A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to allow the transportation or mailing to a foreign country of material concerning a lottery authorized by that foreign country, and for other purposes.
PL 96-90 (H.R.1301), enacted 10/23/1979

93 STAT. 698 
PUBLIC LAW 96-90—OCT. 23, 1979 
Public Law 96-90 
96th Congress 
Oct. 23, 1979 
[H.R. 1301] 
Lottery 
material, 
transportation 
or mailing to a 
foreign country. 
"State." 
"Foreign 
country." 
An Act 
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to allow the transportation or mailing 
to a foreign country of material concerning a lottery authorized by that foreign 
country, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) subsection 
(b) of section 1307 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by 
striking out "maiUng to addresses within" and all that follows 
through the end of such subsection O
t
)
) and inserting in lieu thereof 
the following: "mailing— 
"(1) to addresses within a State of equipment, tickets, or 
material concerning a lottery which is conducted by that State 
acting under the authority of State law; or 
"(2) to an addressee within a foreign country of equipment, 
tickets, or material designed to be used within that foreign 
country in a lottery which is authorized by the law of that foreign 
country." 
0)) Subsection (c) of section 1307 of title 18 of the United States Code 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(1)" after "of this section"; and 
(2) by inserting "; and (2) 'foreign country* means any empire, 
country, dominion, colony, or protectorate, or any subdivision 
thereof (other than the United States, its territories or posses-
sions)" before the period. 
SEC. 2. Section 1953 of title 18 of the United States Code is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection Qj), by striking out the period at the end of 
such subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ", or 
(5) the transportation in foreign commerce to a destination in a 
foreign country of equipment, tickets, or materials designed to be 
used within that foreign country in a lottery which is authorized 
by the laws of that foreign country."; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
"(d) For the purposes of this section (1) 'State' means a State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States; and (2) 
'foreign country' means any empire, country, dominion, colony, or 
protectorate, or any subdivision thereof (other than the United 
States, its territories or possessions). 
PUBLIC LAW 96-90—OCT. 23, 1979 
93 STAT. 699 
"(e) For the purposes of this section 'lottery* means the pooling of "Lottery." 
proceeds derived from the sale of tickets or chances and allotting 
those proceeds or parts thereof by chance to one or more chance 
takers or ticket purchasers. 'Lottery' does not include the placing or 
accepting of 
bets or wagers on sporting events or contests.". 
Approved October 23, 1979. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 96-45 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-323, accompanying S. 947 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): 
Mar. 19, 20, Apr. 23, 24, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 10, considered and passed Senate, in lieu of S. 947.