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1 Legislative History of the Lottery Prohibitions Media Parallel Exemptions P.L. 94-525 2478 (1976)

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Public Law 94-525
94th Congress
An Act
)ct. 17, 1976  To amend title 18 and title 39 of the United States Code to make parallel the
[H.R. 1607]     exemption from lottery prohibitions granted to newspapers and to radio and
television.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
ttery          United States of America in       Congress assembled, That section
)hibitions.    1307(a) (1) of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by insert-
:dia, parallel ing or in an adjacent State which conducts such a lottery immedi-
emptions.      ately after State.
SEC. 2. The first sentence of subsection (d) of section 3005 of title 39,
United States Code, is amended by striking the words a newspaper of
general circulation published in a State containing advertisements,
lists of prizes, or information concerning a lottery conducted by that
State acting under authority of State law, and inserting the words,
a newspaper of general circulation containing advertisements, lists
of prizes, or information concerning a lottery conducted by a State
acting under authority of State law, published in that State, or in an
adjacent State which conducts such a lottery,. in lieu thereof.
Approved October 17, 1976.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
HOUSE REPORT No. 94-236 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
SENATE REPORT No. 94-618 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 121 (1975): June 16, considered and passed House.
Vol. 122 (1976): Feb. 4, considered and passed Senate.
Feb. 5, motion to reconsider entered in Senate.
Oct. 1, motion to reconsider withdrawn.
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