,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hcjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #g1 #bjbb,mr4   
,hudson 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 am5d !          
,communications ,act ( #aicd to p]mit   
,/ate attorneys g5]al to recov] =feiture
 p5alties det]m9$ by ! ,f$]al           
,communications ,commission = c]ta9     
violations ( section #bbg7;b7 ( su*     
,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al       
,infr+em5ts ,ne$ ,en=cem5t ,act or !    
,,f9e ,act4  #b4 ,recov]y by ,/ate      
attorneys g5]al ( c]ta9 =feiture        
p5alties det]m9$ by ,,fcc  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,section #bbg7;b7 ( ! ,communications   
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;b77 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 

,recov]y by ,/ate attorneys g5]al (     
=feiture p5alties = violations ) int5t  
7,a7 ,civil action ,9 any case 9 :i* a  
,/ate attorney g5]al has reason to      
believe t an int]e/ ( ! resid5ts ( su*  
,/ate has be5 adv]sely affect$ by a     
violation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d77;,b7 
= :i* ! ,commission has det]m9$ a       
=feiture p5alty "u su* p>agraph1 ! ,/ate
 attorney g5]al may br+ a civil action  
on behalf ( ! resid5ts ( su* ,/ate      
exclusively 9 a di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ( appropriate jurisdiction to    
recov] any unpaid am\nt ( su* =feiture  
p5alty4  7,b7 ,deposit ( funds 9        
,treasury2 ret5tion ( co/s  7i7 ,deposit
 ,except z provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 a     
,/ate attorney g5]al %all1 n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] recov]+ any funds 9 a     
civil action "u subp>agraph 7,a71       
deposit su* funds 9 ! g5]al fund ( !    
,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ! sole    
purpose ( deficit r$uction4  7ii7       
,ret5tion ,a ,/ate attorney g5]al :o    
recov]s any funds 9 a civil action "u   

subp>agraph 7,a7 may reta9 an am\nt (   
su* funds equal to ! am\nt ( co/s       
incurr$ by ! ,/ate attorney g5]al 9 br++
 su* action4  7,c7 ,consolidation (     
actions br\ght by two or m ,/ate        
attorneys g5]al  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,except z 
provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 :5ev] a civil    
action "u subp>agraph 7,a7 is p5d+ &    
ano!r civil action or actions are fil$  
"u su* subp>agraph 9 a diff]5t di/rict  
c\rt or c\rts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t       
involve "o or m common que/ions ( fact1 
a def5dant 9 su* actions may elect = all
 su* actions 7or1 if ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has int]v5$ 9 two or m
 su* actions "u subp>agraph 7,d71 !     
,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may  
elect = all su* actions 9 :i* !         
,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has  
int]v5$7 to be transf]r$ = ! purposes ( 
consolidat$ pretrial proce$+s & trial to
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = !     
,di/rict ( ,columbia4  7ii7 ,exception  
,an action describ$ 9 clause 7i7 may n  
be transf]r$ "u su* clause if pretrial  

proce$+s 9 su* action h be5 conclud$    
be=e a subsequ5t action describ$ 9 su*  
clause is fil$ by a ,/ate attorney      
g5]al4 ,no?+ 9 ?is clause may be con/ru$
 to prohibit ! transf] ( any o!r action 
describ$ 9 clause 7i74  7,d7 ,notice to 
& int]v5tion by ,attorney ,g5]al ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates  7i7 ,notice ,a ,/ate     
attorney g5]al %all provide prior writt5
 notice ( any civil action "u           
subp>agraph 7,a7 to ! ,attorney ,g5]al (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & provide ! ,attorney  
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates a copy ( !     
compla9t ( ! ,/ate attorney g5]al 9 su* 
action1 except 9 any case 9 :i* su*     
prior notice is n feasible1 9 :i* case !
 ,/ate attorney g5]al %all s]ve su*     
notice imm$iately ^u fil+ su* action4   
7ii7 ,"r to int]v5e ,! ,attorney ,g5]al 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all h ! "r to int]v5e
 9 a civil action fil$ by a ,/ate       
attorney g5]al "u subp>agraph 7,a74     
7iii7 ,effect ( int]v5tion  7,i7 ,9     
g5]al ,if ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates int]v5es 9 an action fil$ by a   

,/ate attorney g5]al "u subp>agraph     
7,a71 ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates %all h ! prim>y responsibility = 
prosecut+ ! action1 & %all n be b\nd by 
an act ( ! ,/ate attorney g5]al4 ,!     
,/ate attorney g5]al %all h ! "r to     
cont9ue z a p>ty to ! action1 subject to
 ! limitations set =? 9 subclauses      
7,,ii7 ?r\gh 7,,iv74  7,,ii7 ,dismissal 
,! ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
may dismiss ! action not)/&+ !          
objections ( ! ,/ate attorney g5]al if !
 ,/ate attorney g5]al has be5 notifi$ by
 ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( 
! fil+ ( ! motion & ! c\rt has provid$ !
 ,/ate attorney g5]al ) an opportunity =
 a he>+ on ! motion4  7,,iii7           
,limitation ( p>ticipation on %[+ by    
,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,^u a
 %[+ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates t unre/rict$ p>ticipation dur+ ! 
c\rse ( ! litigation by ! ,/ate attorney
 g5]al w\ld int]f]e ) or unduly delay ! 
prosecution ( ! case by ! ,attorney     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or w\ld be    

