,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bigd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #d1  
#bjad ,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for a
 review of1 and repeal of1 the antitrust
 exemptions for professional sports4    
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,sustained ,promotion of   
,responsibility in ,team ,sports ,act or
 the ,,sports ,act4  #b4 ,antitrust     
exemptions sunset  7a7 ,definition ,in  
this section1 the term ,sports          
,broadcasting ,act of #aifa means the   
,act of ,september #cj1 #aifa 7#ae      
,u4,s4,c4 #abia et seq474  7b7          
,amendments  7#a7 ,football ,the ,sports
 ,broadcasting ,act of #aifa is         
amended-- 7,a7 in the first section 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #abia71 by striking football1
 each place it appears2  7,b7 by        
striking section #c 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4      
#abic72 and  7,c7 in section #d 7#ae    

,u4,s4,c4 #abid71 by striking football14
  7#b7 ,baseball ,the ,sports           
,broadcasting ,act of #aifa is amended--
 7,a7 in the first section 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #abia71 by striking baseball1 
each place it appears2 and  7,b7 in     
section #d 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #abid7-- 7i7  
by striking ,nothing contained in this  
,act and inserting 7a7 ,except as       
provided in subsection 7b71 nothing     
contained in this ,act2  7ii7 by        
striking baseball12 and  7iii7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7b7 ,the    
antitrust laws1 as defined in section #a
 of the ,act of ,october #ae1 #aiad1 or 
in the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 
shall apply to a league of clubs        
participating in professional baseball  
in connection with any agreement        
relating to the sponsored telecasting of
 baseball games4  4  7#c7 ,basketball   
,the ,sports ,broadcasting ,act of #aifa
 is amended-- 7,a7 in the first section 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #abia71 by striking      
basketball1 each place it appears2 and  

7,b7 in section #d 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       
#abid71 by striking basketball14  7#d7  
,hockey ,the ,sports ,broadcasting ,act 
of #aifa is amended-- 7,a7 in the first 
section 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #abia71 by       
striking or hockey each place it        
appears2 and  7,b7 in section #d 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #abid71 by striking or hockey4
  7c7 ,effective dates  7#a7 ,football  
,the amendments made by subsection      
7b77#a7 shall take effect #a year after 
the date of enactment of this ,act4     
7#b7 ,baseball ,the amendments made by  
subsection 7b77#b7 shall take effect #a 
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act4  7#c7 ,basketball ,the amendments
 made by subsection 7b77#c7 shall take  
effect #a year after the date of        
enactment of this ,act4  7#d7 ,hockey   
,the amendments made by subsection      
7b77#d7 shall take effect #a year after 
the date of enactment of this ,act4  #c4
 ,commission  7a7 ,establishment of     
commission  7#a7 ,establishment ,there  
is established the ,advisory ,commission

 on ,sports and the ,public ,interest   
7in this ,act referred to as the        
,commission74  7#b7 ,membership ,the    
,commission shall be composed of #g     
members1 of whom-- 7,a7 #a shall be the 
,assistant ,attorney ,general in charge 
of the ,civil ,rights ,division of the  
,department of ,justice2  7,b7 #a shall 
be the ,assistant ,attorney ,general in 
charge of the ,antitrust ,division of   
the ,department of ,justice2  7,c7 #a   
shall be the ,director of the ,office on
 ,violence ,against ,women of the       
,department of ,justice2  7,d7 #a shall 
be the ,director of the ,national       
,institute on ,occupational ,safety and 
,health2  7,e7 #a shall be the          
,secretary of ,labor2  7,f7 #a shall be 
the ,chairman of the ,federal ,trade    
,commission2 and  7,g7 #a shall be      
appointed by the ,president4  7#c7      
,period of appointment2 vacancies       
,members shall serve for the life of the
 ,commission4 ,any vacancy in the       
,commission shall not affect its powers1

 but shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment4  7#d7      
,initial meeting ,not later than #cj    
days after the date on which all members
 of the ,commission have been appointed1
 the ,commission shall hold its first   
meeting4  7#e7 ,meetings ,the           
,commission shall meet at the call of   
the ,chairperson4  7#f7 ,quorum ,a      
majority of the members of the          
,commission shall constitute a quorum1  
but a lesser number of members may hold 
hearings4  7#g7 ,chairperson and vice   
,chairperson ,the ,commission shall     
select a ,chairperson and ,vice         
,chairperson from among its members4    
7b7 ,duties of the commission  7#a7     
,investigation and recommendations ,the 
,commission shall conduct a thorough    
investigation of1 and develop           
recommendations relating to1 the        
policies and conduct of the professional
 sports leagues covered under the       
antitrust exemptions under the ,act of  
,september #cj1 #aifa 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    

