,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #c1 #bjag,mr4 ,mullin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 and ,mr4 ,smith of ,missouri7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,professional ,boxing ,safety ,act of #aiif to include fighters of combat sports in the safety provisions of such ,act4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,muhammad ,ali ,expansion ,act4 #b4 ,inclusion of mixed martial arts fighters 7a7 ,definitions ,section #b of the ,professional ,boxing ,safety ,act of #aiif 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#ae7 as paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 7#i71 7#aj71 7#aa71 7#ab71 7#ac71 7#ad71 7#ae71 7#af71 and 7#ag71 respectively2 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the following3 7#d7 ,fighter ,the term fighter means an individual who fights in a professional mixed martial arts competition or other professional combat sport competition4 2 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#g71 as so redesignated1 the following3 7#h7 ,combat sport competition ,the term combat sport competition means a professional fight that allows fighters to use one or more forms of martial arts1 including mixed martial arts4 ,such term does not include-- 7,a7 a combat sport that allows the use of a weapon or foreign object2 or 7,b7 a competition that is regulated by an amateur sports organization4 2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following3 7#ah7 ,mixed martial arts ,the term mixed martial arts means a full-contact combat sport that allows fighters to use both striking and grappling techniques1 and both standing and on the ground1 from a variety of other combat sports and martial arts4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,sections #c through #ba 7other than section #bj7 of the ,professional ,boxing ,safety ,act of #aiif 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 are amended-- 7,a7 by inserting or fighter after boxer each place it appears2 7,b7 by inserting and fighters after boxers each place it appears2 7,c7 by inserting or combat sport competition after boxing match each place it appears2 7,d7 by inserting and combat sport competitions after boxing matches each place it appears2 7,e7 by inserting or competition after the match each place it appears2 and 7,f7 by striking boxing service provider and inserting boxing or combat sport service provider4 7#b7 ,section #b of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja7 is further amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting and combat sport competitions after professional boxing matches2 7,b7 in paragraphs 7#c71 7#f71 and 7#ad71 by inserting and fighters after boxers each place it appears2 7,c7 in paragraphs 7#d71 7#aa71 and 7#ac71 by inserting or fighter after boxer each place it appears2 7,d7 in paragraphs 7#f71 7#i71 and 7#ad71 by inserting or combat sport competition after professional boxing match each place it appears2 7,e7 in paragraph 7#i71 by inserting or competition after the match each place it appears2 7,f7 in paragraphs 7#ab7 and 7#ac71 by striking boxing service provider and inserting boxing or combat sport service provider2 and 7,g7 in paragraph 7#ae7 by inserting or combat sports after boxing4 7#c7 ,section #c7b7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcjb7b77 is further amended by inserting and professional combat sports industry after professional boxing industry4 7#d7 ,section #d7;a7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcjc7;a77 is further amended by inserting and combat sport regulations after professional boxing regulations4 7#e7 ,section #f7;c7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcje7;c77 is further amended by inserting and fighting after risk associated with boxing4 7#f7 ,section #g7;a77#b7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcjf7;a77#b77 is further amended by inserting or compete after box4 7#g7 ,section #i of such ,act is further amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,within #b and inserting the following3 7a7 ,boxing contracts ,within #b 2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,combat sports contracts ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of the ,muhammad ,ali ,expansion ,act1 the ,association of ,boxing ,commissions 7,,abc7 shall develop and shall approve by a vote of no less than a majority of its member ,state boxing commissioners1 guidelines for minimum contractual provisions that should be included in bout agreements and mixed martial arts and other combat sport contracts4 ,it is the sense of the ,congress that ,state boxing commissions should follow these ,,abc guidelines4 4 7#h7 ,section #aj7;a7 of such ,act is further amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by inserting or fighter's after boxer's2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking ,this subsection and inserting ,with respect to boxing contracts1 this subsection2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 ,with respect to mixed martial arts and other combat sport contracts1 this subsection shall only apply to contracts entered into after the date of the enactment of the ,muhammad ,ali ,expansion ,act44 7#i7 ,section #aa of such ,act is further amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 by striking ,within #b and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,boxing contracts ,within #b 2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,combat sports ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of the ,muhammad ,ali ,expansion ,act1 the ,association of ,boxing ,commissions shall develop and shall approve by a vote of no less than a majority of its member ,state boxing commissioners1 guidelines for objective and consistent written criteria for the ratings of mixed martial arts and other combat sports4 ,it is the sense of the ,congress that sanctioning bodies and ,state boxing commissions should follow these ,,abc guidelines4 2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7d77#a77;,c7 is amended by striking boxer's rating and inserting boxer or fighter's rating4 7#aj7 ,section #ac of such ,act is further amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking boxer's purse and inserting boxer or fighter's purse2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking boxer's purse and inserting boxer or fighter's purse4 7#aa7 ,section #ag7;b77#b77;,b7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcjh7;b77#b77;,b77 is further amended by inserting 1 and fighters participating in a mixed martial arts competition or other combat sport competition scheduled for #aa minutes or more after #aj rounds or more4 7#ab7 ,section #ah7;b77#c7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcji7;b77#c77 is further amended by inserting or combat sport after ,state boxing4