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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 Commis-
sion and State Attorneys General to combat unfair and 
deceptive practices, 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 ‘‘FTC Collaboration Act 
of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES COOPERATION 
STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Fed-
eral Trade Commission shall conduct a study on fa-
cilitating and refining existing efforts with State At-
torneys 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 fol-
lowing: 
(A) The roles and responsibilities of the 
Commission and State Attorneys General that 
best advance collaboration and consumer pro-
tection. 
(B) The policies, procedures, and mecha-
nisms that facilitate cooperation and commu-
nications 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. 
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(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 dedi-
cated to consumer protection; 
(iii) relevant private sector entities; 
and 
(iv) any other Federal or State agency 
that the Federal Trade Commission con-
siders necessary; and 
(B) provide opportunity for public com-
ment 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 pursu-
ant to subsection (a), the 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 pub-
licly available on the website of the Commission, a report 
that contains the following: 
(1) The results of the study. 
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(2) Recommended best practices to enhance col-
laboration efforts between the Commission and State 
Attorneys General with respect to preventing, publi-
cizing, and penalizing fraud and scams. 
(3) Quantifiable metrics by which enhanced col-
laboration can be measured. 
(4) Legislative recommendations, if any, to en-
hance 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. 
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