,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj,mrs4   
,axne 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,wat]s7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! ,consum] &        
,inve/or ,fraud ,work+ ,gr\p to help    
protect consum]s & inve/ors f fraud dur+
 ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 to assi/ consum]s
 & inve/ors affect$ by su* fraud1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,covid-#ai ,fraud     
,prev5tion ,act4  #b4 ,consum] &        
,inve/or ,fraud ,work+ ,gr\p  7a7       
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an ! end ( !       
#cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !    
,bureau ( ,consum] ,f9ancial ,protection
 & ! ,securities & ,ex*ange ,commission 
%all1 jo9tly1 e/abli% a work+ gr\p to be
 kn[n z ! ,consum] & ,inve/or ,fraud    
,work+ ,gr\p 7! ,work+ ,gr\p74  7b7     
,duties ,! ,work+ ,gr\p %all facilitate 
collaboration betwe5 ! ,bureau (        

,consum] ,f9ancial ,protection & !      
,securities & ,ex*ange ,commission on-- 
7#a7 provid+ res\rces to consum]s &     
inve/ors to avoid fraud dur+ !          
,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7#b7 provid+       
res\rces1 includ+ in=mation on !        
availability ( legal aid res\rces1 to   
consum]s & inve/ors :o h be5 adv]sely   
impact$ by su* fraud2 &  7#c7 su* o!r   
topics z ! ,work+ ,gr\p det]m9es        
appropriate4  7c7 ,reports ,! ,work+    
,gr\p %all issue a mon?ly report to !   
,congress summ>iz+-- 7#a7 ! res\rces    
made publicly available to consum]s by !
 ,work+ ,gr\p2  7#b7 any public en=cem5t
 action tak5 jo9tly or individually by  
any memb] ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p2  7#c7 !     
numb] & description ( consum] compla9ts 
receiv$ by ! ,bureau ( ,consum]         
,f9ancial ,protection & ! ,securities & 
,ex*ange ,commission reg>d+ fraud relat$
 to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2 &  7#d7 any   
o!r actions ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p4  7d7      
,reports ,! ,work+ ,gr\p %all issue a   
mon?ly report to ! ,congress on !       

progress ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p1 & ! actions  
tak5 by ! ,work+ ,gr\p4  7e7 ,sunset    
,?is section %all cease to h any =ce or 
effect on & aft] ,decemb] #ca1 #bjba4