,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dhi #aafth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fdce
 ,report ,no4 #aaf-eia ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#c1 #bjbj,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia 7for  
himself1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,ms4 ,kuster of  
,new ,hampshire1 and ,ms4 ,blunt        
,rochester7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,november #af1 #bjbj;,additional        
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,guthrie and ,ms4 ,torres
 ,small of ,new ,mexico  ,november #af1 
#bjbj,reported from the ,committee on   
,energy and ,commerce2 committed to the 
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the      
,federal ,trade ,commission to develop  
and disseminate information to the      
public about scams related to           
,,covid-#ai1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,combating ,pandemic ,scams ,act
 of #bjbj4  #b4 ,information about scams

 related to ,,covid-#ai  7a7            
,dissemination of information  7#a7 ,in 
general ,as expeditiously as possible   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,commission1 in consultation  
with the ,attorney ,general1 the        
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 the ,postmaster ,general1 the
 ,chief ,postal ,inspector1 and the     
,internet ,crime ,complaint ,center1    
shall develop and disseminate           
information to the public about scams   
related to the novel coronavirus        
7,,covid-#ai74  7#b7 ,requirements ,in  
carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the        
,commission shall-- 7,a7 include-- 7i7  
information regarding mail1             
telemarketing1 and internet fraud and   
illegal robocalls related to ,,covid-#ai
 that identifies the most common scams2 
and  7ii7 information regarding where   
and how to report instances of scams    
related to ,,covid-#ai1 including       
instructions on how to file a complaint 
with the appropriate law enforcement    

agency2  7,b7 disseminate information   
under such paragraph in a manner that   
prioritizes1 and that is easily         
accessible by and user-friendly to1     
senior citizens and people with         
infirmities and disabilities2  7,c7     
disseminate information under such      
paragraph on an internet website of the 
,commission that serves as a source of  
information for the public about scams  
related to ,,covid-#ai2 and  7,d7       
regularly update the information        
developed and disseminated under such   
paragraph to keep pace with the changing
 nature of scams related to ,,covid-#ai4
  7b7 ,database ,as expeditiously as    
possible after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,commission shall1 in
 consultation with ,state law           
enforcement agencies1 the ,director of  
the ,bureau of ,consumer ,financial     
,protection1 the ,attorney ,general1 the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services1 and other relevant ,federal  
officials1 establish a comprehensive    

national database1 either within or     
separate from the ,consumer ,sentinel   
,network1 that tracks instances of scams
 related to ,,covid-#ai4  7c7           
,commission defined ,in this section1   
the term ,commission means the ,federal 
,trade ,commission4  ,november #af1     
#bjbj;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed