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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Zone Protection Act of 
1996''.

SEC. 2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF STATE COASTAL PROGRAMS.

    (a) Reauthorization of Program.--Section 305(a) of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1454(a)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``1991, 1992, and 1993'' and inserting ``1997, 
    1998, and 1999''; and
        (2) by striking ``two'' and inserting ``four''.
    (b) Termination of Program.--
        (1) In general.--Section 305 of the Coastal Zone Management Act 
    of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1454) is amended--
            (A) by striking subsection (a);
            (B) by striking ``(b)''; and
            (C) by amending the heading to read as follows:


               ``submittal of state program for approval''.

        (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 308(b)(2)(B) of the Coastal 
    Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1457(b)(2)(B)) is amended--
            (A) in clause (iv) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon;
            (B) by striking clause (v); and
            (C) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (v).
        (3) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on 
    October 1, 1999.

SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE FOR COASTAL ZONE ENHANCEMENT.

    Section 309(b) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1456b(b)) is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Subject to''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) In addition to any amounts provided under section 306, and 
subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary may make 
grants under this subsection to States for implementing program changes 
approved by the Secretary in accordance with section 306(e).
    ``(B) Grants under this paragraph to implement a program change may 
not be made in any fiscal year after the second fiscal year that begins 
after the approval of that change by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR GRANTS.

    Section 318 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1464) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Sec. 318.'' and all that follows through 
    subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``Sec. 318. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary, to remain available until expended--
        ``(1) for grants under sections 306, 306A, and 309--
            ``(A) $47,600,000 for fiscal year 1997;
            ``(B) $49,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
            ``(C) $50,500,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
        ``(2) for grants under section 315--
            ``(A) $4,400,000 for fiscal year 1997;
            ``(B) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
            ``(C) $4,600,000 for fiscal year 1999.'';
        (2) by striking subsection (b); and
        (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) in order as 
    subsections (b) and (c).

SEC. 5. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND.

    (a) Authorization for Administrative Expenses.--Section 
308(b)(2)(A) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1456a(b)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(A) Expenses incident to the administration of this title, in 
    an amount not to exceed for each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, and 
    1999 the higher of--
            ``(i) $4,000,000; or
            ``(ii) 8 percent of the total amount appropriated under 
        this title for the fiscal year.''.
    (b) Authorization for Program Development Grants.--Section 
308(b)(2)(B)(v) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1456a(b)(2)(B)(v)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(v) program development grants as authorized by section 
        305, in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 1997, 1998, and 1999; and''.

SEC. 6. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 315(e)(3) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1461(e)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
    ``(C) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), financial 
assistance under this subsection provided from amounts recovered as a 
result of damage to natural resources located in the coastal zone may 
be used to pay 100 percent of the costs of activities carried out with 
the assistance.''.

SEC. 7. AQUACULTURE IN THE COASTAL ZONE.

    The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 is amended--
        (1) in section 306A(b) (16 U.S.C. 1455a(b)) by adding at the 
    end of the following:
        ``(4) The development of a coordinated process among State 
    agencies to regulate and issue permits for aquaculture facilities 
    in the coastal zone.''; and
        (2) in section 309(a) (16 U.S.C. 1456b(a)) by adding at the end 
    the following:
        ``(9) Adoption of procedures and policies to evaluate and 
    facilitate the siting of public and private aquaculture facilities 
    in the coastal zone, which will enable States to formulate, 
    administer, and implement strategic plans for marine 
    aquaculture.''.

SEC. 8. APPEALS TO THE SECRETARY.

    The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:


