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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7343 
To require the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade 
Commission to jointly establish a robocaller bounty pilot program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2018 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. CRIST) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Federal Communications Commission and 
the Federal Trade Commission to jointly establish a 
robocaller bounty pilot program, 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. ROBOCALLER BOUNTY PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Commu-
nications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission 
shall jointly establish a robocaller bounty pilot program 
to reduce violations of section 227 of the Communications 
Act of 1947 (47 U.S.C. 227) and the do-not-call registry. 
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing the pilot pro-
gram under subsection (a), the Federal Communications 
Commission and the Federal Trade Commission shall 
jointly— 
(1) provide monetary compensation for the 
identification, apprehension, and prevention of fu-
ture robocalls and fraudulent callers; 
(2) develop an expeditious process for partici-
pants in the pilot program to submit an expedited 
background check, as determined by the Federal 
Communications Commission and the Federal Trade 
Commission, and approval for participation into the 
program; 
(3) develop a fee-sharing structure for partici-
pants to share in funds recovered from violations in 
addition to payment for participation in program; 
(4) consult with the Attorney General on how 
to ensure participants of the pilot program are pro-
tected from prosecution for specific activities author-
ized under the pilot program; 
(5) award competitive contracts as necessary to 
manage the pilot program and for addressing the 
vulnerabilities identified as a consequence of the 
pilot program; and 
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(6) solicit interested persons, including the pri-
vate sector, about the structure of the pilot program 
and constructive feedback. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the pilot program is complete, the Federal Com-
munications Commission and the Federal Trade Commis-
sion shall submit a joint report to the Committees on En-
ergy and Commerce and the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate. The report shall include the following: 
(1) The number of individuals and companies 
that were approved and received compensation. 
(2) The number of identified and apprehended 
robocallers. 
(3) The number of identified vulnerabilities in 
existing law, apprehension, and enforcement of 
robocallers. 
(4) The number of resulting prosecutions. 
(5) The recommendations for overseas identi-
fication and apprehension of robocallers. 
(6) The obstacles encountered with appre-
hending robocallers and any other lessons learned 
from the pilot program. 
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(7) The payouts per participant. 
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