I
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5006
To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, and to establish
the United States Boxing Administration.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 24, 2002
Mr. KING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, and
to establish the United States Boxing Administration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; AMEND-
MENT OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY
ACT OF 1996.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2002’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; amendment of Professional Boxing Safety
Act of 1996.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. Matches in jurisdictions without commissions.
Sec. 5. Safety standards.
Sec. 6. Registration.
Sec. 7. Review.
Sec. 8. Reporting.
Sec. 9. Contract requirements.
Sec. 10. Coercive contracts.
Sec. 11. Sanctioning organizations.
Sec. 12. Required disclosures by sanctioning organizations.
Sec. 13. Required disclosures by promoters.
Sec. 14. Confidentiality.
Sec. 15. Judges and referees.
Sec. 16. Medical registry.
Sec. 17. Recognition of tribal law.
Sec. 18. Establishment of United States Boxing Administration.
Sec. 19. Effective date.
(c) AMENDMENT OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY
ACT OF 1996.—Except as otherwise expressly provided,
whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed
in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or
other provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to a section or other provision of the Professional
Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 (15 U.S.C. 6301) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this Act:
‘‘(1) BOUT
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘bout
agreement’ means a contract between a promoter
and a boxer which requires the boxer to participate
in a professional boxing match with a designated op-
ponent on a particular date.
‘‘(2) BOXER.—The term ‘boxer’ means an indi-
vidual who fights in a professional boxing match.
‘‘(3) BOXING COMMISSION.—The term ‘boxing
commission’ means an entity authorized under State
or tribal law to regulate professional boxing
matches.
‘‘(4) BOXER REGISTRY.—The term ‘boxer reg-
istry’ means any entity certified by the Association
of Boxing Commissions for the purposes of main-
taining records and identification of boxers.
‘‘(5) BOXING
SERVICE
PROVIDER.—The term
‘boxing service provider’ means a promoter, man-
ager, sanctioning body, licensee, or matchmaker.
‘‘(6) CONTRACT
PROVISION.—The term ‘con-
tract provision’ means any legal obligation between
a boxer and a boxing service provider.
‘‘(7) INDIAN
LANDS; 
INDIAN
TRIBE.—The
terms ‘Indian lands’ and ‘Indian tribe’ have the
meanings given those terms by paragraphs (4) and
(5), respectively, of section 4 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703).
‘‘(8) LICENSEE.—The term ‘licensee’ means an
individual who serves as a trainer, second, or cut
man for a boxer.
‘‘(9) LOCAL
BOXING
AUTHORITY.—The term
‘local boxing authority’ means—
‘‘(A) any agency of a State, or of a polit-
ical subdivision of a State, that has authority
under the laws of the State to regulate profes-
sional boxing; and
‘‘(B) any agency of an Indian tribe that is
authorized by the Indian tribe or the governing
body of the Indian tribe to regulate professional
boxing on Indian lands.
‘‘(10) MANAGER.—The term ‘manager’ means a
person who, under contract, agreement, or other ar-
rangement with a boxer, undertakes to control or
administer, directly or indirectly, a boxing-related
matter on behalf of that boxer, including a person
who is a booking agent for a boxer.
‘‘(11) MATCHMAKER.—The term ‘matchmaker’
means a person that proposes, selects, and arranges
the boxers to participate in a professional boxing
match.
‘‘(12) PHYSICIAN.—The term ‘physician’ means
a doctor of medicine legally authorized to practice
medicine by the State in which the physician per-
forms such function or action.
‘‘(13) PROFESSIONAL
BOXING
MATCH.—The
term ‘professional boxing match’ means a boxing
contest held in the United States between individ-
uals for financial compensation. The term ‘profes-
sional boxing match’ term does not include a boxing
contest that is regulated by a duly recognized ama-
teur sports organization, as approved by the Admin-
istration.
‘‘(14) PROMOTER.—The term ‘promoter’ means
the person primarily responsible for organizing, pro-
moting, and producing a professional boxing match.
