,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,ma!son introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require rat+s 
label on video games & to prohibit !    
sales & r5tals ( adult-rat$ video games 
to m9ors4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,video ,games ,rat+s       
,en=cem5t ,act4  #b4 ,rat+ label        
requirem5t = video games  7a7 ,conduct  
prohibit$ ,x %all be unlawful = any     
p]son to %ip or o!rwise di/ribute 9     
int]/ate comm]ce1 or to sell or r5t1 a  
video game t does n conta9 a rat+ label1
 9 a cle> & conspicu\s location on !    
outside packag+ ( ! video game1 conta9+ 
an age-bas$ cont5t rat+ det]m9$ by !    
,ent]ta9m5t ,s(tw>e ,rat+s ,bo>d4  7b7  
,requirem5t ( retail]s ,to po/ rat+s    
in=mation ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al  
,trade ,commission %all promulgate rules
 requir+ all retail e/abli%m5ts engag$ 9

 ! sale ( video games to display1 9 a   
cle> & conspicu\s location1 in=mation   
ab\t ! cont5t rat+ sy/em ( ! ,ent]ta9m5t
 ,s(tw>e ,rat+s ,bo>d4 ,su* rules %all  
prescribe ! in=mation requir$ to be     
display$ conc]n+ ! basic age-bas$ cont5t
 rat+s ( su* ,bo>d4  #c4 ,prohibition on
 sales & r5tals ( adult-rat$ video games
 to m9ors ,x %all be unlawful = any     
p]son to sell or r5t1 or attempt to sell
 or r5t--  7#a7 any video game conta9+ a
 cont5t rat+ ( ,adults ,only 7z det]m9$ 
by ! ,ent]ta9m5t ,s(tw>e ,rat+s ,bo>d7  
to any p]son "u ! age ( #ah2 or  7#b7   
any video game conta9+ a cont5t rat+ (  
,mature 7z det]m9$ by su* ,bo>d7 to any 
p]son "u ! age ( #ag4  #d4 ,en=cem5t by 
! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission  7a7 ,unfair
 or ,deceptive ,act or ,practice ,a     
violation ( sections #b or #c %all be   
treat$ z a violation ( a rule def9+ an  
unfair or deceptive act or practice     
prescrib$ "u section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( 
! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b774 ,! ,f$]al 

,trade ,commission %all en=ce ?is ,act 9
 ! same mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) !   
same jurisdiction z ?\gh all applicable 
t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade     
,commission ,act 7 incorporat$ into &   
made a "p ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,p5alty      
,not)/&+ section #e7m7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade
 ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4        
#de7m771 any p]son :o violates section  
#b or #c ( ?is ,act %all be subject to a
 civil p5alty ( n m ?an #e1jjj p]       
violation4