Protecting Indian Tribes from Scams Act
Bill: S.1880 | Sponsor: Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray (D-NM)
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
Protecting Indian Tribes from Scams Act
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after consultation with Indian tribes, to report on unfair or deceptive practices that target tribes or tribal members. The FTC must submit the report to Congress and make it publicly available. Further, the FTC must update its website to include information for consumers and businesses on identifying and avoiding unfair or deceptive practices that target tribes or tribal members.

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to submit to Congress a report 
 on unfair or deceptive acts or practices targeted at Indian Tribes or 
           members of Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Indian Tribes 
from Scams Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PROTECTING INDIAN TRIBES FROM UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS 
              OR PRACTICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) FTC Report on Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices 
Targeting Indian Tribes.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and after consultation with Indian Tribes, the 
Commission shall make publicly available on the website of the 
Commission and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report on unfair or deceptive acts or practices targeted at Indian 
Tribes or members of Indian Tribes, including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a description of the types of unfair or 
        deceptive acts or practices identified by the Commission as 
        being targeted at Indian Tribes or members of Indian 
        Tribes;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a description of the consumer education 
        activities of the Commission with respect to such acts or 
        practices;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) a description of the efforts of the Commission 
        to collaborate with Indian Tribes to prevent such acts or 
        practices or to pursue persons using such acts or 
        practices;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) a summary of the enforcement actions taken by 
        the Commission related to such acts or practices; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) any recommendations for legislation to prevent 
        such acts or practices.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Increasing Awareness of Unfair or Deceptive Acts or 
Practices Targeting Indian Tribes.--Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the submission of the report required by subsection (a), the 
Commission shall update the website of the Commission to include 
information for consumers and businesses on identifying and avoiding 
unfair or deceptive acts or practices targeted at Indian Tribes or 
members of Indian Tribes.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                and Transportation of the Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the 
                Senate;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
                of the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
                the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
        Federal Trade Commission.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Federally 
        Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 
        5130).</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Indian Tribes from Scams 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTING INDIAN TRIBES FROM UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR 
              PRACTICES.

    (a) FTC Report on Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Targeting 
Indian Tribes.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and after consultation with Indian Tribes, the Commission 
shall make publicly available on the website of the Commission and 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on unfair or 
deceptive acts or practices targeted at Indian Tribes or members of 
Indian Tribes, including--
            (1) a description of the types of unfair or deceptive acts 
        or practices identified by the Commission as being targeted at 
        Indian Tribes or members of Indian Tribes;
            (2) a description of the consumer education activities of 
        the Commission with respect to such acts or practices;
            (3) a description of the efforts of the Commission to 
        collaborate with Indian Tribes to prevent such acts or 
        practices or to pursue persons using such acts or practices;
            (4) a summary of the enforcement actions taken by the 
        Commission related to such acts or practices; and
            (5) any recommendations for legislation to prevent such 
        acts or practices.
    (b) Increasing Awareness of Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices 
Targeting Indian Tribes.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
submission of the report required by subsection (a), the Commission 
shall update the website of the Commission to include information for 
consumers and businesses on identifying and avoiding unfair or 
deceptive acts or practices targeted at Indian Tribes or members of 
Indian Tribes.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
                House of Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Trade Commission.
            (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
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117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1880

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