[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8152 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8152

 To enhance cooperation between the Federal Trade Commission and State 
  Attorneys General to combat unfair and deceptive practices, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 1, 2020

 Mr. O'Halleran (for himself and Mr. Hudson) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To enhance cooperation between the Federal Trade Commission and State 
  Attorneys General to combat unfair and deceptive practices, 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 ``FTC Collaboration Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES COOPERATION STUDY.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Study required.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission 
        shall conduct a study on facilitating and refining existing 
        efforts with State Attorneys General to prevent, publicize, and 
        penalize frauds and scams being perpetrated on individuals in 
        the United States.
            (2) Requirements of study.--In conducting the study, the 
        Commission shall examine the following:
                    (A) The roles and responsibilities of the 
                Commission and State Attorneys General that best 
                advance collaboration and consumer protection.
                    (B) The policies, procedures, and mechanisms that 
                facilitate cooperation and communications across the 
                Commission.
                    (C) How resources should be dedicated to best 
                advance such collaboration and consumer protection.
                    (D) The accountability mechanisms that should be 
                implemented to promote collaboration and consumer 
                protection.
            (3) Consultation and public comment.--In producing the 
        study required in paragraph (1), the Commission shall--
                    (A) consult with--
                            (i) the National Association of State 
                        Attorneys General;
                            (ii) public interest organizations 
                        dedicated to consumer protection;
                            (iii) relevant private sector entities; and
                            (iv) any other Federal or State agency that 
                        the Federal Trade Commission considers 
                        necessary; and
                    (B) provide opportunity for public comment and 
                advice relevant to the production of the study.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the 
completion of the study required pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available on the 
website of the Commission, a report that contains the following:
            (1) The results of the study.
            (2) Recommended best practices to enhance collaboration 
        efforts between the Commission and State Attorneys General with 
        respect to preventing, publicizing, and penalizing fraud and 
        scams.
            (3) Quantifiable metrics by which enhanced collaboration 
        can be measured.
            (4) Legislative recommendations, if any, to enhance 
        collaboration efforts between the Commission and State 
        Attorneys General to prevent, publicize, and penalize fraud and 
        scams.
    (c) Commission Defined.--In this section, the term ``Commission'' 
means the Federal Trade Commission.
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