including an explanation of such change, for a pe-
riod of not less than 30 days; and
‘‘(2) provides a copy of the rating change and
explanation to an association to which at least a ma-
jority of the State boxing commissions belong.
‘‘(d) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—
‘‘(1) FTC FILING.—A sanctioning organization
shall not be entitled to receive any compensation di-
rectly or indirectly in connection with a boxing
match unless, not later than January 31 of each
year, it submits to the Federal Trade Commission
and to the ABC—
‘‘(A) a complete description of the organi-
zation’s ratings criteria, policies, and general
sanctioning fee schedule;
‘‘(B) the bylaws of the organization;
‘‘(C) the appeals procedure of the organi-
zation for a boxer’s rating; and
‘‘(D) a list and business address of the or-
ganization’s officials who vote on the ratings of
boxers.
‘‘(2) FORMAT; UPDATES.—A sanctioning orga-
nization shall—
‘‘(A) provide the information required
under paragraph (1) in writing, and, for any
document greater than 2 pages in length, also
in electronic form; and
‘‘(B) promptly notify the Federal Trade
Commission of any material change in the in-
formation submitted.
‘‘(3) FTC TO MAKE INFORMATION AVAILABLE
TO PUBLIC.—The Federal Trade Commission shall
make information received under this subsection
available to the public. The Commission may assess
sanctioning organizations a fee to offset the costs it
incurs in processing the information and making it
available to the public.
‘‘(4) INTERNET ALTERNATIVE.—In lieu of sub-
mitting the information required by paragraph (1)
to the Federal Trade Commission, a sanctioning or-
ganization may provide the information to the public
by maintaining a website on the Internet that—
‘‘(A) is readily accessible by the general
public using generally available search engines
and does not require a password or payment of
a fee for full access to all the information;
‘‘(B) contains all the information required
to be submitted to the Federal Trade Commis-
sion by paragraph (1) in an easy to search and
use format; and
‘‘(C) is updated whenever there is a mate-
rial change in the information.
‘‘SEC. 12. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES TO STATE BOXING COM-
MISSIONS BY SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS.
‘‘A sanctioning organization shall not be entitled to
receive any compensation directly or indirectly in connec-
tion with a boxing match until it provides to the boxing
commission responsible for regulating the match in a
State a statement of—
‘‘(1) all charges, fees, and costs the organiza-
tion will assess any boxer participating in that
match;
‘‘(2) all payments, benefits, complimentary ben-
efits, and fees the organization will receive for its af-
filiation with the event, from the promoter, host of
the event, and all other sources; and
‘‘(3) such additional information as the commis-
sion may require.
‘‘SEC. 13. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES FOR PROMOTERS.
‘‘(a) DISCLOSURES TO THE BOXING COMMISSIONS.—
A promoter shall not be entitled to receive any compensa-
tion directly or indirectly in connection with a boxing
match until it provides to the boxing commission respon-
sible for regulating the match in a State a statement of—
‘‘(1) a copy of any agreement in writing to
which the promoter is a party with any boxer par-
ticipating in the match;
‘‘(2) a statement made under penalty of perjury
that there are no other agreements, written or oral,
between the promoter and the boxer with respect to
that match; and
‘‘(3)(A) all fees, charges, and expenses that will
be assessed by or through the promoter on the boxer
pertaining to the event, including any portion of the
boxer’s purse that the promoter will receive, and
training expenses;
‘‘(B) all payments, gifts, or benefits the pro-
moter is providing to any sanctioning organization
affiliated with the event; and
‘‘(C) any reduction in a boxer’s purse contrary
to a previous agreement between the promoter and
the boxer or a purse bid held for the event.
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURES
TO
THE BOXER.—A promoter
shall not be entitled to receive any compensation directly
or indirectly in connection with a boxing match until it
provides to the boxer it promotes—
‘‘(1) the amounts of any compensation or con-
sideration that a promoter has contracted to receive
from such match;
‘‘(2) all fees, charges, and expenses that will be
assessed by or through the promoter on the boxer
pertaining to the event, including any portion of the
boxer’s purse that the promoter will receive, and
training expenses; and
‘‘(3) any reduction in a boxer’s purse contrary
to a previous agreement between the promoter and
the boxer or a purse bid held for the event.
