,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ai1 #bjah 
,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana 7for himself 
and ,mr4 ,crist7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,federal     
,communications ,commission and the     
,federal ,trade ,commission to jointly  
establish a robocaller bounty pilot     
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,robocaller bounty pilot program  7a7   
,establishment ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,federal ,communications     
,commission and the ,federal ,trade     
,commission shall jointly establish a   
robocaller bounty pilot program to      
reduce violations of section #bbg of the
 ,communications ,act of #aidg 7#dg     
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7 and the do-not-call     
registry4  7b7 ,requirements ,in        
establishing the pilot program under    
subsection 7a71 the ,federal            

,communications ,commission and the     
,federal ,trade ,commission shall       
jointly--  7#a7 provide monetary        
compensation for the identification1    
apprehension1 and prevention of future  
robocalls and fraudulent callers2  7#b7 
develop an expeditious process for      
participants in the pilot program to    
submit an expedited background check1 as
 determined by the ,federal             
,communications ,commission and the     
,federal ,trade ,commission1 and        
approval for participation into the     
program2  7#c7 develop a fee-sharing    
structure for participants to share in  
funds recovered from violations in      
addition to payment for participation in
 program2  7#d7 consult with the        
,attorney ,general on how to ensure     
participants of the pilot program are   
protected from prosecution for specific 
activities authorized under the pilot   
program2  7#e7 award competitive        
contracts as necessary to manage the    
pilot program and for addressing the    

vulnerabilities identified as a         
consequence of the pilot program2 and   
7#f7 solicit interested persons1        
including the private sector1 about the 
structure of the pilot program and      
constructive feedback4  7c7 ,report ,not
 later than #ij days after the date on  
which the pilot program is complete1 the
 ,federal ,communications ,commission   
and the ,federal ,trade ,commission     
shall submit a joint report to the      
,committees on ,energy and ,commerce and
 the ,judiciary of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committees on 
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 and the ,judiciary of the ,senate4 ,the
 report shall include the following3    
7#a7 ,the number of individuals and     
companies that were approved and        
received compensation4  7#b7 ,the number
 of identified and apprehended          
robocallers4  7#c7 ,the number of       
identified vulnerabilities in existing  
law1 apprehension1 and enforcement of   
robocallers4  7#d7 ,the number of       

resulting prosecutions4  7#e7 ,the      
recommendations for overseas            
identification and apprehension of      
robocallers4  7#f7 ,the obstacles       
encountered with apprehending           
robocallers and any other lessons       
learned from the pilot program4  7#g7   
,the payouts per participant4