,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #cj1 #bjbc,mr4    
,lee 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4       
,hawley1 & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d    
section #ac ( ! ,f$]al ,trade           
,commission ,act to provide = equitable 
relief1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,!      
,consum] ,protection & ,due ,process    
,act4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,f$]al ,trade 
,commission ,act  7a7 ,provision (      
equitable relief2 au?ority ,to ref] to !
 ,attorney ,g5]al  7#a7 ,9 g5]al        
,section #ac ( ! ,f$]al ,trade          
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ec7 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7   
,equitable relief  7#a7 ,re/itution2    
contract rescission & re=mation2        
refunds2 return ( prop]ty respect+      
unfair or deceptive acts or practices   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#d71

 9 a suit br\ght "u subsection          
7b77#b77;,b71 ! ,commission may seek1 & 
! c\rt may ord]-- 7i7 re/itution =      
consum] loss t ! c\rt has a s\nd basis  
to conclude result$ f su* violation2    
7ii7 rescission or re=mation (          
contracts2 or  7iii7 ! refund ( prop]ty4
  7,b7 ,limitations p]iod ,9 a suit     
br\ght "u subsection 7b77#b77;,b71 !    
,commission may br+ a claim = relief "u 
?is p>agraph n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] !  
date on :i* ! violation t gives rise to 
! suit 9 :i* ! ,commission seeks ! claim
 occurs4  7#b7 ,disgorgem5t respect+    
unfair or deceptive acts or practices   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#d71
 9 a suit br\ght "u subsection          
7b77#b77;,b71 ! ,commission may seek1 & 
! c\rt may ord]1 disgorgem5t ( any unju/
 enri*m5t ! c\rt has a s\nd basis to    
conclude t a p]son1 p>tn]%ip1 or        
corporation obta9$ z a result ( t       
violation4  7,b7 ,calculation ,any am\nt
 t a c\rt ord]s a p]son1 p>tn]%ip1 or   
corporation to pay "u subp>agraph 7,a7  

%all be (fset by any am\nt a c\rt ord]s 
! p]son1 p>tn]%ip1 or corporation to pay
 or to return "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 &   
%all n exce$ ! net pr(its directly      
relat$ to ! violation by ! p]son1       
p>tn]%ip1 or corporation4  7,c7         
,limitations p]iod ,9 a suit br\ght "u  
subsection 7b77#b77;,b71 ! ,commission  
may br+ a claim = disgorgem5t "u ?is    
p>agraph n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date 
on :i* ! violation t gives rise to !    
suit 9 :i* ! ,commission seeks ! claim  
occurs4  7#c7 ,calculation ( limitations
 p]iods ,= purposes ( calculat+ any     
limitations p]iod "u p>agraph 7#a7 or   
7#b71 any "t 9 :i* a p]son1 p>tn]%ip1 or
 corporation aga9/ :i* su* equitable    
relief is s\ght is outside ! ,unit$     
,/ates %all n be c\nt$ = purposes (     
calculat+ su* p]iod4  7#d7 ,burd5 (     
pro(2 presumption  7,a7 ,burd5 ( pro( ,!
 c\rt may ord] equitable relief "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 only if !         
,commission proves t-- 7i7 ! act or     
practice :i* relates to ! violation t   

gives rise to ! suit 9 :i* ! ,commission
 seeks su* relief is an act or practice 
t a reasonable individual w\ld h kn[n1  
"u ! circum/ances1 0 unfair or deceptive
 )9 ! mean+ ( section #e7;a77#a72 &     
7ii7 a reasonable individual-- 7,i7     
mat]ially reli$ on su* act or practice2 
&  7,,ii7 su* act or practice           
proximately caus$ h>m to ! individual4  
7,b7 ,no presumption ( mat]ial reliance 
,= purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a77ii77,i71 
! c\rt may n presume t an individual    
mat]ially reli$ on any unfair or        
deceptive acts or practices solely on ! 
basis ( a f9d+ t su* individual 0 expos$
 to su* unfair or deceptive acts or     
practices4  7f7 ,ref]ral by !           
,commission ,9 any action br\ght by !   
,commission "u ?is section involv+ an   
unfair me?od ( competition 9 :i* ! c\rt 
rules 9 favor ( ! ,commission1 !        
,commission may ref] ! action to !      
,attorney ,g5]al to collect actual      
damages "u section #d;,a7b7 ( ! ,clayton
 ,act4  4  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts        