#abia et seq47 7commonly known as the   
,sports ,broadcasting ,act of #aifa7    
regarding-- 7,a7 the treatment by the   
leagues and the member clubs of the     
leagues of employees and contractors of 
the leagues and member clubs and        
volunteers providing services to the    
league or the member clubs2  7,b7 the   
conduct of the employees1 officials1 and
 agents of the leagues and their member 
clubs2  7,c7 any costs or benefits of   
the antitrust exemptions for the        
leagues2 and  7,d7 other issues that the
 ,commission1 by a vote of the majority 
of the members of the ,commission1      
determines constitute important         
considerations for ,congress in         
determining whether to reauthorize the  
antitrust exemptions for the leagues4   
7#b7 ,reports ,not later than #ie days  
before the date that is #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
every #e years thereafter1 the          
,commission shall submit to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary and the    

,committee on ,commerce of the ,senate  
and the ,committee on the ,judiciary and
 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce
 of the ,house of ,representatives a    
report1 which shall contain-- 7,a7 a    
detailed statement of the findings1     
conclusions1 and recommendations of the 
investigation of the ,commission1       
together with any recommendations for   
such legislation or administrative      
actions as the ,commission considers    
appropriate2 and  7,b7 the minority     
views1 if any1 on any findings1         
conclusions1 or recommendations of the  
,commission4  7c7 ,powers of the        
commission  7#a7 ,hearings ,the         
,commission or1 at its direction1 any   
subcommittee or member of the           
,commission1 may1 for the purpose of    
carrying out this ,act--  7,a7 hold such
 hearings1 sit and act at such times and
 places1 take such testimony1 receive   
such evidence1 and administer such oaths
 as the ,commission or such subcommittee
 or member considers advisable2 and     

7,b7 require1 by subpoena or otherwise1 
the attendance and testimony of such    
witnesses and the production of such    
books1 records1 correspondence1         
memoranda1 papers1 documents1 tapes1 and
 materials as the ,commission or such   
subcommittee or member considers        
advisable4  7#b7 ,information from      
federal agencies ,the ,commission may   
secure directly from any ,federal       
department or agency such information as
 the ,commission considers necessary to 
carry out this ,act4 ,upon request of   
the ,chairman of the ,commission1 the   
head of such department or agency shall 
furnish such information to the         
,commission4  7#c7 ,postal services ,the
 ,commission may use the ,united ,states
 mails in the same manner and under the 
same conditions as other departments and
 agencies of the ,federal ,government4  
7#d7 ,gifts ,the ,commission may accept1
 use1 and dispose of gifts or donations 
of services or property4  7#e7 ,issuance
 and enforcement of subpoenas  7,a7     

,issuance ,subpoenas issued under       
paragraph 7#a7 shall bear the signature 
of the ,chairman of the ,commission and 
shall be served by any person or class  
of persons designated by the ,chairman  
for that purpose4  7,b7 ,enforcement ,in
 the case of contumacy or failure to    
obey a subpoena issued under paragraph  
7#a71 the ,united ,states district court
 for the judicial district in which the 
subpoenaed person resides1 is served1 or
 may be found may issue an order        
requiring such person to appear at any  
designated place to testify or to       
produce documentary or other evidence4  
,any failure to obey the order of the   
court may be punished by the court as a 
contempt that court4  7#f7 ,witness     
allowances and fees ,section #ahba of   
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall 
apply to witnesses requested or         
subpoenaed to appear at any hearing of  
the ,commission4 ,the per diem and      
mileage allowances for witnesses shall  
be paid from funds available to pay the 

expenses of the ,commission4  7d7       
,commission personnel matters  7#a7     
,compensation of members ,each member of
 the ,commission who is not an officer  
or employee of the ,federal ,government 
shall be compensated at a rate equal to 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level ,,iv  
of the ,executive ,schedule under       
section #ecae of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 for each day 7including  
travel time7 during which such member is
 engaged in the performance of the      
duties of the ,commission4 ,all members 
of the ,commission who are officers or  
employees of the ,united ,states shall  
serve without compensation in addition  
to that received for their services as  
officers or employees of the ,united    
,states4  7#b7 ,travel expenses ,the    
members of the ,commission shall be     
allowed travel expenses1 including per  
diem in lieu of subsistence1 at rates   
authorized for employees of agencies    
under subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of   

