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thorized to detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the per-
sonnel of the agency to the Commission to assist the Com-
mission in carrying out its duties under this title.
(d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same con-
ditions as other Federal agencies.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Ad-
ministrator of General Services shall provide to the Com-
mission, on a reimbursable basis, administrative support
services requested by the Commission.
SEC. 106. INVESTIGATIVE POWERS.
(a) HEARINGS
AND SESSIONS.—The Commission
may, for the purpose of carrying out this title, hold such
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such
testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Commission
considers appropriate.
(b) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission
may secure directly from any Federal agency information
necessary to enable it to carry out this title. Upon request
of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of the agen-
cy shall furnish the information to the Commission.
(c) SUBPOENA POWER.—
(1) ISSUANCE.—The Commission may issue
subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of
witnesses and the production of any evidence that
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relates to any matter under investigation by the
Commission. The attendance of witnesses and the
production of evidence may be required from any
place within a judicial district at any designated
place of hearing within the judicial district.
(2) ENFORCEMENT.—If a person issued a sub-
poena under paragraph (1) refuses to obey the sub-
poena or is guilty of contumacy, any court of the
United States within the judicial district within
which the hearing is conducted or within the judicial
district within which the person is found or resides
or transacts business may (upon application by the
Commission) order the person to appear before the
Commission to produce evidence or to give testimony
relating to the matter under investigation. Any fail-
ure to obey the order of the court may be punished
by the court as a contempt of the court.
(3) MANNER OF SERVICE.—A subpoena of the
Commission shall be served in the manner provided
for subpoenas issued by a United States district
court under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for
the United States district courts.
(4) PLACE
OF
SERVICE.—All process of any
court to which application may be made under this
section may be served in the judicial district in
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which the person required to be served resides or
may be found.
SEC. 107. REPORT.
Not later than nine months after the organizational
meeting of the Commission is held under section 104(d),
the Commission shall submit to the Congress a report that
contains a detailed statement of the findings and conclu-
sions of the Commission, together with its recommenda-
tions for legislation it considers appropriate with respect
to the following:
(1) LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.—Licensing re-
quirements, including proficiency standards and
evaluation for boxers, promoters, referees, judges,
ringside physicians, timekeepers, and all other ring
officials.
(2) HEALTH AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS.—
Health and medical requirements, including provi-
sion for prefight testing and examination of referees
by physicians and for prefight and postfight testing
and examination of boxers by physicians specializing
in cardiological, neurological, and ophthalmological
treatment.
(3) SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—
Safety requirements and performance standards for
equipment and facilities used in boxing matches.
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(4) BONDING
REQUIREMENTS.—Requirements
for bonding of promoters of boxing matches.
(5) INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.—Health, life,
and accident insurance requirements for boxers.
(6) TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Training programs
and standards for referees, judges, and other appro-
priate ring officials.
(7) CLASSIFICATION
AND
RANKING
GUIDE-
LINES.—Guidelines and standards governing the
classification and ranking of boxers and the estab-
lishment of a national authority to maintain an ac-
curate and current account of the classifications and
rankings.
(8) NATIONAL DATA BASE.—Establishment of a
national data base of information on the health and
medical condition, background, and ring record of
boxers.
(9) 
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Require-
ments governing the reporting of information needed
to fulfill the requirements of paragraphs (7) and (8).
(10) FINES AND PENALTIES.—Fines and pen-
alties for violations of the national standards estab-
lished under Federal law.
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SEC. 108. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall cease to exist sixty days after
submitting its report pursuant to section 107.
SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to
carry out this title.
TITLE II—PROHIBITION OF
PROFESSIONAL BOXING
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Professional
Boxing Prohibition Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) although many sports may have higher
death and injury rates, the injuries are coincidental
to the purpose of the sport; the object of profes-
sional boxing is to inflict pain and physical damage
to the extent of rendering the opponent senseless,
defenseless, and unconscious;
(2) head blows and knockouts, which eventually
result in brain damage, are the most prevalent and
direct means for a professional boxer to attain vic-
tory;
(3) existing medical and safety controls are in-
adequate to prevent chronic brain damage in profes-
sional boxers;
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(4) the longer the boxing career of an individ-
ual, the greater the likelihood of brain damage to
the individual; and
(5) cumulative brain damage in professional
boxers is not usually identified until its later stages,
when it is generally considered irreversible.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to make
unlawful the participation in or promotion of professional
boxing in order to save lives, protect the health of prospec-
tive professional boxers, and prevent exploitation of pro-
spective participants in professional boxing.
SEC. 203. PROHIBITION OF PARTICIPATION IN OR PRO-
MOTION OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 89 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1821
the following new section:
‘‘§ 1822. Participation in or promotion of professional
boxing
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Whoever participates in a profes-
sional boxing match in any capacity (including participa-
tion as a coach, fighter, judge, physician, referee, or time-
keeper) or promotes a professional boxing match—
‘‘(1) shall be fined not more than $10,000 or
imprisoned for not more than one year, or both; and
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‘‘(2) shall be required to forfeit any financial
gain realized or to be realized as a direct result of
the professional boxing match.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) BOXING.—The term ‘boxing’ means the
sport of fighting with fists (with or without boxing
gloves).
‘‘(2) PROFESSIONAL
BOXING
MATCH.—The
term ‘professional boxing match’ means a boxing
match for which any financial gain (including any
salary, gift, prize, or paid expenses) is received for
participation in the boxing match. The term does
not include an amateur boxing match.
‘‘(3) PROMOTES.—The term ‘promotes’ means
initiates, directs, aids, or participates in organizing
or financially supporting.
‘‘(c) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF STANDARD FINES.—
Section 3571 shall not apply to an offense under this sec-
tion.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 89 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 1821 the following:
‘‘1822. Participation in or promotion of professional boxing.’’.
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