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Union Calendar No. 545
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3575
[Report No. 106–903]
To prohibit high school and college sports gambling in all States including
States where such gambling was permitted prior to 1991.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 3, 2000
Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. MCINTOSH, and Mr. GREEN-
WOOD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
SEPTEMBER 27, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SALMON, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey,
Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. CONDIT, Mr.
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. KIND, Mr. HALL
of Ohio, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs.
MINK of Hawaii, Mr. OWENS, Mr. HORN, Mr. FORD, Mr. WALSH, Mr.
ETHERIDGE, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. KOLBE, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. BACHUS, Mr.
GORDON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. BARRETT of
Wisconsin, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr.
BURTON of Indiana, Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. GOODE, Mr.
PACKARD, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. LARSON, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr.
MCINTYRE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. RYAN of Wis-
consin, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. PETRI, Mr. SMITH
of Texas, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. MINGE, Mr. KING, Ms. DANNER, Mr. PICK-
ETT, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. CARSON, Mr. PORTER, Mr.
RILEY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. PETER-
SON of Pennsylvania, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr.
FLETCHER, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr.
HINCHEY, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. BAIRD, Mr.
ALLEN, Mr. EDWARDS, Ms. LEE, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. VITTER, and Mr.
FRELINGHUYSEN
Deleted sponsor: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (added February 15, 2000;
deleted March 9, 2000)
SEPTEMBER 27, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To prohibit high school and college sports gambling in all
States including States where such gambling was per-
mitted prior to 1991.
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 ‘‘Student Athlete Pro-
tection Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.
Section 3704 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Section’’ and
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), sec-
tion’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c)(1) Section 3702 shall apply to a lottery, sweep-
stakes or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme
based, directly or indirectly, on—
‘‘(A)(i) one or more competitive games in which
high school or college athletes participate; or
‘‘(ii) one or more performances of high school
or college athletes in competitive games; or
‘‘(B) one or more competitive games at the
Summer or Winter Olympics.
‘‘(2) In this section—
‘‘(A) the term ‘high school’ has the meaning
given the term ‘secondary school’ in section 14102
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965; and
‘‘(B) the term ‘college’ has the meaning given
the term ‘institution of higher education’ in section
101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect
on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
Union Calendar No. 545
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3575
[Report No. 106–903]
A BILL
To prohibit high school and college sports gambling
in all States including States where such gam-
bling was permitted prior to 1991.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2000
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed