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15 U.S.C. § 6312 — Professional boxing matches conducted on Indian reservations
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**(a) Definitions** For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) **Indian tribe** — The term “Indian tribe” has the same meaning as in [section 5304(e) of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304/e&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Reservation** — The term “reservation” means the geographically defined area over which a tribal organization exercises governmental jurisdiction.
(3) **Tribal organization** — The term “tribal organization” has the same meaning as in section 5304(l) of title 25.
**(b) Requirements**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a tribal organization of an Indian tribe may, upon the initiative of the tribal organization—
(A) regulate professional boxing matches held within the reservation under the jurisdiction of that tribal organization; and
(B) carry out that regulation or enter into a contract with a boxing commission to carry out that regulation.
(2) **Standards and licensing** — If a tribal organization regulates professional boxing matches pursuant to paragraph (1), the tribal organization shall, by tribal ordinance or resolution, establish and provide for the implementation of health and safety standards, licensing requirements, and other requirements relating to the conduct of professional boxing matches that are at least as restrictive as—
(A) the otherwise applicable standards and requirements of a State in which the reservation is located; or
(B) the most recently published version of the recommended regulatory guidelines certified and published by the Association of Boxing Commissions.
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**(a) Definitions** For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) **Indian tribe** — The term “Indian tribe” has the same meaning as in [section 5304(e) of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304/e&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Reservation** — The term “reservation” means the geographically defined area over which a tribal organization exercises governmental jurisdiction.
(3) **Tribal organization** — The term “tribal organization” has the same meaning as in section 5304(l) of title 25.
**(b) Requirements**
(1) **In general** — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a tribal organization of an Indian tribe may, upon the initiative of the tribal organization—
(A) regulate professional boxing matches held within the reservation under the jurisdiction of that tribal organization; and
(B) carry out that regulation or enter into a contract with a boxing commission to carry out that regulation.
(2) **Standards and licensing** — If a tribal organization regulates professional boxing matches pursuant to paragraph (1), the tribal organization shall, by tribal ordinance or resolution, establish and provide for the implementation of health and safety standards, licensing requirements, and other requirements relating to the conduct of professional boxing matches that are at least as restrictive as—
(A) the otherwise applicable standards and requirements of a State in which the reservation is located; or
(B) the most recently published version of the recommended regulatory guidelines certified and published by the Association of Boxing Commissions.
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For purposes of this chapter:
(1) **Boxer** — The term “boxer” means an individual who fights in a professional boxing match.
(2) **Boxing commission**
(A) 11 So in original. No subpar. (B) has been enacted. The term “boxing commission” means an entity authorized under State law to regulate professional boxing matches.
(3) **Boxer registry** — The term “boxer registry” means any entity certified by the Association of Boxing Commissions for the purposes of maintaining records and identification of boxers.
(4) **Licensee** — The term “licensee” means an individual who serves as a trainer, second, or cut man for a boxer.
(5) **Manager** — The term “manager” means a person who receives compensation for service as an agent or representative of a boxer.
(6) **Matchmaker** — The term “matchmaker” means a person that proposes, selects, and arranges the boxers to participate in a professional boxing match.
(7) **Physician** — The term “physician” means a doctor of medicine legally authorized to practice medicine by the State in which the physician performs such function or action.
(8) **Professional boxing match** — The term “professional boxing match” means a boxing contest held in the United States between individuals for financial compensation. Such term does not include a boxing contest that is regulated by an amateur sports organization.
(9) **Promoter** — The term “promoter” means the person primarily responsible for organizing, promoting, and producing a professional boxing match. 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, promoting, and produc
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**(a) Disclosures to the boxing commissions** A promoter shall not be entitled to receive any compensation 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—
(1) a copy of any agreement in writing to which the promoter is a party with any boxer participating 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 promoter 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 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 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 Attorney General** A prom
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 6401
issued the suspension described in paragraph
(2)(A).
(Pub. L. 104–272, § 19, formerly § 11, Oct. 9, 1996,
110 Stat. 3312; renumbered § 19, Pub. L. 106–210,
§ 4(1), May 26, 2000, 114 Stat. 322.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Jan. 1, 1997, see section 23 of Pub. L.
104–272, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
§ 6311. Studies
(a) Pension
The Secretary of Labor shall conduct a study
on the feasibility and cost of a national pension
system for boxers, including potential funding
sources.
(b) Health, safety, and equipment
The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall conduct a study to develop recommenda-
tions for health, safety, and equipment stand-
ards for boxers and for professional boxing
matches.
(c) Reports
Not later than one year after October 9, 1996,
the Secretary of Labor shall submit a report to
the Congress on the findings of the study con-
ducted pursuant to subsection (a). Not later
than 180 days after October 9, 1996, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services shall submit a re-
port to the Congress on the findings of the study
conducted pursuant to subsection (b).
(Pub. L. 104–272, § 20, formerly § 12, Oct. 9, 1996,
110 Stat. 3313; renumbered § 20, Pub. L. 106–210,
§ 4(1), May 26, 2000, 114 Stat. 322.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Jan. 1, 1997, see section 23 of Pub. L.
104–272, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
§ 6312. Professional boxing matches conducted
on Indian reservations
(a) Definitions
For purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
(1) Indian tribe
The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has the same mean-
ing as in section 5304(e) of t
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