[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1832 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                         April 7, 2000.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
1832) entitled ``An Act to reform unfair and anticompetitive practices 
in the professional boxing industry.'', do pass with the following

                              AMENDMENTS:

 (1)Page 6, after line 17, insert:
    ``(c) Protection from Coercive Contracts with Broadcasters.--
Subsection (a) of this section applies to any contract between a 
commercial broadcaster and a boxer, or granting any rights with respect 
to that boxer, involving a broadcast in or affecting interstate 
commerce, regardless of the broadcast medium. For the purpose of this 
subsection, any reference in subsection (a)(1)(B) to `promoter' shall 
be considered a reference to `commercial broadcaster'.

 (2)Page 17, after line 24, insert:
            (1) in paragraph (9) by inserting after ``match.'' the 
        following: ``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 producing the match; and
                    ``(B) there is no other person primarily 
                responsible for organizing, promoting, and producing 
                the match.'';

 (3)Page 18, line 1, strike out [(1)] and insert: (2)

 (4)Page 18, line 4, strike out [(2)] and insert: (3)

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1832

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                               AMENDMENTS