The term ‘promoter’ does not include a hotel, casino,
resort, or other commercial establishment hosting or
sponsoring a professional boxing match unless—
‘‘(A) the hotel, casino, resort, or other
commercial establishment is primarily respon-
sible for organizing, promoting, and producing
the match; and
‘‘(B) there is no other person primarily re-
sponsible for organizing, promoting, and pro-
ducing the match.
‘‘(15) PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT.—The term
‘promotional agreement’ means a contract between a
promoter and a boxer under which the boxer grants
to a promoter the exclusive right to secure and ar-
range all professional boxing matches requiring the
boxer’s services for—
‘‘(A) a prescribed period of time; or
‘‘(B) a prescribed number of professional
boxing matches.
‘‘(16) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of
the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia,
and any territory or possession of the United States,
including the Virgin Islands.
‘‘(17) EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CONTRACT.—
The term ‘effective date of the contract’ means the
day upon which a boxer becomes legally bound by
the contract.
‘‘(18) SANCTIONING ORGANIZATION.—The term
‘sanctioning organization’ means an organization,
other than a boxing commission, that sanctions pro-
fessional boxing matches, ranks professional boxers,
or charges a sanctioning fee for professional boxing
matches in the United States—
‘‘(A) between boxers who are residents of
different States; or
‘‘(B) that are advertised, otherwise pro-
moted, or broadcast (including closed circuit
television) in interstate commerce.
‘‘(19) SUSPENSION.—The term ‘suspension’ in-
cludes within its meaning the revocation of a boxing
license.
‘‘(20) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘trib-
al organization’ has the same meaning as in section
4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)).
‘‘(21) UNITED
STATES
BOXING
ADMINISTRA-
TION.—The terms ‘United States Boxing Adminis-
tration’ and ‘Administration’ means the United
States Boxing Administration established by section
202.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 21 (15
U.S.C. 6312) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 21. PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCHES CONDUCTED
ON INDIAN LANDS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, an Indian tribe shall establish a boxing
commission—
‘‘(1) to regulate professional boxing matches
held within the reservation under the jurisdiction of
that tribal organization; and
‘‘(2) to carry out that regulation or enter into
a contract with a boxing commission to carry out
that regulation.
‘‘(b) STANDARDS AND LICENSING.—If a tribal orga-
nization regulates professional boxing matches pursuant
to subsection (a), the tribal organization shall, by tribal
ordinance or resolution, establish and provide for the im-
plementation of health and safety standards, licensing re-
quirements, and other requirements relating to the con-
duct of professional boxing matches that are at least as
restrictive as—
‘‘(1) the otherwise applicable standards and re-
quirements of a State in which the Indian lands are
located; or
‘‘(2) the most recently published version of the
recommended regulatory guidelines published by the
United States Boxing Administration.’’.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
Section 3(2) (15 U.S.C. 6302(2)) is amended by
striking ‘State’.
SEC. 4. MATCHES IN JURISDICTIONS WITHOUT COMMIS-
SIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 (15 U.S.C. 6303) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 4. BOXING MATCHES IN JURISDICTIONS WITHOUT
BOXING COMMISSIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may arrange, pro-
mote, organize, produce, or fight in a professional boxing
match in a State or on Indian land unless the match—
‘‘(1) is approved by the United States Boxing
Administration; and
‘‘(2) is supervised by a boxing commission that
is a member of the Association of Boxing Commis-
sions.
‘‘(b) APPROVAL PRESUMED.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), the Administration shall be presumed to have
approved any match other than—
‘‘(1) a match with respect to which the Admin-
istration has notified the supervising boxing commis-
sion that it does not approve;
‘‘(2) a match advertised to the public as a
championship match; or
‘‘(3) a match scheduled for 10 rounds or more.
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION; ASSURANCES.—Each promoter
who intends to hold a professional boxing match in a State
that does not have a boxing commission shall, not later
than 14 days before the intended date of that match, pro-
vide in writing to the Administration and the supervising
boxing commission, assurances that all applicable require-
ments of this Act will be met with respect to that profes-
sional boxing match.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 19 (15
U.S.C. 6310) is repealed.
SEC. 5. SAFETY STANDARDS.
