Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 5.djvu/239

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PUBLIC LAW 104-272—OCT. 9, 1996 110 STAT. 3313 SEC. 12. STUDIES. 15 USC 6311. (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 recommendations for health, safety, and equipment standards for boxers and for professional boxing matches. (c) REPORTS.— Not later thein one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall submit a report to the Congress on the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a). Not later thein 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a report to the Congress on the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (b). SEC. 13. PROFESSIONAL BOXING MATCHES CONDUCTED ON INDIAN 15 USC 6312. RESERVATIONS. (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 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)). (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 4(1) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)). (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 cany 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, Kcensing 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. SEC. 14. RELATIONSHIP WITH STATE LAW. 15 USC 6313. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a State from adopting or enforcing supplemental or more stringent laws or regulations not inconsistent with this Act, or criminal, civil, or administrative fines for violations of such laws or regulations.