PUBLIC LAW 106-210—MAY 26, 2000 114 STAT. 327 "•'(c) ACTIONS BY STATES. — Whenever the chief law enforcement officer of any State has reason to beHeve that a person or organization is engaging in practices which violate any requirement of this Act, the State, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of its residents in an appropriate district court of the United States— "(1) to enjoin the holding of any professional boxing match which the practice involves; "(2) to enforce compliance with this Act; "(3) to obtain the fines provided under subsection (b) or appropriate restitution; or "(4) to obtain such other relief as the court may deem appropriate. "(d) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Any boxer who suffers economic injury as a result of a violation of any provision of this Act may bring an action in the appropriate Federal or State court and recover the damages suffered, court costs, and reasonable attorneys fees and expenses. "(e) ENFORCEMENT AGAINST FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL, ETC.— Nothing in this Act authorizes the enforcement of— "(1) any provision of this Act against the Federal Trade Commission, the United States Attorney General, or the chief legal officer of any State for acting or failing to act in an official capacity; "(2) subsection (d) of this section against a State or political subdivision of a State, or any agency or instrumentality thereof; or "(3) section 10 against a boxer acting in his capacity as a boxer.". SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS. (a) DEFINITIONS. — Section 2(a) of the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 6301(a)) is amended— (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."; (2) in paragraph (10) by striking the period at the end and inserting ", including the Virgin Islands."; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(11) EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CONTRACT. — The term 'effective date of the contract' means the day upon which a boxer becomes legally bound by the contract. "(12) BOXING SERVICE PROVIDER.— The term 'boxing service provider' means a promoter, manager, sanctioning body, licensee, or matchmaker.
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