,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dceb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ba1 #bjbf,ms4  
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,lujn7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission to conduct a /udy on conduct
 relat$ to oil & gas prices1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fair & ,transp>5t ,gas    
,prices ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,,ftc ,/udy  
on ,conduct ,relat$ to ,oil & ,gas      
,prices  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,f$]al ,trade     
,commission 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !
 ,commission71 9 coord9ation ) ,/ate    
attorneys g5]al1 z appropriate1 %all    
conduct a /udy1 us+ ! ,commission's     
au?ority "u section #f7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al   
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#df7;b771 to inve/igate                 
anti-competitive1 collusive1 or o!r     
conduct relat$ to oil & gas companies & 
m>kets1 includ+ ! actual price ( oil &  

gas paid by consum]s4 ,su* /udy %all    
include an analysis (-- 7#a7 :e!r su*   
oil & gas companies use _! f9ancial     
res\rces 9 a mann] t w\ld n exp& or     
increase fuel supply1 includ+ by r$uc+  
inve/m5ts 9 ! production ( fuel1 engag+ 
9 /ock buy backs1 or any o!r conduct !  
,commission deems appropriate2 &  7#b7  
:e!r su* anti-competitive1 collusive1 or
 o!r conduct may-- 7,a7 result 9 inflat$
 co/s = consum]s or be consid]$ price   
g\g+2  7,b7 delay produc+ or deliv]+ m  
fuel supply2  7,c7 impact inve/m5t      
decisions t w\ld contribute to          
additional fuel supply2 or  7,d7 re/rict
 ! availability1 accessibility1 or      
af=dability ( alt]native fuels or       
vehicle te*nology4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft] 
= ! foll[+ #b ye>s1 ! ,commission %all  
submit to ! appropriate committees (    
,congress a report conta9+ ! results ( !
 /udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a71 toge!r
 ) recomm5dations = su* legislation &   

adm9i/rative action z ! ,commission     
det]m9es appropriate or necess>y to     
provide fair1 competitive1 & transp>5t  
co/s & m>kets impact+ consum]s ) respect
 to oil & gas4  7#b7 ,appropriate       
committees ( ,congress ,9 ?is           
subsection1 ! t]m appropriate committees
 ( ,congress means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 
! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,d7 !      
,subcommittees on ,f9ancial ,s]vices &  
,g5]al ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,committees on     
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate4  7c7        
,inapplicability ( pap]work r$uction act
 ,*apt] #ce ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code 7commonly kn[n z ! ,pap]work      
,r$uction ,act71 %all n apply to !      
collection ( in=mation "u subsection    
7a74  7d7 ,additional ,,ftc res\rces    
7#a7 ,additional p]sonnel ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 ! ,commission %all1

 )\t reg>d to ! civil s]vice laws       
7includ+ regulations71 appo9t n m ?an   
#ej additional p]sonnel1 z necess>y1 = !
 purposes ( c>ry+ out ! /udy & report   
requir$ "u ?is section4  7#b7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,commission to c>ry out ?is section     
#ae1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbg & 
#bjbh4