,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #haeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #a1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,o',halleran 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,hudson7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to enhance cooperation between 
the ,federal ,trade ,commission and     
,state ,attorneys ,general to combat    
unfair and deceptive practices1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,ftc          
,collaboration ,act of #bjbj4  #b4      
,unfair and deceptive practices         
cooperation study  7a7 ,in general  7#a7
 ,study required ,not later than #a year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,federal ,trade ,commission  
shall conduct a study on facilitating   
and refining existing efforts with      
,state ,attorneys ,general to prevent1  
publicize1 and penalize frauds and scams
 being perpetrated on individuals in the
 ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,requirements of

 study ,in conducting the study1 the    
,commission shall examine the following3
 7,a7 ,the roles and responsibilities of
 the ,commission and ,state ,attorneys  
,general that best advance collaboration
 and consumer protection4  7,b7 ,the    
policies1 procedures1 and mechanisms    
that facilitate cooperation and         
communications across the ,commission4  
7,c7 ,how resources should be dedicated 
to best advance such collaboration and  
consumer protection4  7,d7 ,the         
accountability mechanisms that should be
 implemented to promote collaboration   
and consumer protection4  7#c7          
,consultation and public comment ,in    
producing the study required in         
paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall-- 
7,a7 consult with-- 7i7 the ,national   
,association of ,state ,attorneys       
,general2  7ii7 public interest         
organizations dedicated to consumer     
protection2  7iii7 relevant private     
sector entities2 and  7iv7 any other    
,federal or ,state agency that the      

,federal ,trade ,commission considers   
necessary2 and  7,b7 provide opportunity
 for public comment and advice relevant 
to the production of the study4  7b7    
,report to congress ,not later than #f  
months after the completion of the study
 required pursuant to subsection 7a71   
the ,commission shall submit to the     
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate1 and make
 publicly available on the website of   
the ,commission1 a report that contains 
the following3 7#a7 ,the results of the 
study4  7#b7 ,recommended best practices
 to enhance collaboration efforts       
between the ,commission and ,state      
,attorneys ,general with respect to     
preventing1 publicizing1 and penalizing 
fraud and scams4  7#c7 ,quantifiable    
metrics by which enhanced collaboration 
can be measured4  7#d7 ,legislative     
recommendations1 if any1 to enhance     
collaboration efforts between the       

,commission and ,state ,attorneys       
,general to prevent1 publicize1 and     
penalize fraud and scams4  7c7          
,commission defined ,in this section1   
the term ,commission means the ,federal 
,trade ,commission4