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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 7699
To require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report to Congress
on scams targeting seniors, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 21, 2020
Ms. KELLY of Illinois (for herself, Mr. MARSHALL, and Mr. CASTEN of Illi-
nois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report
to Congress on scams targeting seniors, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Seniors
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from Emergency Scams Act’’.
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SEC. 2. FTC REPORT ON SCAMS TARGETING SENIORS DUR-
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ING EMERGENCIES.
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Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
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of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission (referred to
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in this Act as the ‘‘Commission’’) shall submit a report
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to Congress including—
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(1) a description of the number and types of
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scams identified by the Commission as being tar-
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geted at senior citizens; and
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(2) policy recommendations to prevent such
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scams, especially as such scams relate to future na-
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tional emergencies.
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SEC. 3. INCREASING AWARENESS OF SCAMS TARGETING
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SENIORS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the
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date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall up-
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date its web portal to include the latest information,
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searchable by region and type of scam, on scams targeting
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seniors, including contacts for relevant law enforcement
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and adult protective service agencies.
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(b) COORDINATION WITH MEDIA OUTLETS AND LAW
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ENFORCEMENT.—The Commission shall work with media
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outlets and law enforcement to distribute the information
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included in the web portal of the Commission pursuant
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to subsection (a) to senior citizens and their families and
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caregivers.
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