‘‘(2) the Federal Trade Commission, with respect 
to designated payment systems and financial trans-
action providers not otherwise subject to the jurisdic-
tion of any Federal functional regulators (including 
the Commission) as described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘§ 5365. Civil remedies 
‘‘(a) JURISDICTION.—The district courts of the United 
States shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction to pre-
vent and restrain restricted transactions by issuing appro-
priate orders in accordance with this section, regardless of 
whether a prosecution has been initiated under this sub-
chapter. 
‘‘(b) PROCEEDINGS.— 
‘‘(1) INSTITUTION BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The United States, act-
ing through the Attorney General, may institute 
proceedings under this section to prevent or re-
strain a restricted transaction. 
‘‘(B) RELIEF.—Upon application of the 
United States under this paragraph, the district 
court may enter a temporary restraining order, 
a preliminary injunction, or an injunction 
against any person to prevent or restrain a re-
stricted transaction, in accordance with rule 65 
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 
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‘‘(2) INSTITUTION
BY
STATE
ATTORNEY
GEN-
ERAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The attorney general 
(or other appropriate State official) of a State in 
which a restricted transaction allegedly has been 
or will be initiated, received, or otherwise made 
may institute proceedings under this section to 
prevent or restrain the violation or threatened 
violation. 
‘‘(B) RELIEF.—Upon application of the at-
torney general (or other appropriate State offi-
cial) of an affected State under this paragraph, 
the district court may enter a temporary re-
straining order, a preliminary injunction, or an 
injunction against any person to prevent or re-
strain a restricted transaction, in accordance 
with rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Proce-
dure. 
‘‘(3) INDIAN LANDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graphs (1) and (2), for a restricted transaction 
that allegedly has been or will be initiated, re-
ceived, or otherwise made on Indian lands (as 
that term is defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act)— 
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‘‘(i) the United States shall have the 
enforcement authority provided under para-
graph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) the enforcement authorities speci-
fied in an applicable Tribal-State compact 
negotiated under section 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 provi-
sion of this section shall be construed as altering, 
superseding, or otherwise affecting the applica-
tion of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION RELATING TO INTERACTIVE COM-
PUTER SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Relief granted under this 
section against an interactive computer service 
shall— 
‘‘(A) be limited to the removal of, or dis-
abling of access to, an online site violating sec-
tion 5363, or a hypertext link to an online site 
violating such section, that resides on a computer 
server that such service controls or operates, ex-
cept that the limitation in this subparagraph 
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shall not apply if the service is subject to liabil-
ity 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 inter-
active computer service to monitor its service or 
to affirmatively seek facts indicating activity 
violating this subchapter; 
‘‘(D) specify the interactive computer serv-
ice to which it applies; and 
‘‘(E) specifically identify the location of the 
online site or hypertext link to be removed or ac-
cess to which is to be disabled. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
LAW.—An 
interactive computer 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 di-
rects an Internet website at which unlawful bets 
or wagers may be placed, received, or otherwise 
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made or at which unlawful bets or wagers are of-
fered to be placed, received, or otherwise made; or 
‘‘(B) owns or controls, or is owned or con-
trolled by, any person who operates, manages, 
supervises, or directs an Internet website at 
which unlawful bets or wagers may be placed, re-
ceived, or otherwise made, or at which unlawful 
bets or wagers are offered to be placed, received, 
or otherwise made. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON INJUNCTIONS AGAINST REGU-
LATED PERSONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, and subject to section 5367, no provision of 
this subchapter shall be construed as authorizing the Attor-
ney General of the United States, or the attorney general 
(or other appropriate State official) of any State to insti-
tute proceedings to prevent or restrain a restricted trans-
action against any financial transaction provider, to the 
extent that the person is acting as a financial transaction 
provider. 
‘‘§ 5366. Criminal penalties 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever violates section 5363 
shall be fined under title 18, or 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 
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