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section to prevent or restrain the violation or threatened 
violation. 
‘‘(B) RELIEF.—Upon application of the attorney general 
(or other appropriate State official) of an affected State 
under this paragraph, the district court may enter a tem-
porary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, or an 
injunction against any person to prevent or restrain a 
restricted transaction, in accordance with rule 65 of the 
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 
‘‘(3) INDIAN LANDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and 
(2), for a restricted transaction that allegedly has been 
or will be initiated, received, or otherwise made on Indian 
lands (as that term is defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act)—
‘‘(i) the United States shall have the enforcement 
authority provided under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) the enforcement authorities specified in an 
applicable Tribal-State Compact negotiated under sec-
tion 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 
2710) shall be carried out in accordance with that 
compact. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No provision of this sec-
tion shall be construed as altering, superseding, or other-
wise affecting the application of the Indian Gaming Regu-
latory Act. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION RELATING TO INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERV-
ICES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Relief granted under this section against 
an interactive computer service shall—
‘‘(A) be limited to the removal of, or disabling of access 
to, an online site violating section 5363, or a hypertext 
link to an online site violating such section, that resides 
on a computer server that such service controls or operates, 
except that the limitation in this subparagraph shall not 
apply if the service is subject to liability under this section 
under section 5367; 
‘‘(B) be available only after notice to the interactive 
computer service and an opportunity for the service to 
appear are provided; 
‘‘(C) not impose any obligation on an interactive com-
puter service to monitor its service or to affirmatively seek 
facts indicating activity violating this subchapter; 
‘‘(D) specify the interactive computer service to which 
it applies; and 
‘‘(E) specifically identify the location of the online site 
or hypertext link to be removed or access to which is 
to be disabled. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH OTHER LAW.—An interactive com-
puter service that does not violate this subchapter shall not 
be liable under section 1084(d) of title 18, except that the 
limitation in this paragraph shall not apply if an interactive 
computer service has actual knowledge and control of bets 
and wagers and—
‘‘(A) operates, manages, supervises, or directs an Inter-
net website at which unlawful bets or wagers may be 
placed, received, or otherwise made or at which unlawful
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bets or wagers are offered to be placed, received, or other-
wise made; or 
‘‘(B) owns or controls, or is owned or controlled by, 
any person who operates, manages, supervises, or directs 
an Internet website at which unlawful bets or wagers may 
be placed, received, or otherwise made, or at which unlaw-
ful bets or wagers are offered to be placed, received, or 
otherwise made. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION
ON INJUNCTIONS AGAINST REGULATED PER-
SONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, and 
subject to section 5367, no provision of this subchapter shall be 
construed as authorizing the Attorney General of the United States, 
or the attorney general (or other appropriate State official) of any 
State to institute proceedings to prevent or restrain a restricted 
transaction against any financial transaction provider, to the extent 
that the person is acting as a financial transaction provider. 
‘‘§ 5366. Criminal penalties 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person who violates section 5363 shall 
be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, 
or both. 
‘‘(b) PERMANENT INJUNCTION.—Upon conviction of a person 
under this section, the court may enter a permanent injunction 
enjoining such person from placing, receiving, or otherwise making 
bets or wagers or sending, receiving, or inviting information 
assisting in the placing of bets or wagers. 
‘‘§ 5367. Circumventions prohibited 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 5362(2), a financial transaction pro-
vider, or any interactive computer service or telecommunications 
service, may be liable under this subchapter if such person has 
actual knowledge and control of bets and wagers, and—
‘‘(1) operates, manages, supervises, or directs an Internet 
website at which unlawful bets or wagers may be placed, 
received, or otherwise made, or at which unlawful bets or 
wagers are offered to be placed, received, or otherwise made; 
or 
‘‘(2) owns or controls, or is owned or controlled by, any 
person who operates, manages, supervises, or directs an Inter-
net website at which unlawful bets or wagers may be placed, 
received, or otherwise made, or at which unlawful bets or 
wagers are offered to be placed, received, or otherwise made.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING 
‘‘5361. Congressional findings and purpose. 
‘‘5362. Definitions. 
‘‘5363. Prohibition on acceptance of any financial instrument for unlawful Internet 
gambling. 
‘‘5364. Policies and procedures to identify and prevent restricted transactions. 
‘‘5365. Civil remedies. 
‘‘5366. Criminal penalties. 
‘‘5367. Circumventions prohibited.’’.
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SEC. 803. INTERNET GAMBLING IN OR THROUGH FOREIGN JURISDIC-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In deliberations between the United States 
Government and any foreign country on money laundering, corrup-
tion, and crime issues, the United States Government should—
(1) encourage cooperation by foreign governments and rel-
evant international fora in identifying whether Internet gam-
bling operations are being used for money laundering, corrup-
tion, or other crimes; 
(2) advance policies that promote the cooperation of foreign 
governments, through information sharing or other measures, 
in the enforcement of this Act; and 
(3) encourage the Financial Action Task Force on Money 
Laundering, in its annual report on money laundering 
typologies, to study the extent to which Internet gambling 
operations are being used for money laundering purposes. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
submit an annual report to the Congress on any deliberations 
between the United States and other countries on issues relating 
to Internet gambling.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.