#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#eab  ,,an ,,act  ,to establish an      
advisory office within the ,bureau of   
,consumer ,protection of the ,federal   
,trade ,commission to prevent fraud     
targeting seniors1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,seniors ,fraud     
,prevention ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,office 
for the ,prevention of ,fraud ,targeting
 ,seniors  7a7 ,establishment of        
advisory office ,the ,federal ,trade    
,commission shall establish an office   
within the ,bureau of ,consumer         
,protection for the purpose of advising 
the ,commission on the prevention of    
fraud targeting seniors and to assist   
the ,commission with the following3 7#a7
 ,oversight ,the advisory office shall  
monitor the market for mail1 television1
 internet1 telemarketing1 and recorded  
message telephone call 7hereinafter     
referred to as robocall7 fraud targeting
 seniors and shall coordinate with other
 relevant agencies regarding the        

requirements of this section4  7#b7     
,consumer education ,the ,commission    
through the advisory office shall1 in   
consultation with the ,attorney         
,general1 the ,secretary of ,health and 
,human ,services1 the ,postmaster       
,general1 the ,chief ,postal ,inspector 
for the ,united ,states ,postal         
,inspection ,service1 and other relevant
 agencies-- 7,a7 disseminate to seniors 
and families and caregivers of seniors  
general information on mail1 television1
 internet1 telemarketing1 and robocall  
fraud targeting seniors1 including      
descriptions of the most common fraud   
schemes2  7,b7 disseminate to seniors   
and families and caregivers of seniors  
information on reporting complaints of  
fraud targeting seniors either to the   
national toll-free telephone number     
established by the ,commission for      
reporting such complaints1 or to the    
,consumer ,sentinel ,network1 operated  
by the ,commission1 where such          
complaints will become immediately      

available to appropriate law enforcement
 agencies1 including the ,federal       
,bureau of ,investigation and the       
attorneys general of the ,states2  7,c7 
in response to a specific request about 
a particular entity or individual1      
provide publically available information
 of enforcement action taken by the     
,commission for mail1 television1       
internet1 telemarketing1 and robocall   
fraud against such entity2 and  7,d7    
maintain a website to serve as a        
resource for information for seniors and
 families and caregivers of seniors     
regarding mail1 television1 internet1   
telemarketing1 robocall1 and other      
identified fraud targeting seniors4     
7#c7 ,complaints ,the ,commission       
through the advisory office shall1 in   
consultation with the ,attorney         
,general1 establish procedures to-- 7,a7
 log and acknowledge the receipt of     
complaints by individuals who believe   
they have been a victim of mail1        
television1 internet1 telemarketing1 and

 robocall fraud in the ,consumer        
,sentinel ,network1 and shall make those
 complaints immediately available to    
,federal1 ,state1 and local law         
enforcement authorities2 and  7,b7      
provide to individuals described in     
subparagraph 7,a71 and to any other     
persons1 specific and general           
information on mail1 television1        
internet1 telemarketing1 and robocall   
fraud1 including descriptions of the    
most common schemes using such methods  
of communication4  7b7 ,commencement    
,the ,commission shall commence carrying
 out the requirements of this section   
not later than one year after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  ,passed 
the ,senate ,november #ah1              
#bjbj4,secretary