,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ejig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjaf     
,mrs4 ,brooks ( ,indiana 7= h]self1 ,mr4
 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,h>p]1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4  
,pompeo1 & ,mr4 ,burgess7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,trade        
,commission ,act to require ! t]m9ation 
( inactive inve/igations aft] a p]iod ( 
six mon?s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,/>t ,tak+ ,action on   
,l+]+ ,liabilities ,act or ! ,,/all     
,act4  #b4 ,t]m9ation ( inactive        
inve/igations ,section #bj ( ! ,f$]al   
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#eg;b-#a7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+
 subsection 7j7 z subsection 7k72 &     
7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7i7 !    
foll[+ new subsection3  7j7 ,t]m9ation (
 inactive inve/igation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 a    
cov]$ inve/igation %all t]m9ate at !    
expiration ( ! six-mon? p]iod beg9n+ on 

! date on :i* a cov]$ v]ifiable writt5  
communication is s5t by ! ,commission4  
7#b7 ,exception ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n   
apply if--  7,a7 an additional cov]$    
v]ifiable writt5 communication is s5t by
 ! ,commission dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a72 or  7,b7 ! ,commission   
votes to ext5d ! cov]$ inve/igation be=e
 ! expiration ( su* p]iod4  7#c7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7     
,cov]$ inve/igation ,! t]m cov]$        
inve/igation means an inve/igation      
conduct$ pursuant to ?is section 9 :i* !
 ,commission has notifi$ ! p]son t is ! 
subject ( ! inve/igation by v]ifiable   
writt5 communication4  7,b7 ,cov]$      
v]ifiable writt5 communication ,! t]m   
cov]$ v]ifiable writt5 communication    
means a v]ifiable writt5 communication  
relat+ to an inve/igation conduct$      
pursuant to ?is section t is s5t to !   
p]son t is ! subject ( ! inve/igation4  
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