                        ``appeals to the secretary

    ``Sec. 319. (a) Notice.--The Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
Register a notice indicating when the decision record has been closed 
on any appeal to the Secretary taken from a consistency determination 
under section 307(c) or (d). No later than 90 days after the date of 
publication of this notice, the Secretary shall--
        ``(1) issue a final decision in the appeal; or
        ``(2) publish a notice in the Federal Register detailing why a 
    decision cannot be issued within the 90-day period.
    ``(b) Deadline.--In the case where the Secretary publishes a notice 
under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall issue a decision in any 
appeal filed under section 307 no later than 45 days after the date of 
the publication of the notice.
    ``(c) Application.--This section applies to appeals initiated by 
the Secretary and appeals filed by an applicant.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
[A]: Coastal Zone Protection Act of 1996 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize annual grants to States to develop coastal zone management programs.  Limits each State to four (currently, two) grants.  Terminates the grant program after FY 1999. Authorizes grants to States to implement program changes. Authorizes appropriations for:  (1) administering State management programs; (2) resource management improvement grants; (3) coastal zone enhancement grants; (4) grants under the National Estuarine Research Reserve System; (5) expenses incidental to the administration of the Act; and (6) such program development grants. Allows grants (relating to national estuarine reserves or educational or interpretive activities) provided from amounts recovered as a result of damage to coastal zone natural resources to be used to pay 100 percent of the costs of the activities carried out with the grants. Allows resource management improvement grants to be used for the development of a coordinated process among State agencies to regulate and issue permits for coastal zone aquaculture facilities. Allows coastal zone enhancement grants to be used to evaluate and facilitate the siting of public and private coastal zone aquaculture facilities. Establishes consistency determination appeal procedures.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Workforce Improvement and 
Jobs Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTING ALIENS EARNING MASTER'S OR HIGHER DEGREE IN UNITED 
              STATES FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON H-1B NONIMMIGRANTS.

    Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(9) For any fiscal year, the applicable numerical limitation 
contained in paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to any nonimmigrant alien 
issued a visa or otherwise provided status under section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) who has earned a master's or higher degree from an 
institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), until the number of 
aliens who are exempted from such numerical limitation during such year 
exceeds 20,000.''.

SEC. 3. MAKING PERMANENT CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORITIES WITH 
              RESPECT TO H-1B NONIMMIGRANTS.

    (a) Attestation Requirements.--Section 212(n)(1)(E)(ii) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(E)(ii)) is amended 
by striking ``subparagraph, and before October 1, 2003,'' and inserting 
``subparagraph''.
    (b) Fee.--Section 214(c)(9)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ``before October 1, 
2003''.
    (c) Department of Labor Investigative Authorities.--Section 
413(e)(2) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act 
of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is repealed.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Attestation requirements.--The amendment made by 
        subsection (a) shall apply to applications under section 
        212(n)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act filed on or 
        after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act.
            (2) Fee.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply 
        to petitions under section 214(c) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act filed on or after the date that is 30 days 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Department of labor investigative authority.--The 
        amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect on the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION FEE.

    (a) Imposition of Fee.--Section 214(c) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(12)(A) In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall impose a fraud prevention and 
detection fee on an employer filing a petition under paragraph (1)--
            ``(i) initially to grant an alien nonimmigrant status 
        described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section 
        101(a)(15); or
            ``(ii) to obtain authorization for an alien having such 
        status to change employers.
    ``(B) In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the 
Secretary of State shall impose a fraud prevention and detection fee on 
an alien filing an application abroad for a visa authorizing admission 
to the United States as a nonimmigrant described in section 
101(a)(15)(L), if the alien is covered under a blanket petition 
described in paragraph (2)(A).
    ``(C) The amount of the fee imposed under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
shall be $500.
    ``(D) The fee imposed under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall only 
apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children who are 
accompanying or following to join such principal aliens.
    ``(E) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the 
Treasury in accordance with section 286(v).''.
    (b) Establishment of Account; Use of Fees.--Section 286 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(v) H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established in the general fund 
        of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the 
        `H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account'. 
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be 
        deposited as offsetting receipts into the account all fees 
        collected under section 214(c)(12).
            ``(2) Use of fees to combat fraud.--
                    ``(A) Secretary of state.--One-third of the amounts 
                deposited into the H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and 
                Detection Account shall remain available to the 
                Secretary of State until expended for programs and 
                activities at United States embassies and consulates 
                abroad--
                            ``(i) to increase the number diplomatic 
                        security personnel assigned exclusively to the 
                        function of preventing and detecting fraud by 
                        applicants for visas described in subparagraph 
                        (H)(i) or (L) of section 101(a)(15);
                            ``(ii) otherwise to prevent and detect such 
                        fraud pursuant to the terms of a memorandum of 
                        understanding or other cooperative agreement 
                        between the Secretary of State and the 
                        Secretary of Homeland Security; and
                            ``(iii) upon request by the Secretary of 
                        Homeland Security, to assist such Secretary in 
                        carrying out the fraud prevention and detection 
                        programs and activities described in 
                        subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Secretary of homeland security.--One-third of 
                the amounts deposited into the H-1B and L Fraud 
                Prevention and Detection Account shall remain available 
                to the Secretary of Homeland Security until expended 
                for programs and activities to prevent and detect fraud 
                with respect to petitions under paragraph (1) or (2)(A) 
                of section 214(c) to grant an alien nonimmigrant status 
                described in subparagraph (H)(i) or (L) of section 
                101(a)(15).
                    ``(C) Secretary of labor.--One-third of the amounts 
                deposited into the H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and 
                Detection Account shall remain available to the 
                Secretary of Labor until expended for enforcement 
                programs and activities described in section 212(n).
                    ``(D) Consultation.--The Secretary of State, the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of 
                Labor shall consult one another with respect to the use 
                of the funds in the H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and 
                Detection Account.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and the fees imposed 
under such amendments shall apply to petitions under section 214(c) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act, and applications for nonimmigrant 
visas under section 222 of such Act, filed on or after the date that is 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. ENSURING INTEGRITY OF VISAS FOR INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES.

