mation to the Commission, the Commission, with 
prior approval and ongoing oversight of the Sec-
retary of State, and with final approval of the agree-
ment by the Secretary of State, may negotiate and 
conclude an international agreement, in the name of 
either the United States or the Commission, for the 
purpose of obtaining such assistance, materials, or 
information. The Commission may undertake in 
such an international agreement to— 
‘‘(A) provide assistance using the powers 
set forth in this subsection; 
‘‘(B) disclose materials and information in 
accordance with subsection (f) and section 
21(b); and 
‘‘(C) engage in further cooperation, and 
protect materials and information received from 
disclosure, as authorized by this Act. 
‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The authority 
provided by this subsection is in addition to, and not 
in lieu of, any other authority vested in the Commis-
sion or any other officer of the United States. 
‘‘(6) LIMITATION.—The authority granted by 
this subsection shall not authorize the Commission 
to take any action or exercise any power with re-
spect to a bank, a savings and loan institution de-
scribed in section 18(f)(3) (15 U.S.C. 57a(f)(3)), a 
Federal credit union described in section 18(f)(4) 
(15 U.S.C. 57a(f)(4)), or a common carrier subject 
to the Act to regulate commerce, except in accord-
ance with the proviso following the last designated 
subsection of section 6 (15 U.S.C. 46). 
‘‘(7) ASSISTANCE
TO
CERTAIN
COUNTRIES.— 
The Commission may not provide investigative as-
sistance under this subsection to a foreign law en-
forcement agency from a foreign state that the Sec-
retary of State has determined, in accordance with 
section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 
1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)), has repeatedly pro-
vided support for acts of international terrorism, un-
less and until such determination is rescinded pursu-
ant to section 6(j)(4) of that Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
2405(j)(4)). 
‘‘(k) REFERRAL OF EVIDENCE FOR CRIMINAL PRO-
CEEDINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the Commission 
obtains evidence that any person, partnership, or 
corporation, either domestic or foreign, has engaged 
in conduct that may constitute a violation of Federal 
criminal law, the Commission may transmit such 
evidence to the Attorney General, who may institute
criminal proceedings under appropriate statutes. 
Nothing in this paragraph affects any other author-
ity of the Commission to disclose information. 
‘‘(2) 
INTERNATIONAL
INFORMATION.—The 
Commission shall endeavor to ensure, with respect to 
memoranda of understanding and international 
agreements it may conclude, that material it has ob-
tained from foreign law enforcement agencies acting 
to investigate or pursue the enforcement of foreign 
criminal laws may be used for the purpose of inves-
tigation, prosecution, or prevention of violations of 
United States criminal laws. 
‘‘(l) EXPENDITURES FOR COOPERATIVE ARRANGE-
MENTS.—The Commission may expend appropriated 
funds for— 
‘‘(1) operating expenses and other costs of bi-
lateral and multilateral cooperative law enforcement 
groups conducting activities of interest to the Com-
mission and in which the Commission participates; 
and 
‘‘(2) expenses for consultations and meetings 
hosted by the Commission with foreign government 
agency officials, members of their delegations, ap-
propriate representatives and staff to exchange views 
concerning developments relating to the Commis-
sion’s mission, development and implementation of 
cooperation agreements, and provision of technical 
assistance for the development of foreign consumer 
protection or competition regimes, such expenses to 
include necessary administrative and logistic ex-
penses and the expenses of Commission staff and 
foreign invitees in attendance at such consultations 
and meetings including— 
‘‘(A) such incidental expenses as meals 
taken in the course of such attendance; 
‘‘(B) any travel and transportation to or 
from such meetings; and 
‘‘(C) any other related lodging or subsist-
ence.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—The 
Federal Trade Commission is authorized to expend appro-
priated funds not to exceed $100,000 per fiscal year for 
purposes of section 6(l) of the Federal Trade Commission 
Act (15 U.S.C. 46(l)) (as added by subsection (b) of this 
Act), including operating expenses and other costs of the 
following bilateral and multilateral cooperative law en-
forcement agencies and organizations: 
(1) The International Consumer Protection and 
Enforcement Network. 
(2) The International Competition Network.
(3) The Mexico-U.S.-Canada Health Fraud 
Task Force. 
(4) Project Emptor. 
(5) The Toronto Strategic Partnership and 
other regional partnerships with a nexus in a Cana-
dian province. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6 of the 
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 46) is amended 
by striking ‘‘clauses (a) and (b)’’ in the proviso following 
subsection (l) (as added by subsection (b) of this section) 
and inserting ‘‘subsections (a), (b), and (j)’’. 
SEC. 5. REPRESENTATION IN FOREIGN LITIGATION. 
Section 16 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 56) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) FOREIGN LITIGATION.— 
‘‘(1) COMMISSION ATTORNEYS.—With the con-
currence of the Attorney General, the Commission 
may designate Commission attorneys to assist the 
Attorney General in connection with litigation in for-
eign courts on particular matters in which the Com-
mission has an interest. 
‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
FOREIGN
COUN-
SEL.—The Commission is authorized to expend ap-
propriated funds, upon agreement with the Attorney 
General, to reimburse the Attorney General for the