‘‘(c) INFORMATION TO BE AVAILABLE TO STATE AT-
TORNEY GENERAL.—A promoter shall make information
required to be disclosed under this section available to the
chief law enforcement officer of the State in which the
match is to be held upon request of such officer.
‘‘SEC. 14. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES FOR JUDGES AND REF-
EREES.
‘‘A judge or referee shall not be entitled to receive
any compensation, directly or indirectly, in connection
with a boxing match until it provides to the boxing com-
mission responsible for regulating the match in a State
a statement of all consideration, including reimbursement
for expenses, that will be received from any source for par-
ticipation in the match.
‘‘SEC. 15. CONFIDENTIALITY.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Neither a boxing commission or
an Attorney General may disclose to the public any matter
furnished by a promoter under section 13 except to the
extent required in a legal, administrative, or judicial pro-
ceeding.
‘‘(b) EFFECT OF CONTRARY STATE LAW.—If a State
law governing a boxing commission requires that informa-
tion that would be furnished by a promoter under section
13 shall be made public, then a promoter is not required
to file such information with such State if the promoter
files such information with the ABC.
‘‘SEC. 16. JUDGES AND REFEREES.
‘‘No person may arrange, promote, organize, produce,
or fight in a professional boxing match unless all referees
and judges participating in the match have been certified
and approved by the boxing commission responsible for
regulating the match in the State where the match is
held.’’.
SEC. 5. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Section 17 of the Professional Boxing Safety Act of
1996 (15 U.S.C. 6308) (as redesignated by section 4 of
this Act) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘No mem-
ber’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(a) 
REGULATORY
PER-
SONNEL.—No member’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) FIREWALL BETWEEN PROMOTERS AND MAN-
AGERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is unlawful for—
‘‘(A) a promoter to have a direct or indi-
rect financial interest in the management of a
boxer; or
‘‘(B) a manager—
‘‘(i) to have a direct or indirect finan-
cial interest in the promotion of a boxer; or
‘‘(ii) to be employed by or receive
compensation or other benefits from a pro-
moter, except for amounts received as con-
sideration under the manager’s contract
with the boxer.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) does not prohibit a boxer from acting
as his own promoter or manager; and
‘‘(B) only applies to boxers participating in
a boxing match of 10 rounds or more.
‘‘(c) SANCTIONING ORGANIZATIONS.—
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION
ON
RECEIPTS.—Except as
provided in paragraph (2), no officer or employee of
a sanctioning organization may receive any com-
pensation, gift, or benefit, directly or indirectly, from
a promoter, boxer, or manager.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not
apply to—
‘‘(A) the receipt of payment by a promoter,
boxer, or manager of a sanctioning organiza-
tion’s published fee for sanctioning a profes-
sional boxing match or reasonable expenses in
connection therewith if the payment is reported
to the responsible boxing commission; or
‘‘(B) the receipt of a gift or benefit of de
minimis value.’’.
SEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT.
Subsection (b) of section 18 of the Professional Box-
ing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6309) (as redesignated
by section 4 of this Act) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting a comma and
‘‘other than section 9(b), 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 16,’’
after ‘‘this Act’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) VIOLATION OF ANTIEXPLOITATION, SANC-
TIONING
ORGANIZATION, OR
DISCLOSURE
PROVI-
SIONS.—Any person who knowingly violates any pro-
vision of section 9(b), 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 16 of
this Act shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for not
more than 1 year or fined not more than—
‘‘(A) $100,000; and
‘‘(B) if a violation occurs in connection
with a professional boxing match the gross rev-
enues for which exceed $2,000,000, an addi-
tional amount which bears the same ratio to
$100,000 as the amount of such revenues com-
pared to $2,000,000, or both.’’; and
(4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by para-
graph 2 of this subsection) by striking ‘‘section 9’’
and inserting ‘‘section 17(a)’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) ACTIONS BY STATES.—Whenever the chief law
enforcement officer of any State has reason to believe that
a person or organization is engaging in practices which
violate any requirement of this Act, the State, as parens
patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of its residents
in an appropriate district court of the United States—
‘‘(1) to enjoin the holding of any professional
boxing match which the practice involves;
‘‘(2) to enforce compliance with this Act;
‘‘(3) to obtain the fines provided under sub-
section (b) or appropriate restitution; or
‘‘(4) to obtain such other relief as the court
may deem appropriate.
