#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #fgce  ,,an ,,act  ,to establish the
 ,consumer and ,investor ,fraud ,working
 ,group to help protect consumers and   
investors from fraud during the         
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 to assist         
consumers and investors affected by such
 fraud1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,covid-#ai ,fraud ,prevention ,act4
  #b4 ,consumer and ,investor ,fraud    
,working ,group  7a7 ,establishment ,not
 later than the end of the #cj-;day     
period beginning on the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 the ,bureau of ,consumer ,financial    
,protection and the ,securities and     
,exchange ,commission shall1 jointly1   
establish a working group to be known as
 the ,consumer and ,investor ,fraud     
,working ,group 7the ,working ,group74  
7b7 ,duties ,the ,working ,group shall  
facilitate collaboration between the    
,bureau of ,consumer ,financial         
,protection and the ,securities and     

,exchange ,commission on-- 7#a7         
providing resources to consumers and    
investors to avoid fraud during the     
,,covid-#ai pandemic2  7#b7 providing   
resources1 including information on the 
availability of legal aid resources1 to 
consumers and investors who have been   
adversely impacted by such fraud2 and   
7#c7 such other topics as the ,working  
,group determines appropriate4  7c7     
,coordination with other agencies ,in   
carrying out the duties described under 
subsection 7b71 the ,working ,group     
shall coordinate and collaborate with   
other ,federal and ,state government    
agencies1 as appropriate4  7d7          
,quarterly report ,the ,working ,group  
shall issue a quarterly report to the   
,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs of the ,senate on the   
progress of the ,working ,group and     
summarizing--  7#a7 the resources made  
publicly available to consumers by the  

,working ,group2  7#b7 any public       
enforcement action taken jointly or     
individually by any member of the       
,working ,group2  7#c7 the number and   
description of consumer complaints      
received by the ,bureau of ,consumer    
,financial ,protection and the          
,securities and ,exchange ,commission   
regarding fraud related to the          
,,covid-#ai pandemic2 and  7#d7 any     
other actions of the ,working ,group4   
7e7 ,sunset ,this section shall cease to
 have any force or effect on and after  
,december #ca1 #bjba4  #c4              
,determination of ,budgetary ,effects   
,the budgetary effects of this ,act1 for
 the purpose of complying with the      
,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of    
#bjaj1 shall be determined by reference 
to the latest statement titled          
,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo          
,legislation for this ,act1 submitted   
for printing in the ,congressional      
,record by the ,chairman of the ,house  
,budget ,committee1 provided that such  

statement has been submitted prior to   
the vote on passage4  ,passed the ,house
 of ,representatives ,september #ba1    
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