,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bcbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ac1 #bjad ,mr4   
,toomey 7= himself & ,mr4 ,w>n]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,fair ,debt          
,collection ,practices ,act to preclude 
law firms & lic5s$ attorneys f !        
def9ition ( a debt collector :5 tak+    
c]ta9 actions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,fair ,debt ,collection ,practices      
,te*nical ,cl>ification ,act ( #bjad4   
#b4  ,legal proce$+ exception  7a7 ,9   
g5]al  ,section #hjc7f7 ( ! ,fair ,debt 
,collection ,practices ,act 7#ae        
,u4,s4,c4 #afib;a7#f77 is am5d$--  7#a7 
by r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,f7 z        
subp>agraph 7,g72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,e7 ! foll[+3  7,f7 any   
law firm or lic5s$ attorney--  7i7 s]v+1
 fil+1 or convey+ =mal legal plead+s1   
discov]y reque/s1 or o!r docum5ts       

pursuant to ! applicable rules ( civil  
proc$ure2 or  7ii7 communicat+ 91 or at 
! direction (1 a c\rt ( law or 9        
depositions or settlem5t conf]5ces1 9   
connection ) a p5d+ legal action to     
collect a debt on behalf ( a cli5t2 &  4
  7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,! am5dm5ts   
made by subsection 7a7 %all n exempt1   
nor %all !y be con/ru$ to exempt1 any   
law firm or lic5s$ attorney engag$ 9 any
 activity o!r ?an ^? activities         
specifically describ$ 9 ! am5dm5ts f be+
 subject to any o!r applicable provision
 ( ! ,fair ,debt ,collection ,practices 
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