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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 641
To protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 14, 2001
Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. CONYERS, Mr.
LOBIONDO, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. WELLER, and Mr. RANGEL) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and
in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports
gambling.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Collegiate
and Amateur Athletic Protection Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. TASK FORCE ON ILLEGAL WAGERING ON AMATEUR
AND COLLEGIATE SPORTING EVENTS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General shall
establish a prosecutorial task force on illegal wagering on
amateur and collegiate sporting events (referred to in this
section as the ‘‘task force’’).
(b) DUTIES.—The task force shall—
(1) coordinate enforcement of Federal laws that
prohibit gambling relating to amateur and collegiate
athletic events; and
(2) submit annually, to the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate a report describing specific
violations of such laws, prosecutions commenced,
and convictions obtained.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $6,000,000 in each
of the fiscal years 2003 through 2006.
SEC. 3. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL SPORTS GAM-
BLING.
(a) INTERSTATE TRANSMISSION OF BETS OR INFOR-
MATION ASSISTING
IN PLACING BETS
ON SPORTING
EVENTS.—Section 1084(a) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘two’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’.
(b) INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF WAGERING
PARAPHERNALIA.—Section 1953(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘If the matter carried or sent in interstate or for-
eign commerce was intended by the defendant to be used
to assist in the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting
event or contest, the maximum term of imprisonment for
the offense shall be 10 years.’’.
(c) ILLEGAL GAMBLING BUSINESS.—Section 1955(a)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following: ‘‘If the gambling business included
the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting event or
contest, the maximum term of imprisonment for the of-
fense shall be 10 years.’’.
(d) INTERSTATE TRAVEL TO PROMOTE AND CON-
DUCT AN ILLEGAL GAMBLING BUSINESS.—Section 1952
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(d) If the offense violated paragraph (1) or (3) of
subsection (a) and the illegal activity included the placing
of bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest, the
maximum term of imprisonment for the offense shall be
10 years.’’.
(e) SPORTS BRIBERY.—Section 224(a) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘If the purpose of the bribery is to affect the
outcome of a bet or wager placed on any sporting event
or contest, the maximum term of imprisonment for the
offense shall be 10 years.’’.
SEC. 4. STUDY ON ILLEGAL SPORTS GAMBLING BEHAVIOR
AMONG MINORS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National In-
stitute of Justice shall conduct a study to determine the
extent to which minor persons participate in illegal sports
gambling activities.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National In-
stitute of Justice shall submit to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the
Senate, a report—
(1) describing the extent to which minor per-
sons participate in illegal sports gambling activities;
and
(2) making recommendations on actions that
should be taken to curtail participation by minor
persons in sports gambling activities.
SEC. 5. STUDY OF GAMBLING ON COLLEGE AND UNIVER-
SITY CAMPUSES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PANEL.—Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney
General shall establish a panel, which shall be composed
of Federal, State, and local government law enforcement
officials, to conduct a study of illegal college sports gam-
bling.
(b) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—The study conducted by
the panel established under subsection (a) shall include
an analysis of—
(1) the scope and prevalence of illegal college
sports gambling, including unlawful sports gambling
(as defined in section 3702 of title 28, United States
Code);
(2) the role of organized crime in illegal gam-
bling on college sports;
(3) the role of State regulators and the legal
sports books in Nevada in assisting law enforcement
to uncover illegal sports gambling and related illegal
activities;
(4) the enforcement and implementation of the
Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of
1992, including whether it has been adequately en-
forced;
(5) the effectiveness of steps taken by institu-
tions of higher education to date, whether individ-
ually or through national organizations, to reduce
the problem of illegal gambling on college sports;
(6) the factors that influence the attitudes or
levels of awareness of administrators, professors,
and students, including student athletes, about ille-
gal gambling on college sports;
(7) the effectiveness of new countermeasures to
reduce illegal gambling on college sports, including
related requirements for institutions of higher edu-
cation and persons receiving Federal education
funds;
(8) potential actions that could be taken by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association to address
illegal gambling on college and university campuses;
and
(9) other matters relevant to the issue of illegal
gambling on college sports as determined by the At-
torney General.
