H. R. 1766 

One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two 

An Act 

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 2021’’. 

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 
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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. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.