and local government, that Federal and State laws 
applicable to professional boxing matches in the 
United States are vigorously, effectively, and fairly 
enforced; 
(5) review State boxing commission regulations 
for professional boxing and provide assistance to 
such authorities in meeting minimum standards pre-
scribed by the Commission under this Act; 
(6) if the Commission determines appropriate, 
publish a newspaper, magazine, or other publication 
and establish and maintain an Internet website con-
sistent with the provisions of this Act; and 
(7) promulgate rules, regulations, and guidance, 
and take any other action necessary and proper to 
accomplish the purposes of, and consistent with, the 
provisions of this Act. 
(c) PROHIBITIONS.—The Commission may not—
(1) promote boxing events or rank professional 
boxers; or 
(2) provide technical assistance to, or authorize 
the use of the name of the Commission by, boxing 
commissions that do not comply with requirements 
of the Commission.
SEC. 4. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF BOXING PER-
SONNEL. 
(a) LICENSING.—
(1) REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE.—No person 
may compete in a professional boxing match or serve 
as a boxing manager, boxing promoter, or sanc-
tioning organization for a professional boxing match 
except as provided in a license granted to that per-
son under this subsection. 
(2) APPLICATION AND TERM.—
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Commission 
shall—
(i) establish application procedures, 
forms, and fees; 
(ii) establish and publish appropriate 
standards for licenses granted under this 
section; and 
(iii) issue a license to any person who, 
as determined by the Commission, meets 
the standards established by the Commis-
sion under this Act. 
(B) DURATION.—A license issued under 
this section shall be for a renewable—
(i) 4-year term for a boxer; and 
(ii) 2-year term for any other person.
(C) PROCEDURE.—The Commission may 
issue a license under this paragraph through 
boxing commissions or in a manner determined 
by the Commission. 
(b) LICENSING FEES.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Commission may pre-
scribe and charge reasonable fees for the licensing of 
persons under this Act. The Commission may set, 
charge, and adjust varying fees on the basis of clas-
sifications of persons, functions, and events deter-
mined appropriate by the Commission. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—In setting and charging fees 
under paragraph (1), the Commission shall ensure 
that, to the maximum extent practicable—
(A) club boxing is not adversely effected; 
(B) sanctioning organizations and pro-
moters pay comparatively the largest portion of 
the fees; and 
(C) boxers pay as small a portion of the 
fees as is possible. 
(3) COLLECTION.—Fees established under this 
subsection may be collected through boxing commis-
sions or by any other means determined appropriate 
by the Commission.
SEC. 5. NATIONAL REGISTRY OF BOXING PERSONNEL. 
The Commission shall establish and maintain (or au-
thorize a third party to establish and maintain) a unified 
national computerized registry for the collection, storage, 
and retrieval of such information as the Commission shall 
prescribe by rule related to the performance of its duties. 
SEC. 6. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS. 
The Commission shall consult with the Association of 
Boxing Commissions—
(1) before prescribing any regulation or estab-
lishing any standard under the provisions of this 
Act; and 
(2) not less than once each year regarding mat-
ters relating to professional boxing. 
SEC. 7. MISCONDUCT. 
(a) SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE OR 
REGISTRATION.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Commission may, after 
notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend or re-
voke any license issued under this Act if the Com-
mission finds that—
(A) the license holder has violated any pro-
vision of this Act; 
(B) there are reasonable grounds for belief 
that a standard prescribed by the Commission 
under this Act is not being met, or that bribery,
collusion, intentional losing, racketeering, extor-
tion, or the use of unlawful threats, coercion, or 
intimidation have occurred in connection with a 
license; or 
(C) the suspension or revocation in the 
public interest. 
(2) PERIOD OF SUSPENSION.—A suspension of 
a license under this section shall be effective for a 
period determined appropriate by the Commission. 
(3) PERIOD OF REVOCATION.—In the case of a 
revocation of the license of a boxer, the revocation 
shall be for a period of not less than 1 year. 
(b) INVESTIGATIONS AND INJUNCTIONS.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Commission may—
(A) conduct any investigation that it con-
siders necessary to determine whether any per-
son has violated, or is about to violate, any pro-
vision of this Act or any regulation prescribed 
under this Act; 
(B) require or permit any person to file 
with it a statement in writing, under oath or 
otherwise as the Commission shall determine, 
as to all the facts and circumstances concerning 
the matter to be investigated;
(C) in its discretion, publish information 
concerning any violations; and 
(D) investigate any facts, conditions, prac-
tices, or matters to aid in the enforcement of 
the provisions of this Act, in the prescribing of 
regulations under this Act, or in securing infor-
mation to serve as a basis for recommending 
legislation concerning the matters to which this 
Act relates. 
(2) POWERS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of any 
investigation under paragraph (1) or any other 
proceeding under this Act—
(i) any officer designated by the Com-
mission may administer oaths and affirma-
tions, subpoena or otherwise compel the at-
tendance of witnesses, take evidence, and 
require the production of any books, pa-
pers, correspondence, memoranda, or other 
records the Commission considers relevant 
or material to the inquiry; and 
(ii) the provisions of sections 6002 
and 6004 of title 18, United States Code, 
shall apply.
