,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjba,ms4  
,s*ak[sky introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !      
,f$]al ,trade ,commission to indep5d5tly
 initiate c]ta9 actions to recov] civil 
p5alties = su* violations4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,ftc   
,autonomy ,act4  #b4 ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission indep5d5t litigation        
au?ority  7a7 ,au?ority ( ! ,,ftc ,to   
recov] c]ta9 civil p5alties ,! ,f$]al   
,trade ,commission ,act is am5d$-- 7#a7 
9 section #e7l7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #de7l77 9
 ! fir/ s5t5ce by ins]t+ ! ,commission  
or aft] br\ght by2 &  7#b7 9 section    
#af7;a77#b7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4              
#ef7;a77#b77-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 

by /rik+ 2 or & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &   
7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,e7 !  
foll[+3  7,e7 to obta9 a civil p5alty   
au?oriz$ "u any provision ( law en=c$ by
 ! ,commission4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t 
,section #af7;a77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,f$]al    
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#ef7;a77#a77;,a77 is am5d$ by /rik+     
7includ+ an action to collect a civil   
p5alty74