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,poliqu91 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,takano1 &
 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,re/ore ,onl9e       
,%opp]s' ,confid5ce ,act to protect     
consum]s f deceptive practices ) respect
 to onl9e book+ ( hotel res]vations & to
 direct ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission to  
conduct a /udy ) respect to onl9e %opp+ 
= hotel res]vations1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/op ,onl9e ,book+ ,scams ,act (      
#bjaf4  #b4 ,protection f deceptive     
onl9e book+ practices ,! ,re/ore ,onl9e 
,%opp]s' ,confid5ce ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 

#hdja et seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7 9       
section #b1 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+   
new p>agraph3  7#i7 ,hotel res]vation   
transactions c be easily made onl9e4    
,onl9e comm]ce has creat$ ! opportunity 
= ?ird p>ty sell]s to (f] hotel         
res]vations onl9e :ile ano!r company    
owns ! hotel or provides ! s]vices      
pur*as$ by ! consum]4 ,a consum] %\ld h 
! utmo/ cl>ity z to :i* company su*     
consum] is transact+ ) onl9e4 ,actions  
by ?ird p>ty sell]s t misappropriate br&
 id5tity1 tradem>k1 & o!r m>ket+ cont5t 
are h>mful to consum]s4  2  7#b7 9      
section #c-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+         
subsections 7c7 & 7d7 z subsections 7d7 
& 7e71 respectively2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+  
aft] subsection 7b7 ! foll[+ new        
subsection3  7c7 ,requirem5ts = ?ird    
p>ty onl9e hotel res]vation sell]s  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,x %all be unlawful = a ?ird  
p>ty onl9e hotel res]vation sell] to    
*>ge or attempt to *>ge any consum]'s   
cr$it c>d1 debit c>d1 bank acc\nt1 or   
o!r f9ancial acc\nt = any good or s]vice

 sold 9 a transaction effect$ on !      
,int]net1 unless ! ?ird p>ty onl9e hotel
 res]vation sell] cle>ly & conspicu\sly 
discloses to ! consum] all mat]ial t]ms 
( ! transaction1 includ+--  7,a7 be=e ! 
conclusion ( ! transaction-- 7i7 a      
description ( ! good or s]vice be+ (f]$2
 &  7ii7 ! co/ ( su* good or s]vice2 &  
7,b7 9 a mann] t is cont9u\sly visible  
to ! consum] ?r\gh\t ! transaction      
process1 ! fact t ! ?ird p>ty onl9e     
hotel res]vation sell] is a ?ird p>ty   
sell] & is n affiliat$ ) ! p]son :o owns
 ! hotel or provides ! hotel s]vices or 
accommodations4  7#b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 subsection3 7,a7 ,commission ,! t]m    
,commission means ! ,f$]al ,trade       
,commission4  7,b7 ,?ird p>ty onl9e     
hotel res]vation sell] ,! t]m ?ird p>ty 
onl9e hotel res]vation sell] means a    
p]son t sells1 or (f]s = sale1 hotel    
res]vations on ! ,int]net & is n        
affiliat$ ) ! p]son :o owns ! hotel or  
provides ! hotel s]vices or             
accommodations4  2 &  7#c7 9 section    

#f7;a71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &     
ins]t+ 1 damages1 re/itution1 or o!r    
comp5sation on behalf ( resid5ts ( !    
,/ate1 or su* o!r relief t ! c\rt       
det]m9es appropriate44  #c4 ,/udy &     
report  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission %all conduct a /udy on onl9e
 hotel res]vation %opp+4 ,su* /udy %all 
include an assessm5t (--  7#a7 !        
capacity ( a consum] to und]/& :i*      
company su* consum] is transact+ ) dur+ 
onl9e hotel res]vation %opp+2  7#b7 !   
ext5t to :i* consum]s are h>m$ by       
unc]ta9ty z to :i* company su* consum]s 
are transact+ ) dur+ onl9e hotel        
res]vation %opp+2 &  7#c7 :e!r any      
practice by a ?ird p>ty onl9e hotel     
res]vation sell] violates ! ,re/ore     
,onl9e ,%opp]s' ,confid5ce ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #hdja et seq474  7b7 ,report  
,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission %all make publicly available
 on ! website ( ! ,commission a report t
 conta9s ! results & conclusions ( !    

/udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a74  7c7   
,?ird p>ty onl9e hotel res]vation sell] 
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ?ird p>ty   
onl9e hotel res]vation sell] has ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]m 9 subsection 7c77#b7 (    
section #c ( ! ,re/ore ,onl9e ,%opp]s'  
,confid5ce ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hdjb74  
#d4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission 
%\ld revise its website to make x easi] 
= consum]s & bus9esses to report        
compla9ts ( deceptive practices )       
respect to onl9e book+ ( hotel          
res]vations4