxer challenging that 

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

24 extent otherwise required by the Administration), within 

25 7 days after receiving the request—
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1 ‘‘(1) provide to the boxer a written explanation 

2 under penalty of perjury of the organization’s rating 

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

4 basis for its rating (including a response to any spe5 cific questions submitted by the boxer); and 

6 ‘‘(2) submit a copy of its explanation to the As7 sociation of Boxing Commissions and the Adminis8 tration.’’. 

9 SEC. 13. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY SANCTIONING ORGA10 NIZATIONS. 

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

12 (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph 

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

14 boxing match of 10 rounds or more, the sanctioning 

15 organization for that match shall provide to the box16 ing commission in the State or on Indian land re17 sponsible for regulating the match, and to the Ad18 ministration, a statement of—’’; 

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

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

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

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

23 SEC. 14. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY PROMOTERS. 

24 Section 13 (15 U.S.C. 6307e) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking the matter in subsection (a) pre2 ceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(a) DISCLOSURES TO BOXING COMMISSIONS AND

4 ADMINISTRATION.—Within 7 days after a professional 

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

6 boxer participating in that match shall provide to the box7 ing commission in the State or on Indian land responsible 

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

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

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

11 previously provided to the commission,’’; 

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

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

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

15 have been, or will be,’’; 

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

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

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

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

20 (6) by striking the matter in subsection (b) fol21 lowing ‘‘BOXER.—’’ and preceding paragraph (1) 

22 and inserting ‘‘Within 7 days after a professional 

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

24 that match shall provide to each boxer participating 

25 in the match a statement of—’’; and 
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1 (7) by striking ‘‘match;’’ in subsection (b)(1) 

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

3 paid, or agreed to pay, to any other person in con4 nection with the match;’’. 

5 SEC. 15. JUDGES AND REFEREES. 

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

7 amended—

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) LICENSING AND ASSIGN9 MENT REQUIREMENT.—’’ before ‘‘No person’’; 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘certified and approved’’ and in11 serting ‘‘selected’’; 

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

13 ‘‘State’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(b) CHAMPIONSHIP AND 10-ROUND BOUTS.—In ad16 dition to the requirements of subsection (a), no person 

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

18 professional boxing match advertised to the public as a 

19 championship match or in a professional boxing match 

20 scheduled for 10 rounds or more unless all referees and 

21 judges participating in the match have been licensed by 

22 the Administration or selected by a boxing commission. 

23 ‘‘(c) SANCTIONING ORGANIZATION NOT TO INFLU24 ENCE SELECTION PROCESS.—A sanctioning organiza25 tion—
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1 ‘‘(1) may provide a list of judges and referees 

2 deemed qualified by that organization to a boxing 

3 commission; but 

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

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

6 for a professional boxing match except by providing 

7 such a list. 

8 ‘‘(d) ASSIGNMENT OF NONRESIDENT JUDGES AND

9 REFEREES.—A boxing commission may assign judges and 

10 referees who reside outside that commission’s State or In11 dian land if the judge or referee is licensed by a boxing 

12 commission in the United States. 

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

14 shall provide to the boxing commission responsible for reg15 ulating a professional boxing match in a State or on In16 dian land a statement of all consideration, including reim17 bursement for expenses, that the judge or referee has re18 ceived, or will receive, from any source for participation 

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

20 more, the judge or referee shall also provide such a state21 ment to the Administration.’’. 

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

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1 SEC. 16. MEDICAL REGISTRY. 

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

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

4 ‘‘SEC. 14. MEDICAL REGISTRY. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration, in consulta6 tion with the Association of Boxing Commissions, shall es7 tablish and maintain, or certify a third party entity to es8 tablish and maintain, a medical registry that contains 

9 comprehensive medical records and medical denials or sus10 pensions for every licensed boxer. 

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

12 shall determine—

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

14 suspensions of a boxer that are to be forwarded to 

15 the medical registry; and 

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

17 and medical suspensions are to be submitted to the 

18 medical registry. 

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

20 establish confidentiality standards for the disclosure of 

21 personally identifiable information to boxing commissions 

22 that will—

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

24 making relevant information available to the boxing 

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

2 protected.’’. 

3 SEC. 17. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 

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

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

6 SEC. 18. ENFORCEMENT. 

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

8 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) INJUNCTION.—’’ in sub9 section (a) and inserting ‘‘(a) ACTIONS BY ATTOR10 NEY GENERAL.—’’; 

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

12 subsection (a); 

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

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

15 (4) by inserting ‘‘has engaged in or’’ after ‘‘or16 ganization’’ in subsection (c); 

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

18 subsection (c); 

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

20 inserting ‘‘sanctions’’; and 

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

22 inserting ‘‘person’’. 

23 SEC. 19. REPEAL OF DEADWOOD. 

24 Section 20 (15 U.S.C. 6311) is repealed. 
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1 SEC. 20. RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL LAW. 

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

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

4 heading after ‘‘STATE’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘State’’.

7 SEC. 21. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES BOXING AD8 MINISTRATION. 

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

10 the end the following: 

11 ‘‘TITLE II—UNITED STATES 

12 BOXING ADMINISTRATION

13 ‘‘SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 

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

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

16 sport of professional boxing. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES BOXING AD18 MINISTRATION. 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Boxing Ad20 ministration is established as an administration of the De21 partment of Labor. 

22 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATOR.— 

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

24 be headed by an Administrator, appointed by the 

25 President, by and with the advice and consent of the 

26 Senate. 
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1 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Administrator 

2 shall be an individual who—

3 ‘‘(A) has extensive experience in profes4 sional boxing activities or in a field directly re5 lated to professional sports; 

6 ‘‘(B) is of outstanding character and rec7 ognized integrity; and 

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

9 experience, and qualifications and without re10 gard to party affiliation. 

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

12 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

13 end the following: 

14 ‘‘The Administrator of the United States Box15 ing Administration.’’. 

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

17 shall serve for a term of 4 years. 

18 ‘‘(c) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR; GENERAL COUN19 SEL.—The Administration shall have an Assistant Admin20 istrator and a General Counsel, who shall be appointed 

21 by the Administrator. The Assistant Administrator 

22 shall—

23 ‘‘(1) serve as Administrator in the absence of 

24 the Administrator, in the event of the inability of the 

25 Administrator to carry out the functions of the Ad-
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1 ministrator, or in the event of a vacancy in that of2 fice; and 

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

4 may assign. 

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

6 additional staff as may be necessary to carry out the func7 tions of the Administration. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 203. FUNCTIONS. 

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

10 the Administration are—

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

12 interests of boxers consistent with the provisions of 

13 this Act; and 

14 ‘‘(2) to ensure uniformity, fairness, and integ15 rity in professional boxing. 