Section 5 (15 U.S.C. 6304) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘requirements or an alternative
requirement in effect under regulations of a boxing
commission that provides equivalent protection of
the health and safety of boxers:’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
quirements:’’;
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the
following: ‘‘The examination shall include testing for
infectious diseases in accordance with standards es-
tablished by the Administration.’’;
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(2) An ambulance continuously present on
site.’’;
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, and inserting
after paragraph (2) the following:
‘‘(3) Emergency medical personnel with appro-
priate resuscitation equipment continuously present
on site.’’; and
provisions are present in any such agreement or contract
submitted to it.
‘‘(b) FILING REQUIREMENT.—A boxing commission
may not approve a professional boxing match unless a
copy of the bout agreement related to that match has been
filed with it.
‘‘(c) BOND OR OTHER SURETY.—A boxing commis-
sion may not approve a professional boxing match unless
the promoter of that match has posted a surety bond,
cashier’s check, letter of credit, cash, or other security
with the boxing commission in an amount acceptable to
the boxing commission and the Administration.’’.
SEC. 10. COERCIVE CONTRACTS.
Section 10 (15 U.S.C. 6307b) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (a);
and
(2) by inserting ‘‘or elimination’’ after ‘‘manda-
tory’’ in subsection (b).
SEC. 11. SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 (15 U.S.C. 6307c) is
amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) OBJECTIVE CRITERIA.—Within 1 year after the
date of enactment of the Professional Boxing Amendments
Act of 2002, the United States Boxing Administration, in
consultation with the Association of Boxing Commissions,
shall develop guidelines for objective and consistent writ-
ten criteria for the rating of professional boxers which
shall include the athletic merits of the boxers. Within 90
days after the Administration’s promulgation of the guide-
lines, each sanctioning organization shall adopt the guide-
lines and follow them.’’;
(2) by striking so much of subsection (b) as
precedes paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) APPEALS PROCESS.—If a sanctioning organiza-
tion receives a request from a boxer questioning that orga-
nization’s rating of the boxer, it shall (except to the extent
otherwise required by the United States Boxing Adminis-
tration), within 7 days after receiving the request—’’;
(3) by inserting ‘‘rating’’ before ‘‘criteria’’ in
subsection (b)(1);
(4) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in
subsection (c)(1);
(5) by striking ‘‘an association to which at least
a majority of the State boxing commissions belong.’’
in subsection (c)(2) and inserting ‘‘the boxer and the
Administration.;’’;
(6) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the
following:
‘‘(3) provides the boxer an opportunity to ap-
peal the ratings change; and
‘‘(4) applies the objective criteria for ratings re-
quired under subsection (a) in considering any such
appeal.’’; and
(7) by striking ‘‘rating;’’ in subsection (d)(1)(C)
and inserting ‘‘rating, which incorporates the objec-
tive criteria for ratings required under subsection
(a);’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 11(d)(1) (15
U.S.C. 6307c(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘ABC—’’ and
inserting ‘‘Association of Boxing Commissions—’’.
SEC. 12. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY SANCTIONING ORGA-
NIZATIONS.
Section 12 (15 U.S.C. 6307d) is amended—
(1) by striking the matter following the section
heading and preceding paragraph (1) and inserting
‘‘Within 7 days after a professional boxing match of
10 rounds or more, the sanctioning organization for
that match shall provide to the boxing commission
in the State or on the Indian lands responsible for
regulating the match a statement of—’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘will assess’’ in paragraph (1)
and inserting ‘‘has assessed, or will assess,’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘will receive’’ in paragraph (2)
and inserting ‘‘has received, or will receive,’’.
SEC. 13. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY PROMOTERS.
