I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5395 
To establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the 
Professional Boxing Safety Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2014 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. MEEKS, and Mr. 
CARTWRIGHT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a United States Boxing Commission to admin-
ister the Professional Boxing Safety Act, and for other 
purposes. 
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. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2013’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
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Sec. 2. Amendment of Professional Boxing Safety Act. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
Sec. 4. Purposes. 
Sec. 5. United States Boxing Commission approval, or ABC or commission 
sanction, required for matches. 
Sec. 6. Safety standards. 
Sec. 7. Registration. 
Sec. 8. Review. 
Sec. 9. Reporting. 
Sec. 10. Contract requirements. 
Sec. 11. Coercive contracts. 
Sec. 12. Sanctioning organizations. 
Sec. 13. Required disclosures by sanctioning organizations. 
Sec. 14. Required disclosures by promoters and broadcasters. 
Sec. 15. Judges and referees. 
Sec. 16. Medical registry. 
Sec. 17. Conflicts of interest. 
Sec. 18. Enforcement. 
Sec. 19. Repeal of deadwood. 
Sec. 20. Recognition of tribal law. 
Sec. 21. Establishment of United States Boxing Commission. 
Sec. 22. Study and report on definition of promoter. 
Sec. 23. Effective date. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY 
ACT. 
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 provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Professional Boxing Safe-
ty Act (Public Law 104–272; 15 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), 
as redesignated by section 21(b)(1)(A). 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 (15 U.S.C. 6301) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this Act: 
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‘‘(1) BOUT
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘bout 
agreement’ means a contract between a promoter 
and a boxer that requires the boxer to participate in 
a professional boxing match for 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 Commission 
for the purposes of maintaining records and identi-
fication of boxers. 
‘‘(5) BOXING
SERVICE
PROVIDER.—The term 
‘boxing service provider’ means a promoter, man-
ager, sanctioning body, licensee, or matchmaker. 
‘‘(6) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ 
means the United States Boxing Commission. 
‘‘(7) CONTRACT
PROVISION.—The term ‘con-
tract provision’ means any legal obligation between 
a boxer and a boxing service provider. 
‘‘(8) INDIAN
LANDS; 
INDIAN
TRIBE.—The 
terms ‘Indian lands’ and ‘Indian tribe’ have the 
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meanings given such terms in section 4 of the In-
dian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703). 
‘‘(9) LICENSEE.—The term ‘licensee’ means an 
individual who serves as a trainer, corner man, sec-
ond, or cut man for a boxer. 
‘‘(10) MANAGER.—The term ‘manager’ means a 
person other than a promoter who, under contract, 
agreement, or other arrangement with a boxer, un-
dertakes to control or administer, directly or indi-
rectly, 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 
for 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 and who has training 
and experience in dealing with sports injuries, par-
ticularly head trauma. 
‘‘(13) PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCH.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘professional boxing 
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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. 
‘‘(18) SUSPENSION.—The term ‘suspension’ in-
cludes within its meaning the temporary revocation 
of a boxing license. 
‘‘(19) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘trib-
al organization’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).’’. 
(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, a tribal organization may establish a boxing 
commission to regulate professional boxing matches held 
on Indian land under the jurisdiction of that tribal organi-
zation. 
‘‘(b) STANDARDS AND LICENSING.—A tribal organi-
zation that establishes a boxing commission shall, by tribal 
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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 requirements of 
the State in which the Indian land on which the pro-
fessional boxing match is held is located; or 
‘‘(2) the guidelines established by the United 
States Boxing Commission. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF ACT TO BOXING MATCHES ON 
TRIBAL LANDS.—The provisions of this Act apply to pro-
fessional boxing matches held on tribal lands to the same 
extent and in the same way as they apply to professional 
boxing matches held in any State.’’. 
SEC. 4. PURPOSES. 
Section 3(2) (15 U.S.C. 6302(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘State’’. 
SEC. 5. UNITED STATES BOXING COMMISSION APPROVAL, 
OR ABC OR COMMISSION SANCTION, RE-
QUIRED FOR MATCHES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 (15 U.S.C. 6303) is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 4. APPROVAL OR SANCTION REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may arrange, pro-
mote, organize, produce, or fight in a professional boxing 
match within the United States unless the match— 
‘‘(1) is approved by the Commission; and 
‘‘(2) is held in a State, or on tribal land of a 
tribal organization, that regulates professional box-
ing matches in accordance with standards and cri-
teria established by the Commission. 
