,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajije  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bb1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,v9dman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit       
individualiz$ pric+1 dynamic pric+1 &   
pric+ bas$ on facial recognition        
te*nology at l>ge retail food /ores & _!
 onl9e plat=ms1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,no ,p]sonal ,data 9 ,groc]y ,pric+     
,act4  #b4 ,prohibit$ pric+ practices   
7a7 ,prohibit$ pric+ practices  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,a cov]$ op]ator may n d any ( !  
foll[+ at a cov]$ /ore or ?r\gh a cov]$ 
onl9e plat=m3  7,a7 ,engage 9           
individualiz$ pric+4  7,b7 ,use facial  
recognition te*nology or o!r biometric  
data to set1 adju/1 or (f] ! price ( an 
item4  7,c7 ,engage 9 dynamic pric+4    
7#b7 ,p]mitt$ practices ,! foll[+ is n a
 violation ( subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,c7 ( 
p>agraph 7#a7 if ! practice does n use  
facial recognition te*nology or o!r     

biometric data &1 except 9 ! case (     
subp>agraph 7,e71 ! result+ price does n
 exce$ ! g5]ally available price3  7,a7 
,a c\pon4  7,b7 ,a price or disc\nt (f]$
 ?r\gh a loyalty or memb]%ip program 9  
:i* ! consum] volunt>ily enroll$4  7,c7 
,a disc\nt (f]$1 "u publicly disclos$   
eligibility crit]ia1 to consum]s bas$ on
 age1 disability1 milit>y or vet]an     
/atus1 /ud5t or educator /atus1         
employm5t by ! cov]$ op]ator1 or        
p>ticipation 9 a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local
 nutrition assi/ance program4  7,d7 ,a  
m>kd[n ( an item t is p]i%able1 damag$1 
ne> ! expiration or sell-by date ( !    
item1 seasonal1 or discont9u$1 if !     
m>kd[n is available to all consum]s at !
 cov]$ /ore or ?r\gh ! cov]$ onl9e      
plat=m4  7,e7 ,a diff]5ce 9 price bas$  
on no?+ o!r ?an a fee = deliv]y1 pickup1
 or ano!r s]vice reque/$ by ! consum]1  
if ! fee is disclos$ be=e pur*ase1 is ! 
same = all consum]s "u ! same s]vice    
conditions1 & is n bas$ on a factor     
describ$ 9 subsection 7e77#i74  7,f7 ,a 

cr$it1 refund1 or disc\nt provid$ to a  
consum] to resolve a compla9t1 bill+    
error1 or s]vice problem4  7,g7 ,a      
diff]5ce 9 price betwe5 cov]$ /ores1 or 
= onl9e ord]s fulfill$ f diff]5t cov]$  
/ores1 if ! price is ! same = all       
consum]s at a giv5 cov]$ /ore or = all  
onl9e ord]s fulfill$ f t cov]$ /ore & ! 
diff]5ce is n bas$ on a *>act]i/ic      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 (   
subsection 7e77#i74  7#c7 ,prohibition  
on evasion ,a cov]$ op]ator may n1      
directly or indirectly1 includ+ ?r\gh a 
p]son act+ on behalf ( ! cov]$ op]ator1 
engage 9 any act or practice1 or        
comb9ation ( acts or practices1 t is    
design$ to evade a prohibition "u       
p>agraph 7#a71 includ+ ?r\gh ! use ( any
 practice describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7b7
 ,en=cem5t by ,f$]al ,trade ,commission 
7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive acts or       
practices ,a violation ( subsection 7a7 
or a regulation promulgat$ "u ?is       
section %all be treat$ z a violation ( a
 regulation "u section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 

( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+     
unfair or deceptive acts or practices4  
7#b7 ,p[]s ( ,commission ,! ,f$]al      
,trade ,commission %all en=ce subsection
 7a7 & any regulation promulgat$ "u ?is 
section 9 ! same mann]1 by ! same means1
 & ) ! same jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties
 z ?\gh all applicable t]ms & provisions
 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq47 7 incorporat$   
into & made a "p ( ?is section4 ,any    
p]son :o violates su* subsection or a   
regulation promulgat$ "u ?is section    
%all be subject to ! p5alties & entitl$ 
to ! privileges & immunities provid$ 9 !
 ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act4  7#c7  
,regulations  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!          
,commission may promulgate regulations  
"u section #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to c>ry out ?is section1  
includ+ any regulation t3 7i7 ,cl>ifies 
! t]ms def9$ 9 subsection 7e74  7ii7    
,cl>ifies ! practices describ$ 9        
subsection 7a77#b74  7iii7 ,e/abli%es   

