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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4497 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 12, 2007 Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Shuler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to prohibit the use of gambling devices on Department of Defense property.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Warrant Officer Aaron Walsh Stop DOD-Sponsored Gambling Act.

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Directing Secretary of Defense to prohibit the use of gambling devices on Department of Defense property

(a)

Prohibition of use of gambling devices

Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2683 the following new section:

2683a.

Prohibition of use of gambling devices

(a)

Prohibition

The Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the use of gambling devices on property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, except as provided in subsection (b). (b)

Exception for charitable events and state lotteries

(1)

Charitable events

The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to allow for a waiver of subsection (a) for a limited number of temporary events involving gambling devices for which the proceeds are donated to an organization exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (2)

State lotteries

Subsection (a) does not apply to the sale of State-sponsored lottery tickets on property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense if such property is located in a State where such sale is legal. (c)

Definitions

In this section: (1)The term gambling device includes— (A)any so-called slot machine or any other machine or mechanical device an essential part of which is a drum or reel with insignia thereon, and— (i)which when operated may deliver, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (ii)by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property; (B)any other machine or mechanical device (including electronic gambling devices, video gambling devices, roulette wheels, and similar devices) designed and manufactured primarily for use in connection with gambling, and— (i)which when operated may deliver, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (ii)by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property; or (C)any subassembly or essential part intended to be used in connection with any such machine or mechanical device, but which is not attached to any such machine or mechanical device as a constituent part. (2)The term property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense includes commissaries, all facilities operated by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the Navy Exchange Service Command, the Navy Resale and Services Support Office, Marine Corps exchanges, and ships’ stores.

. (b)

Clerical amendment

The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 159 of such title is amended by inserting after the item related to section 2683 the following new item: 2683a. Prohibition of the use of gambling devices.. (c)

Effective Date

The prohibition in section 2683a(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.