    (a) Nonimmigrant L-1 Visa Category.--
            (1) In general.--Section 214(c)(2) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)) is amended by adding at 
        the end the following:
    ``(F) An alien who will serve in a capacity involving specialized 
knowledge with respect to an employer for purposes of section 
101(a)(15)(L) and will be stationed primarily at the worksite of an 
employer other than the petitioning employer or its affiliate, 
subsidiary, or parent shall not be eligible for classification under 
section 101(a)(15)(L) if--
            ``(i) the alien will be controlled and supervised 
        principally by such unaffiliated employer; or
            ``(ii) the placement of the alien at the worksite of the 
        unaffiliated employer is part of an arrangement merely to 
        provide labor for the unaffiliated employer rather than in 
        connection with the provision of a product or service for which 
        specialized knowledge specific to the petitioning employer is 
        necessary.''.
            (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply to petitions filed on or after the effective date 
        of this section, whether for initial, extended, or amended 
        classification.
    (b) Requirement for Prior Continuous Employment for Certain 
Intracompany Transferees.--
            (1) In general.--Section 214(c)(2)(A) of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)(A)) is amended by 
        striking the last sentence (relating to reduction of the 1-year 
        period of continuous employment abroad to 6 months).
            (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply only to petitions for initial classification filed 
        on or after the effective date of this section.
    (c) Maintenance of Statistics.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        maintain statistics regarding petitions filed, approved, 
        extended, and amended with respect to nonimmigrants described 
        in section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
        (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(L)), including the number of such 
        nonimmigrants who are classified on the basis of specialized 
        knowledge and the number of nonimmigrants who are classified on 
        the basis of specialized knowledge in order to work primarily 
        at offsite locations.
            (2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to petitions 
        filed on or after the effective date of this section.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
[A]: American Workforce Improvement and Jobs Protection Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt up to 20,000 aliens holding a master's or higher degree from the numerical limitation on H-1B (temporary employment in a specialty occupation) nonimmigrants in any fiscal year.

Makes permanent: (1) the attestation requirement concerning nondisplacement of U.S. workers applicable to H-1B-dependent employers and willful violators; (2) the filing fee applicable to H-1B petitioners; and (3) the Secretary of Labor's authority under the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act to investigate an employer's alleged failure to meet specified labor attestation conditions (by repealing a sunset provision in that Act).

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose a fraud prevention and detection fee on H-1B or L (intracompany business personnel) petitioners for use in combating fraud and carrying out labor attestation enforcement activities. Establishes an H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account for the deposit of such fees.

Renders ineligible for L visa status those aliens who will serve in a capacity involving specialized knowledge at the worksite of an employer other than the petitioning employer or its affiliate if: (1) the alien will be controlled principally by the unaffiliated employer; or (2) the placement with the unaffiliated employer is part of an arrangement merely to provide labor rather than to use the alien's specialized knowledge.