additional p]mitt$ practices1 if !      
,commission det]m9es t ! practice does n
 use facial recognition te*nology or o!r
 biometric data & does n result 9 a     
consum] be+ *>g$ m ?an ! g5]ally        
available price bas$ on ! p]sonal data (
 ! consum]4  7iv7 ,id5tifies & prohibits
 acts or practices1 or comb9ations (    
acts or practices1 t evade or are       
design$ to evade a prohibition "u       
subsection 7a77#a71 includ+ ?r\gh ! use 
( fees1 disc\nts1 promotions1 price     
corrections1 *anges to items1 or ! r\t+ 
( onl9e ord]s4  7,b7 ,limitation ,a     
regulation promulgat$ "u subp>agraph    
7,a77iv7 may n p]mit any act or practice
 prohibit$ "u subsection 7a74  7#d7     
,au?ority pres]v$ ,no?+ 9 ?is section   
may be con/ru$ to limit ! au?ority ( !  
,commission "u any o!r provision ( law4 
7c7 ,en=cem5t by /ates  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9
 any case 9 :i* ! attorney g5]al ( a    
,/ate has reason to believe t an int]e/ 
( ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate has be5 or is    
?reat5$ or adv]sely affect$ by !        

engagem5t ( any p]son 9 a practice t    
violates subsection 7a7 or a regulation 
promulgat$ "u ?is section1 ! attorney   
g5]al ( ! ,/ate1 z p>5s patriae1 may br+
 a civil action on behalf ( ! resid5ts (
 ! ,/ate 9 an appropriate di/rict c\rt (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to--  7,a7 enjo9 t     
practice2  7,b7 en=ce compliance ) ?is  
section or su* regulation2  7,c7 obta9  
damages1 re/itution1 or o!r comp5sation 
on behalf ( resid5ts ( ! ,/ate2 or  7,d7
 obta9 su* o!r relief z ! c\rt may      
consid] to be appropriate4  7#b7 ,notice
 to commission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,be=e fil+
 an action "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! attorney 
g5]al ( ! ,/ate %all provide to !       
,commission writt5 notice ( ! action & a
 copy ( ! compla9t = ! action4  7,b7    
,exception ,if ! attorney g5]al ( a     
,/ate det]m9es t x is n feasible to     
provide ! notice describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a7 be=e fil+ ! action1 ! attorney     
g5]al %all provide ! notice & copy ( !  
compla9t to ! ,commission at ! same "t z
 ! attorney g5]al files ! action4  7#c7 

,int]v5tion ,^u receiv+ notice "u       
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,commission may int]v5e
 9 ! action &1 ^u int]v5+-- 7,a7 be he>d
 on all matt]s aris+ 9 ! action2 &  7,b7
 file petitions = appeal4  7#d7 ,p5d+   
action by commission ,if ! ,commission  
has in/itut$ a civil action = a         
violation ( subsection 7a7 or a         
regulation promulgat$ "u ?is section1 no
 attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate may1 dur+ !   
p5d5cy ( t action1 br+ an action "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 aga9/ any def5dant nam$ 9 
! compla9t ( ! ,commission = ! violation
 alleg$ 9 t compla9t4  7d7 ,relation to 
,/ate law ,?is section does n annul1    
alt]1 affect1 or exempt any p]son       
subject to ?is section f comply+ ) ! law
 ( any ,/ate ) respect to pric+         
practices1 except to ! ext5t t ! law is 
inconsi/5t ) ?is section & !n only to ! 
ext5t ( ! inconsi/5cy4 ,= purposes ( ?is
 subsection1 a ,/ate law is n inconsi/5t
 ) ?is section if ! protection t ! law  
af=ds any consum] is great] ?an !       
protection provid$ by ?is section4  7e7 

