,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hegj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjbb,mr4 
,malinowski 7for himself and ,ms4 ,kelly
 of ,illinois7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,federal ,trade  
,commission to conduct an investigation 
and submit to ,congress a report on     
unfair or deceptive acts or practices   
that may be prevalent in the advertising
 or marketing of firearms and to issue  
regulations to prohibit unfair or       
deceptive acts or practices related to  
the advertising or marketing of         
firearms1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,responsible ,firearms ,marketing   
,act4  #b4 ,unfair or deceptive acts or 
practices related to the advertising or 
marketing of firearms  7a7              
,investigation and report by ,federal   
,trade ,commission  7#a7 ,investigation 
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall 

conduct an investigation to identify    
potentially unfair or deceptive acts or 
practices that may be prevalent in the  
advertising or marketing of firearms4   
7,b7 ,considerations ,in conducting the 
investigation under subparagraph 7,a71  
the ,commission shall consider-- 7i7    
advertising or marketing materials that 
may--  7,i7 be designed to appeal to    
individuals who are younger than #ah    
years of age2 or  7,,ii7 imply or       
encourage illegal use of the advertised 
or marketed product2 and  7ii7          
advertising or marketing of             
semiautomatic assault weapons4  7#b7    
,report ,not later than #a year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,commission shall submit to         
,congress a report on the investigation 
conducted under paragraph 7#a74  7b7    
,regulations  7#a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #ah months after submitting  
the report required by subsection       
7a77#b71 the ,commission shall issue    
regulations under section #eec of title 

#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to prohibit  
any manufacturer1 dealer1 or importer of
 firearms from engaging in any unfair or
 deceptive act or practice related to   
the advertising or marketing of         
firearms4  7#b7 ,requirements ,in       
issuing regulations under paragraph     
7#a71 the ,commission shall address--   
7,a7 unfair or deceptive advertising or 
marketing that-- 7i7 may be designed to 
appeal to individuals who are younger   
than #ah years of age2  7ii7 may imply  
or encourage illegal use of the         
advertised or marketed product2 or      
7iii7 relates to the sale of            
semiautomatic assault weapons2 and  7,b7
 any other unfair or deceptive acts or  
practices related to the advertising or 
marketing of firearms by manufacturers1 
dealers1 or importers of firearms4  7c7 
,enforcement  7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive 
acts or practices ,a violation of a     
regulation promulgated under subsection 
7b7 shall be treated as a violation of a
 regulation under section               

#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade 
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 regarding unfair or  
deceptive acts or practices4  7#b7      
,powers of commission ,the ,commission  
shall enforce the regulations           
promulgated under subsection 7b7 in the 
same manner1 by the same means1 and with
 the same jurisdiction1 powers1 and     
duties as though all applicable terms   
and provisions of the ,federal ,trade   
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 were incorporated into and made a 
part of this section4 ,any person who   
violates a regulation promulgated under 
subsection 7b7 shall be subject to the  
penalties and entitled to the privileges
 and immunities provided in the ,federal
 ,trade ,commission ,act4  7#c7 ,rule of
 construction ,nothing in this section  
shall be construed to limit the         
authority of the ,commission under any  
other provision of law4  7d7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,commission ,the term ,commission means 

the ,federal ,trade ,commission4  7#b7  
,firearm2 importer2 manufacturer2 dealer
 ,the terms firearm1 importer1          
manufacturer1 and dealer have the       
meanings given such terms in section    
#iba7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code4