the placement and acceptance of wagers within state 
boundaries. 
(2) The advent of advanced telecommunications 
technologies, and the Internet in particular, has ren-
dered state regulation less effective and confusing 
with respect to online wagering. 
(3) Federal statutes governing interstate place-
ment of wagers are contradictory and confusing, and 
they do not adequately address the issues involved 
with gambling over the Internet. 
(4) Commercial casino operations, Native 
American tribal gaming operations, State lotteries, 
horse and dog racing tracks, jai alai, and card rooms 
have made legal land-based gambling available to the 
vast majority of Americans. 
(5) Online gaming is an activity occurring in 
interstate commerce. 
(6) Various forms of gambling, including inter 
alia, casino-style, sports wagering, pari-mutuel wa-
gering (including horse and dog racing as well as jai 
alai), State lotteries, noncasino slot machines and 
others, are subject to disparate Federal and State 
laws and regulations. 
(7) Because of the nature of the Internet, legis-
lative attempts to prohibit Internet gambling are un-
likely to be effective, and may adversely impact 
American’s rights to due process and individual pri-
vacy. 
(8) It is the policy of the Congress in this Act 
to establish a commission to study and resolve issues 
posed by the regulation of interstate commerce with 
respect to Internet gambling. 
SEC. 3. INTERNET GAMBLING LICENSING AND REGULA-
TION STUDY COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.—There is es-
tablished a commission to be known as the Internet Gam-
bling Licensing and Regulation Study Commission 
(hereinafter referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
The Commission shall—
(1) be composed of 5 members appointed in ac-
cordance with subsection (b); and 
(2) conduct its business in accordance with the 
provisions of this Act. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioners shall be 
appointed for the life of the Commission as follows: 
(A) 1 shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives. 
(B) 1 shall be appointed by the Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives.
(C) 1 shall be appointed by the Majority 
Leader of the Senate. 
(D) 1 shall be appointed by the Minority 
Leader of the Senate. 
(E) The 4 commissioners appointed in sub-
paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) shall select 
by consensus the fifth Commissioner, who shall 
be the Chairman of the Commission. 
(2) PERSONS ELIGIBLE.—The members of the 
Commission shall be individuals who have knowledge 
or expertise, whether by experience or training, in 
matters to be studied by the Commission under sec-
tion 4. The members may be from the public or pri-
vate sector, and may include Federal, State, local, or 
Native American tribal officers or employees, mem-
bers of academia, nonprofit organizations, industry, 
or other interested individuals. 
(3) CONSULTATION
REQUIRED.—The Speaker 
of the House of Representatives, the Minority Lead-
er of the House of Representatives, the Majority 
Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of 
the Senate shall consult among themselves prior to 
the appointment of the members of the Commission
in order to achieve, to the maximum extent possible, 
fair and equitable representation of various points
of view with respect to the matters to be studied 
by the Commission under section 4. 
(4) COMPLETION
OF
APPOINTMENTS; VACAN-
CIES.—The Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, the Minority Leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and 
the Minority Leader of the Senate shall conduct the 
consultation required under paragraph (3) and shall 
each make their respective appointments not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. Any vacancy that occurs during the life of the 
Commission shall not affect the powers of the Com-
mission, and shall be filled in the same manner as 
the original appointment not later than 60 days 
after the vacancy occurs. 
(5) OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION.—
(A) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall 
meet at the call of the Chairman. The initial 
meeting of the Commission shall be conducted 
not later than 30 days after the appointment of 
the last member of the Commission, or not later 
than 30 days after the date on which appro-
priated funds are available for the Commission, 
whichever is later.
(B) QUORUM; VOTING; RULES.—A major-
ity of the members of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum to conduct business, but 
the Commission may establish a lesser quorum 
for conducting hearings scheduled by the Com-
mission. Each member of the Commission shall 
have 1 vote, and the vote of each member shall 
be accorded the same weight. The Commission 
may establish by majority vote any other rules 
for the conduct of the Commission’s business, if 
such rules are not inconsistent with this Act or 
other applicable law. 
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the duty of the 
Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of the 
existing legal framework governing Internet gam-
bling and the issues involved with the licensing and 
regulation of Internet gambling. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE STUDIED.—The matters 
studied by the Commission under paragraph (1) 
shall include, but not be limited to—
(A) a review of existing international, Fed-
eral, State, and local laws governing various 
forms of wagering over the Internet, the effec-
main available, without fiscal year limitation, until ex-
pended. 
(b) LIMITATION.—No payment may be made under 
section 6 or 7 of this Act except to the extent provided 
for in advance in an appropriation Act. 
SEC. 10. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION. 
The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the 
Commission submits the report required under section 
4(b).
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