Section 13 (15 U.S.C. 6307e) is amended—
(1) by striking the matter in subsection (a) pre-
ceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) DISCLOSURES TO THE BOXING COMMISSIONS.—
Within 7 days after a professional boxing match of 10
rounds or more, the promoter of any boxer participating
in that match shall provide to the boxing commission in
the State responsible for regulating the match and the Ad-
ministration—’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘writing,’’ in subsection (a)(1)
and inserting ‘‘writing, other than a bout agreement
previously provided to the commission,’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘all fees, charges, and expenses
that will be’’ in subsection (a)(3)(A) and inserting
‘‘a statement of all fees, charges, and expenses that
have been, or will be,’’;
(4) by striking the matter in subsection (b) fol-
lowing ‘‘BOXER.—’’ and preceding paragraph (1)
and inserting ‘‘Within 7 days after a professional
boxing match of 10 rounds or more, the promoter of
any boxer participating in that match with whom the
promoter has a promotional agreement shall provide
to each boxer participating in the match—’’; and
(5) by striking ‘‘match;’’ in subsection (b)(1)
and inserting ‘‘match, or that the promoter has
paid, or agreed to pay, to any other person in con-
nection with the match;’’.
SEC. 14. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Section 15 (15 U.S.C. 6307g) is repealed.
SEC. 15. JUDGES AND REFEREES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 16 (15 U.S.C. 6307h) is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) LICENSING AND ASSIGN-
MENT REQUIREMENT.—’’ before ‘‘No person’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘or Indian lands’’ after
‘‘State’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) CHAMPIONSHIP AND 10-ROUND BOUTS.—In ad-
dition to the requirements of subsection (a), no person
may arrange, promote, organize, produce, or fight in a
professional boxing match advertised to the public as a
championship match or in a professional boxing match
scheduled for 10 rounds or more unless all referees and
judges participating in the match have been licensed by
the United States Boxing Administration.
‘‘(c) SANCTIONING
ORGANIZATION
TO
PROVIDE
LIST.—A sanctioning organization—
‘‘(1) shall provide a list of judges and referees
deemed qualified by that organization to a boxing
commission; but
‘‘(2) may not influence, or attempt to influence,
a boxing commission’s selection of a judge or referee
for a professional boxing match except by providing
such a list.
‘‘(d) ASSIGNMENT OF NONRESIDENT JUDGES AND
REFEREES.—A boxing commission may assign judges and
referees who reside outside that commission’s State or
tribal land if the judge or referee is licensed by a boxing
commission.
‘‘(e) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.—A judge or referee
shall provide to the boxing commission responsible for reg-
ulating a professional boxing match in a State or on In-
dian lands a statement of all consideration, including re-
imbursement for expenses, that the judge or referee has
received, or will receive, from any source for participation
in the match. If the match is scheduled for 10 rounds or
more, the judge or referee shall also provide such a state-
ment to the Administration.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 14 (15 U.S.C. 6307f) is repealed.
(2) Section 18(b)(2) (15 U.S.C. 6309(b)(2)) is
amended by striking ‘‘14,’’.
SEC. 16. MEDICAL REGISTRY.
The Act is amended by inserting after section 13 (15
U.S.C. 6307e) the following:
‘‘SEC. 14. MEDICAL REGISTRY.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration, in consulta-
tion with the Association of Boxing Commissions, shall es-
tablish and maintain, or certify a third party entity to es-
tablish and maintain, a medical registry that contains
comprehensive medical records and medical suspensions
for every licensed boxer.
‘‘(b) CONTENT; SUBMISSION.—The Administration
shall determine—
‘‘(1) the nature of medical records and medical
suspensions of a boxer that are to be forwarded to
the medical registry; and
‘‘(2) the time within which the medical records
and medical suspensions are to be submitted to the
medical registry.
‘‘(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Administration shall
establish confidentiality standards for the disclosure of
personally identifiable information to sanctioning organi-
zations that will—
‘‘(1) protect the health and safety of boxers by
making relevant information available to the organi-
zations for use but not public disclosure; and
‘‘(2) ensure that the privacy of the boxers is
protected.’’.
SEC. 17. RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL LAW.
Section 22 (15 U.S.C. 6313) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘OR TRIBAL’’ in the section
heading after ‘‘STATE’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘or Indian tribe’’ after
‘‘State’’.
SEC. 18. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES BOXING AD-
MINISTRATION.
The Act is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘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.
‘‘SEC. 201. PURPOSE.