‘‘(b) APPROVAL PRESUMED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), the Commission shall be presumed to have ap-
proved any match other than— 
‘‘(A) a match with respect to which the 
Commission has been informed of an alleged 
violation of this Act and with respect to which 
it has notified the supervising boxing commis-
sion that it does not approve; 
‘‘(B) a match advertised to the public as a 
championship match; 
‘‘(C) a match scheduled for 10 rounds or 
more; or 
‘‘(D) a match in which 1 of the boxers 
has— 
‘‘(i) suffered 10 consecutive defeats in 
professional boxing matches; or 
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‘‘(ii) has been knocked out 5 consecu-
tive times in professional boxing matches. 
‘‘(2) DELEGATION OF APPROVAL AUTHORITY.— 
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall be presumed to have approved a match de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of para-
graph (1) if— 
‘‘(A) the Commission has delegated its ap-
proval authority with respect to that match to 
a boxing commission; and 
‘‘(B) the boxing commission has approved 
the match. 
‘‘(3) KNOCKED-OUT DEFINED.—Except as may 
be otherwise provided by the Commission by rule, in 
paragraph (1)(D)(ii), the term ‘knocked out’ means 
knocked down and unable to continue after a count 
of 10 by the referee or stopped from continuing be-
cause of a technical knockout.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 19 (15 
U.S.C. 6310) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 6. SAFETY STANDARDS. 
Section 5 (15 U.S.C. 6304) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘requirements or an alternative requirement 
in effect under regulations of a boxing commission 
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that provides equivalent protection of the health and 
safety of boxers:’’ and inserting ‘‘requirements:’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The examination shall include testing for 
infectious diseases in accordance with standards es-
tablished by the Commission.’’; 
(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), as added by paragraph (3), the 
following: 
‘‘(3) Emergency medical personnel with appro-
priate resuscitation equipment continuously present 
on site.’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by para-
graph (4), by striking ‘‘match.’’ and inserting 
‘‘match in an amount prescribed by the Commis-
sion.’’. 
SEC. 7. REGISTRATION. 
Section 6 (15 U.S.C. 6305) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or Indian 
tribe’’ after ‘‘State’’ the second place it appears; 
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(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking the first sentence and in-
serting ‘‘A boxing commission shall, in accord-
ance with requirements established by the Com-
mission, make a health and safety disclosure to 
a boxer when issuing an identification card to 
that boxer.’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘should’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, at a minimum,’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) COPY OF REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION 
CARDS TO BE SENT TO COMMISSION.—A boxing commis-
sion shall furnish a copy of each registration received 
under subsection (a), and each identification card issued 
under subsection (b), to the Commission.’’. 
SEC. 8. REVIEW. 
Section 7 (15 U.S.C. 6306) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘that, ex-
cept as provided in subsection (b), no’’ and in-
serting ‘‘that no’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(3) Procedures to review a summary suspen-
sion when a hearing before the boxing commission is 
requested by a boxer, licensee, manager, match-
maker, promoter, or other boxing service provider 
which provides an opportunity for that person to 
present evidence.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) by striking ‘‘(a) PROCEDURES.—’’. 
SEC. 9. REPORTING. 
Section 8 (15 U.S.C. 6307) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘48 business hours’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2 business days’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘each boxer registry.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Commission.’’. 
SEC. 10. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 9 (15 U.S.C. 6307a) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, in consultation 
with the Association of Boxing Commissions, shall develop 
guidelines for minimum contractual provisions that shall 
be included in each bout agreement, boxer-manager con-
tract, and promotional agreement. Each boxing commis-
sion shall ensure that these minimal contractual provisions 
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are present in any such agreement or contract submitted 
to it. 
‘‘(b) FILING AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) COMMISSION.—A manager or promoter 
shall submit a copy of each boxer-manager contract 
and each promotional agreement between that man-
ager or promoter and a boxer to the Commission, 
and, if requested, to the boxing commission with ju-
risdiction over the bout. 
‘‘(2) BOXING COMMISSION.—A boxing commis-
sion may not approve a professional boxing match 
unless a copy of the bout agreement related to that 
match has been filed with it and approved by 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.’’. 
