(4) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b), a civil penalty, 
or’’; and 
(5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘boxer’’ and 
inserting ‘‘person’’. 
SEC. 20. REPEAL. 
Section 20 (15 U.S.C. 6311) is repealed. 
SEC. 21. RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL LAW. 
Section 22 (15 U.S.C. 6313) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘OR 
TRIBAL’’ after ‘‘STATE’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or Indian tribe’’ after 
‘‘State’’. 
SEC. 22. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES BOXING COM-
MISSION. 
The Act is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘TITLE II—UNITED STATES 
BOXING COMMISSION 
‘‘SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this title is to protect the health, 
safety, and welfare of boxers and to ensure fairness in the 
sport of professional boxing.
‘‘SEC. 202. UNITED STATES BOXING COMMISSION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Boxing Com-
mission is established as a commission within the Depart-
ment of Commerce. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall con-
sist of 3 members appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Commission shall be a citizen of the United 
States who— 
‘‘(i) has extensive experience in pro-
fessional boxing activities or in a field di-
rectly related to professional sports; 
‘‘(ii) is of outstanding character and 
recognized integrity; and 
‘‘(iii) is selected on the basis of train-
ing, experience, and qualifications and 
without regard to political party affiliation. 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR CER-
TAIN
MEMBERS.—At least 1 member of the 
Commission shall be a former member of a local 
boxing authority. If practicable, at least 1 mem-
ber of the Commission shall be a physician or
other health care professional duly licensed as 
such. 
‘‘(C) 
DISINTERESTED
PERSONS.—No 
member of the Commission may, while serving 
as a member of the Commission— 
‘‘(i) be engaged as a professional 
boxer, boxing promoter, agent, fight man-
ager, matchmaker, referee, judge, or in any 
other capacity in the conduct of the busi-
ness of professional boxing; 
‘‘(ii) have any pecuniary interest in 
the earnings of any boxer or the proceeds 
or outcome of any boxing match; or 
‘‘(iii) serve as a member of a boxing 
commission. 
‘‘(3) BIPARTISAN
MEMBERSHIP.—Not more 
than 2 members of the Commission may be members 
of the same political party. 
‘‘(4) GEOGRAPHIC BALANCE.—Not more than 2 
members of the Commission may be residents of the 
same geographic region of the United States when 
appointed to the Commission. For purposes of the 
preceding sentence, the area of the United States 
east of the Mississippi River is a geographic region,
and the area of the United States west of the Mis-
sissippi River is a geographic region. 
‘‘(5) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of a mem-
ber of the Commission shall be 3 years. 
‘‘(B) REAPPOINTMENT.—Members of the 
Commission may be reappointed to the Com-
mission. 
‘‘(C) MIDTERM VACANCIES.—A member of 
the Commission appointed to fill a vacancy in 
the Commission occurring before the expiration 
of the term for which the member’s predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed for the re-
mainder of that unexpired term. 
‘‘(D) CONTINUATION
PENDING
REPLACE-
MENT.—A member of the Commission may 
serve after the expiration of that member’s 
term until a successor has taken office. 
‘‘(6) REMOVAL.—A member of the Commission 
may be removed by the President only for cause. 
‘‘(c) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall em-
ploy an Executive Director to perform the adminis-
trative functions of the Commission under this Act,
and such other functions and duties of the Commis-
sion as the Commission shall specify. 
‘‘(2) DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS.—Subject to 
the authority, direction, and control of the Commis-
sion the Executive Director shall carry out the func-
tions and duties of the Commission under this Act. 
‘‘(d) GENERAL COUNSEL.—The Commission shall 
employ a General Counsel to provide legal counsel and ad-
vice to the Executive Director and the Commission in the 
performance of its functions under this Act, and to carry 
out such other functions and duties as the Commission 
shall specify. 
‘‘(e) STAFF.—The Commission shall employ such ad-
ditional staff as the Commission considers appropriate to 
assist the Executive Director and the General Counsel in 
carrying out the functions and duties of the Commission 
under this Act. 
‘‘(f) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(1) MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Commission shall be compensated at a rate 
equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Exec-
utive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code, for each day (including
travel time) during which such member is en-
gaged in the performance of the duties of the 
Commission. 
‘‘(B) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—The members 
of the Commission shall be allowed travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, at rates authorized for employees of agen-
cies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code, while away from their 
homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Commission. 
‘‘(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF.—The 
Commission shall fix the compensation of the Execu-
tive Director, the General Counsel, and other per-
sonnel of the Commission. The rate of pay for the 
Executive Director, the General Counsel, and other 
personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level 
V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘SEC. 203. FUNCTIONS. 
‘‘(a) PRIMARY FUNCTIONS.—The primary functions 
of the Commission are— 
‘‘(1) to protect the health, safety, and general 
interests of boxers consistent with the provisions of 
this Act; and
‘‘(2) to ensure uniformity, fairness, and integ-
rity in professional boxing. 
