[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 43 (Friday, April 7, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2445]
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                     MUHAMMAD ALI BOXING REFORM ACT

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 421, H.R. 1832.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 1832) to reform unfair and anticompetitive 
     practices in the professional boxing industry.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.


                           Amendment No. 3082

 (Purpose: To ensure that rules similar to the rules against coercive 
   contracts between boxers and promoters apply to contracts between 
boxers and interstate broadcasters, and that casinos, hotels, resorts, 
etc., that are merely ``associated'' with a promoter are not subject to 
                   the rules applicable to promoters)

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, Senators Reid, Bryan, and McCain have 
an amendment at the desk. I ask for its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Murkowski], for Mr. Reid, for 
     himself, Mr. Bryan, and Mr. McCain, proposes an amendment 
     numbered 3082.

  The amendment is as follows:

       On page 6, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       ``(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 section, any 
     reference in subsection (a)(1)(B) to ``promoter'' shall be 
     considered a reference to ``commercial broadcaster''.
       On page 17, after line 24, insert the following:
       (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 march; and
       ``(B) there is no other person primarily responsible for 
     organizing, promoting, and producing the match.'';
       On page 18, line 1, strike ``(1)'' and insert ``(2)''.
       On page 18, line 4, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
amendment be agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 3082) was agreed to.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill 
be read a third time and passed, as amended, the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, and any statement relating to the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 1832), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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