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

17 shall—

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

19 ‘‘(2) promulgate uniform standards for profes20 sional boxing in consultation with the boxing com21 missions of the several States and tribal organiza22 tions; 

23 ‘‘(3) except as otherwise determined by the Ad24 ministration, oversee all professional boxing matches 

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1 ‘‘(4) work with sanctioning organizations, the 

2 Association of Boxing Commissions, and the boxing 

3 commissions of the several States and tribal organi4 zations—

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

6 professionalism of professional boxing in the 

7 United States; 

8 ‘‘(B) to enhance physical, medical, finan9 cial, and other safeguards established for the 

10 protection of professional boxers; and 

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

12 of professional boxing in the United States; 

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

14 chief law enforcement officer of the several States, 

15 and other appropriate officers and agencies of Fed16 eral, State, and local government, that Federal and 

17 State laws applicable to professional boxing matches 

18 in the United States are vigorously, effectively, and 

19 fairly enforced; 

20 ‘‘(6) review local boxing authority regulations 

21 for professional boxing and provide assistance to 

22 such authorities in meeting minimum standards pre23 scribed by the Administration under this title; 

24 ‘‘(7) serve as the coordinating body for all ef25 forts in the United States to establish and maintain 
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1 uniform minimum health and safety standards for 

2 professional boxing; 

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

4 appropriate, publish a newspaper, magazine, or 

5 other publication and establish and maintain a 

6 website consistent with the purposes of the Adminis7 tration; 

8 ‘‘(8) procure the temporary and intermittent 

9 services of experts and consultants to the extent au10 thorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 

11 Code, at rates the Administration determines to be 

12 reasonable; and 

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

14 proper to accomplish the purpose of this title con15 sistent with the provisions of this title. 

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

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

18 boxers; or 

19 ‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to, or author20 ize the use of the name of the Administration by, 

21 boxing commissions that do not comply with require22 ments of the Administration. 

23 ‘‘(d) USE OF NAME.—The Administration shall have 

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

25 Administration’. Any person who, without the permission 
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1 of the Administration, uses that name or any other exclu2 sive name, trademark, emblem, symbol, or insignia of the 

3 Administration for the purpose of inducing the sale of any 

4 goods or services, or to promote any exhibition, perform5 ance, or sporting event, shall be subject to suit in a civil 

6 action by the Administration for the remedies provided in 

7 the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly known as the ‘Trade8 mark Act of 1946’; 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.). 

9 ‘‘SEC. 204. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF BOXING PER10 SONNEL. 

11 ‘‘(a) LICENSING.—

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

13 may compete in a professional boxing match or serve 

14 as a boxing manager, boxing promoter, or sanc15 tioning organization for a professional boxing match 

16 except as provided in a license granted to that per17 son under this subsection. 

18 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION AND TERM.—

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

20 shall—

21 ‘‘(i) establish application procedures, 

22 forms, and fees; 

23 ‘‘(ii) establish and publish appropriate 

24 standards for licenses granted under this 

25 section; and 
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1 ‘‘(iii) issue a license to any person 

2 who, as determined by the Administration, 

3 meets the standards established by the Ad4 ministration under this title. 

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

6 this section shall be for a renewable—

7 ‘‘(i) 4-year term for a boxer; and 

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

9 ‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.—The Administration 

10 may issue a license under this paragraph 

11 through local boxing authorities or in a manner 

12 determined by the Administration. 

13 ‘‘(b) LICENSING FEES.—

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

15 prescribe and charge reasonable fees for the licens16 ing of persons under this title. The Administration 

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

18 basis of classifications of persons, functions, and 

19 events determined appropriate by the Administra20 tion. 

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

22 fees under paragraph (1), the Administration shall 

23 ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable—

24 ‘‘(A) club boxing is not adversely effected; 
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1 ‘‘(B) sanctioning organizations and pro2 moters pay the largest portion of the fees; and 

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

4 fees as is possible. 

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

6 subsection may be collected through local boxing au7 thorities or by any other means determined appro8 priate by the Administration. 

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

10 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRY.—The Adminis11 tration, in consultation with the Association of Boxing 

12 Commissions, shall establish and maintain (or authorize 

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

14 computerized registry for the collection, storage, and re15 trieval of information related to the performance of its du16 ties. 

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

18 shall include the following: 

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

20 and data in the medical registry established under 

21 section 114 of this Act, which the Administration 

22 shall secure from disclosure in accordance with the 

23 confidentiality requirements of section 114(c). 

24 ‘‘(2) OTHER PERSONNEL.—Information (perti25 nent to the sport of professional boxing) on boxing 
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1 promoters, boxing matchmakers, boxing managers, 

2 trainers, cut men, referees, boxing judges, physi3 cians, and any other personnel determined by the 

4 Administration as performing a professional activity 

5 for professional boxing matches. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 206. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS. 

7 ‘‘The Administration shall consult with local boxing 

8 authorities—

9 ‘‘(1) before prescribing any regulation or estab10 lishing any standard under the provisions of this 

11 title; and 

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

13 matters relating to professional boxing. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 207. MISCONDUCT. 

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

16 REGISTRATION.—

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

18 after notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend 

19 or revoke any license issued under this title if the 

20 Administration finds that—

21 ‘‘(A) the suspension or revocation is nec22 essary for the protection of health and safety or 

23 is otherwise in the public interest; 

24 ‘‘(B) there are reasonable grounds for be25 lief that a standard prescribed by the Adminis-
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1 tration under this title is not being met, or that 

2 bribery, collusion, intentional losing, racket3 eering, extortion, or the use of unlawful threats, 

4 coercion, or intimidation have occurred in con5 nection with a license; or 

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

7 of this Act. 

8 ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF SUSPENSION.—

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A suspension of a li10 cense under this section shall be effective for a 

11 period determined appropriate by the Adminis12 tration except as provided in subparagraph (B). 

13 ‘‘(B) SUSPENSION FOR MEDICAL REA14 SONS.—In the case of a suspension or denial of 

15 the license of a boxer for medical reasons by the 

16 Administration, the Administration may termi17 nate the suspension or denial at any time that 

18 a physician certifies that the boxer is fit to par19 ticipate in a professional boxing match. The 

20 Administration shall prescribe the standards 

21 and procedures for accepting certifications 

22 under this subparagraph. 

23 ‘‘(b) INVESTIGATIONS AND INJUNCTIONS.—

24 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Administration may— 
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1 ‘‘(A) conduct any investigation that it con2 siders necessary to determine whether any per3 son has violated, or is about to violate, any pro4 vision of this title or any regulation prescribed 

5 under this title; 

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

7 with it a statement in writing, under oath or 

8 otherwise as the Administration shall deter9 mine, as to all the facts and circumstances con10 cerning the matter to be investigated; 

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

12 concerning any violations; and 

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

14 practices, or matters to aid in the enforcement 

15 of the provisions of this title, in the prescribing 

16 of regulations under this title, or in securing in17 formation to serve as a basis for recommending 

18 legislation concerning the matters to which this 

19 title relates. 

20 ‘‘(2) POWERS.—

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

22 any investigation under paragraph (1), or any 

23 other proceeding under this title, any officer 

24 designated by the Administration may admin25 ister oaths and affirmations, subpoena or other-
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1 wise compel the attendance of witnesses, take 

2 evidence, and require the production of any 

3 books, papers, correspondence, memorandums, 

4 or other records which the Administration con5 siders relevant or material to the inquiry. 

6 ‘‘(B) WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.—The 

7 attendance of witnesses and the production of 

8 any documents under subparagraph (A) may be 

9 required from any place in the United States, 

10 including Indian land, at any designated place 

11 of hearing. 

