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National Commission bill renewed!
February 8, 2007
The bill that would establish a National Boxing Commission in the U.S. is back on the front burner. Senator John McCain [R-AZ], Senator Byron Dorgan [D-ND] and Senator Ted Stevens [R-AK] have co-sponsored the Professional Boxing *********s Act of 2007 which is currently being combed through by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Below is the current version of the bill:
110th U.S. Congress (2007-2008)
S. 84: Professional Boxing *********s Act of 2007
To establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 4, 2007
Mr. MCCAIN (for himself, Mr. STEVENS, and Mr. DORGAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Professional Boxing *********s Act of 2007'.
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. ********* of Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Purposes.
Sec. 5. United States Boxing Commission approval, or ABC or commission sanction, required for matches.
Sec. 6. Safety standards.
Sec. 7. Registration.
Sec. 8. Review.
Sec. 9. Reporting.
Sec. 10. Contract requirements.
Sec. 11. Coercive contracts.
Sec. 12. Sanctioning organizations.
Sec. 13. Required disclosures by sanctioning organizations.
Sec. 14. Required disclosures by promoters and broadcasters.
Sec. 15. Judges and referees.
Sec. 16. Medical registry.
Sec. 17. Conflicts of interest.
Sec. 18. Enforcement.
Sec. 19. Repeal of deadwood.
Sec. 20. Recognition of tribal law.
Sec. 21. Establishment of United States Boxing Commission.
Sec. 22. Study and report on definition of promoter.
Sec. 23. Effective date.
SEC. 2. ********* OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY ACT OF 1996.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an ********* or repeal is expressed in terms of an ********* to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
More...
http://www.*********.com/1380.htm
The bill that would establish a National Boxing Commission in the U.S. is back on the front burner. Senator John McCain [R-AZ], Senator Byron Dorgan [D-ND] and Senator Ted Stevens [R-AK] have co-sponsored the Professional Boxing *********s Act of 2007 which is currently being combed through by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Below is the current version of the bill:
110th U.S. Congress (2007-2008)
S. 84: Professional Boxing *********s Act of 2007
To establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 4, 2007
Mr. MCCAIN (for himself, Mr. STEVENS, and Mr. DORGAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A BILL
To establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Professional Boxing *********s Act of 2007'.
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. ********* of Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Purposes.
Sec. 5. United States Boxing Commission approval, or ABC or commission sanction, required for matches.
Sec. 6. Safety standards.
Sec. 7. Registration.
Sec. 8. Review.
Sec. 9. Reporting.
Sec. 10. Contract requirements.
Sec. 11. Coercive contracts.
Sec. 12. Sanctioning organizations.
Sec. 13. Required disclosures by sanctioning organizations.
Sec. 14. Required disclosures by promoters and broadcasters.
Sec. 15. Judges and referees.
Sec. 16. Medical registry.
Sec. 17. Conflicts of interest.
Sec. 18. Enforcement.
Sec. 19. Repeal of deadwood.
Sec. 20. Recognition of tribal law.
Sec. 21. Establishment of United States Boxing Commission.
Sec. 22. Study and report on definition of promoter.
Sec. 23. Effective date.
SEC. 2. ********* OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY ACT OF 1996.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an ********* or repeal is expressed in terms of an ********* to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
More...
http://www.*********.com/1380.htm
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