SEC. 11. COERCIVE CONTRACTS. 
Section 10 (15 U.S.C. 6307b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3); 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘OR ELIMINATION’’ after ‘‘MANDATORY’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or elimination’’ after 
‘‘mandatory’’. 
SEC. 12. SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 (15 U.S.C. 6307c) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 11. SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS. 
‘‘(a) OBJECTIVE CRITERIA.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of the Professional Boxing 
Amendments Act of 2013, the Commission shall develop 
guidelines for objective and consistent written criteria for 
the rating of professional boxers based on the athletic mer-
its and professional record of the boxers. Not later than 
90 days after the Commission’s promulgation of the guide-
lines, each sanctioning organization shall adopt the guide-
lines and commence following them. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION
OF CHANGE
IN RATING.—A 
sanctioning organization shall, with respect to a change 
in the rating of a boxer previously rated by such organiza-
tion in the top 10 boxers— 
‘‘(1) post a copy, within 7 days after the 
change, on its Internet website or home page, if any, 
including an explanation of the change, for a period 
of not less than 30 days; 
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‘‘(2) provide a copy of the rating change and a 
thorough explanation in writing under penalty of 
perjury to the boxer and the Commission; 
‘‘(3) provide the boxer an opportunity to appeal 
the ratings change to the sanctioning organization; 
and 
‘‘(4) apply the objective criteria for ratings re-
quired under subsection (a) in considering any such 
appeal. 
‘‘(c) CHALLENGE OF RATING.—If, after disposing 
with an appeal under subsection (b)(3), a sanctioning or-
ganization receives a petition from a boxer challenging 
that organization’s rating of the boxer, it shall (except to 
the extent otherwise required by the Commission), within 
7 days after receiving the petition— 
‘‘(1) provide to the boxer a written explanation 
under penalty of perjury of the organization’s rating 
criteria, its rating of the boxer, and the rationale or 
basis for its rating (including a response to any spe-
cific questions submitted by the boxer); and 
‘‘(2) submit a copy of its explanation to the As-
sociation of Boxing Commissions and the Commis-
sion for their review.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 18(e) (15 
U.S.C. 6309(e)) is amended— 
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(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FEDERAL
TRADE
COMMISSION,’’ and inserting 
‘‘UNITED STATES BOXING COMMISSION’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Federal 
Trade Commission,’’ and inserting ‘‘United States 
Boxing Commission,’’. 
SEC. 13. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY SANCTIONING ORGA-
NIZATIONS. 
Section 12 (15 U.S.C. 6307d) is amended— 
(1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) and inserting ‘‘Not later than 7 days after the 
date of a professional boxing match of 10 rounds or 
more, the sanctioning organization, if any, for that 
match shall provide to the Commission, and, if re-
quested, to the boxing commission in the State or on 
Indian land responsible for regulating the match, a 
written statement of—’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘will assess’’ 
and inserting ‘‘has assessed, or will assess,’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘will receive’’ 
and inserting ‘‘has received, or will receive,’’. 
SEC. 14. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY PROMOTERS AND 
BROADCASTERS. 
Section 13 (15 U.S.C. 6307e) is amended— 
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘PRO-
MOTERS.’’ and inserting ‘‘PROMOTERS
AND 
BROADCASTERS.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking the matter preceding para-
graph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) DISCLOSURES TO BOXING COMMISSIONS AND 
THE COMMISSION.—Not later than 7 days after the date 
of a professional boxing match of 10 rounds or more, the 
promoter of any boxer participating in that match shall 
provide to the Commission, and, if requested, to the box-
ing commission in the State or on Indian land responsible 
for regulating the match—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘writ-
ing,’’ and inserting ‘‘writing, other than a bout 
agreement previously provided to the commis-
sion,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘all fees, charges, and expenses that will 
be’’ and inserting ‘‘a written statement of 
all fees, charges, and expenses that have 
been, or will be,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘a written statement of’’ before ‘‘all’’; and 
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(iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘a statement of’’ before ‘‘any’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘A promoter shall not be entitled to 
receive any compensation directly or indirectly 
in connection with a boxing match until it pro-
vides to the boxer it promotes’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘Not later than 7 days after the 
date of a professional boxing match of 10 
rounds or more, the promoter of the match 
shall provide to each boxer participating in the 
bout or match with whom the promoter has a 
bout or promotional agreement a statement of’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘match;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘match, and that the promoter 
has paid, or agreed to pay, to any other person 
in connection with the match;’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) REQUIRED DISCLOSURES BY BROADCASTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A broadcaster that owns 
the television broadcast rights for a professional box-
ing match of 10 rounds or more shall, not later than 
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7 days after that match, provide to the Commis-
sion— 
‘‘(A) a statement of any advance, guar-
antee, or license fee paid or owed by the broad-
caster to a promoter in connection with that 
match; 
‘‘(B) a copy of any contract executed by or 
on behalf of the broadcaster with— 
‘‘(i) a boxer who participated in that 
match; or 
‘‘(ii) the boxer’s manager, promoter, 
promotional company, or other representa-
tive or the owner or representative of the 
site of the match; and 
‘‘(C) a list identifying sources of income 
received from the broadcast of the match. 
