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PL-105-30 An act to clarify that the protections of the Federal Tort Claims Act apply to the members and personnel of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission. US

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Preamble

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

Section 1 — APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS PROVISIONS

Section 6 of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission Act (18 U.S.C. 1955 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(e) Applicability of Federal Tort Claims Provisions.--For purposes of sections 1346(b) and 2401(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, the Commission is a `Federal agency' and each of the members and personnel of the Commission is an `employee of the Government'.''.

Section 2 — CONSTRUCTION

The amendment made by section 1 shall not be construed to imply that any commission is not a ``Federal agency'' or that any of the members or personnel of a commission is not an ``employee of the Government'' for purposes of sections 1346(b) and 2401(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.

Section 3 — EFFECTIVE DATE

The amendment made by section 1 shall be effective as of August 3, 1996.

Approved July 25, 1997.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1901: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-145 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 143 (1997): June 23, considered and passed House. July 9, considered and passed Senate.

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