‘‘The purpose of this title is to protect the health and
safety of boxers and to ensure fairness in the sport.
‘‘SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES BOXING AD-
MINISTRATION.
‘‘(a) The United States Boxing Administration is es-
tablished as an administration of the Department of
Labor.
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATOR.—
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Administration shall
be headed by an Administrator, appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
‘‘(2) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—The 
Administrator
shall be—
‘‘(A) an individual with experience in a
field directly related to professional sports; and
‘‘(B) selected on the basis of the individ-
ual’s training, experience, and qualifications
and without regard to party affiliation.
‘‘(3) COMPENSATION.—Section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘The Administrator of the United States Box-
ing Administration.
‘‘(c) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR; GENERAL COUN-
SEL.—The Administration shall have an Assistant Admin-
istrator and a General Counsel, who shall be appointed
by the Administrator. The Assistant Administrator
shall—
‘‘(1) serve as Administrator in the absence of
the Administrator or in the event of a vacancy in
that office; and
‘‘(2) carry out such duties as the Administrator
may assign.
‘‘(d) STAFF.—The Administration shall have such
additional staff as may be necessary to carry out the func-
tions of the Administration.
‘‘SEC. 203. FUNCTIONS.
‘‘(a) PRIMARY FUNCTION.—The primary function of
the Administration is to protect the health, safety, and
general interests of boxers consistent with the provisions
of this Act.
‘‘(b) SPECIFIC
FUNCTIONS.—The Administrator
shall—
‘‘(1) administer title I of this Act;
‘‘(2) except as otherwise determined by the Ad-
ministration, oversee all professional boxing matches
in the United States;
‘‘(3) work with sanctioning organizations, the
Association of Boxing Commissions, and 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;
‘‘(4) ensure, through the Attorney General, the
Federal Trade Commission, and other appropriate
officers and agencies of the Federal government,
that Federal and State laws applicable to profes-
sional boxing matches in the United States are vig-
orously, effectively, and fairly enforced;
‘‘(5) review local boxing authority regulations
for professional boxing and provide assistance to
such authorities in meeting minimum standards pre-
scribed by the Administration under this title;
‘‘(6) 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;
‘‘(7) if the Administrator determines it to be
appropriate, publish a newspaper, magazine, or
other publication consistent with the purposes of the
Administration;
‘‘(8) 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 Administration determines to be
reasonable; and
‘‘(9) take any other action that is necessary and
proper to accomplish the purpose of this title con-
sistent with the provisions of this title.
‘‘(c) PROHIBITIONS.—The Administration 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 Administration by,
States and Indian tribes that do not comply with re-
quirements of the Administration.
‘‘(d) USE OF NAME.—The Administration shall have
the exclusive right to use the name ‘United States Boxing
Administration’. Any person who, without the permission
of the Administration, uses that name or any other exclu-
sive name, trademark, emblem, symbol, or insignia of the
Administration for the purpose of inducing the sale of any
goods or services, or to promote any exhibition, perform-
ance, or sporting event, shall be subject to suit in a civil
action by the Administration for the remedies provided in
the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly known as the ‘Trade-
mark 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, serve
as a boxing manager, boxing promoter, sanctioning
organization, or broadcast a professional boxing
match except as provided in a license granted to that
person under this subsection.
‘‘(2) APPLICATION AND TERM.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administration
shall—
‘‘(i) establish an application proce-
dure, form, and fee;
‘‘(ii) establish appropriate standards
for licenses granted under this section; and
‘‘(iii) issue a license to any person
who, as determined by the Administration,
meets the standards established by the Ad-
ministration 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 Administration
may issue a license under this paragraph
through local boxing authorities or in a manner
determined by the Administration.
‘‘(b) LICENSING FEES.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Administration may
prescribe and charge fees for the licensing of persons
under this title. The Administration may set, charge,
and adjust varying fees on the basis of classifica-
tions of persons, functions, and events determined
appropriate by the Administration.
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS.—The amounts of fees pre-
scribed for a fiscal year under this subsection shall
be set at levels estimated, when set, to yield collec-
tions in any total amount that is not more than 10
percent of the total budget of the Administration for
that fiscal year.
