S.Amdt. 1049

SA 1049. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055,
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2020, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in title V of division A, insert
the following:

SEC. __. OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF FRAUD TARGETING
SENIORS.

(a) Establishment of Advisory Office.--The Federal Trade
Commission (referred to in this section as the
``Commission'') shall establish an advisory office within the
Bureau of Consumer Protection for the purpose of advising the
Commission on the prevention of fraud targeting seniors and
to assist the Commission with the following:
(1) Oversight.--The advisory office shall monitor the
market for mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and
recorded message telephone call (referred to in this section
as ``robocall'') fraud targeting seniors and shall coordinate
with other relevant agencies regarding the requirements of
this section.
(2) Consumer education.--The Commission through the
advisory office shall, in consultation with the Attorney
General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the

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Postmaster General, the Chief Postal Inspector for the United
States Postal Inspection Service, and other relevant
agencies--
(A) disseminate to seniors and families and caregivers of
seniors general information on mail, television, internet,
telemarketing, and robocall fraud targeting seniors,
including descriptions of the most common fraud schemes;
(B) disseminate to seniors and families and caregivers of
seniors information on reporting complaints of fraud
targeting seniors either to the national toll-free telephone
number established by the Commission for reporting such
complaints, or to the Consumer Sentinel Network, operated by
the Commission, where such complaints will become immediately
available to appropriate law enforcement agencies, including
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the attorneys general
of the States;
(C) in response to a specific request about a particular
entity or individual, provide publically available
information of enforcement action taken by the Commission for
mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and robocall fraud
against such entity; and
(D) maintain a website to serve as a resource for
information for seniors and families and caregivers of
seniors regarding mail, television, internet, telemarketing,
robocall, and other identified fraud targeting seniors.
(3) Complaints.--The Commission through the advisory office
shall, in consultation with the Attorney General, establish
procedures to--
(A) log and acknowledge the receipt of complaints by
individuals who believe they have been a victim of mail,
television, internet, telemarketing, and robocall fraud in
the Consumer Sentinel Network, and shall make those
complaints immediately available to Federal, State, and local
law enforcement authorities; and
(B) provide to individuals described in subparagraph (A),
and to any other persons, specific and general information on
mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and robocall
fraud, including descriptions of the most common schemes
using such methods of communication.
(b) Commencement.--The Commission shall commence carrying
out the requirements of this section not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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