An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit schemes in interstate or foreign commerce to influence by bribery sporting contests, and for other purposes
PL 88-316 (S.741), enacted 06/06/1964

78 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-316-JUNE 6, 1964 
203 
Public Law 88-314 
AN ACT 
May 28, 1964 
[S. 1584] 
Newton Water 
Users* Associa-
To approve a contract negotiated with the Newton Water Users' Association, 
Utahs to authorize its execution, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Rouse of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the proj)Osed 
contract designated "K.O. Draft 1/31/63; Kev. 3/12/63," negotiated t^ionrutah 
by the Secretary of the Interior with the Newton Water Users' Asso- 
j,^"^*'^''* ^^ 
ciation, Utah, to extend the period for repayment of the reimbursable ^"^""^ * 
construction cost of the Newton project and to establish a variable 
repayment schedule is approved and the Secretary of the Interior is 
hereby authorized to execute such contract on behalf of the United 
States. 
Approved May 28, 1964. 
Public Law 88-315 
AN ACT 
To approve the January 1963 reclassification of land of the Big Flat unit of the 
Missoula Valley project, Montana, and to authorize the modification of the 
repayment contract with the Big Flat Irrigation District. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to negotiate and execute an amendatory 
contract amending the existing repayment contract between the 
United States and the Big Flat Irrigation District dated April 2,1945, 
by reducing the construction charge obligation of the district in the 
amount of $7,190, representing the unmatured charges as of Decem-
ber 30, 1962, against one hundred and sixty-four and three-tenths 
acres of irrigable land presently classified as nonproductive. 
The 
reclassification of the lands of the Big Flat unit of the Missoula Val-
ley project, Montana, dated January 1963, is hereby approved. 
Approved May 28, 1964. 
May 28, 1964 
[S. 1687] 
Missoula Valley 
project, Mont. 
Repayment con-
tract, modifica-
tion. 
Land reclassi-
fication. 
Public Law 88-316 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit schemes in interstate or foreign 
commerce to influence by bribery sporting contests, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled.) That (a) chapter 11, 
United States Code (entitled "Bribery and Graft"), is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"§ 224. Bribery in sporting contests 
"(a) Whoever carries into effect, attempts to carry into effect, or 
conspires with any other person to carry into effect any scheme in 
commerce to influence, in any way, by bribery any sporting contest, 
with knowledge that the purpose of such scheme is to influence by 
bribery that contest, shall be fined not more than $10,000, or im-
prisoned not more than 5 years, or both. 
June 6, 1964 
[S. 
741] 
Sporting con-
tests, bribery.. 
18 u s e 201"21f 
Penalties. 
204 
PUBLIC LAW 88-317-JUNE 9, 1964 
[78 STAT. 
Jurisdiction. 
Definitions. 
"(b) This section shall not be construed as indicating an intent on 
the part of Congress to occupy the field in which this section operates 
to the exclusion of a law of any State, territory, Commonwealth, or 
possession of the United States, and no law of any State, territory. 
Commonwealth, or possession of the United States, which would be 
valid in the absence of the section shall be declared invalid, and no 
local authorities shall be deprived of any jurisdiction over any offense 
over which they would have jurisdiction in the absence of this section. 
"(c) As used in this section— 
"(1) The term 'scheme in commerce' means any scheme effec-
tuated in whole or in part through the use in interstate or foreign 
commerce of any facility for transportation or communication; 
" (2) The term 'sporting contest' means any contest in any sport, 
between individual contestants or teams of contestants (without 
regard to the amateur or professional status of the contestants 
therein), the occurrence of which is publicly announced before its 
occurrence; 
"(3) The term 'person' means any individual and any partner-
ship, corporation, association, or other entity." 
(b) The analysis of chapter 11, title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: 
"224. Bribery in sporting contests.'" 
Approved June 6, 1964. 
June 9, 1964 
[H. R. 11201] 
Public Law 88-317 
AN ACT 
Making deficiency appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, and 
for other purposes. 
Deficiency Ap-
propriation Act, 
1964. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following 
sums are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, to supply deficiency appropriations (this Act may be 
cited as the "Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1964") for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1964, and for other purposes, namely: 
CHAPTEE I 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE 
EXPENSES, A G R I C U L T U R A L STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE 
For an additional amount for "Expenses, Agricultural Stabiliza-
tion and Conservation Service", $13,600,000. 
71 Stat. 176, 
426. 
75 Stat. 733. 
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION MEASURES 
For an additional amount for "Emergency conservation measures" 
to be used for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions as 
funds appropriated under this head in the Third Supplemental 
Appropriation Act, 1957, the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1958, 
and the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1962, $4,000,000, to remain 
avalilable until expended.