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PUBLIC LAW 109-000—MMMM. DD, 2006
[120 STAT. 1952]

120 STAT. 1952

PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006 (iv) health-based threshold levels to be used and response actions to be taken in the event that thresholds are exceeded for individual chemicals or other substances; (v) procedures for providing monitoring results to— (I) appropriate Federal, State, and local government agencies; (II) appropriate response personnel; and (III) the public; (vi) responsibilities of Federal, State, and local agencies for— (I) collecting and analyzing samples; (II) reporting results; and (III) taking appropriate response actions; and (vii) capabilities and capacity within the Federal Government to conduct appropriate environmental monitoring and response in the event of a disaster, including a terrorist attack; and (B) other issues specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection.

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. 31 USC 5301 note.

TITLE VIII—UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING ENFORCEMENT SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006’’. SEC.

802.

PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE OF ANY PAYMENT INSTRUMENT FOR UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING ‘‘§ 5361. Congressional findings and purpose ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: ‘‘(1) Internet gambling is primarily funded through personal use of payment system instruments, credit cards, and wire transfers. ‘‘(2) The National Gambling Impact Study Commission in 1999 recommended the passage of legislation to prohibit wire transfers to Internet gambling sites or the banks which represent such sites. ‘‘(3) Internet gambling is a growing cause of debt collection problems for insured depository institutions and the consumer credit industry. ‘‘(4) New mechanisms for enforcing gambling laws on the Internet are necessary because traditional law enforcement mechanisms are often inadequate for enforcing gambling

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