title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 while  
away from their homes or regular places 
of business in the performance of       
services for the ,commission4  7#c7     
,staff  7,a7 ,in general ,the ,chairman 
of the ,commission may1 without regard  
to the civil service laws and           
regulations1 appoint and terminate an   
executive director and such other       
additional personnel as may be necessary
 to enable the ,commission to perform   
its duties4 ,the employment of an       
executive director shall be subject to  
confirmation by the ,commission4  7,b7  
,compensation ,the ,chairman of the     
,commission may fix the compensation of 
the executive director and other        
personnel without regard to chapter #ea 
and subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1        
relating to classification of positions 
and ,general ,schedule pay rates1 except
 that the rate of pay for the executive 
director and other personnel may not    
exceed the rate payable for level ,v of 

the ,executive ,schedule under section  
#ecaf of such title4  7,c7 ,personnel as
 ,federal employees  7i7 ,in general    
,the executive director and any         
personnel of the ,commission who are    
employees shall be employees under      
section #baje of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 for purposes of chapters 
#fc1 #ha1 #hc1 #hd1 #he1 #hg1 #hi1      
#hi;,a1 #hi;,b1 and #ij of that title4  
7ii7 ,members of commission ,clause 7i7 
shall not be construed to apply to      
members of the ,commission4  7#d7       
,detail of government employees ,any    
,federal ,government employee may be    
detailed to the ,commission without     
reimbursement1 and such detail shall be 
without interruption or loss of civil   
service status or privilege4  7#e7      
,procurement of temporary and           
intermittent services ,the ,chairman of 
the ,commission may procure temporary   
and intermittent services under section 
#caji7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 at rates for individuals which do

 not exceed the daily equivalent of the 
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
level ,v of the ,executive ,schedule    
under section #ecaf of such title4  7e7 
,nontermination of the commission       
,section #ad7;a77#b7 of the ,federal    
,advisory ,committee ,act shall not     
apply to the ,commission4  7f7          
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,commission such sums as are necessary 
to carry out the duties of the          
,commission under this ,act4  #d4       
,expedited process for extension of     
sunset  7a7 ,definitions ,in this       
section-- 7#a7 the term day of          
continuous session1 with respect to a   
,house of ,congress1 does not include a 
period during which that ,house has     
adjourned sine die or during which that 
,house is not in session because of an  
adjournment of more than #c days to a   
date certain2 and  7#b7 the term joint  
resolution means a joint resolution--   
7,a7 introduced during the #ie-;day     

period ending on the day before the date
 on which the amendments relating to the
 professional sport to which the joint  
resolution relates are scheduled to take
 effect under section #b7;c72  7,b7     
which does not have a preamble2  7,c7   
the title of which is only as follows3  
,joint resolution relating to extension 
of certain antitrust exemptions for     
professional 41 the blank space being   
filled in with the professional sport to
 which the joint resolution relates2 and
  7,d7 the matter after the resolving   
clause of which is only as follows3     
,that section #b7;c7 of the ,,sports    
,act is amended by striking  and        
inserting 41 with-- 7i7 the first blank 
space being filled in with the paragraph
 of section #b7;c7 that corresponds to  
the professional sport to which the     
joint resolution relates2  7ii7 the     
second blank space being filled in with 
the number of years specified in the    
paragraph described in clause 7i7 on the
 date on which the joint resolution is  

introduced2 and  7iii7 the third blank  
space being filled in with the number of
 years equal to the sum of the number of
 years described in clause 7ii7 and #e  
years4  7b7 ,expedited consideration in 
,house of ,representatives  7#a7        
,introduction  7,a7 ,in general ,not    
later than the end of the second day of 
continuous session of the ,house of     
,representatives after the date on which
 the ,commission submits a report under 
section #c7;b77#b71 the ,speaker of the 
,house of ,representatives shall        
introduce a joint resolution relating to
 each professional sport for which an   
amendment under section #b7;b7 has not  
taken effect4  7,b7 ,other members ,if  
the ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives does not introduce a   
joint resolution under subparagraph 7,a7
 relating to a professional sport for   
which an amendment under section #b7;b7 
has not taken effect1 during the period 
beginning on the third day of continuous
 session of the ,house of               

