Sec. 12. Sanctioning organizations
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Section 11 ( 15 U.S.C. 6307c ) is amended to read as follows: Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2013 , the Commission shall develop guidelines for objective and consistent written criteria for the rating of professional boxers based on the athletic merits and professional record of the boxers. Not later than 90 days after the Commission's promulgation of the guidelines, each sanctioning organization shall adopt the guidelines and commence following them.
A sanctioning organization shall, with respect to a change in the rating of a boxer previously rated by such organization in the top 10 boxers— post a copy, within 7 days after the change, on its Internet website or home page, if any, including an explanation of the change, for a period of not less than 30 days; provide a copy of the rating change and a thorough explanation in writing under penalty of perjury to the boxer and the Commission; provide the boxer an opportunity to appeal the ratings change to the sanctioning organization; and apply the objective criteria for ratings required under subsection
(a)in considering any such appeal. If, after disposing with an appeal under subsection (b)(3), a sanctioning organization receives a petition from a boxer challenging that organization's rating of the boxer, it shall (except to the extent otherwise required by the Commission), within 7 days after receiving the petition— provide to the boxer a written explanation under penalty of perjury of the organization's rating criteria, its rating of the boxer, and the rationale or basis for its rating (including a response to any specific questions submitted by the boxer); and submit a copy of its explanation to the Association of Boxing Commissions and the Commission for their review. . Section 18(e) ( 15 U.S.C. 6309(e) ) is amended— in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting Federal Trade Commission, ; and United States Boxing Commission in paragraph (1), by striking Federal Trade Commission, and inserting United States Boxing Commission, .
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