repetiti\s1 irrelevant1 or = purposes ( 
h>assm5t1 ! c\rt may1 9 its discretion1 
impose limitations on ! p>ticipation by 
! ,/ate attorney g5]al1 su* z-- 7aa7    
limit+ ! numb] ( witnesses ! ,/ate      
attorney g5]al may call2  7bb7 limit+ ! 
l5g? ( ! te/imony ( su* witnesses2  7cc7
 limit+ ! cross-exam9ation ( witnesses  
by ! ,/ate attorney g5]al2 or  7dd7     
o!rwise limit+ ! p>ticipation by ! ,/ate
 attorney g5]al 9 ! litigation4  7,,iv7 
,limitation ( p>ticipation on %[+ by    
def5dant ,^u a %[+ by ! def5dant t      
unre/rict$ p>ticipation dur+ ! c\rse ( !
 litigation by ! ,/ate attorney g5]al   
w\ld be = purposes ( h>assm5t or w\ld   
cause ! def5dant undue burd5 or         
unnecess>y exp5se1 ! c\rt may limit !   
p>ticipation by ! ,/ate attorney g5]al 9
 ! litigation4  7,e7 ,relation%ip betwe5
 ,f$]al & ,/ate actions  7i7 ,no ,f$]al 
action aft] ,/ate action fil$ ,aft] a   
civil action "u subp>agraph 7,a7 has be5
 fil$ by a ,/ate attorney g5]al1 !      
,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may n

 br+ a sep>ate action "u section        
#ejd7;a7 to recov] ! same =feiture      
p5alty aga9/ a def5dant nam$ 9 ! civil  
action fil$ by ! ,/ate attorney g5]al4  
7ii7 ,no ,/ate action aft] ,f$]al action
 fil$ or int]v5tion by ,attorney ,g5]al 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,if ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has fil$ a civil     
action "u section #ejd7;a7 to recov] a  
=feiture p5alty det]m9$ "u p>agraph     
7#d77;,b71 a ,/ate attorney g5]al may n 
br+ a civil action "u subp>agraph 7,a7  
to recov] ! same =feiture p5alty aga9/ a
 def5dant nam$ 9 ! action fil$ by !     
,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,if 
! ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has
 int]v5$ 9 a civil action br\ght by a   
,/ate attorney g5]al "u subp>agraph 7,a7
 to recov] a =feiture p5alty det]m9$ "u 
p>agraph 7#d77;,b71 no additional ,/ate 
attorney g5]al may br+ a civil action "u
 su* subp>agraph to recov] ! same       
=feiture p5alty aga9/ a def5dant nam$ 9 
! civil action int]v5$ 9 by ! ,attorney 
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,f7 ,trial  

de novo ,any action by a ,/ate attorney 
g5]al "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be a     
trial de novo4  7,g7 ,notice by         
,commission to ,/ate attorneys g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an #fj days aft] det]m9+ a        
=feiture p5alty "u p>agraph 7#d77;,b71 !
 ,commission %all provide notice ( su*  
=feiture p5alty to relevant 7z det]m9$  
by ! ,commission7 ,/ate attorneys g5]al4
  7,h7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,= purposes (
 br++ a civil action "u subp>agraph     
7,a71 no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph %all be       
con/ru$ to prev5t a ,/ate attorney g5]al
 f ex]cis+ ! p[]s conf]r$ on ! ,/ate    
attorney g5]al by ! laws ( su* ,/ate    
to-- 7i7 conduct inve/igations2  7ii7   
adm9i/] oa?s or affirmations2 or  7iii7 
compel att5dance ( witnesses or !       
production ( docum5t>y & o!r evid5ce4   
7,i7 ,/ate attorney g5]al def9$ ,9 ?is  
p>agraph1 ! t]m ,/ate attorney g5]al    
means ! *ief legal (fic] ( a ,/ate4  4  
7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,! ,communications 
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et     
seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section         

#bbg7;b77#d77;,c71 by ins]t+ p>agraph   
7#e7 or aft] recov]able "u2 &  7#b7 9   
section #ejd-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7a7--  
7i7 by ins]t+ or z o!rwise provid$ 9    
section #bbg7;b77#e7 ( ?is ,act aft] "u 
section #ejc7;b77#c7 ( ?is ,act2 &  7ii7
 by /rik+ ,x %all be & ins]t+ ,except z 
provid$ 9 section #bbg7;b77#e7 ( ?is    
,act1 x %all be2 &  7,b7 9 subsection   
7b71 by ins]t+ aft] su* =feitures !     
foll[+3 7or1 9 ! case ( a suit in/itut$ 
by a ,/ate attorney g5]al "u section    
#bbg7;b77#e7 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,/ate        
attorney g5]al1 & ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates if ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates has int]v5$ 9 su* suit1  
^u reque/ ( ! ,commission1 %all take su*
 actions z are necess>y to discont9ue   
su* suit74