[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3526 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3526

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to transmission of 
                         wagering information.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 1996

 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to transmission of 
                         wagering information.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Computer Gambling Prevention Act of 
1996''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, WITH RESPECT TO 
              TRANSMISSION OF WAGERING INFORMATION.

    Section 1084(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) Whoever'' and inserting ``(a)(1) 
        Whoever'';
            (2) by striking ``wire communication'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``wire or electronic communication'';
            (3) by striking ``on any sporting event or contest''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Whoever being engaged in betting or wagering knowingly uses a 
wire or electronic communication facility for the transmission in 
interstate or foreign commerce of bets or wagers or information 
assisting in the placing of bets or wagers, or for the transmission of 
a wire or electronic communication which entitles the recipient to 
receive money or credit as a result of bets or wagers, or for 
information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers, shall be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.''.

SEC. 3. SENTENCING GUIDELINES.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the United States Sentencing Commission shall--
            (1) review the deterrent effect of existing guidelines 
        applicable to section 1084 of title 18, United States Code, and 
        report to Congress on the results of the review; and
            (2) promulgate new guidelines or amend existing guidelines 
        to ensure that individuals convicted under such section are 
        imprisoned for not less than one year.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress that includes--
            (1) an analysis of the problems associated with enforcing 
        section 1084 of title 18, United States Code;
            (2) recommendations for the best use of the resources of 
        the Department of Justice to enforce such section;
            (3) recommendations for the best use of the resources of 
        the Federal Communications Commission to enforce such section; 
        and
            (4) an estimate of the amount of activity and money being 
        used to gamble on the Internet.
                                 <all>