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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. 

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 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES COOPERATION 

7 STUDY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.— 


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

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Fed3 eral Trade Commission shall conduct a study on fa4 cilitating and refining existing efforts with State At5 torneys General to prevent, publicize, and penalize 

6 frauds and scams being perpetrated on individuals in 

7 the United States. 

8 (2) REQUIREMENTS OF STUDY.—In conducting 

9 the study, the Commission shall examine the fol10 lowing: 

11 (A) The roles and responsibilities of the 

12 Commission and State Attorneys General that 

13 best advance collaboration and consumer pro14 tection. 

15 (B) The policies, procedures, and mecha16 nisms that facilitate cooperation and commu17 nications across the Commission. 

18 (C) How resources should be dedicated to 

19 best advance such collaboration and consumer 

20 protection. 

21 (D) The accountability mechanisms that 

22 should be implemented to promote collaboration 

23 and consumer protection. 


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1 (3) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT.—In 

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

3 Commission shall— 

4 (A) consult with— 

5 (i) the National Association of State 

6 Attorneys General; 

7 (ii) public interest organizations dedi8 cated to consumer protection; 

9 (iii) relevant private sector entities; 

10 and 

11 (iv) any other Federal or State agency 

12 that the Federal Trade Commission con13 siders necessary; and 

14 (B) provide opportunity for public com15 ment and advice relevant to the production of 

16 the study. 

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

18 months after the completion of the study required pursu19 ant to subsection (a), the Commission shall submit to the 

20 Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

21 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

22 Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make pub23 licly available on the website of the Commission, a report 

24 that contains the following: 

25 (1) The results of the study. 


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1 (2) Recommended best practices to enhance col2 laboration efforts between the Commission and State 

3 Attorneys General with respect to preventing, publi4 cizing, and penalizing fraud and scams. 

5 (3) Quantifiable metrics by which enhanced col6 laboration can be measured. 

7 (4) Legislative recommendations, if any, to en8 hance collaboration efforts between the Commission 

9 and State Attorneys General to prevent, publicize, 

10 and penalize fraud and scams. 

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

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

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