,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,matheson introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require ratings label on    
video games and to prohibit the sales   
and rentals of adult-rated video games  
to minors4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,video ,games       
,ratings ,enforcement ,act4  #b4 ,rating
 label requirement for video games  7a7 
,conduct prohibited ,it shall be        
unlawful for any person to ship or      
otherwise distribute in interstate      
commerce1 or to sell or rent1 a video   
game that does not contain a rating     
label1 in a clear and conspicuous       
location on the outside packaging of the
 video game1 containing an age-based    
content rating determined by the        
,entertainment ,software ,ratings       
,board4  7b7 ,requirement of retailers  
,to post ratings information ,not later 

than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal    
,trade ,commission shall promulgate     
rules requiring all retail              
establishments engaged in the sale of   
video games to display1 in a clear and  
conspicuous location1 information about 
the content rating system of the        
,entertainment ,software ,ratings       
,board4 ,such rules shall prescribe the 
information required to be displayed    
concerning the basic age-based content  
ratings of such ,board4  #c4            
,prohibition on sales and rentals of    
adult-rated video games to minors ,it   
shall be unlawful for any person to sell
 or rent1 or attempt to sell or rent--  
7#a7 any video game containing a content
 rating of ,adults ,only 7as determined 
by the ,entertainment ,software ,ratings
 ,board7 to any person under the age of 
#ah2 or  7#b7 any video game containing 
a content rating of ,mature 7as         
determined by such ,board7 to any person
 under the age of #ag4  #d4 ,enforcement

 by the ,federal ,trade ,commission  7a7
 ,unfair or ,deceptive ,act or ,practice
 ,a violation of sections #b or #c shall
 be treated as a violation of a rule    
defining an unfair or deceptive act or  
practice prescribed under section       
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade 
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774 ,the ,federal ,trade
 ,commission shall enforce this ,act in 
the same manner1 by the same means1 and 
with the same jurisdiction as though all
 applicable terms and provisions of the 
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act were   
incorporated into and made a part of    
this ,act4  7b7 ,penalty                
,notwithstanding section #e7m7 of the   
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #de7m771 any person who       
violates section #b or #c of this ,act  
shall be subject to a civil penalty of  
not more than #e1jjj per violation4