,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #c1 #bjag,mr4  
,trott introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,fair   
,debt ,collection ,practices ,act to    
exclude law firms & lic5s$ attorneys :o 
are engag$ 9 activities relat$ to legal 
proce$+s f ! def9ition ( a debt         
collector1 to am5d ! ,consum] ,f9ancial 
,protection ,act ( #bjaj to prev5t !    
,bureau ( ,consum] ,f9ancial ,protection
 f ex]cis+ sup]visory or en=cem5t       
au?ority ) respect to attorneys :5      
und]tak+ c]ta9 actions relat$ to legal  
proce$+s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,practice ( ,law ,te*nical ,cl>ification
 ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,exclusion ( law    
firms & lawy]s f ! def9ition ( debt     
collector :5 engag$ 9 ! practice ( law  
,section #hjc7f7 ( ! ,fair ,debt        
,collection ,practices ,act 7#ae        
,u4,s4,c4 #afib;a7#f77 is am5d$--  7#a7 

by r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,f7 z        
subp>agraph 7,g72  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subp>agraph 7,e7 ! foll[+3  7,f7 any law
 firm or lic5s$ attorney1 to ! ext5t t  
su* firm or attorney is-- 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$ure2 or  7ii7 communicat+ 9        
connection ) a legal action to collect a
 debt on behalf ( a cli5t 91 or at !    
direction (1 a c\rt ( law 7includ+ 9    
depositions or settlem5t conf]5ces7 or 9
 ! en=cem5t ( a judgm5t2 &  4  #c4      
,am5dm5t to ,bureau au?ority ) respect  
to practice ( law ,section              
#ajbg7;e77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,consum]         
,f9ancial ,protection ,act ( #bjaj 7#ab 
,u4,s4,c4 #eeag7;e77#b77;,b77 is am5d$  
by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 1    
unless su* f9ancial product or s]vice is
 provid$ by a lic5s$ attorney :o is n a 
debt collector z describ$ "u section    
#hjc7f77;,f7 ( ! ,fair ,debt ,collection
 ,practices ,act44