,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ae1       
#bjai,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     
,trade ,commission1 in consultation with
 the ,federal ,communications           
,commission1 to 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    
,trade ,commission1 in consultation with
 the ,federal ,communications           
,commission1 shall--  7#a7 establish a  
robocaller bounty pilot program to      
reduce covered calls by egregious       
violators2 and  7#b7 issue guidance     
about what constitutes an egregious     
violation under paragraph 7#a74  7b7    
,requirements ,in establishing the pilot

 program under subsection 7a71 the      
,federal ,trade ,commission1 in         
consultation with the ,federal          
,communications ,commission1 shall--    
7#a7 provide monetary compensation for  
the identification and prevention of    
covered calls2  7#b7 develop an         
expeditious process for participants in 
the pilot program to submit an expedited
 background check1 as determined by the 
,federal ,trade ,commission1 in         
consultation with the ,federal          
,communications ,commission1 and        
approval for participation into the     
program2  7#c7 develop a fee sharing    
structure for participants to share in  
funds recovered from violations related 
to a covered call in addition to payment
 for participation in program2  7#d7    
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#e7 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 ,trade ,commission1 in    
consultation with the ,federal          
,communications ,commission1 shall      
submit 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 ,senate a report that includes the  
following3  7#a7 ,the number of         
individuals and companies that were     
approved to participate in the pilot    
program and received compensation4  7#b7
 ,the number of covered calls           
identified1 prosecuted1 prevented1 and  
intercepted4  7#c7 ,changes needed in   
the law to address the enforcement and  
apprehension related to covered calls4  
7#d7 ,the number of prosecutions that   
resulted because of the program4  7#e7  
,recommendations for overseas           

identification and apprehension of      
individuals making covered calls4  7#f7 
,the obstacles encountered with         
apprehending individuals making covered 
calls and any other lessons learned from
 the pilot program4  7#g7 ,the payout   
per participant under the program4  7d7 
,definitions  7#a7 ,covered call ,the   
term covered call means a call that is  
in violation of section #bbg of the     
,communications ,act of #aidg 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7 or the do-not-call      
registry established under section      
#c7;a77#c77;,a7 of the ,telemarketing   
and ,consumer ,fraud and ,abuse         
,prevention ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#fajb7;a77#c77;,a774  7#b7 ,egregious   
violator ,the term egregious violator-- 
7,a7 means a person that makes 7or      
causes to be made7 covered calls2 and   
7,b7 does not include a person that has 
registered with the ,federal ,trade     
,commission and demonstrated to the     
,federal ,trade ,commission that        
adequate procedures are in place to     

prevent making covered calls4  7e7 ,rule
 of construction ,nothing in this       
section may be construed as conveying to
 any participant in the pilot program   
any new right to seek discovery or issue
 subpoenas to communications service    
providers4