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—In setting and charging
fees under paragraph (1), the Administration shall
ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable—
‘‘(A) club boxing is not adversely effected;
‘‘(B) sanctioning organizations and pro-
moters pay the largest portion of the fees; and
‘‘(C) boxers pay as small a portion of the
fees as is possible.
‘‘(4) COLLECTION.—Fees established under this
subsection may be collected through local boxing au-
thorities or by any other means determined appro-
priate by the Administration. Fees paid by boxing
promoters may be derived from gross receipts from
professional boxing matches.
‘‘(5) DEPOSIT OF COLLECTIONS.—Moneys re-
ceived from fees established under this section shall
be deposited as an offsetting collection in, and cred-
ited to, the account providing appropriations to
carry out the functions of the Administration.
‘‘SEC. 205. NATIONAL REGISTRY OF BOXING PERSONNEL.
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRY.—The Adminis-
tration shall maintain a unified national computerized reg-
istry for the collection, storage, and retrieval of informa-
tion 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 14 of this Act, which the Administration
shall secure from disclosure in accordance with the
confidentiality requirements of section 14(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
Administration as performing a professional activity
for professional boxing matches.
‘‘SEC. 206. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS.
‘‘The Administration shall consult with local boxing
authorities—
‘‘(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 Administration may,
after notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend
or revoke any license issued under this title if the
Administration finds that—
‘‘(A) the suspension or revocation is nec-
essary for the protection of health and safety or
is otherwise in the public interest; or
‘‘(B) there are reasonable grounds for be-
lief that a standard prescribed by the Adminis-
tration 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.
‘‘(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 Adminis-
tration except as provided in subparagraph (B).
‘‘(B) SUSPENSION
FOR
MEDICAL
REA-
SONS.—In the case of a suspension of the li-
cense of a boxer for medical reasons, the Ad-
ministration may terminate the suspension at
any time that a physician certifies that the
boxer is fit to participate in a professional box-
ing match. The Administration shall prescribe
the standards and procedures for accepting cer-
tifications under this subparagraph.
‘‘(b) INVESTIGATIONS AND INJUNCTIONS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Administration 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 title or any regulation prescribed
under this title;
‘‘(B) require or permit any person to file
with it a statement in writing, under oath or
otherwise as the Administration shall deter-
mine, as to all the facts and circumstances con-
cerning 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 title, in the prescribing
of regulations under this title, or in securing in-
formation to serve as a basis for recommending
legislation concerning the matters to which this
title relates.
‘‘(2) POWERS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For the purpose of
any investigation under paragraph (1), or any
other proceeding under this title, any officer
designated by the Administration may admin-
ister oaths and affirmations, subpoena or other-
wise compel the attendance of witnesses, take
evidence, and require the production of any
books, papers, correspondence, memorandums,
or other records which the Administration con-
siders relevant or material to the inquiry.
‘‘(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 or
any State 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 Administration may file an action in
any court of the United States within the juris-
diction of which an investigation or proceeding
is carried out, or where that person resides or
carries on business, to enforce the attendance
and testimony of witnesses and the production
of books, papers, correspondence, memoran-
dums, and other records. The court may issue
an order requiring the person to appear before
the Administration to produce records, if so or-
dered, or to give testimony concerning the mat-
ter 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
Administration, in obedience to the subpoena of
the Administration, or in any cause or pro-
ceeding instituted by the Administration, on the
ground that the testimony or evidence, docu-
mentary 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 which that indi-
vidual is compelled, after having claimed a
privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or
produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, ex-
cept that the individual so testifying shall not
be exempt from prosecution and punishment for
perjury committed in so testifying.
‘‘(5) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—If the Administra-
tion determines that any person is engaged or about
to engage in any act or practice that constitutes a
violation of any provision of this title, or of any reg-
ulation prescribed under this title, the Administra-
tion may bring an action in the appropriate district
court of the United States, the United States Dis-
trict Court for the District of Columbia, or the
United States courts of any territory or other place
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to
enjoin the act or practice, and upon a proper show-
ing, the court shall grant without bond a permanent
or temporary injunction or restraining order.