12 ‘‘(3) ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENAS.—

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

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

15 person, the Administration may file an action in 

16 any court of the United States within the juris17 diction of which an investigation or proceeding 

18 is carried out, or where that person resides or 

19 carries on business, to enforce the attendance 

20 and testimony of witnesses and the production 

21 of books, papers, correspondence, memoran22 dums, and other records. The court may issue 

23 an order requiring the person to appear before 

24 the Administration to produce records, if so or-
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1 dered, or to give testimony concerning the mat2 ter under investigation or in question. 

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

4 obey an order issued by a court under subpara5 graph (A) may be punished as contempt of that 

6 Court. 

7 ‘‘(C) PROCESS.—All process in any con8 tempt case under subparagraph (A) may be 

9 served in the judicial district in which the per10 son is an inhabitant or in which the person may 

11 be found. 

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

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No person may be ex14 cused from attending and testifying or from 

15 producing books, papers, contracts, agreements, 

16 and other records and documents before the 

17 Administration, in obedience to the subpoena of 

18 the Administration, or in any cause or pro19 ceeding instituted by the Administration, on the 

20 ground that the testimony or evidence, docu21 mentary or otherwise, required of that person 

22 may tend to incriminate the person or subject 

23 the person to a penalty or forfeiture. 

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

25 may be prosecuted or subject to any penalty or 
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1 forfeiture for, or on account of, any transaction, 

2 matter, or thing concerning the matter about 

3 which that individual is compelled, after having 

4 claimed a privilege against self-incrimination, to 

5 testify or produce evidence, documentary or 

6 otherwise, except that the individual so testi7 fying shall not be exempt from prosecution and 

8 punishment for perjury committed in so testi9 fying. 

10 ‘‘(5) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—If the Administra11 tion determines that any person is engaged or about 

12 to engage in any act or practice that constitutes a 

13 violation of any provision of this title, or of any reg14 ulation prescribed under this title, the Administra15 tion may bring an action in the appropriate district 

16 court of the United States, the United States Dis17 trict Court for the District of Columbia, or the 

18 United States courts of any territory or other place 

19 subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to 

20 enjoin the act or practice, and upon a proper show21 ing, the court shall grant without bond a permanent 

22 or temporary injunction or restraining order. 

23 ‘‘(6) MANDAMUS.—Upon application of the Ad24 ministration, the district courts of the United 

25 States, the United States District Court for the Dis-
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1 trict of Columbia, and the United States courts of 

2 any territory or other place subject to the jurisdic3 tion of the United States, shall have jurisdiction to 

4 issue writs of mandamus commanding any person to 

5 comply with the provisions of this title or any order 

6 of the Administration. 

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

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration, on be9 half of the public interest, may intervene of right as 

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

11 Civil Procedure in any civil action relating to profes12 sional boxing filed in a United States district court. 

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

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

15 United States on behalf of the public interest in any 

16 case relating to professional boxing. 

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

18 conducted by the Administration under this title shall be 

19 public and may be held before any officer of the Adminis20 tration or before a boxing commission that is a member 

21 of the Association of Boxing Commissions. The Adminis22 tration shall keep appropriate records of the hearings. 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 208. NONINTERFERENCE WITH LOCAL BOXING AU2 THORITIES. 

3 ‘‘(a) NONINTERFERENCE.—Nothing in this title pro4 hibits any local boxing authority from exercising any of 

5 its powers, duties, or functions with respect to the regula6 tion or supervision of professional boxing or professional 

7 boxing matches to the extent not inconsistent with the pro8 visions of this title. 

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

10 prohibits any local boxing authority from enforcing local 

11 standards or requirements that exceed the minimum

12 standards or requirements promulgated by the Adminis13 tration under this title. 

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

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

16 bureau, board, commission, office, independent establish17 ment, or instrumentality may be detailed to the Adminis18 tration, upon the request of the Administration, on a reim19 bursable or nonreimbursable basis, with the consent of the 

20 appropriate authority having jurisdiction over the em21 ployee. While so detailed, an employee shall continue to 

22 receive the compensation provided pursuant to law for the 

23 employee’s regular position of employment and shall re24 tain, without interruption, the rights and privileges of that 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 210. REPORTS. 

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

3 submit a report on its activities to the Senate Committee 

4 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House 

5 of Representatives Committee on Commerce each year. 

6 The annual report shall include the following: 

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

8 the Administration for the year covered by the re9 port. 

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

11 of each State and Indian tribe. 

12 ‘‘(b) PUBLIC REPORT.—The Administration shall an13 nually issue and publicize a report of the Administration 

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

15 Indian lands in the reform of professional boxing, which 

16 shall include comments on issues of continuing concern to 

17 the Administration. 

18 ‘‘(c) FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRA19 TION.—The first annual report under this title shall be 

20 submitted not later than 2 years after the effective date 

21 of this title. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 211. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION. 

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

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

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

26 or referee, or the performance of any other professional 
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1 activity in relation to a professional boxing match, if the 

2 person is licensed by a boxing commission to perform that 

3 activity as of the effective date of this title. 

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

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

6 expires on the earlier of—

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

8 or 

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

10 of the enactment of the Professional Boxing 

11 Amendments Act of 2003. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 212. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap14 propriated for the Administration for each fiscal year such 

15 sums as may be necessary for the Administration to per16 form its functions for that fiscal year. 

17 ‘‘(b) RECEIPTS CREDITED AS OFFSETTING COLLEC18 TIONS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United 

19 States Code, any fee collected under this title—

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

21 the account that finances the activities and services 

22 for which the fee is imposed; 

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

24 pay the costs of activities and services for which the 

25 fee is imposed; and 
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1 ‘‘(3) shall remain available until expended.’’. 

2 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

3 (1) PBSA.—The Professional Boxing Safety 

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

5 amended—

6 (A) by amending section 1 to read as fol7 lows: 

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

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

10 ‘Professional Boxing Safety Act’. 

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

12 for this Act is as follows:

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

‘‘Sec. 2. Definitions. 

‘‘Title I—Professional Boxing Safety 

‘‘Sec. 101. Purposes. 

‘‘Sec. 102. Approval or sanction requirement. 

‘‘Sec. 103. Safety standards. 

‘‘Sec. 104. Registration. 

‘‘Sec. 105. Review. 

‘‘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 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. 
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‘‘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 

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

17 110, 111, or 114,’’; 

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

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

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

21 110, 111, or 114’’; 
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1 (H) by striking ‘‘section 17(a)’’ in sub2 section (b)(3) of section 116, as redesignated, 

3 and inserting ‘‘section 115(a)’’; 

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

5 (e)(3) of section 116, as redesignated, and in6 serting ‘‘section 108’’; and 

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

8 appears in sections 101 through 120, as redes9 ignated, and inserting ‘‘of this title’’. 

10 (2) COMPENSATION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—Sec11 tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

12 by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘The Administrator of the United States Boxing 

14 Administration.’’. 

15 SEC. 22. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

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

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

18 on the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 (b) 1-YEAR DELAY FOR CERTAIN TITLE II PROVI20 SIONS.—Sections 205 through 212 of the Professional 

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

22 this Act, shall take effect 1 year after the date of enact23 ment of this Act.
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pro3 fessional Boxing Amendments Act of 2003’’. 

