[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 126 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6421]
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SA 2634. Ms. AYOTTE (for Mr. Graham) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by Ms. Ayotte to the bill S. 754, to improve
cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of
information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. RESTORATION OF AMERICA'S WIRE ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Restoration of America's Wire Act''.
(b) Wire Act Clarification.--Section 1084 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``bets or wagers or information assisting
in the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting event or
contest,'' and inserting ``any bet or wager, or information
assisting in the placing of any bet or wager,'';
(B) by striking ``result of bets or wagers'' and inserting
``result of any bet or wager''; and
(C) by striking ``or for information assisting in the
placing of bets or wagers,''; and
(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) As used in this section--
``(1) the term `bet or wager' does not include any
activities set forth in section 5362(1)(E) of title 31;
``(2) the term `State' means a State of the United States,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or
a commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
States;
``(3) the term `uses a wire communication facility for the
transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of any bet or
wager' includes any transmission over the Internet carried
interstate or in foreign commerce, incidentally or otherwise;
and
``(4) the term `wire communication' has the meaning given
the term in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 153).''.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, or the
amendments made by this section, shall be construed--
(1) to preempt any State law prohibiting gambling; or
(2) to alter, limit, or extend--
(A) the relationship between the Interstate Horseracing Act
of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) and other Federal laws in
effect on the date of enactment of this Act;
(B) the ability of a State licensed lottery (including in
conjunction with its supplier) or State licensed retailer to
make on-premises retail lottery sales, including through a
self-service retail lottery terminal, or to transmit
information ancillary to such sales (including information
relating to subscriptions or fulfillment of game play), in
accordance with applicable Federal and State laws;
(C) the ability of a State licensed gaming establishment or
a tribal gaming establishment to transmit information
assisting in the placing of a bet or wager on the physical
premises of the establishment, in accordance with applicable
Federal and State laws; or
(D) the relationship between Federal laws and State
charitable gaming laws.
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