,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bg1      
#bjba,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,daines7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,federal ,trade       
,commission to conduct a study on scams 
that target travelers during the        
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting         
,consumers from ,travel ,fraud ,act4    
#b4 ,,ftc study on travel fraud  7a7    
,study ,the ,federal ,trade ,commission 
7in this section referred to as the     
,commission7 shall conduct a study1     
using the ,commission's authority under 
section #f of the ,federal ,trade       
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #df71   
regarding scams that target travelers   
during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic4  7b7   
,report ,not later than #de days after  

the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,commission shall submit to ,congress a 
report containing the results of the    
study conducted under subsection 7a71   
together with recommendations for such  
legislation and administrative action to
 prevent and deter scams that target    
consumers1 including online travel      
booking scams1 as the ,commission       
determines appropriate4  7c7 ,consumer  
protection information ,not later than  
#cj days after the date of the          
submission of the report under          
subsection 7b71 the ,commission shall   
update the website of the ,commission to
 include information for consumers on   
avoiding scams that target travelers1   
including scams that target travelers   
during the ,,covid-pandemic identified  
in the study conducted under subsection 
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