,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #habg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #bh1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself and ,mr4   
,gianforte7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,federal ,trade  
,commission to submit to ,congress a    
report on unfair or deceptive acts or   
practices targeted at ,indian ,tribes or
 members of ,indian ,tribes1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,protecting    
,indian ,tribes from ,scams ,act4  #b4  
,protecting ,indian ,tribes from unfair 
or deceptive acts or practices  7a7     
,,ftc report on unfair or deceptive acts
 or practices targeting ,indian ,tribes 
,not later than #a year after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 and after
 consultation with ,indian ,tribes1 the 
,commission shall make publicly         
available on the website of the         
,commission and submit to the ,committee

 on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house 
of ,representatives and the ,committee  
on ,commerce1 ,science1 and             
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
on unfair or deceptive acts or practices
 targeted at ,indian ,tribes or members 
of ,indian ,tribes1 including-- 7#a7 a  
description of the types of unfair or   
deceptive acts or practices identified  
by the ,commission as being targeted at 
,indian ,tribes or members of ,indian   
,tribes2  7#b7 a description of the     
consumer education activities of the    
,commission with respect to such acts or
 practices2  7#c7 a description of the  
efforts of the ,commission to           
collaborate with ,indian ,tribes to     
prevent such acts or practices or to    
pursue persons using such acts or       
practices2  7#d7 a summary of the       
enforcement actions taken by the        
,commission related to such acts or     
practices2 and  7#e7 any recommendations
 for legislation to prevent such acts or
 practices4  7b7 ,increasing awareness  

of unfair or deceptive acts or practices
 targeting ,indian ,tribes ,not later   
than #f months after the date of the    
submission of the report required by    
subsection 7a71 the ,commission shall   
update the website of the ,commission to
 include information for consumers and  
businesses on identifying and avoiding  
unfair or deceptive acts or practices   
targeted at ,indian ,tribes or members  
of ,indian ,tribes4  7c7 ,commission    
defined ,in this section1 the term      
,commission means the ,federal ,trade   
,commission4