‘‘(d) NO LIABILITY FOR BLOCKING OR REFUSING TO 
HONOR RESTRICTED TRANSACTIONS.—A person that is 
subject to a regulation prescribed or order issued under 
this subchapter and blocks, or otherwise refuses to honor 
a transaction— 
‘‘(1) that is a restricted transaction; 
‘‘(2) that such person reasonably believes to be 
a restricted transaction; or 
‘‘(3) as a member of a designated payment sys-
tem in reliance on the policies and procedures of the 
payment system, in an effort to comply with regula-
tions prescribed under subsection (a), 
shall not be liable to any party for such action. 
‘‘(e) REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT.—The require-
ments of this section shall be enforced exclusively by the 
Federal functional regulators and the Federal Trade Com-
mission, in the manner provided in section 505(a) of the 
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. 
‘‘§ 5365. Civil remedies 
‘‘(a) JURISDICTION.—The district courts of the 
United States shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction 
to prevent and restrain violations of this subchapter by 
issuing appropriate orders in accordance with this section, 
regardless of whether a prosecution has been initiated 
under this subchapter.
‘‘(b) PROCEEDINGS.— 
‘‘(1) 
INSTITUTION
BY
FEDERAL
GOVERN-
MENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The United States, 
acting through the Attorney General, may insti-
tute proceedings under this section to prevent 
or restrain a violation or a threatened violation 
of this subchapter. 
‘‘(B) RELIEF.—Upon application of the 
United States under this paragraph, the district 
court may enter a preliminary injunction or an 
injunction against any person to prevent or re-
strain a violation or threatened violation of this 
subchapter, in accordance with rule 65 of the 
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 
‘‘(2) INSTITUTION BY STATE ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The attorney general 
(or other appropriate State official) of a State 
in which a violation of this subchapter allegedly 
has occurred or will occur may institute pro-
ceedings under this section to prevent or re-
strain 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 preliminary in-
junction or an injunction against any person to 
prevent or restrain a violation or threatened 
violation of this subchapter, 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 violation of this 
subchapter that is alleged to have occurred, or 
may occur, on Indian lands (as that term is de-
fined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regu-
latory Act)— 
‘‘(i) the United States shall have the 
enforcement 
authority 
provided 
under 
paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) the enforcement authorities spec-
ified 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 alter-
ing, superseding, or otherwise affecting the ap-
plication of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. 
‘‘(c) EXPEDITED PROCEEDINGS.—In addition to any 
proceeding under subsection (b), a district court may, in 
exigent circumstances, enter a temporary restraining 
order against a person alleged to be in violation of this 
subchapter, upon application of the United States under 
subsection (b)(1), or the attorney general (or other appro-
priate State official) of an affected State under subsection 
(b)(2), in accordance with rule 65(b) of the Federal Rules 
of Civil Procedure. 
‘‘(d) 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 this 
subchapter, or a hypertext link to an online site 
violating this subchapter, that resides on a com-
puter server that such service controls or oper-
ates, except that the limitation in this subpara-
graph 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 computer service to monitor its serv-
ice or to affirmatively seek facts indicating ac-
tivity 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 
access 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 
made or at which unlawful bets or wagers are 
offered 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, 
received, or otherwise made, or at which unlaw-
ful bets or wagers are offered to be placed, re-
ceived, or otherwise made. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON INJUNCTIONS AGAINST REGU-
LATED PERSONS.—Nothwithstanding 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 violation 
or threatened violation of this subchapter against any fi-
nancial transaction provider with respect to the designated 
payment system (or systems) of the 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 perma-
nent injunction enjoining such person from placing, receiv-
ing, or otherwise making bets or wagers or sending, receiv-
ing, or inviting information assisting in the placing of bets 
or wagers. 
‘‘§ 5367. Circumventions prohibited 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 5362(2), a financial trans-
action provider, or any interactive computer service or 
telecommunications service, may be liable under this sub-
chapter 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 Internet website at which unlawful bets 
or wagers may be placed, received, or otherwise 
made, or at which unlawful bets or wagers are of-
fered 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 fol-
lowing:
‘‘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.’’. 
SEC. 4. INTERNET GAMBLING IN OR THROUGH FOREIGN 
JURISDICTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In deliberations between the 
United States Government and any other country on 
money laundering, corruption, and crime issues, the 
United States Government should— 
(1) encourage cooperation by foreign govern-
ments and relevant international fora in identifying 
whether Internet gambling operations are being used 
for money laundering, corruption, or other crimes; 
(2) advance policies that promote the coopera-
tion 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. 
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