‘‘(b) 
SPECIFIC
FUNCTIONS.—The 
Commission 
shall— 
‘‘(1) administer title I of this Act; 
‘‘(2) promulgate uniform standards for profes-
sional boxing in consultation with the Association of 
Boxing Commissions; 
‘‘(3) except as otherwise determined by the 
Commission, oversee all professional boxing matches 
in the United States; 
‘‘(4) work with the boxing commissions of the 
several States and tribal organizations— 
‘‘(A) to improve the safety, integrity, and 
professionalism of professional boxing in the 
United States; 
‘‘(B) to enhance physical, medical, finan-
cial, and other safeguards established for the 
protection of professional boxers; and 
‘‘(C) to improve the status and standards 
of professional boxing in the United States; 
‘‘(5) ensure, in cooperation with the Attorney 
General (who shall represent the Commission in any 
judicial proceeding under this Act), the chief law en-
forcement officer of the several States, and other ap-
propriate officers and agencies of Federal, State, 
and local government, that Federal and State laws 
applicable to professional boxing matches in the 
United States are vigorously, effectively, and fairly 
enforced; 
‘‘(6) review boxing commission regulations for 
professional boxing and provide assistance to such 
authorities in meeting minimum standards pre-
scribed by the Commission under this title; 
‘‘(7) serve as the coordinating body for all ef-
forts in the United States to establish and maintain 
uniform minimum health and safety standards for 
professional boxing; 
‘‘(8) if the Commission determines it to be ap-
propriate, publish a newspaper, magazine, or other 
publication and establish and maintain a website 
consistent with the purposes of the Commission; 
‘‘(9) procure the temporary and intermittent 
services of experts and consultants to the extent au-
thorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, at rates the Commission determines to be rea-
sonable; and 
‘‘(10) promulgate rules, regulations, and guid-
ance, and take any other action necessary and prop-
er to accomplish the purposes of, and consistent 
with, the provisions of this title. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITIONS.—The Commission may not— 
‘‘(1) promote boxing events or rank professional 
boxers; or 
‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to, or author-
ize the use of the name of the Commission by, box-
ing commissions that do not comply with require-
ments of the Commission. 
‘‘(d) USE OF NAME.—The Commission shall have the 
exclusive right to use the name ‘United States Boxing 
Commission’. Any person who, without the permission of 
the Commission, uses that name or any other exclusive 
name, trademark, emblem, symbol, or insignia of the Com-
mission for the purpose of inducing the sale or exchange 
of any goods or services, or to promote any exhibition, per-
formance, or sporting event, shall be subject to suit in a 
civil action by the Commission for the remedies provided 
in the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly known as the 
‘Trademark Act of 1946’; 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.). 
‘‘SEC. 204. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF BOXING PER-
SONNEL. 
‘‘(a) LICENSING.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE.—No person 
may compete in a professional boxing match or serve
as a boxing manager, boxing promoter, or sanc-
tioning organization for a professional boxing match 
except as provided in a license granted to that per-
son under this subsection. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION AND TERM.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Commission 
shall— 
‘‘(i) establish application procedures, 
forms, and fees; 
‘‘(ii) establish and publish appropriate 
standards for licenses granted under this 
section; and 
‘‘(iii) issue a license to any person 
who, as determined by the Commission, 
meets the standards established by the 
Commission under this title. 
‘‘(B) DURATION.—A license issued under 
this section shall be for a renewable— 
‘‘(i) 4-year term for a boxer; and 
‘‘(ii) 2-year term for any other person. 
‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.—The Commission may 
issue a license under this paragraph through 
boxing commissions or in a manner determined 
by the Commission. 
‘‘(b) LICENSING FEES.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Commission may pre-
scribe and charge reasonable fees for the licensing of 
persons under this title. The Commission may set, 
charge, and adjust varying fees on the basis of clas-
sifications of persons, functions, and events deter-
mined appropriate by the Commission. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—In setting and charging 
fees under paragraph (1), the Commission shall en-
sure that, to the maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) club boxing is not adversely effected; 
‘‘(B) sanctioning organizations and pro-
moters pay comparatively the largest portion of 
the fees; and 
‘‘(C) boxers pay as small a portion of the 
fees as is possible. 
‘‘(3) COLLECTION.—Fees established under this 
subsection may be collected through boxing commis-
sions or by any other means determined appropriate 
by the Commission. 
‘‘SEC. 205. NATIONAL REGISTRY OF BOXING PERSONNEL. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRY.—The Commis-
sion shall establish and maintain (or authorize a third 
party to establish and maintain) a unified national com-
puterized registry for the collection, storage, and retrieval 
of information related to the performance of its duties.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The information in the registry 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) BOXERS.—A list of professional boxers 
and data in the medical registry established under 
section 114 of this Act, which the Commission shall 
secure from disclosure in accordance with the con-
fidentiality requirements of section 114(c). 
‘‘(2) OTHER PERSONNEL.—Information (perti-
nent to the sport of professional boxing) on boxing 
promoters, boxing matchmakers, boxing managers, 
trainers, cut men, referees, boxing judges, physi-
cians, and any other personnel determined by the 
Commission as performing a professional activity for 
professional boxing matches. 
