,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjai,mr4
 ,cri/ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,graves (       
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 & ,mr4      
,jones7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,attorney ,g5]al to conv5e an int]ag5cy 
work+ gr\p to /udy ! en=cem5t ( section 
#bbg7;b7 ( ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,spam ,calls ,task ,=ce ,act (
 #bjai4  #b4 ,int]ag5cy work+ gr\p  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9         
consultation ) ! ,f$]al ,communications 
,commission1 %all conv5e an int]ag5cy   
work+ gr\p to /udy ! en=cem5t ( section 
#bbg7;b7 ( ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;b774  7b7    
,duties ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy "u          
subsection 7a71 ! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p  
%all-- 7#a7 det]m9e :e!r1 & if s h[1 any
 ,f$]al law1 includ+ regulations1       
policies1 & practices1 or budget>y or   

jurisdictional con/ra9ts inhibit !      
en=cem5t ( su* section2  7#b7 id5tify   
exi/+ & pot5tial ,f$]al policies &      
programs t enc\rage & improve           
coord9ation among ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &    
ag5cies & ,/ates1 & betwe5 ,/ates1 9 !  
en=cem5t & prev5tion ( ! violation ( su*
 section2  7#c7 id5tify exi/+ & pot5tial
 int]national policies & programs t     
enc\rage & improve coord9ation betwe5   
c\ntries 9 ! en=cem5t & prev5tion ( !   
violation ( su* section 7& laws ( =eign 
c\ntries prohibit+ simil> conduct72 &   
7#d7 consid]-- 7,a7 ! b5efit & pot5tial 
s\rces ( additional res\rces = ! ,f$]al 
en=cem5t & prev5tion ( ! violation ( su*
 section2  7,b7 :e!r memor&a ( und]/&+  
reg>d+ ! en=cem5t & prev5tion ( !       
violation ( su* section %\ld be e/abli%$
 betwe5--  7i7 ! ,/ates2  7ii7 ! ,/ates 
& ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 &  7iii7 ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t & =eign gov]nm5ts2  7,c7 :e!r 
a process %\ld be e/abli%$ to all[      
,/ates to reque/ ,f$]al subpo5as f !    
,f$]al ,communications ,commission )    

respect to ! en=cem5t ( su* section2    
7,d7 :e!r increas$ crim9al p5alties = ! 
violation ( su* section 7includ+        
increas+ ! am\nt ( f9es & increas+ !    
maximum t]m ( imprisonm5t t may be      
impos$ to a p]iod great] ?an #b ye>s7   
are appropriate2  7,e7 :e!r regulation (
 any entity t ent]s into a bus9ess      
arrangem5t ) a c>ri] = ! specific       
purpose ( c>ry+1 r\t+1 or transmitt+ a  
call t con/itutes a violation ( su*     
section w\ld assi/ 9 ! successful       
en=cem5t & prev5tion ( ! violation ( su*
 section2 &  7,f7 ! ext5t to :i* !      
prosecution ( c]ta9 violations ( su*    
section 7:i* result 9 economic1         
physical1 or emotional h>m7 pursuant to 
any ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice policy may      
inhibit or o!rwise int]f]e ) !          
prosecution ( o!r violations ( su*      
section4  7c7 ,memb]s ,! int]ag5cy work+
 gr\p %all be compos$ ( su*             
repres5tatives ( ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &     
ag5cies z ! ,attorney ,g5]al consid]s   
appropriate1 :i* may include--  7#a7 !  

,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce2  7#b7 ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,/ate2  7#c7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&    
,security2  7#d7 ! ,f$]al               
,communications ,commission2  7#e7 !    
,f$]al ,trade ,commission2 &  7#f7 !    
,bureau ( ,consum] ,f9ancial            
,protection4  7d7 ,non-,f$]al /akehold]s
 ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 
! int]ag5cy work+ gr\p %all consult )   
su* non-,f$]al /akehold]s z ! ,attorney 
,g5]al det]m9es h relevant exp]tise1    
includ+ ! ,national ,association (      
,attorneys ,g5]al4  7e7 ,report to      
,congress ,n lat] ?an #i mon?s aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
int]ag5cy work+ gr\p %all submit to !   
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation & ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,comm]ce & ! ,committee on !   
,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a 
report on ! f9d+s ( ! /udy "u subsection
 7a71 includ+--  7#a7 any recomm5dations
 reg>d+ ! en=cem5t & prev5tion ( !      
violation ( su* section2 &  7#b7 a      

description ( :at process1 if any1      
relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies h   
made 9 implem5t+ ! recomm5dations "u    
p>agraph 7#a74