The USBA Board has amended the Constitution as follows:

Previous Rule:

Section 7.01
Sanctioned Tournaments
All USBA sanctioned tournaments require that players shall be a member in good standing of the United States Billiard Association or if a “foreign player” a member in good standing of an affiliate (Federation or Confederation) organization of the Union Mondiale de Billard.

New Rule:

Section 7.01
Sanctioned Tournaments
All USBA sanctioned tournaments require that players shall be a current member in good standing of the USBA or that they pay the USBA a $25 non-member tournament participation fee. This includes any “foreign players”. The players who pay the participation fee will NOT receive USBA Ranking Points for that tournament and will not receive the benefits of USBA membership.

This motion passed by a vote of 10-0 on July 10, 2010.