Wire Clarification Act of 2010

Wire Clarification Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to provide that criminal penalties under such code and other provisions of federal law for transmitting bets and wages on sporting events or contests shall not apply to any bet or wager that is permissible under the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5599 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5599

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the scope of the 
   provision commonly referred to as the ``Wire Act'', and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2010

  Mr. Murphy of New York (for himself and Mr. Guthrie) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the scope of the 
   provision commonly referred to as the ``Wire Act'', and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wire Clarification Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. SCOPE OF SO-CALLED ``WIRE ACT''.

    Section 1084 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Clarification of Scope.--This section, subchapter IV of 
chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code (enacted into law by the 
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006), and any other 
provision of Federal law that establishes criminal penalties for any 
activity involved in placing, receiving or otherwise transmitting a bet 
or wager shall not apply to any bet or wager that is permissible under 
the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).''.
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