,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,automat$ decision sy/em  ,! t]m        
automat$ decision sy/em means a sy/em1  
s(tw>e1 or process t uses computation1  
includ+ ma*9e le>n+1 /ati/ics1 or o!r   
data process+ or artificial intellig5ce 
te*niques1 to assi/1 in=m1 or p]=m      
decision-mak+4  7#b7 ,biometric data ,! 
t]m biometric data means in=mation      
g5]at$ f ! measurem5t or te*nological   
process+ ( ! physical or biological     
*>act]i/ics ( an individual1 includ+    
facial geometry1 f+]pr9ts1 voicepr9ts1  
iris or ret9a patt]ns1 & gait4  7#c7    
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  7#d7        
,consum] ,! t]m consum] means an        
individual :o pur*ases or seeks to      
pur*ase an item = p]sonal1 family1 or   
h\sehold purposes4  7#e7 ,c\pon ,! t]m  
c\pon means a pap] or digital (f]1 issu$
 by a cov]$ op]ator or a manufactur]1 t 
a consum] may r$eem = a r$uction f !    
g5]ally available price ( an item4  7#f7
 ,cov]$ onl9e plat=m ,! t]m cov]$ onl9e 

plat=m means a website1 mobile          
application1 or o!r onl9e s]vice ?r\gh  
:i* a cov]$ op]ator1 or a p]son act+ on 
behalf ( a cov]$ op]ator1 (f]s items f a
 cov]$ /ore = sale to consum]s4  7#g7   
,cov]$ op]ator ,! t]m cov]$ op]ator     
means a p]son t op]ates a cov]$ /ore4   
7#h7 ,cov]$ /ore ,! t]m cov]$ /ore means
 a retail food /ore ) n less ?an #ae1jjj
 squ>e feet ( retail sales floor space4 
7#i7 ,dynamic pric+ ,! t]m dynamic pric+
 means increas+ ! price ( an item1      
includ+ ?r\gh ! use ( an automat$       
decision sy/em1 bas$ 9 :ole or 9 "p on--
  7,a7 ! times at :i* a consum]1 or     
categories ( consum]s1 is expect$ to be 
pres5t at a cov]$ /ore or us+ a cov]$   
onl9e plat=m1 includ+ ! beg9n+ or end ( 
a "w %ift or s*ool day2 or  7,b7 !      
demographic1 economic1 or o!r *>act]i/ic
 ( a consum]1 or categories ( consum]s1 
expect$ to be pres5t at a cov]$ /ore or 
us+ a cov]$ onl9e plat=m1 includ+ age1  
race1 e?nicity1 sex1 income1 wage1      
occupation1 or employm5t /atus4  7#aj7  

,facial recognition te*nology ,! t]m    
facial recognition te*nology means      
te*nology t analyzes ! face ( an        
individual to id5tify ! individual or to
 inf] *>act]i/ics ( ! individual1       
includ+ age1 sex1 emotional /ate1 or    
behavior4  7#aa7 ,g5]ally available     
price ,! t]m g5]ally available price    
means ! price at :i* an item is (f]$ to 
all consum]s at a cov]$ /ore1 or ?r\gh a
 cov]$ onl9e plat=m1 at a giv5 "t1 )\t  
reg>d to ! p]sonal data ( any consum]4  
7#ab7 ,individualiz$ pric+ ,! t]m       
individualiz$ pric+ means (f]+ or *>g+ a
 consum] a price = an item t diff]s f ! 
g5]ally available price1 bas$ 9 :ole or 
9 "p on ! p]sonal data ( ! consum]1     
includ+ ?r\gh ! use ( an automat$       
decision sy/em4  7#ac7 ,item ,! t]m item
 means a good (f]$ = sale to consum]s by
 a cov]$ op]ator4  7#ad7 ,p]sonal data  
,! t]m p]sonal data means in=mation t   
id5tifies1 or is l9k$ or reasonably     
l9kable to1 a consum]1 a h\sehold1 or a 
device l9k$ to a consum] or h\sehold1   

includ+ pur*ase hi/ory1 location1       
biometric data1 & inf]5ces d]iv$ f su*  
in=mation4  7#ae7 ,price ,! t]m price   
means ! total am\nt a consum] is *>g$ = 
an item1 includ+ any fee or sur*>ge1 &  
does n include any applicable tax4      
7#af7 ,retail food /ore ,! t]m retail   
food /ore has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      
section #c ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (
 #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab74  7#ag7     
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al 
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !       
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,guam1     
,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 
,isl&s1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s4  7f7 ,effective date    
,?is section %all take effect #a ye>    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section4