‘‘SEC. 206. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘The Commission shall consult with the Association 
of Boxing Commissions— 
‘‘(1) before prescribing any regulation or estab-
lishing any standard under the provisions of this 
title; and 
‘‘(2) not less than once each year regarding 
matters relating to professional boxing. 
‘‘SEC. 207. MISCONDUCT. 
‘‘(a) SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE OR 
REGISTRATION.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Commission may, after 
notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend or re-
voke any license issued under this title if the Com-
mission finds that— 
‘‘(A) the license holder has violated any 
provision of this Act; 
‘‘(B) there are reasonable grounds for be-
lief that a standard prescribed by the Commis-
sion under this title is not being met, or that 
bribery, collusion, intentional losing, racket-
eering, extortion, or the use of unlawful threats, 
coercion, or intimidation have occurred in con-
nection with a license; or 
‘‘(C) the suspension or revocation is nec-
essary for the protection of health and safety or 
is otherwise in the public interest. 
‘‘(2) PERIOD OF SUSPENSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A suspension of a li-
cense under this section shall be effective for a 
period determined appropriate by the Commis-
sion except as provided in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) SUSPENSION
FOR
MEDICAL
REA-
SONS.—In the case of a suspension or denial of 
the license of a boxer for medical reasons by the 
Commission, the Commission may terminate
the suspension or denial at any time that a phy-
sician certifies that the boxer is fit to partici-
pate in a professional boxing match. The Com-
mission shall prescribe the standards and proce-
dures for accepting certifications under this 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF REVOCATION.—In the case of 
a revocation of the license of a boxer, the revocation 
shall be for a period of not less than 1 year. 
‘‘(b) INVESTIGATIONS AND INJUNCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Commission may— 
‘‘(A) conduct any investigation that it con-
siders necessary to determine whether any per-
son has violated, or is about to violate, any pro-
vision of this Act or any regulation prescribed 
under this Act; 
‘‘(B) require or permit any person to file 
with it a statement in writing, under oath or 
otherwise as the Commission shall determine, 
as to all the facts and circumstances concerning 
the matter to be investigated; 
‘‘(C) in its discretion, publish information 
concerning any violations; and 
‘‘(D) investigate any facts, conditions, 
practices, or matters to aid in the enforcement
of the provisions of this Act, in the prescribing 
of regulations under this Act, or in securing in-
formation to serve as a basis for recommending 
legislation concerning the matters to which this 
Act relates. 
‘‘(2) POWERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of 
any investigation under paragraph (1) or any 
other proceeding under this title— 
‘‘(i) any officer designated by the 
Commission may administer oaths and af-
firmations, subpoena or otherwise compel 
the attendance of witnesses, take evidence, 
and require the production of any books, 
papers, correspondence, memoranda, or 
other records the Commission considers 
relevant or material to the inquiry; and 
‘‘(ii) the provisions of sections 6002 
and 6004 of title 18, United States Code, 
shall apply. 
‘‘(B) WITNESSES
AND
EVIDENCE.—The 
attendance of witnesses and the production of 
any documents under subparagraph (A) may be 
required from any place in the United States,
including Indian land, at any designated place 
of hearing. 
‘‘(3) ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENAS.— 
‘‘(A) CIVIL ACTION.—In case of contumacy 
by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any 
person, the Commission may file an action in 
any district court of the United States within 
the jurisdiction of which an investigation or 
proceeding is carried out, or where that person 
resides or carries on business, to enforce the at-
tendance and testimony of witnesses and the 
production of books, papers, correspondence, 
memorandums, and other records. The court 
may issue an order requiring the person to ap-
pear before the Commission to produce records, 
if so ordered, or to give testimony concerning 
the matter under investigation or in question. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO OBEY.—Any failure to 
obey an order issued by a court under subpara-
graph (A) may be punished as contempt of that 
court. 
‘‘(C) PROCESS.—All process in any con-
tempt case under subparagraph (A) may be 
served in the judicial district in which the per-
son is an inhabitant or in which the person may 
be found. 
‘‘(4) EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No person may be ex-
cused from attending and testifying or from 
producing books, papers, contracts, agreements, 
and other records and documents before the 
Commission, in obedience to the subpoena of 
the Commission, or in any cause or proceeding 
instituted by the Commission, on the ground 
that the testimony or evidence, documentary or 
otherwise, required of that person may tend to 
incriminate the person or subject the person to 
a penalty or forfeiture. 
‘‘(B) LIMITED IMMUNITY.—No individual 
may be prosecuted or subject to any penalty or 
forfeiture for, or on account of, any transaction, 
matter, or thing concerning the matter about 
which that individual is compelled, after having 
claimed a privilege against self-incrimination, to 
testify or produce evidence, documentary or 
otherwise, except that the individual so testi-
fying shall not be exempt from prosecution and 
punishment for perjury committed in so testi-
fying.