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\u201cPROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY ACT OF 1996\u201d<\/p>\n
[TITLE 15, CHAPTER 89, UNITED STATES CODE<\/em>]<\/p>\n \u201cPROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY ACT OF 1996\u201d [TITLE 15, CHAPTER 89, UNITED STATES CODE] Shown Here: Public Law No: 104-272<\/p>\nShown Here:
\nPublic Law No: 104-272 (10\/09\/1996)<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[104th Congress Public Law 272]\r\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\r\n\r\n\r\n<DOC>\r\n[DOCID: f:publ272.104]\r\n\r\n\r\n[[Page 110 STAT. 3309]]\r\n\r\nPublic Law 104-272\r\n104th Congress\r\n\r\n An Act\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n <<NOTE: Oct. 9, 1996 - [H.R. 4167]>> To provide for the safety of \r\n journeymen boxers, and for other purposes.\r\n\r\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \r\nUnited States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Professional \r\nBoxing Safety Act of 1996.>> \r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6301 note.>> SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\r\n\r\n This Act may be cited as the ``Professional Boxing Safety Act of \r\n1996''.\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6301.>> SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.\r\n\r\n For purposes of this Act:\r\n\r\n (1) Boxer.--The term ``boxer'' means an individual who \r\n fights in a professional boxing match.\r\n\r\n (2) Boxing commission.--(A) The term ``boxing commission'' \r\n means an entity authorized under State law to regulate \r\n professional boxing matches.\r\n\r\n (3) Boxer registry.--The term ``boxer registry'' means any \r\n entity certified by the Association of Boxing Commissions for \r\n the purposes of maintaining records and identification of \r\n boxers.\r\n\r\n (4) Licensee.--The term ``licensee'' means an individual who \r\n serves as a trainer, second, or cut man for a boxer.\r\n\r\n (5) Manager.--The term ``manager'' means a person who \r\n receives compensation for service as an agent or representative \r\n of a boxer.\r\n\r\n (6) Matchmaker.--The term ``matchmaker'' means a person that \r\n proposes, selects, and arranges the boxers to participate in a \r\n professional boxing match.\r\n\r\n (7) Physician.--The term ``physician'' means a doctor of \r\n medicine legally authorized to practice medicine by the State in \r\n which the physician performs such function or action.\r\n\r\n (8) Professional boxing match.--The term ``professional \r\n boxing match'' means a boxing contest held in the United States \r\n between individuals for financial compensation. Such term does \r\n not include a boxing contest that is regulated by an amateur \r\n sports organization.\r\n\r\n (9) Promoter.--The term ``promoter'' means the person \r\n primarily responsible for organizing, promoting, and producing a \r\n professional boxing match.\r\n\r\n (10) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, \r\n Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and any territory or \r\n possession of the United States.\r\n\r\n[[Page 110 STAT. 3310]]\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6302.>> SEC. 3. PURPOSES.\r\n\r\n The purposes of this Act are--\r\n (1) to improve and expand the system of safety precautions \r\n that protects the welfare of professional boxers; and\r\n (2) to assist State boxing commissions to provide proper \r\n oversight for the professional boxing industry in the United \r\n States.\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6303.>> SEC. 4. BOXING MATCHES IN STATES WITHOUT BOXING \r\n COMMISSIONS.\r\n\r\n No person may arrange, promote, organize, produce, or fight in a \r\nprofessional boxing match held in a State that does not have a boxing \r\ncommission unless the match is supervised by a boxing commission from \r\nanother State and subject to the most recent version of the recommended \r\nregulatory guidelines certified and published by the Association of \r\nBoxing Commissions as well as any additional relevant professional \r\nboxing regulations and requirements of such other State.\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6304.>> SEC. 5. SAFETY STANDARDS.\r\n\r\n No person may arrange, promote, organize, produce, or fight in a \r\nprofessional boxing match without meeting each of the following \r\nrequirements or an alternative requirement in effect under regulations \r\nof a boxing commission that provides equivalent protection of the health \r\nand safety of boxers:\r\n (1) A physical examination of each boxer by a physician \r\n certifying whether or not the boxer is physically fit to safely \r\n compete, copies of which must be provided to the boxing \r\n commission.\r\n (2) Except as otherwise expressly provided under regulation \r\n of a boxing commission promulgated subsequent to the enactment \r\n of this Act, an ambulance or medical personnel with appropriate \r\n resuscitation equipment continuously present on site.\r\n (3) A physician continuously present at ringside.\r\n (4) Health insurance for each boxer to provide medical \r\n coverage for any injuries sustained in the match.\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6305.>> SEC. 6. REGISTRATION.\r\n\r\n (a) Requirements.--Each boxer shall register with--\r\n (1) the boxing commission of the State in which such boxer \r\n resides; or\r\n (2) in the case of a boxer who is a resident of a foreign \r\n country, or a State in which there is no boxing commission, the \r\n boxing commission of any State that has such a commission.