[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6435 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6435


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 2020

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To direct the Federal Trade Commission to develop and disseminate 
  information to the public about scams related to COVID-19, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Pandemic Scams Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. INFORMATION ABOUT SCAMS RELATED TO COVID-19.

    (a) Dissemination of Information.--
            (1) In general.--As expeditiously as possible after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission, in 
        consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services, the Postmaster General, the Chief Postal 
        Inspector, and the Internet Crime Complaint Center, shall 
        develop and disseminate information to the public about scams 
        related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
            (2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
        Commission shall--
                    (A) include--
                            (i) information regarding mail, 
                        telemarketing, and internet fraud and illegal 
                        robocalls related to COVID-19 that identifies 
                        the most common scams; and
                            (ii) information regarding where and how to 
                        report instances of scams related to COVID-19, 
                        including instructions on how to file a 
                        complaint with the appropriate law enforcement 
                        agency;
                    (B) disseminate information under such paragraph in 
                a manner that prioritizes, and that is easily 
                accessible by and user-friendly to, senior citizens and 
                people with infirmities and disabilities;
                    (C) disseminate information under such paragraph on 
                an internet website of the Commission that serves as a 
                source of information for the public about scams 
                related to COVID-19; and
                    (D) regularly update the information developed and 
                disseminated under such paragraph to keep pace with the 
                changing nature of scams related to COVID-19.
    (b) Database.--As expeditiously as possible after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall, in consultation with State 
law enforcement agencies, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, and other relevant Federal officials, establish a 
comprehensive national database, either within or separate from the 
Consumer Sentinel Network, that tracks instances of scams related to 
COVID-19.
    (c) Commission Defined.--In this section, the term ``Commission'' 
means the Federal Trade Commission.

SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2020.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.