,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #ac1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,lo,biondo 7for himself and ,mr4   
,pallone7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
chapter #agh of title #bh of the ,united
 ,states ,code to permit during a       
#d-year period ,states to enact statutes
 that exempt from the operation of such 
chapter1 lotteries1 sweepstakes1 and    
other betting1 gambling1 or wagering    
schemes involving professional and      
amateur sports4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,sports ,gaming
 ,opportunity ,act of #bjac4  #b4       
,amendment ,section #cgjd7;a7 of title  
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 in paragraph 7#c7 by striking or 
at the end1  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d7 by  
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or1 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#e7 a lottery1 
sweepstakes1 or other betting1 gambling1

 or wagering scheme in a ,state         
authorized by such ,state by an         
applicable statute--  7,a7 enacted on or
 after ,january #a1 #bjac1 and  7,b7 as 
in effect not later than ,january #a1   
#bjag4  4