,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjbc,ms4  
,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self & ,mr4       
,de,saulnier7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a     
pr(essional baseball club to comp5sate  
its home community if su* club relocates
 its home field m ?an #be miles f its   
previ\s location4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,moneyball ,act4   
#b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t ! unique antitru/ exemption 
grant$ to major league baseball is an   
artifact ( ! unique value t individual  
teams h )9 _! home communities1 & t     
break+ ! bonds t tie fran*ises to _!    
communities w\ld nullify ! legal &      
public policy basis = su* exemption4    
#c4 ,comp5sation = home communities (   
pr(essional baseball teams  7a7 ,any    
pr(essional baseball club t relocates   
its home field m ?an #be miles f its    
previ\s location %all be requir$ to     

provide comp5sation to its =m] ho/      
community4  7b7 ,su* comp5sation %all   
be-- 7#a7 n less ?an ! ,/ate1 local1 &  
or ,tribal tax rev5ue levi$ 9 ! t5 ye>s 
prior to ! date ( relocation2 &  7#b7   
paid respectively to ea* ,/ate1 local1 &
 or ,tribal gov]nm5t :i* levi$ taxes on 
! club 9 t5 ye>s prior to ! date (      
relocation4  7c7 ,%\ld any pr(essional  
baseball club fail to provide !         
comp5sation requir$ by subsection 7b71  
!n-- 7#a7 no p]sons 9 ! bus9ess (       
organiz$ pr(essional baseball %all be   
exempt f ! antitru/ laws2 &  7#b7       
section #bg ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae      
,u4,s4,c4 #bf;b7 %all n apply to !      
bus9ess ( organiz$ pr(essional baseball4
  7d7 ,%\ld any pr(essional baseball    
club seek to avoid ! comp5sation requir$
 by ?is ,act by disb&+ ! club1 !n !     
(fic]s ( su* club %all be p]sonally     
responsible = ! co/ ( comp5sation4  #d4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m    
home field means ! v5ue :]e a           
pr(essional baseball club plays m ?an   

"o-?ird ( its games 9 any cal5d> ye>2   
7#b7 ! t]m ho/ community means ! ,/ate1 
local1 & or tribal gov]nm5t areas :]e a 
pr(essional baseball team has its home  
field & :]e x contributes tax rev5ue2 & 
7#c7 ! t]m antitru/ laws-- 7,a7 has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 subsection 7a7 ( !   
fir/ section ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #ab72 &  7,b7 includes section
 #e ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #de7 to ! ext5t t su*    
section applies to unfair me?ods (      
competition4