§ 6307c. — Sanctioning organizations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC6307c]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 89--PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY
Sec. 6307c. Sanctioning organizations
(a) Objective criteria
Within 2 years after May 26, 2000, the Association of Boxing
Commissions shall develop and shall approve by a vote of no less than a
majority of its member State boxing commissioners, guidelines for
objective and consistent written criteria for the ratings of
professional boxers. It is the sense of the Congress that sanctioning
bodies and State boxing commissions should follow these ABC guidelines.
(b) Appeals process
A sanctioning organization shall not be entitled to receive any
compensation, directly or indirectly, in connection with a boxing match,
until it provides the boxers with notice that the sanctioning
organization shall, within 7 days after receiving a request from a boxer
questioning that organization's rating of the boxer--
(1) provide to the boxer a written explanation of the
organization's criteria, its rating of the boxer, and the rationale
or basis for its rating (including a response to any specific
questions submitted by the boxer); and
(2) submit a copy of its explanation to the Association of
Boxing Commissions.
(c) Notification of change in rating
A sanctioning organization shall not be entitled to receive any
compensation, directly or indirectly, in connection with a boxing match,
until, with respect to a change in the rating of a boxer previously
rated by such organization in the top 10 boxers, the organization--
(1) posts a copy, within 7 days of such change, on its Internet
website or home page, if any, including an explanation of such
change, for a period of not less than 30 days; and
(2) provides a copy of the rating change and explanation to an
association to which at least a majority of the State boxing
commissions belong.
(d) Public disclosure
(1) Federal Trade Commission filing
A sanctioning organization shall not be entitled to receive any
compensation directly or indirectly in connection with a boxing
match unless, not later than January 31 of each year, it submits to
the Federal Trade Commission and to the ABC--
(A) a complete description of the organization's ratings
criteria, policies, and general sanctioning fee schedule;
(B) the bylaws of the organization;
(C) the appeals procedure of the organization for a boxer's
rating; and
(D) a list and business address of the organization's
officials who vote on the ratings of boxers.
(2) Format; updates
A sanctioning organization shall--
(A) provide the information required under paragraph (1) in
writing, and, for any document greater than 2 pages in length,
also in electronic form; and
(B) promptly notify the Federal Trade Commission of any
material change in the information submitted.
(3) Federal Trade Commission to make information available
to public
The Federal Trade Commission shall make information received
under this subsection available to the public. The Commission may
assess sanctioning organizations a fee to offset the costs it incurs
in processing the information and making it available to the public.
(4) Internet alternative
In lieu of submitting the information required by paragraph (1)
to the Federal Trade Commission, a sanctioning organization may
provide the information to the public by maintaining a website on
the Internet that--
(A) is readily accessible by the general public using
generally available search engines and does not require a
password or payment of a fee for full access to all the
information;
(B) contains all the information required to be submitted to
the Federal Trade Commission by paragraph (1) in an easy to
search and use format; and
(C) is updated whenever there is a material change in the
information.
(Pub. L. 104-272, Sec. 11, as added Pub. L. 106-210, Sec. 4(2), May 26,
2000, 114 Stat. 323.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 11 of Pub. L. 104-272 was renumbered section 19 and
is classified to section 6310 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 6309 of this title.