,representatives after the date on which
 the ,commission submits a report under 
section #c7;b77#b7 and ending on the day
 before the date on which the amendments
 under section #b7;c7 relating to the   
applicable professional sport take      
effect1 it shall be in order for any    
,member of the ,house of                
,representatives to introduce a joint   
resolution relating to the applicable   
professional sport4  7,c7 ,single joint 
resolution for a professional sport ,if 
a joint resolution relating to a        
professional sport is introduced in the 
,house of ,representatives1 it shall not
 be in order to introduce a joint       
resolution relating to that professional
 sport in the ,house of ,representatives
 until after the date on which the      
,commission submits the next report     
required under section #c7;b77#b74  7#b7
 ,reporting and discharge ,any committee
 of the ,house of ,representatives to   
which a joint resolution is referred    
shall report it to the ,house of        

,representatives not later than #ce     
calendar days after the date on which   
the ,commission submits the applicable  
report under section #c7;b77#b74 ,if a  
committee fails to report the joint     
resolution within that period1 the      
committee shall be discharged from      
further consideration of the joint      
resolution and the joint resolution     
shall be referred to the appropriate    
calendar4  7#c7 ,proceeding to          
consideration ,after each committee     
authorized to consider a joint          
resolution reports it to the ,house of  
,representatives or has been discharged 
from its consideration1 it shall be in  
order1 not later than the day before the
 date on which the amendments under     
section #b7;c7 relating to the          
applicable professional sport take      
effect1 to move to proceed to consider  
the joint resolution in the ,house of   
,representatives4 ,all points of order  
against the motion are waived4 ,during  
the #ie-;day period described in        

subsection 7a77#b77;,a7 relating to a   
joint resolution relating to a          
professional sport1 such a motion shall 
not be in order after the ,house of     
,representatives has disposed of a      
motion to proceed on the joint          
resolution4 ,the previous question shall
 be considered as ordered on the motion 
to its adoption without intervening     
motion4 ,the motion shall not be        
debatable4 ,a motion to reconsider the  
vote by which the motion is disposed of 
shall not be in order4  7#d7 ,floor     
consideration  7,a7 ,in general ,the    
joint resolution shall be considered as 
read4 ,all points of order against the  
joint resolution and against its        
consideration are waived4  7,b7         
,consideration ,the previous question   
shall be considered as ordered on the   
joint resolution to its passage without 
intervening motion except #d hours of   
debate equally divided and controlled by
 the proponent and an opponent4 ,a      
motion to reconsider the vote on passage

 of the joint resolution shall not be in
 order4  7c7 ,expedited procedure in    
,senate  7#a7 ,introduction  7,a7 ,in   
general ,not later than the end of the  
second day of continuous session of the 
,senate after the date on which the     
,commission submits a report under      
section #c7;b77#b71 the ,majority       
,leader of the ,senate shall introduce a
 joint resolution relating to each      
professional sport for which an         
amendment under section #b7;b7 has not  
taken effect4  7,b7 ,other members ,if  
the ,majority ,leader of the ,senate    
does not introduce a joint resolution   
under subparagraph 7,a7 relating to a   
professional sport for which an         
amendment under section #b7;b7 has not  
taken effect1 during the period         
beginning on the third day of continuous
 session of the ,senate after the date  
on which the ,commission submits a      
report under section #c7;b77#b7 and     
ending on the day before the date on    
which the amendments under section      

#b7;c7 relating to the applicable       
professional sport take effect1 it shall
 be in order for any ,member of the     
,senate to introduce a joint resolution 
relating to the applicable professional 
sport4  7,c7 ,single joint resolution   
for a professional sport ,if a joint    
resolution relating to a professional   
sport is introduced in the ,senate1 it  
shall not be in order to introduce a    
joint resolution relating to that       
professional sport in the ,senate until 
after the date on which the ,commission 
submits the next report required under  
section #c7;b77#b74  7#b7 ,reporting and
 discharge ,any committee of the ,senate
 to which a joint resolution is referred
 shall report it to the ,senate without 
amendment not later than #ce calendar   
days after the date on which the        
,commission submits the applicable      
report under section #c7;b77#b74 ,if a  
committee fails to report the joint     
resolution within that period1 the      
committee shall be discharged from      

