IIB 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1766 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 15, 2021 

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

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

To enhance cooperation between the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General to combat unfair and 

deceptive practices, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FTC Collaboration Act 

3 of 2021’’. 

4 SEC. 2. UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES COOPERATION 

5 STUDY. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

7 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Fed9 eral Trade Commission shall conduct a study on fa10 cilitating and refining existing efforts with State At11 torneys General to prevent, publicize, and penalize 

12 frauds and scams being perpetrated on individuals in 

13 the United States. 

14 (2) REQUIREMENTS OF STUDY.—In conducting 

15 the study, the Commission shall examine the fol16 lowing: 

17 (A) The roles and responsibilities of the 

18 Commission and State Attorneys General that 

19 best advance collaboration and consumer pro20 tection. 

21 (B) The policies, procedures, and mecha22 nisms that facilitate cooperation and commu23 nications across the Commission. 

24 (C) How resources should be dedicated to 

25 best advance such collaboration and consumer 

26 protection. 


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1 (D) The accountability mechanisms that 

2 should be implemented to promote collaboration 

3 and consumer protection. 

4 (3) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT.—In 

5 producing the study required in paragraph (1), the 

6 Commission shall— 

7 (A) consult with— 

8 (i) the National Association of State 

9 Attorneys General; 

10 (ii) public interest organizations dedi11 cated to consumer protection; 

12 (iii) relevant private sector entities; 

13 and 

14 (iv) any other Federal or State agency 

15 that the Federal Trade Commission con16 siders necessary; and 

17 (B) provide opportunity for public com18 ment and advice relevant to the production of 

19 the study. 

20 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 

21 months after the completion of the study required pursu22 ant to subsection (a), the Commission shall submit to the 

23 Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

24 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

25 Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make pubVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:37 Apr 16, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1766.RFS H1766

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1 licly available on the website of the Commission, a report 

2 that contains the following: 

3 (1) The results of the study. 

4 (2) Recommended best practices to enhance col5 laboration efforts between the Commission and State 

6 Attorneys General with respect to preventing, publi7 cizing, and penalizing fraud and scams. 

8 (3) Quantifiable metrics by which enhanced col9 laboration can be measured. 

10 (4) Legislative recommendations, if any, to en11 hance collaboration efforts between the Commission 

12 and State Attorneys General to prevent, publicize, 

13 and penalize fraud and scams. 

14 (c) COMMISSION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

15 ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal Trade Commission. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 14, 2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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