,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #h1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,farenthold introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,clayton ,act and 
the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act to 
provide that the ,federal ,trade        
,commission shall exercise authority    
with respect to mergers only under the  
,clayton ,act and only in the same      
procedural manner as the ,attorney      
,general exercises such authority4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,standard ,merger and ,acquisition  
,reviews ,through ,equal ,rules ,act of 
#bjad4  #b4 ,amendments to the ,clayton 
,act ,the ,clayton ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#ab et seq47 is amended--  7#a7 in      
section #d;,f--  7,a7 in the heading by 
inserting or the ,federal ,trade        
,commission after ,united ,states1  7,b7
 in subsection 7a7--  7i7 by inserting  
7or the ,federal ,trade ,commission with

 respect to a violation of section #g7  
after ,united ,states1 and  7ii7 by     
inserting 7or it7 after he each place it
 appears1 and  7,c7 in subsection 7b7 by
 inserting 7or the ,federal ,trade      
,commission with respect to a violation 
of section #g7 after ,united ,states1   
7#b7 in section #e--  7,a7 in subsection
 7a7 by inserting 7including a          
proceeding brought by the ,federal      
,trade ,commission with respect to a    
violation of section #g7 after ,united  
,states1  7,b7 in subsection 7b7 by     
inserting 7including the ,federal ,trade
 ,commission with respect to a violation
 of section #g7 after ,united ,states   
each place it appears1  7,c7 in         
subsection 7c7 by inserting 7including  
the ,federal ,trade ,commission with    
respect to a violation of section #g7   
after ,united ,states each place it     
appears1  7,d7 in subsection 7d7 by     
inserting 7including the ,federal ,trade
 ,commission with respect to a violation
 of section #g7 after ,united ,states   

each place it appears1  7,e7 in         
subsection 7e77#a7 by inserting         
7including the ,federal ,trade          
,commission with respect to a violation 
of section #g7 after ,united ,states1   
7,f7 in subsection 7f77#d7 by inserting 
7including the ,federal ,trade          
,commission with respect to a violation 
of section #g7 after ,united ,states1   
7,g7 in subsection 7g7--  7i7 by        
inserting 7including the ,federal ,trade
 ,commission with respect to a violation
 of section #g7 after ,united ,states1  
7ii7 by inserting 7or the ,federal      
,trade ,commission7 after ,general1 and 
7iii7 by inserting 7or any officer or   
employee of the ,federal ,trade         
,commission7 after ,justice1 and  7,h7  
in subsection 7i7 by inserting          
7including the ,federal ,trade          
,commission with respect to a violation 
of section #g7 after ,united ,states1   
7#c7 in section #aa7;a7 by inserting    
7excluding enforcing compliance with    
section #g7 after commerce1  7#d7 in    

section #ac by inserting 7including the 
,federal ,trade ,commission with respect
 to a violation of section #g7 after    
,united ,states the #ast place it       
appears1 and  7#e7 in section #ae by    
inserting and the duty of the ,federal  
,trade ,commission with respect to a    
violation of section #g1 after          
,general14  #c4 ,amendments to the      
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act ,the   
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #da7 is amended--  7#a7 in    
section #e7;b7--  7,a7 by inserting     
7excluding the consummation of a        
proposed merger1 acquisition1 joint     
venture1 or similar transaction subject 
to section #g of the ,clayton ,act7     
after unfair method of competition1 and 
7,b7 by inserting 7excluding the        
consummation of a proposed merger1      
acquisition1 joint venture1 or similar  
transaction subject to section #g of the
 ,clayton ,act7 after method of         
competition the #b;d and #c;d places it 
appears1  7#b7 in section #i by         

inserting after the #dth undesignated   
paragraph the following3  ,upon the     
application of the commission with      
respect to any activity related to the  
consummation of a proposed merger1      
acquisition1 joint venture1 or similar  
transaction subject to section #g of the
 ,clayton ,act that may result in any   
unfair method of competition1 the       
district courts of the ,united ,states  
shall have jurisdiction to issue writs  
of mandamus commanding any person or    
corporation to comply with the          
provisions of this ,act or any order of 
the commission made in pursuance        
thereof4 1 and  7#c7 in section         
#ac7;b77#a7 by inserting 7excluding     
section #g of the ,clayton ,act and     
section #e7;a77#a7 with respect to the  
consummation of a proposed merger1      
acquisition1 joint venture1 or similar  
transaction subject to section #g of the
 ,clayton ,act7 after ,commission4  #d4 
,effective date2 application of         
amendments  7a7 ,effective date ,except 

as provided in subsection 7b71 this ,act
 and the amendments made by this ,act   
shall take effect on the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  7b7            
,application of amendments ,the         
amendments made by this ,act shall not  
apply to any of the following that      
occurs before the date of enactment of  
this ,act3  7#a7 ,a violation of section
 #g of the ,clayton ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#ah74  7#b7 ,a transaction with respect 
to which there is compliance with       
section #g;,a of the ,clayton ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #ah;a74  7#c7 ,a merger1      
acquisition1 joint venture1 or similar  
transaction that is consummated4