,section #ac ( ! ,f$]al ,trade          
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ec7 is 
am5d$ by /rik+ subsection 7b7 & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3  7b7 ,tempor>y re/ra9+ ord]s2  
prelim9>y & p]man5t injunctions2 o!r    
relief ,:5ev] ! ,commission has reason  
to believe-- 7#a7 t any p]son1 p>tn]%ip1
 or corporation has violat$1 is violat+1
 or is ab\t to violate any provision (  
law en=c$ by ! ,f$]al ,trade            
,commission2 &  7#b7 t ei!r-- 7,a7 !    
enjo9+ !re( p5d+ ! issuance ( a compla9t
 by ! ,commission & until su* compla9t  
is dismiss$ by ! ,commission or set     
aside by ! c\rt on review1 or until !   
ord] ( ! ,commission made !reon has     
become f9al1 w\ld be 9 ! int]e/ ( !     
public2 or  7,b7 ! p]man5t enjo9+ !re(  
or ! ord]+ ( equitable relief "u        
subsection 7e7 w\ld be 9 ! int]e/ ( !   
public1  ! ,commission by any ( its     
attorneys designat$ by x = su* purpose  
may br+ suit 9 a di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates to obta9 su* injunction or      
relief4 ,9 a case br\ght "u p>agraph    

7#b77;,a71 ^u a prop] %[+ t1 weigh+ !   
equities & consid]+ ! ,commission's     
likelihood ( ultimate success1 a        
tempor>y re/ra9+ ord] or prelim9>y      
injunction w\ld be 9 ! public int]e/1 & 
aft] notice to ! def5dant1 a tempor>y   
re/ra9+ ord] or a prelim9>y injunction  
may be grant$3 ,provid$1 h[ev]1 ,t if a 
compla9t is n fil$ )9 su* p]iod 7n      
exce$+ #bj days7 z may be specifi$ by ! 
c\rt aft] issuance ( ! tempor>y re/ra9+ 
ord] or prelim9>y injunction1 ! ord] or 
injunction %all be dissolv$ by ! c\rt & 
be ( no fur!r =ce & effect3 ,provid$    
fur!r1 ,t 9 a case br\ght "u p>agraph   
7#b77;,b71 aft] prop] pro(1 ! c\rt may  
issue a p]man5t injunction1 equitable   
relief "u subsection 7e71 or any o!r    
relief z ! c\rt det]m9es to be j &      
prop]1 includ+ tempor>y or prelim9>y    
equitable relief4 ,any suit "u p>agraph 
7#b7 may be br\ght :]e su* p]son1       
p>tn]%ip1 or corporation resides or     
transacts bus9ess1 or :]ev] v5ue is     
prop] "u section #acia ( title #bh1     

,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 ,9 addition1 ! c\rt
 may1 if ! c\rt det]m9es t ! int]e/s (  
ju/ice require t any o!r p]son1         
p>tn]%ip1 or corporation %\ld be a p>ty 
9 su* suit1 cause su* o!r p]son1        
p>tn]%ip1 or corporation to be add$ z a 
p>ty )\t reg>d to :e!r v5ue is o!rwise  
prop] 9 ! di/rict 9 :i* ! suit is       
br\ght4 ,9 any su* suit1 process may be 
s]v$ on any p]son1 p>tn]%ip1 or         
corporation :]ev] x may be f\nd4  4  7b7
 ,am5dm5ts to au?ority ,to comm5ce or   
def5d litigation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #af7;a77#b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade          
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#ef7;a77#b77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9          
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 7relat+ to   
injunctive relief72 &  7,b7 9           
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ 7relat+ to   
consum] r$ress74  7#b7 ,te*nical am5dm5t
 ,section #af7;a77#b77;,d7 ( ! ,f$]al   
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#ef7;a77#b77;,d77 is am5d$ by /rik+     
subp5a & ins]t+ subpo5a4  7c7           
,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by      

subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all apply )      
respect to any action or proce$+ t is   
comm5c$ on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act4  #c4 ,actions by ! ,attorney  
,g5]al  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #d;,a ( ! 
,clayton ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ae;a7 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,:5ev] & ins]t+   
7a7 ,:5ev]2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7b7 7#a7 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al   
may br+ a civil action 9 ! "n ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 z p>5s patriae on behalf (     
natural p]sons resid+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
:o %all be injur$ 9 8 or h] bus9ess or  
prop]ty by reason ( any?+ =bidd5 9 !    
antitru/ laws1 9 any di/rict c\rt ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! di/rict 9 :i* !       
def5dant resides or is f\nd or has an   
ag5t1 )\t respect to ! am\nt 9          
controv]sy1 & %all recov] ! damages     
su/a9$ by him or h]1 & ! co/ ( ! suit1  
includ+ a reasonable attorney's fee4    
7#b7 ,no damages or co/s may be recov]$ 
= ! same injury t 0 ! basis = ! action  
"u t p>agraph 9 addition to any damages 
or co/s aw>d$ 9 su* action4  4  7b7     

,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by      
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
any action or proce$+ t is comm5c$ on or
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4