,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajhhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,october #bb1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,lee of ,nevada 7for herself1 
,mr4 ,mc,guire1 ,mr4 ,mannion1 ,mrs4    
,kiggans of ,virginia1 ,ms4 ,salinas1   
and ,ms4 ,friedman7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to ensure delivery service  
providers have partnership agreements   
with the restaurants for which the      
providers deliver1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,providing ,real    
,oversight of ,third-parties ,executing 
,certain ,transactions for ,small       
,restaurants ,act or the ,,protect      
,small ,restaurants ,act4  #b4          
,limitations on delivery service        
providers  7a7 ,in general  7#a7        
,agreements required ,a food delivery   
service provider may not facilitate an  
order for food or beverages prepared by 
a restaurant unless such provider has a 

partnership agreement with such         
restaurant4  7#b7 ,removal of listings  
,a food delivery service provider shall1
 at the request of a restaurant with    
respect to which the provider does not  
have a partnership agreement1 remove any
 appearance of such restaurant on an    
online platform of the provider1 and    
cease facilitating orders with respect  
to such restaurant1 not later than #aj  
days after the date on which the        
provider receives such request4  7b7    
,regulations ,the ,federal ,trade       
,commission may promulgate1 in          
accordance with section #eec of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 regulations  
to carry out subsection 7a74  7c7       
,enforcement by ,federal ,trade         
,commission  7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive  
acts or practices ,a violation of this  
section or a regulation promulgated     
under this section 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 ,federal    
,trade ,commission shall enforce this   
section and the regulations promulgated 
under this section 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 this section or a regulation   
promulgated under this section shall be 
subject to the penalties and entitled to
 the privileges and immunities provided 
in the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act4
  7d7 ,applicability ,this section shall
 apply to an order placed on or after   
the date that is #ahj days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4  7e7
 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7    
,food delivery service provider ,the    
term food delivery service provider     

means a person that provides1 through a 
website1 a mobile application1 or       
another online means1 a service that--  
7,a7 allows consumers to place an order 
for food or beverages with a restaurant2
  7,b7 is not such restaurant2 and  7,c7
 facilitates delivery with respect to   
such order1 which may include same-day  
delivery or same-day pickup4  7#b7      
,partnership agreement ,the term        
partnership agreement means a written   
agreement between a food delivery       
service provider and a restaurant that  
permits such provider to--  7,a7 place  
an order for a consumer for food or     
beverages prepared by such restaurant2  
and  7,b7 facilitate delivery with      
respect to such order1 which may include
 same-day delivery or same-day pickup4  
7#c7 ,restaurant ,the term restaurant-- 
7,a7 means an establishment that        
prepares and serves food intended for   
immediate consumption2 and  7,b7 does   
not include a convenience store or a    
grocery store4  #c4 ,trade ,regulation  

,rule on ,impersonation of ,government  
and ,businesses ,the final rule issued  
by the ,federal ,trade ,commission      
titled ,trade ,regulation ,rule on      
,impersonation of ,government and       
,businesses 7#hi ,fed4 ,reg4 #aejag1    
,march #a1 #bjbd7 shall have the force  
and effect of law4