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

5 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. 

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.

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY 

7 ACT OF 1996. 

8 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

9 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 

10 an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 

11 the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 

12 other provision of the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 

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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

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

3 amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 ‘‘In this Act: 

6 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘Administra7 tion’ means the United States Boxing Administra8 tion. 

9 ‘‘(2) BOUT AGREEMENT.—The term ‘bout agree10 ment’ means a contract between a promoter and a 

11 boxer that requires the boxer to participate in a pro12 fessional boxing match with a designated opponent on 

13 a particular date. 

14 ‘‘(3) BOXER.—The term ‘boxer’ means an indi15 vidual who fights in a professional boxing match. 

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

17 commission’ means an entity authorized under State 

18 or tribal law to regulate professional boxing matches. 

19 ‘‘(5) BOXER REGISTRY.—The term ‘boxer reg20 istry’ means any entity certified by the Administra21 tion for the purposes of maintaining records and 

22 identification of boxers. 

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

24 ‘boxing service provider’ means a promoter, manager, 

25 sanctioning body, licensee, or matchmaker. 
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1 ‘‘(7) CONTRACT PROVISION.—The term ‘contract 

2 provision’ means any legal obligation between a boxer 

3 and a boxing service provider. 

4 ‘‘(8) INDIAN LANDS; INDIAN TRIBE.—The terms 

5 ‘Indian lands’ and ‘Indian tribe’ have the meanings 

6 given those terms by paragraphs (4) and (5), respec7 tively, of section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 

8 Act (25 U.S.C. 2703). 

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

10 individual who serves as a trainer, second, or cut 

11 man for a boxer. 

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

13 ‘local boxing authority’ means— 

14 ‘‘(A) any agency of a State, or of a political 

15 subdivision of a State, that has authority under 

16 the laws of the State to regulate professional box17 ing; and 

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

19 authorized by the Indian tribe or the governing 

20 body of the Indian tribe to regulate professional 

21 boxing on Indian lands. 

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

23 person who, under contract, agreement, or other ar24 rangement with a boxer, undertakes to control or ad25 minister, directly or indirectly, a boxing-related mat-
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1 ter on behalf of that boxer, including a person who is 

2 a booking agent for a boxer. 

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

4 means a person that proposes, selects, and arranges 

5 for boxers to participate in a professional boxing 

6 match. 

7 ‘‘(13) PHYSICIAN.—The term ‘physician’ means 

8 a doctor of medicine legally authorized to practice 

9 medicine by the State in which the physician per10 forms such function or action. 

11 ‘‘(14) PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCH.—The term 

12 ‘professional boxing match’ means a boxing contest 

13 held in the United States between individuals for fi14 nancial compensation. The term ‘professional boxing 

15 match’ does not include a boxing contest that is regu16 lated by a duly recognized amateur sports organiza17 tion, as approved by the Administration. 

18 ‘‘(15) PROMOTER.—

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

20 means the person responsible for organizing, pro21 moting, and producing a professional boxing 

22 match. 

23 ‘‘(B) NON-APPLICATION TO CERTAIN ENTI24 TIES.—The term ‘promoter’ does not include a 

25 premium or other cable or satellite program serv-
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1 ice, hotel, casino, resort, or other commercial es2 tablishment hosting or sponsoring a professional 

3 boxing match unless it—

4 ‘‘(i) is responsible for organizing, pro5 moting, and producing the match; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) has a promotional agreement 

7 with a boxer in that match. 

8 ‘‘(C) ENTITIES ENGAGING IN PROMOTIONAL

9 ACTIVITIES THROUGH AN AFFILIATE.—Notwith10 standing subparagraph (B), an entity described 

11 in that subparagraph shall be considered to be a 

12 promoter if the person responsible for organizing, 

13 promoting, and producing a professional boxing 

14 match—

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

16 control of, under common control with, or 

17 acting at the direction of that entity; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) organizes, promotes, and produces 

19 the match at the direction or request of the 

20 entity. 

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

22 ‘promotional agreement’ means a contract between a 

23 any person and a boxer under which the boxer grants 

24 to that person the right to secure and arrange all pro-
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1 fessional boxing matches requiring the boxer’s services 

2 for—

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

4 ‘‘(B) a prescribed number of professional 

5 boxing matches. 

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

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

8 and any territory or possession of the United States, 

9 including the Virgin Islands. 

10 ‘‘(18) SANCTIONING ORGANIZATION.—The term 

11 ‘sanctioning organization’ means an organization, 

12 other than a boxing commission, that sanctions pro13 fessional boxing matches, ranks professional boxers, or 

14 charges a sanctioning fee for professional boxing 

15 matches in the United States— 

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

17 different States; or 

18 ‘‘(B) that are advertised, otherwise pro19 moted, or broadcast (including closed circuit tele20 vision) in interstate commerce. 

21 ‘‘(19) SUSPENSION.—The term ‘suspension’ in22 cludes within its meaning the temporary revocation of 

23 a boxing license. 

24 ‘‘(20) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘tribal 

25 organization’ has the same meaning as in section 4(l)
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1 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As2 sistance 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 on 

10 Indian land under the jurisdiction of that tribal organiza11 tion. 

12 ‘‘(b) STANDARDS AND LICENSING.—A tribal organiza13 tion that establishes a boxing commission shall, by tribal 

14 ordinance or resolution, establish and provide for the imple15 mentation of health and safety standards, licensing require16 ments, and other requirements relating to the conduct of 

17 professional boxing matches that are at least as restrictive 

18 as— 

19 ‘‘(1) the otherwise applicable requirements of the 

20 State in which the Indian land on which the profes21 sional boxing match is held is located; or 

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

23 States Boxing Administration. 

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

25 TRIBAL LANDS.—The provisions of this Act apply to profes-
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1 sional boxing matches held on tribal lands to the same ex2 tent and in the same way as they apply to professional box3 ing matches held in any State.’’. 

4 SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 

5 Section 3(2) (15 U.S.C. 6302(2)) is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘State’’. 

7 SEC. 5. USBA APPROVAL, OR ABC OR COMMISSION SANC8 TION, REQUIRED FOR MATCHES. 

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

10 amended to read as follows: 

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

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may arrange, promote, 

13 organize, produce, or fight in a professional boxing match 

14 within the United States unless the match—

15 ‘‘(1) is approved by the Administration; and 

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

17 Commissions or by a boxing commission that is a 

18 member in good standing of the Association of Boxing 

19 Commissions. 

20 ‘‘(b) APPROVAL PRESUMED.—For purposes of sub21 section (a), the Administration shall be presumed to have 

22 approved any match other than—

23 ‘‘(1) a match with respect to which the Adminis24 tration has been informed of an alleged violation of 

25 this Act and with respect to which it has notified the 
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1 supervising boxing commission that it does not ap2 prove; 

3 ‘‘(2) a match advertised to the public as a cham4 pionship match; or 

5 ‘‘(3) a match scheduled for 10 rounds or

6 more. ’’. 

