[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6131-S6132]
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  SA 1049. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2020, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        At the appropriate place in title V of division A, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF FRAUD TARGETING 
                   SENIORS.

       (a) Establishment of Advisory Office.--The Federal Trade 
     Commission (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Commission'') shall establish an advisory office within the 
     Bureau of Consumer Protection for the purpose of advising the 
     Commission on the prevention of fraud targeting seniors and 
     to assist the Commission with the following:
       (1) Oversight.--The advisory office shall monitor the 
     market for mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and 
     recorded message telephone call (referred to in this section 
     as ``robocall'') fraud targeting seniors and shall coordinate 
     with other relevant agencies regarding the requirements of 
     this section.
       (2) Consumer education.--The Commission through the 
     advisory office shall, in consultation with the Attorney 
     General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the

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     Postmaster General, the Chief Postal Inspector for the United 
     States Postal Inspection Service, and other relevant 
     agencies--
       (A) disseminate to seniors and families and caregivers of 
     seniors general information on mail, television, internet, 
     telemarketing, and robocall fraud targeting seniors, 
     including descriptions of the most common fraud schemes;
       (B) disseminate to seniors and families and caregivers of 
     seniors information on reporting complaints of fraud 
     targeting seniors either to the national toll-free telephone 
     number established by the Commission for reporting such 
     complaints, or to the Consumer Sentinel Network, operated by 
     the Commission, where such complaints will become immediately 
     available to appropriate law enforcement agencies, including 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the attorneys general 
     of the States;
       (C) in response to a specific request about a particular 
     entity or individual, provide publically available 
     information of enforcement action taken by the Commission for 
     mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and robocall fraud 
     against such entity; and
       (D) maintain a website to serve as a resource for 
     information for seniors and families and caregivers of 
     seniors regarding mail, television, internet, telemarketing, 
     robocall, and other identified fraud targeting seniors.
       (3) Complaints.--The Commission through the advisory office 
     shall, in consultation with the Attorney General, establish 
     procedures to--
       (A) log and acknowledge the receipt of complaints by 
     individuals who believe they have been a victim of mail, 
     television, internet, telemarketing, and robocall fraud in 
     the Consumer Sentinel Network, and shall make those 
     complaints immediately available to Federal, State, and local 
     law enforcement authorities; and
       (B) provide to individuals described in subparagraph (A), 
     and to any other persons, specific and general information on 
     mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and robocall 
     fraud, including descriptions of the most common schemes 
     using such methods of communication.
       (b) Commencement.--The Commission shall commence carrying 
     out the requirements of this section not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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