H.R. 3374 — what changed
American Savings Promotion Act
From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.
Sec. 5 Racketeering
Chapter 95 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
“(e)
“(1) This section shall not apply to a savings promotion raffle conducted by an insured depository institution or an insured credit union.
“(2) In this subsection—
“(A) the term insured credit union shall have the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752);
“(B) the term insured depository institution shall have the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); and
“(C) the term savings promotion raffle means a contest in which the sole consideration required for a chance of winning designated prizes is obtained by the deposit of a specified amount of money in a savings account or other savings program, where each ticket or entry has an equal chance of being drawn, such contest being subject to regulations that may from time to time be promulgated by the appropriate prudential regulator (as defined in section 1002 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481)).”
“(d) For purposes of this section—
“(1) the term foreign country means any empire, country, dominion, colony, or protectorate, or any subdivision thereof (other than the United States, its territories or possessions);
“(2) the term insured credit union shall have the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752);
“(3) the term insured depository institution shall have the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
“(4) the term lottery—
“(A) means the pooling of proceeds derived from the sale of tickets or chances and allotting those proceeds or parts thereof by chance to one or more chance takers or ticket purchasers; and
“(B) does not include the placing or accepting of bets or wagers on sporting events or contests;
“(5) the term savings promotion raffle means a contest in which the sole consideration required for a chance of winning designated prizes is obtained by the deposit of a specified amount of money in a savings account or other savings program, where each ticket or entry has an equal chance of being drawn, such contest being subject to regulations that may from time to time be promulgated by the appropriate prudential regulator (as defined in section 1002 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481)); and
“(6) the term State means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States.”
“(2) insured credit union shall have the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752).
“(3) insured depository institution shall have the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).”
“(5) savings promotion raffle means a contest in which the sole consideration required for a chance of winning designated prizes is obtained by the deposit of a specified amount of money in a savings account or other savings program, where each ticket or entry has an equal chance of being drawn, such contest being subject to regulations that may from time to time be promulgated by the appropriate prudential regulator (as defined in section 1002 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481)).”
added “(1) any bingo”
added “(2) any savings promotion raffle.”