[105th Congress Public Law 30]
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Public Law 105-30
105th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 <<NOTE: July 25, 1997 -  [H.R. 1901]>> To clarify that the protections 
of the Federal Tort Claims Act apply to the members and personnel of the 
               National Gambling Impact Study Commission.

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

SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS PROVISIONS.

    Section 6 of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission Act (18 
U.S.C. 1955 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Applicability of Federal Tort Claims Provisions.--For purposes 
of sections 1346(b) and 2401(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, United 
States Code, the Commission is a `Federal agency' and each of the 
members and personnel of the Commission is an `employee of the 
Government'.''.

<<NOTE: 18 USC 1955 note.>> SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION.

    The amendment made by section 1 shall not be construed to imply that 
any commission is not a ``Federal agency'' or that any of the members or 
personnel of a commission is not an ``employee of the Government'' for 
purposes of sections 1346(b) and 2401(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code.

<<NOTE: 18 USC 1955 note.>> SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1 shall be effective as of August 3, 
1996.

    Approved July 25, 1997.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1901:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-145 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 143 (1997):
            June 23, considered and passed House.
            July 9, considered and passed Senate.

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