Eliminates the current reduction in the continuous employment requirement for aliens seeking L visa status pursuant to an employer's blanket petition.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain statistics regarding L visa petitions.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Number Protection 
Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The inappropriate sale or purchase of Social Security 
        numbers is a significant factor in a growing range of illegal 
        activities, including fraud, identity theft, and, in some 
        cases, stalking and other violent crimes.
            (2) While financial institutions, health care providers, 
        and other entities have often used Social Security numbers to 
        confirm the identity of an individual, the sale or purchase of 
        these numbers often facilitates the commission of criminal 
        activities, and also can result in serious invasions of 
        individual privacy.
            (3) The Federal Government requires virtually every 
        individual in the United States to obtain and maintain a Social 
        Security number in order to pay taxes, to qualify for Social 
        Security benefits, or to seek employment. An unintended 
        consequence of these requirements is that Social Security 
        numbers have become tools that can be used to facilitate crime, 
        fraud, and invasions of the privacy of the individuals to whom 
        the numbers are assigned. Because the Federal Government 
        created and maintains this system, and because the Federal 
        Government does not permit persons to exempt themselves from 
        those requirements, it is appropriate for the Government to 
        take steps to stem the abuse of this system.
            (4) A Social Security number is simply a sequence of 
        numbers. In no meaningful sense can the number itself impart 
        knowledge or ideas. Persons do not sell or transfer such 
        numbers in order to convey any particularized message, nor to 
        express to the purchaser any ideas, knowledge, or thoughts.
            (5) A Social Security number does not contain, reflect, or 
        convey any publicly significant information or concern any 
        public issue. The sale of such numbers in no way facilitates 
        uninhibited, robust and wide-open public debate; and 
        restrictions on such sale would not affect public debate.
            (6) No one should seek to profit from the sale of Social 
        Security numbers in circumstances that create a substantial 
        risk of physical, emotional, or financial harm to the 
        individuals to whom those numbers are assigned.
            (7) Consequently, Congress should enact legislation that 
        will offer individuals assigned such numbers necessary 
        protection from the sale and purchase of Social Security 
        numbers in circumstances that might facilitate unlawful conduct 
        or that might otherwise likely result in unfair and deceptive 
        practices.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Trade Commission.
            (2) Person.--The term ``person'' means any individual, 
        partnership, corporation, trust, estate, cooperative, 
        association, or any other entity.
            (3) Sale.--The term ``sale'' means obtaining, directly or 
        indirectly, anything of value in exchange for a Social Security 
        number or Social Security account number. Such term does not 
        include the submission of such numbers as part of the process 
        for applying for any type of Government benefit or programs 
        (such as grant or loan applications or welfare or other public 
        assistance programs). Such term also does not include transfers 
        of such numbers as part of a data matching program under the 
        Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act.
            (4) Purchase.--The term ``purchase'' means providing 
        directly or indirectly, anything of value in exchange for a 
        Social Security number or Social Security account number. Such 
        term does not include the submission of such numbers as part of 
        the process for applying for any type of Government benefit or 
        programs (such as grant or loan applications or welfare or 
        other public assistance programs). Such term also does not 
        include transfers of such numbers as part of a data matching 
        program under the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act.
            (5) Social security number; social security account 
        number.--The terms ``Social Security number'' and ``Social 
        Security account number'' have the meaning given those terms in 
        section 208 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408).
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
        United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, 
        Guam, American Samoa, and any territory or possession of the 
        United States.

SEC. 4. REGULATION OF THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS 
              AND SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS.