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

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

9 SEC. 6. SAFETY STANDARDS. 

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

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

12 requirement in effect under regulations of a boxing 

13 commission that provides equivalent protection of the 

14 health and safety of boxers:’’ and inserting ‘‘require15 ments:’’; 

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

17 examination shall include testing for infectious dis18 eases in accordance with standards established by the 

19 Administration.’’; 

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

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(2) An ambulance continuously present on 

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

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

3 after paragraph (2) the following: 

4 ‘‘(3) Emergency medical personnel with appro5 priate resuscitation equipment continuously present 

6 on site.’’; and 

7 (5) by striking ‘‘match.’’ in paragraph (5), as re8 designated, and inserting ‘‘match in an amount pre9 scribed by the Administration.’’. 

10 SEC. 7. REGISTRATION. 

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

12 (1) by inserting ‘‘or Indian tribe’’ after ‘‘State’’ 

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

14 (2) by striking the first sentence of subsection (c) 

15 and inserting ‘‘A boxing commission shall, in accord16 ance with requirements established by the Adminis17 tration, make a health and safety disclosure to a 

18 boxer when issuing an identification card to that 

19 boxer.’’; 

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

21 of subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘shall, at a min22 imum,’’; and 

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

24 ‘‘(d) COPY OF REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION

25 CARDS TO BE SENT TO ADMINISTRATION.—A boxing com-
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1 mission shall furnish a copy of each registration received 

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

3 under subsection (b), to the Administration.’’. 

4 SEC. 8. REVIEW. 

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

6 (1) by striking ‘‘that, except as provided in sub7 section (b), no’’ in subsection (a)(2) and inserting 

8 ‘‘that no’’; 

9 (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) of sub10 section (a) and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) Procedures to review a summary suspension 

12 when a hearing before the boxing commission is re13 quested by a boxer, licensee, manager, matchmaker, 

14 promoter, or other boxing service provider which pro15 vides an opportunity for that person to present evi16 dence.’’; 

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

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

19 SEC. 9. REPORTING. 

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

21 (1) by striking ‘‘48 business hours’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘2 business days’’; 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘bxoing’’ and inserting ‘‘boxing’’; 

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1 (3) by striking ‘‘each boxer registry.’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘the Administration.’’. 

3 SEC. 10. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 

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

5 follows: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 9. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration, in consulta8 tion with the Association of Boxing Commissions, shall de9 velop guidelines for minimum contractual provisions that 

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

11 contract, and promotional agreement. Each boxing commis12 sion shall ensure that these minimal contractual provisions 

13 are present in any such agreement or contract submitted 

14 to it. 

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

16 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.—A manager or promoter 

17 shall submit a copy of each boxer-manager contract 

18 and each promotional agreement between that man19 ager or promoter and a boxer to the Administration, 

20 and, if requested, to the boxing commission with ju21 risdiction over the bout. 

22 ‘‘(2) BOXING COMMISSION.—A boxing commis23 sion may not approve a professional boxing match 

24 unless a copy of the bout agreement related to that 

25 match has been filed with it and approved by it. 
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1 ‘‘(c) BOND OR OTHER SURETY.—A boxing commission 

2 may not approve a professional boxing match unless the 

3 promoter of that match has posted a surety bond, cashier’s 

4 check, letter of credit, cash, or other security with the boxing 

5 commission in an amount acceptable to the boxing commis6 sion.’’. 

7 SEC. 11. COERCIVE CONTRACTS. 

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

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

10 (2) by inserting ‘‘OR ELIMINATION’’ after ‘‘MAN11 DATORY’’ in the heading of subsection (b); and 

12 (3) by inserting ‘‘or elimination’’ after ‘‘manda13 tory’’ in subsection (b). 

14 SEC. 12. SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS. 

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

16 amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 11. SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS. 

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

19 date of enactment of the Professional Boxing Amendments 

20 Act of 2003, the Administration shall develop guidelines for 

21 objective and consistent written criteria for the rating of 

22 professional boxers based on the athletic merits of the boxers. 

23 Within 90 days after the Administration’s promulgation of 

24 the guidelines, each sanctioning organization shall adopt 

25 the guidelines and follow them. 
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1 ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN RATING.—A sanc2 tioning organization shall, with respect to a change in the 

3 rating of a boxer previously rated by such organization in 

4 the top 10 boxers—

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

6 on its Internet website or home page, if any, includ7 ing an explanation of the change, for a period of not 

8 less than 30 days; 

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

10 thorough explanation in writing under penalty of 

11 perjury to the boxer and the Administration; 

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

13 the ratings change to the sanctioning organization; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(4) apply the objective criteria for ratings re16 quired under subsection (a) in considering any such 

17 appeal. 

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

19 an appeal under subsection (b)(3), a sanctioning organiza20 tion receives a petition from a boxer challenging that orga21 nization’s rating of the boxer, it shall (except to the extent 

22 otherwise required by the Administration), within 7 days 

23 after receiving the petition—

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

25 under penalty of perjury of the organization’s rating 
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1 criteria, its rating of the boxer, and the rationale or 

2 basis for its rating (including a response to any spe3 cific questions submitted by the boxer); and 

4 ‘‘(2) submit a copy of its explanation to the As5 sociation of Boxing Commissions and the Administra6 tion.’’. 

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

8 U.S.C. 6309(e)) is amended—

9 (1) by striking ‘‘FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,’’ 

10 in the subsection heading and inserting ‘‘UNITED

11 STATES BOXING ADMINISTRATION’’; and 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘Federal Trade Commission,’’ in 

13 paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘United States Boxing 

14 Administration,’’. 

15 SEC. 13. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY SANCTIONING ORGA16 NIZATIONS. 

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

18 (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph 

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

20 boxing match of 10 rounds or more, the sanctioning 

21 organization for that match shall provide to the Ad22 ministration, and, if requested, to the boxing commis23 sion in the State or on Indian land responsible for 

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

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

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

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

5 SEC. 14. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY PROMOTERS. 

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

7 (1) by striking so much of subsection (a) as pre8 cedes paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(a) DISCLOSURES TO BOXING COMMISSIONS AND AD10 MINISTRATION.—Within 7 days after a professional boxing 

11 match of 10 rounds or more, the promoter of any boxer par12 ticipating in that match shall provide to the Administra13 tion, and, if requested, to the boxing commission in the 

14 State or on Indian land responsible for regulating the 

15 match—’’; 

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

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

18 previously provided to the commission,’’; 

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

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

21 statement of all fees, charges, and expenses that have 

22 been, or will be,’’; 

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

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

2 subsection (a)(3)(C); 

3 (6) by striking the matter in subsection (b) fol4 lowing ‘‘BOXER.—’’ and preceding paragraph (1) and 

5 inserting ‘‘Within 7 days after a professional boxing 

6 match of 10 rounds or more, the promoter of the 

7 match shall provide to each boxer participating in the 

8 match with whom the promoter has a promotional 

9 agreement a statement of—’’; and 

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

11 inserting ‘‘match, and that the promoter has paid, or 

12 agreed to pay, to any other person in connection with 

13 the match;’’. 