\r\n\r\n (b) Identification Card.--\r\n (1) Issuance.--A boxing commission shall issue to each \r\n professional boxer who registers in accordance with subsection \r\n (a), an identification card that contains each of the following:\r\n (A) A recent photograph of the boxer.\r\n (B) The social security number of the boxer (or, in \r\n the case of a foreign boxer, any similar citizen \r\n identification number or professional boxer number from \r\n the country of residence of the boxer).\r\n (C) A personal identification number assigned to the \r\n boxer by a boxing registry.\r\n (2) Renewal.--Each professional boxer shall renew his or her \r\n identification card at least once every 2 years.\r\n\r\n[[Page 110 STAT. 3311]]\r\n\r\n (3) Presentation.--Each professional boxer shall present his \r\n or her identification card to the appropriate boxing commission \r\n not later than the time of the weigh-in for a professional \r\n boxing match.\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6306.>> SEC. 7. REVIEW.\r\n\r\n (a) Procedures.--Each boxing commission shall establish each of the \r\nfollowing procedures:\r\n (1) Procedures to evaluate the professional records and \r\n physician's certification of each boxer participating in a \r\n professional boxing match in the State, and to deny \r\n authorization for a boxer to fight where appropriate.\r\n (2) Procedures to ensure that, except as provided in \r\n subsection (b), no boxer is permitted to box while under \r\n suspension from any boxing commission due to--\r\n (A) a recent knockout or series of consecutive \r\n losses;\r\n (B) an injury, requirement for a medical procedure, \r\n or physician denial of certification;\r\n (C) failure of a drug test; or\r\n (D) the use of false aliases, or falsifying, or \r\n attempting to falsify, official identification cards or \r\n documents.\r\n (3) Procedures to review a suspension where appealed by a \r\n boxer, including an opportunity for a boxer to present \r\n contradictory evidence.\r\n (4) Procedures to revoke a suspension where a boxer--\r\n (A) was suspended under subparagraph (A) or (B) of \r\n paragraph (2) of this subsection, and has furnished \r\n further proof of a sufficiently improved medical or \r\n physical condition; or\r\n (B) furnishes proof under subparagraph (C) or (D) of \r\n paragraph (2) that a suspension was not, or is no \r\n longer, merited by the facts.\r\n\r\n (b) Suspension in Another State.--A boxing commission may allow a \r\nboxer who is under suspension in any State to participate in a \r\nprofessional boxing match--\r\n (1) for any reason other than those listed in subsection (a) \r\n if such commission notifies in writing and consults \r\n with the designated official of the suspending State's boxing \r\n commission prior to the grant of approval for such individual to \r\n participate in that professional boxing match; or\r\n (2) if the boxer appeals to the Association of Boxing \r\n Commissions, and the Association of Boxing Commissions \r\n determines that the suspension of such boxer was without \r\n sufficient grounds, for an improper purpose, or not related to \r\n the health and safety of the boxer or the purposes of this Act.\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6307.>> SEC. 8. REPORTING.\r\n\r\n Not later than 48 business hours after the conclusion of a \r\nprofessional boxing match, the supervising boxing commission shall \r\nreport the results of such boxing match and any related suspensions to \r\neach boxer registry.\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6308.>> SEC. 9. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.\r\n\r\n No member or employee of a boxing commission, no person who \r\nadministers or enforces State boxing laws, and no member of the \r\nAssociation of Boxing Commissions may belong to, contract with, or \r\nreceive any compensation from, any person who sanctions, arranges, or \r\npromotes professional boxing matches or who otherwise\r\n\r\n[[Page 110 STAT. 3312]]\r\n\r\nhas a financial interest in an active boxer currently registered with a \r\nboxer registry. For purposes of this section, the term ``compensation'' \r\ndoes not include funds held in escrow for payment to another person in \r\nconnection with a professional boxing match. The prohibition set forth \r\nin this section shall not apply to any contract entered into, or any \r\nreasonable compensation received, by a boxing commission to supervise a \r\nprofessional boxing match in another State as described in section 4.\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6309.>> SEC. 10. ENFORCEMENT.\r\n\r\n (a) Injunctions.--Whenever the Attorney General of the United States \r\nhas reasonable cause to believe that a person is engaged in a violation \r\nof this Act, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the \r\nappropriate district court of the United States requesting such relief, \r\nincluding a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or \r\nother order, against the person, as the Attorney General determines to \r\nbe necessary to restrain the person from continuing to engage in, \r\nsanction, promote, or otherwise participate in a professional boxing \r\nmatch in violation of this Act.\r\n (b) Criminal Penalties.--\r\n (1) Managers, promoters, matchmakers, and licensees.