ployee of the Commission for the purposes of section 1905 
of title 18, United States Code. Information obtained by 
the Commission, other than information available to the 
public, shall not be disclosed to any person in any manner, 
except—
(1) to Commission employees or employees of 
any individual, entity, or organization under contract 
to the Commission under section 7 for the purpose 
of receiving, reviewing, or processing such informa-
tion; 
(2) upon court order; or 
(3) when publicly released by the Commission 
in an aggregate or summary form that does not di-
rectly or indirectly disclose—
(A) the identity of any person or business 
entity; or 
(B) any information which could not be re-
leased under section 1905 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 6. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each member of 
the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the 
Federal Government, or whose compensation is not pre-
cluded by a State, local, or Native American tribal govern-
ment position, shall be compensated at a rate equal to the
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed 
for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 
of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including 
travel time) during which such member is engaged in the 
performance of the duties of the Commission. All members 
of the Commission who are officers or employees of the 
United States shall serve without compensation in addi-
tion to that received for their services as officers or em-
ployees of the United States. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the Com-
mission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employ-
ees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
regular places of business in the performance of service 
for the Commission. 
(c) STAFF.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of the Com-
mission may, without regard to the civil service laws 
and regulations, appoint and terminate an executive 
director and such other additional personnel as may 
be necessary to enable the Commission to perform 
its duties. The employment and termination of an 
executive director shall be subject to confirmation by 
a majority of the members of the Commission.
(2) COMPENSATION.—The executive director 
shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the rate 
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. The 
Chairman may fix the compensation of other per-
sonnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, 
United States Code, relating to classification of posi-
tions and General Schedule pay rates, except that 
the rate of pay for such personnel may not exceed 
the rate payable for level V of the Executive Sched-
ule under section 5316 of such title. 
(3) DETAIL
OF
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.—
Any Federal Government employee, with the ap-
proval of the head of the appropriate Federal agen-
cy, may be detailed to the Commission without reim-
bursement, and such detail shall be without inter-
ruption or loss of civil service status, benefits, or 
privilege. 
(d) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT-
TENT SERVICES.—The Chairman of the Commission may 
procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individ-
uals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate
of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Sched-
ule under section 5316 of such title. 
SEC. 7. CONTRACTS FOR RESEARCH. 
(a) ADVISORY
COMMISSION
ON
INTERGOVERN-
MENTAL RELATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out its duties 
under section 4, the Commission shall contract with 
the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Re-
lations for—
(A) a thorough review and cataloging of all 
applicable Federal, State, local, and Native 
American tribal laws, regulations, and ordi-
nances that pertain to gambling in the United 
States; and 
(B) assistance in conducting the studies 
required by the Commission under section 4(a), 
and in particular the review and assessments 
required in subparagraphs (A), (E), and (G) of 
paragraph (2) of such section. 
(2) REPORT REQUIRED.—The contract entered 
into under paragraph (1) shall require that the Advi-
sory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 
submit a report to the Commission detailing the re-
sults of its efforts under the contract not later than
15 months after the date upon which the Commis-
sion first meets. 
(b) NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out its duties 
under section 4, the Commission shall contract with 
the National Research Council of the National Acad-
emy of Sciences for assistance in conducting the 
studies required by the Commission under section 
4(a). 
(2) REPORT REQUIRED.—The contract entered 
into under paragraph (1) shall require that the Na-
tional Research Council submit a report to the Com-
mission detailing the results of its efforts under the 
contract not later than 15 months after the date 
upon which the Commission first meets. 
(c) OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit the ability of the Commission 
to enter into contracts with other entities or organizations 
for research necessary to carry out the Commission’s du-
ties under section 4. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) BANK INSTRUMENT.—The term ‘‘bank in-
strument’’ means any instrument drawn on or pay-
able through a financial institution (including any 
check, draft, or similar instrument). 
(2) CREDIT
AND
CREDIT
CARD.—The terms 
‘‘credit’’ and ‘‘credit card’’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 103 of the Truth in Lending 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1602). 
(3) ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER.—The term 
‘‘electronic fund transfer’’—
(A) has the meaning given such term in 
section 903 of the Electronic Fund Transfer 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1693a); and 
(B) includes any fund transfer covered by 
Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code, as 
in effect in any State. 
(4) FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi-
nancial institution’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 903 of the Electronic Fund Transfer 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1693a). 
(5) GAMBLING.—
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the term ‘‘gambling’’ means any legalized 
form of wagering or betting conducted in a ca-
sino, on a riverboat, on an Indian reservation, 
or at any other location under the jurisdiction 
of the United States. Such term includes any
casino game, parimutuel betting, sports-related 
betting, lottery, pull-tab game, slot machine, 
any type of video gaming, computerized wager-
ing or betting activities (including any such ac-
tivity conducted over the Internet), and philan-
thropic or charitable gaming activities. 
(B) The term ‘‘gambling’’ does not in-
clude—
(i) any activity governed by the secu-
rities laws (as that term is defined in sec-
tion 3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934) for the purchase or sale of se-
curities (as that term is defined in section 
3(a)(10) of such Act); 
(ii) any transaction conducted on or 
subject to the rules of a registered entity 
or exempt board of trade pursuant to the 
Commodity Exchange Act; 
(iii) any over-the-counter derivative 
instrument; 
(iv) any contract of indemnity or 
guarantee; 
(v) any contract for insurance; 
(vi) any deposit or other transaction 
with a depository institution (as defined in
of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (25 
U.S.C. 2703(5)). 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Commission, the Advisory Commission on 
Intergovernmental Relations, and the National Academy 
of Sciences such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
the purposes of this Act. Any sums appropriated shall re-
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).
Æ