[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6453 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6453

    To clarify the effect of a Memorandum Opinion for the Assistant 
  Attorney General, Criminal Division, dated September 20, 2011, and 
 pertaining to the lawfulness of proposals by Illinois and New York to 
   use the Internet and out-of-state transaction processors to sell 
      lottery tickets to in-state adults, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 2016

 Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee 
  on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To clarify the effect of a Memorandum Opinion for the Assistant 
  Attorney General, Criminal Division, dated September 20, 2011, and 
 pertaining to the lawfulness of proposals by Illinois and New York to 
   use the Internet and out-of-state transaction processors to sell 
      lottery tickets to in-state adults, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. MEMORANDUM NOT TO HAVE FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW.

    The Memorandum Opinion for the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal 
Division, dated September 20, 2011, and pertaining to the lawfulness of 
proposals by Illinois and New York to use the Internet and out-of-state 
transaction processors to sell lottery tickets to in-state adults 
(including the applicability of the Wire Act (18 U.S.C. 1084) and the 
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (31 U.S.C. 5361-5367) to 
such proposal), does not carry the force of law and shall have no force 
and effect for purposes of interpreting or applying section 5362(a)(10) 
of title 31, United States Code.
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