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‘‘(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 pro-
moter will receive, and training expenses;
‘‘(B) all payments, gifts, or benefits the promoter is pro-
viding 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 connec-
tion with a boxing match until it provides to the boxer it promotes—
‘‘(1) the amounts of any compensation or consideration
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 pro-
moter 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 ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL.—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 REFEREES.
‘‘A judge or referee shall not be entitled to receive any com-
pensation, directly or indirectly, in connection with a boxing match
until it provides to the boxing commission 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 participation 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 proceeding.
‘‘(b) EFFECT OF CONTRARY STATE LAW.—If a State law governing
a boxing commission requires that information that would be fur-
nished 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 partici-
pating 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—
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(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘No member’’ and
inserting ‘‘(a) REGULATORY PERSONNEL.—No member’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) FIREWALL BETWEEN PROMOTERS AND MANAGERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is unlawful for—
‘‘(A) a promoter to have a direct or indirect financial
interest in the management of a boxer; or
‘‘(B) a manager—
‘‘(i) to have a direct or indirect financial interest
in the promotion of a boxer; or
‘‘(ii) to be employed by or receive compensation
or other benefits from a promoter, except for amounts
received as consideration 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 para-
graph (2), no officer or employee of a sanctioning organization
may receive any compensation, 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 organization’s published fee for
sanctioning a professional 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 Boxing 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 following:
‘‘(2) 
VIOLATION
OF
ANTIEXPLOITATION, 
SANCTIONING
ORGANIZATION, OR DISCLOSURE PROVISIONS.—Any person who
knowingly violates any provision 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 profes-
sional boxing match the gross revenues for which exceed
$2,000,000, an additional amount which bears the same
ratio to $100,000 as the amount of such revenues compared
to $2,000,000, or both.’’; and
(4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph 2 of
this subsection) by striking ‘‘section 9’’ and inserting ‘‘section
17(a)’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(c) ACTIONS BY STATES.—Whenever the chief law enforcement
officer of any State has reason to believe that a person or organiza-
tion 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 subsection (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 eco-
nomic injury as a result of a violation of any provision of this
Act may bring an action in the appropriate Federal or State court
and recover the damages suffered, court costs, and reasonable attor-
neys fees and expenses.
‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT
AGAINST
FEDERAL
TRADE
COMMISSION,
STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL, ETC.—Nothing in this Act authorizes
the enforcement of—
‘‘(1) any provision of this Act against the Federal 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 agency or instrumentality thereof;
or
‘‘(3) section 10 against a boxer acting in his capacity 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 (9) by inserting after ‘‘match.’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘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 responsible for organizing, pro-
moting, and producing the match; and
‘‘(B) there is no other person primarily responsible
for organizing, promoting, and producing the match.’’;
(2) in paragraph (10) by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘, including the Virgin Islands.’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(11) EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CONTRACT.—The term ‘effec-
tive 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, manager, sanctioning body,
licensee, or matchmaker.
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‘‘(13) CONTRACT PROVISION.—The term ‘contract 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 promoted, or broad-
cast (including closed circuit television) in interstate com-
merce.
‘‘(15) SUSPENSION.—The term ‘suspension’ includes 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 ‘‘documents.’’ at the
end and inserting ‘‘documents; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) unsportsmanlike conduct or other inappropriate
behavior inconsistent with generally accepted methods of
competition in a professional boxing match.’’.
(c) RENEWAL
PERIOD
FOR
IDENTIFICATION
CARDS.—Section
6(b)(2) of the Professional Boxing Safety 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, match-
maker, 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 following:
‘‘(b) For the purpose of this Act, if no State commission is
available to supervise a boxing match according to subsection (a),
then—
‘‘(1) the match may not be held unless it is supervised
by an association of boxing commissions to which at least
a majority of the States belong; and
‘‘(2) any reporting or other requirement relating to a super-
vising commission allowed under this section shall be deemed
to refer to the entity described in paragraph (1).’’.
(f ) HEALTH AND SAFETY DISCLOSURES.—Section 6 of the Profes-
sional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6305) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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‘‘(c) HEALTH AND SAFETY DISCLOSURES.—It is the sense of the
Congress that a boxing commission should, upon issuing an identi-
fication card to a boxer under subsection (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.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.