    (a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or 
purchase a Social Security number or Social Security account number in 
a manner that violates a regulation promulgated by the Commission under 
subsection (b) of this section.
    (b) Regulations.--
            (1) Restrictions authorized.--The Commission, after 
        consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security, the 
Department of Justice, and other agencies as the Commission deems 
appropriate, shall promulgate regulations restricting the sale and 
purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers 
and any unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with the 
sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security 
account numbers.
            (2) Limitations on restrictions.--In promulgating such 
        regulations, the Commission shall impose restrictions and 
        conditions on the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers 
        and Social Security account numbers that are no broader than 
        necessary--
                    (A) to provide reasonable assurance that Social 
                Security numbers and Social Security account numbers 
                will not be used to commit or facilitate fraud, 
                deception, or crime; and
                    (B) to prevent an undue risk of bodily, emotional, 
                or financial harm to individuals.
        For purposes of subparagraph (B), the Commission shall consider 
        the nature, likelihood and severity of the anticipated harm; 
        the nature, likelihood and extent of any benefits that could be 
        realized from the sale or purchase of the numbers; and any 
        other relevant factors.
            (3) Exceptions.--The regulations promulgated pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall include exceptions which permit the sale 
        and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security 
        account numbers--
                    (A) to the extent necessary for law enforcement or 
                national security purposes;
                    (B) to the extent necessary for public health 
                purposes;
                    (C) to the extent necessary in emergency situations 
                to protect the health or safety of 1 or more 
                individuals;
                    (D) to the extent necessary for research conducted 
                for the purpose of advancing public knowledge, on the 
                condition that the researcher provides adequate 
                assurances that--
                            (i) the Social Security numbers or Social 
                        Security account numbers will not be used to 
                        harass, target, or publicly reveal information 
                        concerning any identifiable individuals;
                            (ii) information about identifiable 
                        individuals obtained from the research will not 
                        to be used to make decisions that directly 
                        affect the rights, benefits, or privileges of 
                        specific individuals; and
                            (iii) the researcher has in place 
                        appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy 
                        and confidentiality of any information about 
                        identifiable individuals;
                    (E) to the extent consistent with an individual's 
                voluntary and affirmative written consent to the sale 
                or purchase of a Social Security number or Social 
                Security account number that has been assigned to that 
                individual; and
                    (F) under other appropriate circumstances as the 
                Commission may determine and as are consistent with the 
                findings in section 2 and the principles in paragraph 
                (2).
    (c) Rulemaking.--
            (1) Deadline for action.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate 
        the regulations under subsection (b) of this section, in 
        accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Effective dates.--Subsection (a), the regulations 
        promulgated under subsection (b), and section 5 shall take 
        effect 30 days after the date on which the final regulations 
        issued under this section are published in the Federal 
        Register.
    (d) Enforcement.--Any violation of a regulation promulgated under 
subsection (b) of this section shall be treated as a violation of a 
regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission 
Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or 
practices.
    (e) Administration and Applicability of Act.--
            (1) The commission.--The Commission shall prevent any 
        person from violating this section, and any regulation 
        promulgated thereunder, in the same manner, by the same means, 
        and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though 
        all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
        Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into 
        and made a part of this Act. Any person who violates such 
        regulation shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to 
        the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade 
        Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) as though all applicable 
        terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
        U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of 
        this Act. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to 
        limit the authority of the Commission under any other provision 
        of law.
            (2) Actions by states.--
                    (A) Civil actions.--In any case in which the 
                attorney general of a State has reason to believe that 
                an interest of the residents of that State has been or 
                is threatened or adversely affected by an act or 
                practice that violates any regulation of the Commission 
                promulgated under subsection (b), the State, as parens 
                patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of the 
                residents of the State in a district court of the 
                United States of appropriate jurisdiction, to--
                            (i) enjoin that act or practice;
                            (ii) enforce compliance with the 
                        regulation;
                            (iii) obtain damages, restitution, or other 
                        compensation on behalf of residents of the 
                        State; or
                            (iv) obtain such other legal and equitable 
                        relief as the district court may consider to be 
                        appropriate.
                Before filing an action under this subsection, the 
                attorney general of the State involved shall provide to 
the Commission and to the Attorney General a written notice of that 
action and a copy of the complaint for that action. If the State 
attorney general determines that it is not feasible to provide the 
notice described in this subparagraph before the filing of the action, 
the State attorney general shall provide the written notice and the 
copy of the complaint to the Commission and to the Attorney General as 
soon after the filing of the complaint as practicable.
                    (B) Commission and attorney general authority.--On 
                receiving notice under subparagraph (A), the Commission 
                and the Attorney General each shall have the right--
                            (i) to move to stay the action, pending the 
                        final disposition of a pending Federal matter 
                        as described in subparagraph (C);
                            (ii) to intervene in an action under clause 
                        (i);
                            (iii) upon so intervening, to be heard on 
                        all matters arising therein; and
                            (iv) to file petitions for appeal.
                    (C) Pending criminal proceedings.--If the Attorney 
                General has instituted a criminal proceeding or the 
                Federal Trade Commission has instituted a civil action 
                for a violation of this Act or any regulations 
                thereunder, no State may, during the pendency of such 
                proceeding or action, bring an action under this 
                section against any defendant named in the criminal 
                proceeding or civil action for any violation of this 
                section that is alleged in that proceeding or action.
                    (D) Rule of construction.--For purposes of bringing 
                any civil action under subparagraph (A), nothing in 
                this Act shall be construed to prevent an attorney 
                general of a State from exercising the powers conferred 
                on the attorney general by the laws of that State to 
                conduct investigations, administer oaths and 
                affirmations, or compel the attendance of witnesses or 
                the production of documentary and other evidence.
                    (E) Venue; service of process.--Any action brought 
                under this section may be brought in any district court 
                of the United States that meets applicable requirements 
                relating to venue under section 1391 of title 28, 
                United States Code. In an action brought under this 
                section, process may be served in any district in which 
                the defendant is an inhabitant or may be found.
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Social Security Number Protection Act of 2002 - Provides for the regulation of the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers.Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish criminal penalties for sales and purchases of the Social Security number and Social Security account number of any person in violation of the laws of the United States.