‘‘(6) MANDAMUS.—Upon application of the Ad-
ministration, the district courts of the United
States, the United States District Court for the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and the United States courts of
any territory or other place subject to the jurisdic-
tion of the United States, shall have jurisdiction to
issue writs of mandamus commanding any person to
comply with the provisions of this title or any order
of the Administration.
‘‘(c) INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration, on be-
half of the public interest, may intervene of right as
provided under rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure in any civil action relating to profes-
sional boxing filed in a United States district court.
‘‘(2) AMICUS FILING.—The Administration may
file a brief in any action filed in a court of the
United States on behalf of the public interest in any
case relating to professional boxing.
‘‘(d) HEARINGS
BY
ADMINISTRATION.—Hearings
conducted by the Administration under this title may be
public and may be held before any officer of the Adminis-
tration or before a State boxing commission. The Adminis-
tration shall keep appropriate records of the hearings.
‘‘SEC. 208. NONINTERFERENCE WITH LOCAL BOXING AU-
THORITIES.
‘‘(a) NONINTERFERENCE.—Nothing in this title pro-
hibits any local boxing authority from exercising any of
its powers, duties, or functions with respect to the regula-
tion or supervision of professional boxing or professional
boxing matches to the extent not inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this title.
‘‘(b) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—Nothing in this title
prohibits any local boxing authority from enforcing local
standards or requirements that exceed the minimum
standards or requirements promulgated by the Adminis-
tration under this title.
‘‘SEC. 209. ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER AGENCIES.
‘‘Any employee of any executive department, agency,
bureau, board, commission, office, independent establish-
ment, or instrumentality may be detailed to the Adminis-
tration, upon the request of the Administration, on a reim-
bursable or nonreimbursable basis, with the consent of the
appropriate authority having jurisdiction over the em-
ployee. While so detailed, an employee shall continue to
receive the compensation provided pursuant to law for the
employee’s regular position of employment and shall re-
tain, without interruption, the rights and privileges of that
employment.
‘‘SEC. 210. REPORTS.
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administration shall
submit a report on its activities to the Senate Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House
of Representatives Committee on Commerce each year.
The annual report shall include the following:
‘‘(1) A detailed discussion of the activities of
the Administration for the year covered by the re-
port.
‘‘(2) A description of the local boxing authority
of each State and Indian tribe.
‘‘(b) PUBLIC REPORT.—The Administration shall an-
nually issue and publicize a report of the Administration
on the progress made at Federal and State levels and on
Indian lands in the reform of professional boxing and com-
menting on issues of continuing concern to the Adminis-
tration.
‘‘(c) FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRA-
TION.—The first annual report under this title shall be
submitted not later than 2 years after the effective date
of this title.
‘‘SEC. 211. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION.
‘‘(a) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION.—The requirements
for licensing under this title do not apply to a person for
the performance of an activity as a boxer, boxing judge,
or referee, or the performance of any other professional
activity in relation to a professional boxing match, if the
person is licensed by a State or Indian tribe to perform
that activity as of the effective date of this title.
‘‘(b) EXPIRATION.—The exemption under subsection
(a) with respect to a license issued by a State or Indian
tribe expires on the earlier of—
‘‘(1) the date on which the license expires; or
‘‘(2) the date that is 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
‘‘SEC. 212. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated for the Administration for each fiscal year such
sums as may be necessary for the Administration to per-
form its functions for that fiscal year.
‘‘(b) RECEIPTS CREDITED AS OFFSETTING COLLEC-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United
States Code, any fee collected under this title—
‘‘(1) shall be credited as offsetting collections to
the account that finances the activities and services
for which the fee is imposed;
‘‘(2) shall be available for expenditure only to
pay the costs of activities and services for which the
fee is imposed; and
‘‘(3) shall remain available until expended.’’.
SEC. 19. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, except
that the provisions of sections 202, 203, and 204 of title
II of the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, as added
by section 18 of this Act, shall take effect on the date
of enactment of this Act.
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