,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1
 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4      
,w>r51 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4  
,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 & ,mr4   
,book]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,f$]al ,trade     
,commission to conduct a /udy & submit  
to ,congress a report on unfair or      
deceptive acts or practices t may be    
preval5t 9 ! adv]tis+ or m>ket+ (       
fire>ms & to issue regulations to       
prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or    
practices relat$ to ! adv]tis+ or m>ket+
 ( fire>ms1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,responsible ,fire>ms ,m>ket+ ,act4  #b4
 ,unfair or deceptive acts or practices 
relat$ to ! adv]tis+ or m>ket+ ( fire>ms
  7a7 ,/udy & report by ! ,f$]al ,trade 
,commission  7#a7 ,/udy  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  

,! ,commission %all conduct a /udy1 us+ 
! ,commission's au?ority "u section     
#f7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #df7;b771 reg>d+ !  
adv]tis+ or m>ket+ ( fire>ms4 ,su* /udy 
%all id5tify pot5tially unfair or       
deceptive acts or practices t may be    
preval5t 9 su* adv]tis+ or m>ket+1 z    
well z any o!r in=mation det]m9$        
appropriate by ! ,commission4  7,b7     
,consid]ations ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u    
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,commission %all    
consid]-- 7i7 adv]tis+ or m>ket+        
mat]ials t may-- 7,i7 be design$ to     
appeal to individuals :o are y\ng] ?an  
#ah ye>s ( age2 or  7,,ii7 imply or     
enc\rage illegal use ( ! adv]tis$ or    
m>ket$ product2 &  7ii7 adv]tis+ or     
m>ket+ ( semiautomatic assault weapons4 
7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
,commission %all submit to ,congress a  
report on ! /udy conduct$ "u p>agraph   
7#a71 toge!r ) su* recomm5dations =     
legislation or adm9i/rative action z !  

,commission det]m9es appropriate4  7#c7 
,exemption f ,pap]work ,r$uction ,act   
,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce ( title #dd1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n apply to !  
collection ( in=mation "u p>agraph 7#a74
  7b7 ,regulations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] submitt+ !      
report requir$ by subsection 7a77#b71 ! 
,commission %all promulgate regulations 
"u section #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit any           
manufactur]1 deal]1 or import] ( fire>ms
 f engag+ 9 any unfair or deceptive act 
or practice relat$ to ! adv]tis+ or     
m>ket+ ( fire>ms4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,9 
promulgat+ regulations "u p>agraph 7#a71
 ! ,commission %all address-- 7,a7      
unfair or deceptive adv]tis+ or m>ket+  
t-- 7i7 may be design$ to appeal to     
individuals :o are y\ng] ?an #ah ye>s ( 
age2  7ii7 may imply or enc\rage illegal
 use ( ! adv]tis$ or m>ket$ product2 or 
7iii7 relates to ! sale ( semiautomatic 
assault weapons2 &  7,b7 any o!r unfair 
or deceptive acts or practices relat$ to

 ! adv]tis+ or m>ket+ ( fire>ms by      
manufactur]s1 deal]s1 or import]s (     
fire>ms4  7c7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,unfair or
 deceptive acts or practices ,a         
violation ( a regulation promulgat$ "u  
subsection 7b7 %all be treat$ z a       
violation ( a rule def9+ an unfair or   
deceptive act or practice "u section    
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7#b7 ,p[]s ( !     
,commission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!           
,commission %all en=ce ! regulations    
promulgat$ "u subsection 7b7 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 ,act4  7,b7 ,privileges &     
immunities ,any p]son :o violates a     
regulation promulgat$ "u subsection 7b7 
%all be subject to ! p5alties & entitl$ 
to ! privileges & immunities provid$ 9 !
 ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae    

,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474  7,c7 ,au?ority 
pres]v$ ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$
 to limit ! au?ority ( ! ,commission "u 
any o!r provision ( law4  7d7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  7#b7        
,fire>m2 import]2 manufactur]2 deal] ,! 
t]ms fire>m1 import]1 manufactur]1 &    
deal] h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section
 #iba7;a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4