110 STAT. 1484 PUBLIC LAW 104-169—AUG. 3, 1996 18 USC 1955 SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. (a) STUDY. — (1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the duty of the Commission to conduct a comprehensive legal and factual study of the social and economic impacts of gambling in the United States on— (A) Federal, State, local, and Native American tribal governments; and (B) communities and social institutions generally, including individuals, families, and businesses within such communities and institutions. (2) MATTERS TO BE STUDIED. — The matters studied by the Commission under paragraph (1) shall at a minimum include— (A) a review of existing Federal, State, local, and Native American tribal government policies 2ind practices with respect to the legalization or prohibition of gambling, including a review of the costs of such policies and practices; (B) an assessment of the relationship between gambling and levels of crime, and of existing enforcement and regulatory practices that are intended to address any such relationship; (C) an assessment of pathological or problem gambling, including its impact on individuals, families, businesses, social institutions, and the economy; (D) an assessment of the impacts of gsimbling on individuals, families, businesses, social institutions, and the economy generally, including the role of advertising in promoting gambling and the impact of gambling on depressed economic areas; (E) an assessment of the extent to which gambling provides revenues to State, local, and Native American tribal governments, and the extent to which possible alternative revenue sources may exist for such governments; and (F) an assessment of the interstate and international effects of gambling by electronic means, including the use of interactive technologies and the Internet. (b) REPORT. —No later than 2 years sifter the date on which the Commission first meets, the Commission shall submit to the President, the Congress, State Governors, and Native American tribal governments a comprehensive report of the Commission's findings and conclusions, together with any recommendations of the Commission. Such report shall include a summary of the reports submitted to the Commission by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and National Research Council under section 7, as well as a summary of any other material relied on by the Commission in the preparation of its report. 18 USC 1955 SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. °°*®" (a) HEARINGS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, administer such oaths, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out its duties under section 4.
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