disclose clearly and conspicuously before the completion 
of an event ticket sale the guarantee or refund policy of 
such ticket issuer, secondary market ticket issuer, or sec-
ondary market ticket exchange, including under what cir-
cumstances any refund issued will include a refund of any 
event ticket fee and any tax. 
(c) DISCLOSURE OF HOW TO OBTAIN A REFUND RE-
QUIRED.—Beginning 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, a ticket issuer, secondary market ticket 
issuer, or secondary market ticket exchange shall provide 
a clear and conspicuous explanation of how to obtain a 
refund of the total cost of the ticket, any event ticket fee, 
and any tax. 
SEC. 5. REPORT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ON 
BOTS ACT OF 2016 ENFORCEMENT. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress 
a report on enforcement of the Better Online Ticket Sales 
Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–274; 15 U.S.C. 45c), includ-
ing any enforcement action taken, challenges with enforce-
ment and coordination with State Attorneys General, and 
recommendations on how to improve enforcement and in-
dustry compliance. 
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SEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE.—A 
violation of this Act shall be treated as a violation of a 
regulation defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice 
under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commis-
sion Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(b) POWERS
OF COMMISSION.—The Commission 
shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the same 
means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties 
as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Fed-
eral Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were 
incorporated into and made a part of this Act. 
(c) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Any person who 
violates this Act shall be subject to the penalties and enti-
tled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Fed-
eral Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 
(d) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the Commission 
under any other provision of law. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ARTIST.—The term ‘‘artist’’ means any per-
former, musician, comedian, producer, ensemble or 
production entity of a theatrical production, sports 
team owner, or similar person. 
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(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
(3) DOMAIN NAME.—The term ‘‘domain name’’ 
means a globally unique, hierarchical reference to an 
internet host or service, which is assigned through 
centralized internet naming authorities, and which is 
comprised of a series of character strings separated 
by periods, with the right most string specifying the 
top of the hierarchy. 
(4) EVENT; EVENT TICKET; TICKET ISSUER.— 
The terms ‘‘event’’, ‘‘event ticket’’, and ‘‘ticket 
issuer’’ have the meaning given those terms in the 
Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016 (Public Law 
114–274). 
(5) EVENT
TICKET
FEE.—The term ‘‘event 
ticket fee’’— 
(A) means a charge that must be paid in 
addition to the base event ticket price in order 
to obtain an event ticket from a ticket issuer, 
secondary market ticket issuer, or secondary 
market ticket exchange including any service 
fee, charge and order processing fee, delivery 
fee, facility charge fee, and any other charge; 
and 
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(B) does not include any charge or fee for 
an optional product or service associated with 
the event that may be selected by a purchaser 
of an event ticket. 
(6) OPTIONAL
PRODUCT
OR
SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘optional product or service’’ means a product 
or service that an individual does not need to pur-
chase to use or take possession of an event ticket. 
(7) RESALE; SECONDARY
SALE.—The terms 
‘‘resale’’ and ‘‘secondary sale’’ mean any sale of an 
event ticket that occurs after the initial sale of the 
event ticket by a ticket issuer. 
(8) SECONDARY MARKET TICKET EXCHANGE.— 
The term ‘‘secondary market ticket exchange’’ 
means any person that operates a platform or ex-
change for advertising, listing, or selling resale tick-
ets, on behalf of itself, vendors, or a secondary mar-
ket ticket issuer. 
(9) SECONDARY MARKET TICKET ISSUER.—The 
term ‘‘secondary market ticket issuer’’ means any 
person, including a ticket issuer, that resells or 
makes a secondary sale of an event ticket to the gen-
eral public in the regular course of the trade or busi-
ness of the person. 
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(10) URL.—The term ‘‘URL’’ means the uni-
form resource locator associated with an internet 
website. 
(11) VENUE.—The term ‘‘venue’’ means a 
physical space at which an event takes place. 
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