(B) WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.—The at-
tendance of witnesses and the production of any 
documents under subparagraph (A) may be re-
quired from any place in the United States, in-
cluding Indian land, at any designated place of 
hearing. 
(3) ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENAS.—
(A) CIVIL ACTION.—In case of contumacy 
by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any 
person, the Commission may file an action in 
any district court of the United States within 
the jurisdiction of which an investigation or 
proceeding is carried out, or where that person 
resides or carries on business, to enforce the at-
tendance and testimony of witnesses and the 
production of books, papers, correspondence, 
memorandums, and other records. The court 
may issue an order requiring the person to ap-
pear before the Commission to produce records, 
if so ordered, or to give testimony concerning 
the matter under investigation or in question. 
(B) FAILURE
TO
OBEY.—Any failure to 
obey an order issued by a court under subpara-
graph (A) may be punished as contempt of that 
court.
(C) PROCESS.—All process in any con-
tempt case under subparagraph (A) may be 
served in the judicial district in which the per-
son is an inhabitant or in which the person may 
be found. 
(4) EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT.—No 
person may be excused from attending and testifying 
or from producing books, papers, contracts, agree-
ments, and other records and documents before the 
Commission, in obedience to the subpoena of the 
Commission, or in any cause or proceeding instituted 
by the Commission, on the ground that the testi-
mony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, re-
quired of that person may tend to incriminate the 
person or subject the person to a penalty or for-
feiture. 
(5) INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF.—If the Commission 
determines that any person is engaged or about to 
engage in any act or practice that constitutes a vio-
lation of any provision of this Act, or of any regula-
tion prescribed under this Act, the Commission may 
bring an action in the appropriate district court of 
the United States, the United States District 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 showing, the court 
shall grant without bond a permanent or temporary 
injunction or restraining order. 
(6) MANDAMUS.—Upon application of the Com-
mission, the district courts of the United States, the 
United States District Court for the District of Co-
lumbia, and the United States courts of any terri-
tory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States, shall have jurisdiction to issue writs 
of mandamus commanding any person to comply 
with the provisions of this Act or any order of the 
Commission. 
(c) INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, on behalf 
of the public interest, may intervene of right as pro-
vided under rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil 
Procedure in any civil action relating to professional 
boxing filed in a district court of the United States. 
(2) AMICUS FILING.—The Commission 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
COMMISSION.—Hearings con-
ducted by the Commission under this Act shall be public
and may be held before any officer of the Commission. 
The Commission shall keep appropriate records of the 
hearings. 
SEC. 8. NONINTERFERENCE WITH BOXING COMMISSIONS. 
(a) NONINTERFERENCE.—Nothing in this Act pro-
hibits any boxing commission from exercising any of its 
powers, duties, or functions with respect to the regulation 
or supervision of professional boxing or professional box-
ing matches to the extent not inconsistent with the provi-
sions of this Act. 
(b) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—Nothing in this Act pro-
hibits any boxing commission from enforcing local stand-
ards or requirements that exceed the minimum standards 
or requirements promulgated by the Commission under 
this Act. 
SEC. 9. 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 Commis-
sion, upon the request of the Commission, on a reimburs-
able or nonreimbursable basis, with the consent of the ap-
propriate authority having jurisdiction over the employee. 
While so detailed, an employee shall continue to receive 
the compensation provided pursuant to law for the employ-
ee’s regular position of employment and shall retain, with-
out interruption, the rights and privileges of that employ-
ment. 
SEC. 10. STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Commission shall conduct a study 
on the health and safety aspects of boxing, including an 
examination of—
(1) the risks or serious injury and the nature 
of potential injuries; 
(2) the long term effect of boxing on the health 
of boxers; and 
(3) the effectiveness of safety standards and 
regulations. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit a 
report on the study required by this section to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives, including recommendations 
to improve the health and safety aspects of boxing. 
SEC. 11. REPORTS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and each year there-
after, the Commission shall submit a report on its activi-
ties to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives. The annual 
report shall include—
(1) a detailed discussion of the activities of the 
Commission for the year covered by the report; and 
(2) an overview of the licensing and enforce-
ment activities of the State and tribal organization 
boxing commissions. 
(b) PUBLIC REPORT.—The Commission shall annu-
ally issue and publicize a report of the Commission on the 
progress made at Federal and State levels and on Indian 
lands in the reform of professional boxing, which shall in-
clude comments on issues of continuing concern to the 
Commission. 
SEC. 12. INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION.—The requirements for 
licensing under this Act 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 activ-
ity in relation to a professional boxing match, if the person 
is licensed by a boxing commission to perform that activity 
as of the effective date of this Act. 
(b) EXPIRATION.—The exemption under subsection 
(a) with respect to a license issued by a boxing commission 
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. 13. SUNSET PROVISION. 
This Act shall cease to have effect 6 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 14. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Commission for each fiscal year such sums 
as may be necessary for the Commission to perform 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 Act—
(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.
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