14 SEC. 15. JUDGES AND REFEREES. 

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

16 amended—

17 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) LICENSING AND ASSIGN18 MENT REQUIREMENT.—’’ before ‘‘No person’’; 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘certified and approved’’ and in20 serting ‘‘selected’’; 

21 (3) by inserting ‘‘or Indian lands’’ after ‘‘State’’; 

22 and 

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

24 ‘‘(b) CHAMPIONSHIP AND 10-ROUND BOUTS.—In addi25 tion to the requirements of subsection (a), no person may 
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1 arrange, promote, organize, produce, or fight in a profes2 sional boxing match advertised to the public as a champion3 ship match or in a professional boxing match scheduled for 

4 10 rounds or more unless all referees and judges partici5 pating in the match have been licensed by the Administra6 tion. 

7 ‘‘(c) SANCTIONING ORGANIZATION NOT TO INFLUENCE

8 SELECTION PROCESS.—A sanctioning organization—

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

10 deemed qualified by that organization to a boxing 

11 commission; but 

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

13 directly or indirectly, a boxing commission’s selection 

14 of a judge or referee for a professional boxing match 

15 except by providing such a list. 

16 ‘‘(d) ASSIGNMENT OF NONRESIDENT JUDGES AND

17 REFEREES.—A boxing commission may assign judges and 

18 referees who reside outside that commission’s State or In19 dian land if the judge or referee is licensed by a boxing 

20 commission in the United States. 

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

22 provide to the boxing commission responsible for regulating 

23 a professional boxing match in a State or on Indian land 

24 a statement of all consideration, including reimbursement 

25 for expenses, that the judge or referee has received, or will 
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1 receive, from any source for participation in the match. If 

2 the match is scheduled for 10 rounds or more, the judge 

3 or referee shall also provide such a statement to the Admin4 istration.’’. 

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

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

7 SEC. 16. MEDICAL REGISTRY. 

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

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

10 ‘‘SEC. 14. MEDICAL REGISTRY. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration, in consulta12 tion with the Association of Boxing Commissions, shall es13 tablish and maintain, or certify a third party entity to es14 tablish and maintain, a medical registry that contains com15 prehensive medical records and medical denials or suspen16 sions for every licensed boxer. 

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

18 shall determine—

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

20 suspensions of a boxer that are to be forwarded to the 

21 medical registry; and 

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

23 and medical suspensions are to be submitted to the 

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

4 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 pro9 tected.’’. 

10 SEC. 17. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 

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

12 (1) by striking ‘‘enforces State’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘enforces State or Tribal’’; 

14 (2) by inserting ‘‘no officer or employee of the 

15 Administration,’’ after ‘‘laws,’’; and 

16 (3) by striking ‘‘as described in section 4.’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘ or under the jurisdiction of another tribal 

18 organization.’’. 

19 SEC. 18. ENFORCEMENT. 

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

21 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) INJUNCTIONS.—’’ in sub22 section (a) and inserting ‘‘(a) ACTIONS BY ATTORNEY

23 GENERAL.—’’; 

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

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

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

3 (4) by inserting ‘‘has engaged in or’’ after ‘‘orga4 nization’’ in subsection (c); 

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

6 subsection (c); 

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

8 inserting ‘‘sanctions’’; and 

9 (7) by striking ‘‘boxer’’ in subsection (d) and in10 serting ‘‘person’’. 

11 SEC. 19. REPEAL OF DEADWOOD. 

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

13 SEC. 20. RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL LAW. 

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

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

16 heading after ‘‘STATE’’; and 

17 (2) by inserting ‘‘or Indian tribe’’ after ‘‘State’’.

18 SEC. 21. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES BOXING AD19 MINISTRATION. 

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

21 the end the following:
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1 ‘‘TITLE II—UNITED STATES 

2 BOXING ADMINISTRATION

3 ‘‘SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 

4 ‘‘The purpose of this title is to protect the health, safe5 ty, and welfare of boxers and to ensure fairness in the sport 

6 of professional boxing. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES BOXING AD8 MINISTRATION. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Boxing Admin10 istration is established as an administration of the Depart11 ment of Labor. 

12 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATOR.— 

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

14 be headed by an Administrator, appointed by the 

15 President, by and with the advice and consent of the 

16 Senate. 

17 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Administrator shall 

18 be an individual who—

19 ‘‘(A) has extensive experience in profes20 sional boxing activities or in a field directly re21 lated to professional sports; 

22 ‘‘(B) is of outstanding character and recog23 nized integrity; 
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1 ‘‘(C) is selected on the basis of training, ex2 perience, and qualifications and without regard 

3 to political party affiliation; and 

4 ‘‘(D) is a United States citizen. 

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

6 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘The Administrator of the United States Boxing 

9 Administration.’’. 

10 ‘‘(4) TERM OF OFFICE.—The Administrator shall 

11 serve for a term of 4 years. 

12 ‘‘(c) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR; GENERAL COUN13 SEL.—The Administration shall have an Assistant Admin14 istrator and a General Counsel, each of whom shall be ap15 pointed by the Administrator. The Assistant Administrator 

16 shall—

17 ‘‘(1) serve as Administrator in the absence of the 

18 Administrator, in the event of the inability of the Ad19 ministrator to carry out the functions of the Adminis20 trator, or in the event of a vacancy in that office; and 

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

22 may assign. 

23 ‘‘(d) STAFF.—The Administration shall have such ad24 ditional staff as may be necessary to carry out the functions 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 203. FUNCTIONS. 

2 ‘‘(a) PRIMARY FUNCTIONS.—The primary functions of 

3 the Administration are—

4 ‘‘(1) to protect the health, safety, and general in5 terests of boxers consistent with the provisions of this 

6 Act; and 

7 ‘‘(2) to ensure uniformity, fairness, and integrity 

8 in professional boxing. 

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

10 shall—

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

12 ‘‘(2) promulgate uniform standards for profes13 sional boxing in consultation with the boxing commis14 sions of the several States and tribal organizations; 

15 ‘‘(3) except as otherwise determined by the Ad16 ministration, oversee all professional boxing matches 

17 in the United States; 

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

19 several States and tribal organizations—

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

21 professionalism of professional boxing in the 

22 United States; 

23 ‘‘(B) to enhance physical, medical, finan24 cial, and other safeguards established for the pro25 tection of professional boxers; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) to improve the status and standards of 

2 professional boxing in the United States; 

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

4 chief law enforcement officer of the several States, and 

5 other appropriate officers and agencies of Federal, 

6 State, and local government, that Federal and State 

7 laws applicable to professional boxing matches in the 

8 United States are vigorously, effectively, and fairly 

9 enforced; 

10 ‘‘(6) review local boxing authority regulations for 

11 professional boxing and provide assistance to such au12 thorities in meeting minimum standards prescribed 

13 by the Administration under this title; 

14 ‘‘(7) serve as the coordinating body for all efforts 

15 in the United States to establish and maintain uni16 form minimum health and safety standards for pro17 fessional boxing; 

18 ‘‘(8) if the Administrator determines it to be ap19 propriate, publish a newspaper, magazine, or other 

20 publication and establish and maintain a website 

21 consistent with the purposes of the Administration; 

22 ‘‘(9) procure the temporary and intermittent 

23 services of experts and consultants to the extent au24 thorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
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1 Code, at rates the Administration determines to be 

2 reasonable; and 

3 ‘‘(10) promulgate rules, regulations, and guid4 ance, and take any other action necessary and proper 

5 to accomplish the purposes of, and consistent with, the 

6 provisions of this title. 