‘‘(d) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Any boxer who
suffers economic injury as a result of a violation of any
provision of this Act may bring an action in the appro-
priate Federal or State court and recover the damages suf-
fered, court costs, and reasonable attorneys fees and ex-
penses.
‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT
AGAINST
FEDERAL
TRADE
COMMISSION, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL, ETC.—Noth-
ing in this Act authorizes the enforcement of—
‘‘(1) any provision of this Act against the Fed-
eral Trade Commission, the United States Attorney
General, or the chief legal officer of any State for
acting or failing to act in an official capacity;
‘‘(2) subsection (d) of this section against a
State or political subdivision of a State, or any agen-
cy or instrumentality thereof; or
‘‘(3) section 10 against a boxer acting in his ca-
pacity as a boxer.’’.
SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2(a) of the Professional
Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6301(a)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (10) by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘, including the Virgin Is-
lands.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(11) 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.
‘‘(12) BOXING SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term
‘boxing service provider’ means a promoter, man-
ager, sanctioning body, licensee, or matchmaker.
‘‘(13) CONTRACT PROVISION.—The term ‘con-
tract provision’ means any legal obligation between
a boxer and a boxing service provider.
‘‘(14) SANCTIONING ORGANIZATION.—The term
‘sanctioning organization’ means an organization
that sanctions 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.
‘‘(15) SUSPENSION.—The term ‘suspension’ in-
cludes within its meaning the revocation of a boxing
license.’’.
(b) STATE BOXING COMMISSION PROCEDURES.—
Section 7(a)(2) of the Professional Boxing Safety Act of
1996 (15 U.S.C. 6306(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘or’’;
(2) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘docu-
ments.’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘documents; or’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) unsportsmanlike conduct or other in-
appropriate behavior inconsistent with generally
accepted methods of competition in a profes-
sional boxing match.’’.
(c) 
RENEWAL
PERIOD
FOR
IDENTIFICATION
CARDS.—Section 6(b)(2) of the Professional Boxing Safe-
ty Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6305(b)(2)) is amended by
striking ‘‘2 years.’’ and inserting ‘‘4 years.’’.
(d) REVIEW OF SUSPENSIONS.—Section 7(a)(3) of
the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C.
6306(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘boxer’’ and inserting
‘‘boxer, licensee, manager, matchmaker, promoter, or
other boxing service provider’’.
(e) ALTERNATIVE SUPERVISION.—Section 4 of the
Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6303)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘No person’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)
No person’’; and
(2) by inserting at the end thereof the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(b) For the purpose of this Act, if no State commis-
sion is available to supervise a boxing match according to
subsection (a), then—
‘‘(1) the match may not be held unless it is su-
pervised by an association of boxing commissions to
which at least a majority of the States belong; and
‘‘(2) any reporting or other requirement relat-
ing to a supervising commission allowed under this
section shall be deemed to refer to the entity de-
scribed in paragraph (1).’’.
(f) HEALTH AND SAFETY DISCLOSURES.—Section 6
of the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C.
6305) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(c) HEALTH AND SAFETY DISCLOSURES.—It is the
sense of the Congress that a boxing commission should,
upon issuing an identification card to a boxer under sub-
section (b)(1), make a health and safety disclosure to that
boxer as that commission considers appropriate. The
health and safety disclosure should include the health and
safety risks associated with boxing, and, in particular, the
risk and frequency of brain injury and the advisability that
a boxer periodically undergo medical procedures designed
to detect brain injury.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives November 8,
1999.
Attest:
Clerk.