I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 773 
To establish a separate office within the Federal Trade Commission to prevent 
fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2011 
Mr. DEUTCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish a separate office within the Federal Trade Com-
mission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Seniors Financial 
Fraud Prevention Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF FRAUD TAR-
GETING SENIORS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
OFFICE.—The Federal 
Trade Commission shall establish a separate office within 
the Commission for the purpose of preventing fraud tar-
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geting seniors and to assist the Commission with the fol-
lowing: 
(1) OVERSIGHT.—The office shall monitor the 
market for mail, telemarketing, television, and Inter-
net fraud targeting seniors and shall coordinate with 
other relevant agencies regarding the requirements 
of this section. 
(2) 
CONSUMER
EDUCATION.—The 
Federal 
Trade Commission through the office shall, after 
consultation with the Attorney General, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, the Post-
master General, and the Chief Postal Inspector for 
the United States Postal Inspection Service— 
(A) disseminate to seniors and families and 
caregivers of seniors general information on 
mail, telemarketing, television, and Internet 
fraud targeting seniors, including descriptions 
of the most common fraud schemes; 
(B) disseminate to seniors and families 
and caregivers of seniors information on means 
of referring complaints of fraud targeting sen-
iors to appropriate law enforcement agencies, 
including the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, the attorneys general of the 
States, and a national toll-free telephone num-
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ber for reporting mail, telemarketing, television, 
and Internet fraud established by the Federal 
Trade Commission; 
(C) in response to a specific request about 
a particular entity or individual, provide pub-
licly available information on any record of civil 
or criminal law enforcement action for mail, 
telemarketing, television, or Internet fraud 
against such entity; and 
(D) maintain a website to serve as a re-
source for information for seniors and families 
and caregivers of seniors regarding mail, tele-
marketing, television, and Internet fraud tar-
geting seniors. 
(3) COMPLAINTS.—The Federal Trade Commis-
sion through the office shall, after consultation with 
the Attorney General, establish procedures to— 
(A) log and acknowledge the receipt of 
complaints by individuals who certify that they 
have a reasonable belief that they have been the 
victim of fraud in connection with the conduct 
of mail, telemarketing (as that term is defined 
in section 2325 of title 18, United States 
Code), television, and Internet; 
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(B) provide to individuals described in sub-
paragraph (A), and to any other persons, infor-
mation on mail, telemarketing, television, and 
Internet fraud, including— 
(i) general information on mail, tele-
marketing, television, and Internet fraud, 
including descriptions of the most common 
mail, telemarketing, television, and Inter-
net fraud schemes; 
(ii) information on means of referring 
complaints on mail, telemarketing, tele-
vision, and Internet fraud to appropriate 
law enforcement agencies, including the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation and the Attorney General; and 
(iii) information, if available, on the 
number of complaints of mail, tele-
marketing, television, and Internet fraud 
against particular companies and any 
record of convictions for mail, tele-
marketing, television, and Internet fraud 
by particular companies for which a spe-
cific request has been made; and 
(C) refer complaints described in subpara-
graph (A) to appropriate entities, including 
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State consumer protection agencies or entities 
and appropriate law enforcement agencies, for 
potential law enforcement action. 
(b) COMMENCEMENT.—The Federal Trade Commis-
sion shall commence carrying out the requirements of this 
section not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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