further consideration of the joint      
resolution and the joint resolution     
shall be placed on the ,calendar of     
,business4  7#c7 ,floor consideration   
7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding rule  
,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules of the   
,senate1 after each committee authorized
 to consider a joint resolution reports 
it to the ,senate or has been discharged
 from its consideration1 it is in order1
 not later than the day before the date 
on which the amendments under section   
#b7;c7 relating to the applicable       
professional sport take effect1 7even   
though a previous motion to the same    
effect has been disagreed to7 to move to
 proceed to the consideration of the    
joint resolution1 and all points of     
order against the joint resolution 7and 
against consideration of the joint      
resolution7 are waived4 ,the motion to  
proceed is not debatable4 ,the motion is
 not subject to a motion to postpone4 ,a
 motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 

shall not be in order4 ,if a motion to  
proceed to the consideration of the     
joint resolution is agreed to1 the joint
 resolution shall remain the unfinished 
business until disposed of4  7,b7       
,consideration ,debate on a joint       
resolution1 and on all debatable motions
 and appeals in connection therewith1   
shall be limited to not more than #aj   
hours1 which shall be divided equally   
between the majority and minority       
leaders or their designees4 ,a motion   
further to limit debate is in order and 
not debatable4 ,an amendment to1 or a   
motion to postpone1 or a motion to      
proceed to the consideration of other   
business1 or a motion to recommit the   
joint resolution is not in order4  7,c7 
,vote on passage ,the vote on passage of
 a joint resolution shall occur         
immediately following the conclusion of 
the debate on a joint resolution1 and a 
single quorum call at the conclusion of 
the debate if requested in accordance   
with the rules of the ,senate4  7,d7    

,rulings of the chair on procedure      
,appeals from the decisions of the      
,chair relating to the application of   
the rules of the ,senate1 as the case   
may be1 to the procedure relating to a  
joint resolution shall be decided       
without debate4  7d7 ,rules relating to 
,senate and ,house of ,representatives  
7#a7 ,coordination with action by other 
house ,if1 before the passage by one    
,house of a joint resolution of that    
,house relating to a professional sport1
 that ,house receives from the other    
,house a joint resolution relating to   
the same professional sport-- 7,a7 the  
joint resolution of the other ,house    
shall not be referred to a committee2   
and  7,b7 with respect to a joint       
resolution of the ,house receiving the  
resolution relating to the same         
professional sport-- 7i7 the procedure  
in that ,house shall be the same as if  
no joint resolution had been received   
from the other ,house2 but  7ii7 the    
vote on passage shall be on the joint   

resolution of the other ,house relating 
to the same professional sport4  7#b7   
,treatment of joint resolution of other 
house ,if one ,house fails to introduce 
or consider a joint resolution relating 
to a professional sport under this      
section1 the joint resolution of the    
other ,house relating to the same       
professional sport shall be entitled to 
expedited floor procedures under this   
section4  7#c7 ,treatment of companion  
measures ,if1 following passage of a    
joint resolution relating to a          
professional sport in the ,senate1 the  
,senate then receives the companion     
measure from the ,house of              
,representatives relating to the same   
professional sport1 the companion       
measure shall not be debatable4  7e7    
,vetoes ,if the ,president vetoes a     
joint resolution1 debate on a veto      
message in the ,senate under this       
section shall be #a hour equally divided
 between the majority and minority      
leaders or their designees4  7f7 ,time  

limitation ,it shall not be in order to 
consider a joint resolution under this  
section on or after the date on which   
the amendments relating to the          
professional sport to which the joint   
resolution relates take effect under    
section #b7;c74  7g7 ,rules of ,house of
 ,representatives and ,senate ,this     
section is enacted by ,congress-- 7#a7  
as an exercise of the rulemaking power  
of the ,senate and ,house of            
,representatives1 respectively1 and as  
such it is deemed a part of the rules of
 each ,house1 respectively1 but         
applicable only with respect to the     
procedure to be followed in that ,house 
in the case of a joint resolution1 and  
it supersedes other rules only to the   
extent that it is inconsistent with such
 rules2 and  7#b7 with full recognition 
of the constitutional right of either   
,house to change the rules 7so far as   
relating to the procedure of that       
,house7 at any time1 in the same manner1
 and to the same extent as in the case  

of any other rule of that ,house4