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

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

9 boxers; or 

10 ‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to, or authorize 

11 the use of the name of the Administration by, boxing 

12 commissions that do not comply with requirements of 

13 the Administration. 

14 ‘‘(d) USE OF NAME.—The Administration shall have 

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

16 Administration’. Any person who, without the permission 

17 of the Administration, uses that name or any other exclu18 sive name, trademark, emblem, symbol, or insignia of the 

19 Administration for the purpose of inducing the sale or ex20 change of any goods or services, or to promote any exhi21 bition, performance, or sporting event, shall be subject to 

22 suit in a civil action by the Administration for the remedies 

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

24 the ‘Trademark Act of 1946’; 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.).
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1 ‘‘SEC. 204. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF BOXING PER2 SONNEL. 

3 ‘‘(a) LICENSING.—

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

5 may compete in a professional boxing match or serve 

6 as a boxing manager, boxing promoter, or sanctioning 

7 organization for a professional boxing match except 

8 as provided in a license granted to that person under 

9 this subsection. 

10 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION AND TERM.—

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

12 shall—

13 ‘‘(i) establish application procedures, 

14 forms, and fees; 

15 ‘‘(ii) establish and publish appropriate 

16 standards for licenses granted under this 

17 section; and 

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

19 who, as determined by the Administration, 

20 meets the standards established by the Ad21 ministration under this title. 

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

23 this section shall be for a renewable—

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

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1 ‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.—The Administration 

2 may issue a license under this paragraph 

3 through local boxing authorities or in a manner 

4 determined by the Administration. 

5 ‘‘(b) LICENSING FEES.—

6 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Administration may pre7 scribe and charge reasonable fees for the licensing of 

8 persons under this title. The Administration may set, 

9 charge, and adjust varying fees on the basis of classi10 fications of persons, functions, and events determined 

11 appropriate by the Administration. 

12 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—In setting and charging fees 

13 under paragraph (1), the Administration shall ensure 

14 that, to the maximum extent practicable—

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

16 ‘‘(B) sanctioning organizations and pro17 moters pay the largest portion of the fees; and 

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

19 fees as is possible. 

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

21 subsection may be collected through local boxing au22 thorities or by any other means determined appro23 priate by the Administration. 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 205. NATIONAL REGISTRY OF BOXING PERSONNEL. 

2 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRY.—The Adminis3 tration, in consultation with the Association of Boxing 

4 Commissions, shall establish and maintain (or authorize a 

5 third party to establish and maintain) a unified national 

6 computerized registry for the collection, storage, and re7 trieval of information related to the performance of its du8 ties. 

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

10 include the following: 

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

12 data in the medical registry established under section 

13 114 of this Act, which the Administration shall secure 

14 from disclosure in accordance with the confidentiality 

15 requirements of section 114(c). 

16 ‘‘(2) OTHER PERSONNEL.—Information (perti17 nent to the sport of professional boxing) on boxing 

18 promoters, boxing matchmakers, boxing managers, 

19 trainers, cut men, referees, boxing judges, physicians, 

20 and any other personnel determined by the Adminis21 tration as performing a professional activity for pro22 fessional boxing matches. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 206. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS. 

24 ‘‘The Administration shall consult with local boxing 

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1 ‘‘(1) before prescribing any regulation or estab2 lishing any standard under the provisions of this 

3 title; and 

4 ‘‘(2) not less than once each year regarding mat5 ters relating to professional boxing. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 207. MISCONDUCT. 

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

8 REGISTRATION.—

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

10 after notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend 

11 or revoke any license issued under this title if the Ad12 ministration finds that—

13 ‘‘(A) the licensee has violated any provision 

14 of this Act; 

15 ‘‘(B) there are reasonable grounds for belief 

16 that a standard prescribed by the Administra17 tion under this title is not being met, or that 

18 bribery, collusion, intentional losing, racket19 eering, extortion, or the use of unlawful threats, 

20 coercion, or intimidation have occurred in con21 nection with a license; or 

22 ‘‘(C) the suspension or revocation is nec23 essary for the protection of health and safety or 

24 is otherwise in the public interest. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A suspension of a li2 cense under this section shall be effective for a 

3 period determined appropriate by the Adminis4 tration except as provided in subparagraph (B). 

5 ‘‘(B) SUSPENSION FOR MEDICAL REA6 SONS.—In the case of a suspension or denial of 

7 the license of a boxer for medical reasons by the 

8 Administration, the Administration may termi9 nate the suspension or denial at any time that 

10 a physician certifies that the boxer is fit to par11 ticipate in a professional boxing match. The Ad12 ministration shall prescribe the standards and 

13 procedures for accepting certifications under this 

14 subparagraph. 

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

16 revocation of the license of a boxer, the revocation 

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

18 ‘‘(b) INVESTIGATIONS AND INJUNCTIONS.—

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

20 ‘‘(A) conduct any investigation that it con21 siders necessary to determine whether any person 

22 has violated, or is about to violate, any provision 

23 of this Act or any regulation prescribed under 

24 this Act;
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1 ‘‘(B) require or permit any person to file 

2 with it a statement in writing, under oath or 

3 otherwise as the Administration shall determine, 

4 as to all the facts and circumstances concerning 

5 the matter to be investigated; 

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

7 concerning any violations; and 

8 ‘‘(D) investigate any facts, conditions, prac9 tices, or matters to aid in the enforcement of the 

10 provisions of this Act, in the prescribing of regu11 lations under this Act, or in securing informa12 tion to serve as a basis for recommending legisla13 tion concerning the matters to which this Act re14 lates. 

15 ‘‘(2) POWERS.—

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

17 investigation under paragraph (1), or any other 

18 proceeding under this Act, any officer designated 

19 by the Administration may administer oaths 

20 and affirmations, subpoena or otherwise compel 

21 the attendance of witnesses, take evidence, and 

22 require the production of any books, papers, cor23 respondence, memorandums, or other records 

24 which the Administration considers relevant or 

25 material to the inquiry. 
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1 ‘‘(B) WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.—The at2 tendance of witnesses and the production of any 

3 documents under subparagraph (A) may be re4 quired from any place in the United States, in5 cluding Indian land, at any designated place of 

6 hearing. 

7 ‘‘(3) ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENAS.—

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

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

10 person, the Administration may file an action in 

11 any district court of the United States within 

12 the jurisdiction of which an investigation or pro13 ceeding is carried out, or where that person re14 sides or carries on business, to enforce the at15 tendance and testimony of witnesses and the pro16 duction of books, papers, correspondence, memo17 randums, and other records. The court may issue 

18 an order requiring the person to appear before 

19 the Administration to produce records, if so or20 dered, or to give testimony concerning the matter 

21 under investigation or in question. 

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

23 obey an order issued by a court under subpara24 graph (A) may be punished as contempt of that 

25 court. 
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1 ‘‘(C) PROCESS.—All process in any con2 tempt case under subparagraph (A) may be 

3 served in the judicial district in which the per4 son is an inhabitant or in which the person may 

5 be found. 

