,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbe,mr4 
,keating introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
ensure that certain short-term rentals  
are equipped with a smoke detector and a
 carbon monoxide detector1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,smoke and carbon       
monoxide detectors required  7a7        
,requirement ,no person may rent or     
offer for rent1 or facilitate the rental
 of1 a short-term rental unless such    
short-term rental is equipped with a    
smoke detector and a carbon monoxide    
detector4  7b7 ,regulations ,the        
,federal ,trade ,commission may         
promulgate1 in accordance with section  
#eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 such regulations as may be necessary to
 carry out this section4  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 ,effective date ,subsection 7a7   
shall take effect on the date that is #a

 year after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3  7#a7 ,covered services ,the   
term covered services-- 7,a7 means the  
temporary provision of a room1 building1
 or other lodging facility2 and  7,b7   
does not include the provision of a     
meeting room1 banquet services1 or      
catering services4  7#b7 ,short-term    
rental ,the term short-term rental means
 a property1 including a single-family  
dwelling or a unit in a condominium1    
cooperative1 or time-share1 that        
provides covered services 7either with  
respect to the entire property or a part
 of the property7--  7,a7 to the general
 public2  7,b7 in exchange for a fee2   
7,c7 for periods shorter than #cj       
consecutive days2 and  7,d7 promoted1   
advertised1 or marketed in interstate   
commerce or sold in interstate commerce4