--Any \r\n manager, promoter, matchmaker, and licensee who knowingly \r\n violates, or coerces or causes any other person to violate, any \r\n provision of this Act shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for \r\n not more than 1 year or fined not more than $20,000, or both.\r\n (2) Conflict of interest.--Any member or employee of a \r\n boxing commission, any person who administers or enforces State \r\n boxing laws, and any member of the Association of Boxing \r\n Commissions who knowingly violates section 9 of this Act shall, \r\n upon conviction, be imprisoned for not more than 1 year or fined \r\n not more than $20,000, or both.\r\n (3) Boxers.--Any boxer who knowingly violates any provision \r\n of this Act shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than \r\n $1,000.\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6310.>> SEC. 11. NOTIFICATION OF SUPERVISING BOXING \r\n COMMISSION.\r\n\r\n Each promoter who intends to hold a professional boxing match in a \r\nState that does not have a boxing commission shall, not later than 14 \r\ndays before the intended date of that match, provide written \r\nnotification to the supervising boxing commission designated under \r\nsection 4. Such notification shall contain each of the following:\r\n (1) Assurances that, with respect to that professional \r\n boxing match, all applicable requirements of this Act will be \r\n met.\r\n (2) The name of any person who, at the time of the \r\n submission of the notification--\r\n (A) is under suspension from a boxing commission; \r\n and\r\n (B) will be involved in organizing or participating \r\n in the event.\r\n (3) For any individual listed under paragraph (2), the \r\n identity of the boxing commission that issued the suspension \r\n described in paragraph (2)(A).\r\n\r\n[[Page 110 STAT. 3313]]\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6311.>> SEC. 12. STUDIES.\r\n\r\n (a) Pension.--The Secretary of Labor shall conduct a study on the \r\nfeasibility and cost of a national pension system for boxers, including \r\npotential funding sources.\r\n (b) Health, Safety and Equipment.--The Secretary of Health and Human \r\nServices shall conduct a study to develop recommendations for health, \r\nsafety, and equipment standards for boxers and for professional boxing \r\nmatches.\r\n (c) Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of \r\nthis Act, the Secretary of Labor shall submit a report to the Congress \r\non the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a). Not \r\nlater than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the \r\nSecretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a report to the \r\nCongress on the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection \r\n(b).\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6312.>> SEC. 13. PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCHES CONDUCTED ON \r\n INDIAN RESERVATIONS.\r\n\r\n (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following \r\ndefinitions shall apply:\r\n (1) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the same \r\n meaning as in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and \r\n Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).\r\n (2) Reservation.--The term ``reservation'' means the \r\n geographically defined area over which a tribal organization \r\n exercises governmental jurisdiction.\r\n (3) Tribal organization.--The term ``tribal organization'' \r\n has the same meaning as in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-\r\n Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)).\r\n\r\n (b) Requirements.--\r\n (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, \r\n a tribal organization of an Indian tribe may, upon the \r\n initiative of the tribal organization--\r\n (A) regulate professional boxing matches held within \r\n the reservation under the jurisdiction of that tribal \r\n organization; and\r\n (B) carry out that regulation or enter into a \r\n contract with a boxing commission to carry out that \r\n regulation.\r\n (2) Standards and licensing.--If a tribal organization \r\n regulates professional boxing matches pursuant to paragraph (1), \r\n the tribal organization shall, by tribal ordinance or \r\n resolution, establish and provide for the implementation of \r\n health and safety standards, licensing requirements, and other \r\n requirements relating to the conduct of professional boxing \r\n matches that are at least as restrictive as--\r\n (A) the otherwise applicable standards and \r\n requirements of a State in which the reservation is \r\n located; or\r\n (B) the most recently published version of the \r\n recommended regulatory guidelines certified and \r\n published by the Association of Boxing Commissions.\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6313.>> SEC. 14. RELATIONSHIP WITH STATE LAW.\r\n\r\n Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a State from adopting or \r\nenforcing supplemental or more stringent laws or regulations not \r\ninconsistent with this Act, or criminal, civil, or administrative fines \r\nfor violations of such laws or regulations.\r\n\r\n[[Page 110 STAT. 3314]]\r\n\r\n<<NOTE: 15 USC 6301 note.>> SEC. 15. EFFECTIVE DATE.\r\n\r\n The provisions of this Act shall take effect on January 1, 1997, \r\nexcept as follows:\r\n (1) Section 9 shall not apply to an otherwise authorized \r\n boxing commission in the Commonwealth of Virginia until July 1, \r\n 1998.\r\n (2) Sections 5 through 9 shall take effect on July 1, 1997.\r\n\r\n Approved October 9, 1996.\r\n\r\nOriginal document on US Congresses website<\/a><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"