‘‘(2) COPY TO BOXING COMMISSION.—Upon re-
quest from the boxing commission in the State or 
Indian land responsible for regulating a match to 
which paragraph (1) applies, a broadcaster shall 
provide the information described in paragraph (1) 
to that boxing commission. 
‘‘(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The information pro-
vided to the Commission or to a boxing commission 
pursuant to this subsection shall be confidential and 
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not revealed by the Commission or a boxing commis-
sion, except that the Commission may publish an 
analysis of the data in aggregate form or in a man-
ner which does not disclose confidential information 
about identifiable broadcasters. 
‘‘(4) TELEVISION BROADCAST RIGHTS.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘television broadcast rights’ 
means the right to broadcast the match, or any part 
thereof, via a broadcast station, cable service, or 
multichannel video programming distributor as such 
terms are defined in sections 3 and 602 of the Com-
munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153 and 
522).’’. 
SEC. 15. JUDGES AND REFEREES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 16 (15 U.S.C. 6307h) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘No person’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) LICENSING
AND ASSIGNMENT.—No person’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (a), as designated by para-
graph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘certified and approved’’ 
and inserting ‘‘selected’’; and 
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(B) 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 Commission. 
‘‘(c) ROLE
OF SANCTIONING ORGANIZATION.—A 
sanctioning organization may provide a list of judges and 
referees deemed qualified by that organization to a boxing 
commission, but the boxing commission shall select, li-
cense, and appoint the judges and referees participating 
in the match. 
‘‘(d) ASSIGNMENT OF NONRESIDENT JUDGES AND 
REFEREES.—A boxing commission may assign judges and 
referees who reside outside that commission’s State or In-
dian land. 
‘‘(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 land a statement of all consideration, including reim-
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bursement for expenses, that the judge or referee has re-
ceived, 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 Commission.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 14 (15 
U.S.C. 6307f) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 16. MEDICAL REGISTRY. 
The Act, as amended by section 15, is further amend-
ed by inserting after section 13 (15 U.S.C. 6307e) the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 14. MEDICAL REGISTRY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall establish 
and maintain, or certify a third party entity to establish 
and maintain, a medical registry that contains comprehen-
sive medical records and medical denials or suspensions 
for every licensed boxer. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT; SUBMISSION.—The Commission 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. 
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‘‘(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Commission shall es-
tablish confidentiality standards for the disclosure of per-
sonally identifiable information to boxing commissions 
that will— 
‘‘(1) protect the health and safety of boxers by 
making relevant information available to the boxing 
commissions for use but not public disclosure; and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the privacy of the boxers is 
protected.’’. 
SEC. 17. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 
Section 17 (15 U.S.C. 6308) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘enforces State boxing 
laws,’’ and inserting ‘‘implements State or trib-
al boxing laws, no officer or employee of the 
Commission,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘belong to,’’ and inserting 
‘‘hold office in,’’; and 
(C) by striking the last sentence; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) BOXERS.—A boxer may not own or control, di-
rectly or indirectly, an entity that promotes the boxer’s 
bouts if that entity is responsible for— 
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(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘boxer’’ and 
inserting ‘‘person’’. 
SEC. 19. REPEAL OF DEADWOOD. 
Section 20 (15 U.S.C. 6311) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 20. 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. 21. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES BOXING COM-
MISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Act is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘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.— 
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‘‘(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— 
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‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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-
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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; 
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