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12
months after the establishment of the panel under this
section, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a
report on the study conducted under this section, which
shall include—
(1) recommendations for actions colleges, uni-
versities, and the National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
ciation should implement to address the issue of ille-
gal gambling on college sports;
(2) recommendations for intensive educational
campaigns which the National Collegiate Athletic
Association could implement to assist in the effort to
prevent illegal gambling on college sports;
(3) recommendations for any Federal and State
legislative actions to address the issue of illegal gam-
bling on college sports; and
(4) recommendations for any administrative or
private sector actions to address the issue of illegal
gambling on college sports.
SEC. 6. REDUCTION OF GAMBLING ON COLLEGE CAM-
PUSES.
(a) COLLEGE PROGRAMS TO REDUCE ILLEGAL GAM-
BLING.—Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(24) The institution will comply with the re-
quirements of section 484(s).’’.
(b) PROCEDURES TO WITHHOLD STUDENT AID.—
Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1091) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(s) COLLEGE PROGRAMS
TO REDUCE ILLEGAL
GAMBLING; ZERO TOLERANCE.—
‘‘(1) COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM.—
‘‘(A) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—Each in-
stitution of higher education shall designate 1
or more full-time senior officers of the institu-
tion to coordinate the implementation of a com-
prehensive program, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Education, to reduce illegal gambling
and gambling control disorders by students and
employees of the institution.
‘‘(B) ANNUAL REPORTING.—An institution
described in paragraph (1) shall annually pre-
pare and submit to the Secretary of Education
a report, in a form and manner prescribed by
the Secretary, concerning the progress made by
the institution to reduce illegal gambling by
students and employees of the institution.
‘‘(C) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each such
report shall include—
‘‘(i) statistics and other information
on illegal gambling, including gambling
over the Internet, in addition to the other
criminal offense on which such institution
must report pursuant to section 485(f) in
the form and manner so prescribed; and
‘‘(ii) a statement of policy regarding
underage and other illegal gambling activ-
ity at the institution, in the form and man-
ner prescribed for statements of policy on
alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs pur-
suant to such section 485(f), including a
description of any gambling abuse edu-
cation programs available to students and
employees of the institution.
‘‘(2) 
REVIEW
OF
PROCEDURES.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (2) of section 485(f), the Attor-
ney General, in consultation with the Secretary of
Education, shall periodically review the policies, pro-
cedures, and practices of institutions of higher edu-
cation under paragraph (1) with respect to campus
crimes and security related directly or indirectly to
illegal gambling, including the integrity of the ath-
letic contests in which students of the institution
participate.
‘‘(3) ZERO
TOLERANCE
OF
ILLEGAL
GAM-
BLING.—
‘‘(A) REVOCATION OF AID.—A recipient of
athletically related student aid (as defined in
section 485(e)(8)) shall cease to be eligible for
such aid upon a determination by either the in-
stitution of higher education providing such aid,
or the applicable amateur sports organization,
that the recipient has engaged in illegal gam-
bling activity, including sports bribery, in viola-
tion of the policies or by-laws of the institution
or organization.
‘‘(B) REPORT.—An institution of higher
education that provides athletically related stu-
dent aid shall annually report to the Attorney
General and the Secretary of Education on ac-
tions taken to implement this paragraph. Any
amateur sports organization that receives,
under any Federal program, any grant or other
financial assistance shall, as a condition of con-
tinued receipt of such assistance, annually re-
port to the Attorney General and the Secretary
of Education on actions taken to implement
this paragraph.’’.
SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) illegal sports gambling poses a significant
threat to youth on college campuses and in society
in general;
(2) State and local governments, the National
Collegiate Athletic Association, and other youth,
school, and collegiate organizations should provide
educational and prevention programs to help youth
recognize the dangers of illegal sports gambling and
the serious consequences it can have;
(3) such programs should include public service
announcements, especially during tournament and
bowl game coverage;
(4) the National Collegiate Athletic Association
and other amateur sports governing bodies should
adopt mandatory codes of conduct regarding the
avoidance and prevention of illegal sports gambling
among our youth; and
(5) the National Collegiate Athletic Association
should enlist universities in the United States to de-
velop scientific research on youth sports gambling,
and related matters.
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