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

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No person may be ex8 cused from attending and testifying or from pro9 ducing books, papers, contracts, agreements, and 

10 other records and documents before the Adminis11 tration, in obedience to the subpoena of the Ad12 ministration, or in any cause or proceeding in13 stituted by the Administration, on the ground 

14 that the testimony or evidence, documentary or 

15 otherwise, required of that person may tend to 

16 incriminate the person or subject the person to a 

17 penalty or forfeiture. 

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

19 may be prosecuted or subject to any penalty or 

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

21 matter, or thing concerning the matter about 

22 which that individual is compelled, after having 

23 claimed a privilege against self-incrimination, to 

24 testify or produce evidence, documentary or oth25 erwise, except that the individual so testifying 
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1 shall not be exempt from prosecution and pun2 ishment for perjury committed in so testifying. 

3 ‘‘(5) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—If the Administra4 tion determines that any person is engaged or about 

5 to engage in any act or practice that constitutes a 

6 violation of any provision of this Act, or of any regu7 lation prescribed under this Act, the Administration 

8 may bring an action in the appropriate district court 

9 of the United States, the United States District Court 

10 for the District of Columbia, or the United States 

11 courts of any territory or other place subject to the ju12 risdiction of the United States, to enjoin the act or 

13 practice, and upon a proper showing, the court shall 

14 grant without bond a permanent or temporary in15 junction or restraining order. 

16 ‘‘(6) MANDAMUS.—Upon application of the Ad17 ministration, the district courts of the United States, 

18 the United States District Court for the District of 

19 Columbia, and the United States courts of any terri20 tory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the 

21 United States, shall have jurisdiction to issue writs of 

22 mandamus commanding any person to comply with 

23 the provisions of this Act or any order of the Admin24 istration. 

25 ‘‘(c) INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTIONS.—
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration, on be2 half of the public interest, may intervene of right as 

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

4 Civil Procedure in any civil action relating to profes5 sional boxing filed in a district court of the United 

6 States. 

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

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

9 United States on behalf of the public interest in any 

10 case relating to professional boxing. 

11 ‘‘(d) HEARINGS BY ADMINISTRATION.—Hearings con12 ducted by the Administration under this Act shall be public 

13 and may be held before any officer of the Administration. 

14 The Administration shall keep appropriate records of the 

15 hearings. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 208. NONINTERFERENCE WITH LOCAL BOXING AU17 THORITIES. 

18 ‘‘(a) NONINTERFERENCE.—Nothing in this Act pro19 hibits any local boxing authority from exercising any of 

20 its powers, duties, or functions with respect to the regula21 tion or supervision of professional boxing or professional 

22 boxing matches to the extent not inconsistent with the provi23 sions of this Act. 

24 ‘‘(b) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—Nothing in this Act pro25 hibits any local boxing authority from enforcing local
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1 standards or requirements that exceed the minimum stand2 ards or requirements promulgated by the Administration 

3 under this Act. 

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

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

6 bureau, board, commission, office, independent establish7 ment, or instrumentality may be detailed to the Adminis8 tration, upon the request of the Administration, on a reim9 bursable or nonreimbursable basis, with the consent of the 

10 appropriate authority having jurisdiction over the em11 ployee. While so detailed, an employee shall continue to re12 ceive the compensation provided pursuant to law for the 

13 employee’s regular position of employment and shall retain, 

14 without interruption, the rights and privileges of that em15 ployment. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 210. REPORTS. 

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

18 submit a report on its activities to the Senate Committee 

19 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House 

20 of Representatives Committee on Commerce each year. The 

21 annual report shall include—

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

23 Administration for the year covered by the report; 

24 and 
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1 ‘‘(2) an overview of the licensing and enforce2 ment activities of the State and tribal organization 

3 boxing commissions. 

4 ‘‘(b) PUBLIC REPORT.—The Administration shall an5 nually issue and publicize a report of the Administration 

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

7 Indian lands in the reform of professional boxing, which 

8 shall include comments on issues of continuing concern to 

9 the Administration. 

10 ‘‘(c) FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRA11 TION.—The first annual report under this title shall be sub12 mitted not later than 2 years after the effective date of this 

13 title. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 211. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION. 

15 ‘‘(a) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION.—The requirements for 

16 licensing under this title do not apply to a person for the 

17 performance of an activity as a boxer, boxing judge, or ref18 eree, or the performance of any other professional activity 

19 in relation to a professional boxing match, if the person 

20 is licensed by a boxing commission to perform that activity 

21 as of the effective date of this title. 

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

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

24 expires on the earlier of—
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1 ‘‘(A) the date on which the license expires; 

2 or 

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

4 of the enactment of the Professional Boxing 

5 Amendments Act of 2003. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 212. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro8 priated for the Administration for each fiscal year such 

9 sums as may be necessary for the Administration to per10 form its functions for that fiscal year. 

11 ‘‘(b) RECEIPTS CREDITED AS OFFSETTING COLLEC12 TIONS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United 

13 States Code, any fee collected under this title—

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

15 the account that finances the activities and services 

16 for which the fee is imposed; 

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

18 pay the costs of activities and services for which the 

19 fee is imposed; and 

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

21 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

22 (1) PBSA.—The Professional Boxing Safety Act 

23 of 1996, as amended by this Act, is further amend24 ed—
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1 (A) by amending section 1 to read as fol2 lows: 

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

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

5 ‘Professional Boxing Safety Act’. 

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. 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. 

‘‘Sec. 111. Required disclosures by 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.’’;
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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 subsection (a) of section 

9 113, as redesignated, and inserting the following: 

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

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

12 commission, an Attorney General, or the Administration 

13 may not disclose to the public any matter furnished by a 

14 promoter under section 111.’’; 

15 (E) by striking ‘‘section 13’’ in subsection 

16 (b) of section 113, as redesignated, and inserting 

17 ‘‘section 111’’; 

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

19 16,’’ in paragraph (1) of section 116(b), as redes20 ignated, and inserting ‘‘107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 

21 or 114,’’; 

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

23 16’’ in paragraph (2) of section 116(b), as redes24 ignated, and inserting ‘‘107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 

25 or 114’’; 
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1 (H) by striking ‘‘section 17(a)’’ in sub2 section (b)(3) of section 116, as redesignated, and 

3 inserting ‘‘section 115(a)’’; 

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

5 (e)(3) of section 116, as redesignated, and insert6 ing ‘‘section 108’’; and 

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

8 appears in sections 101 through 120, as redesig9 nated, and inserting ‘‘of this title’’. 

10 (2) COMPENSATION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—Sec11 tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

12 by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘The Administrator of the United States Boxing 

14 Administration.’’. 

15 SEC. 22. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

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

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

18 the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 (b) 1-YEAR DELAY FOR CERTAIN TITLE II PROVI20 SIONS.—Sections 205 through 212 of the Professional Box21 ing Safety Act of 1996, as added by section 21(a) of this 

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

23 this Act.

Calendar No. 98

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 275

[Report No. 108–47] 

A BILL

To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 

1996, and to establish the United States Boxing Administration. 

MAY 14, 2003

Reported with an amendment