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15 U.S.C. § 45e — Office for the prevention of fraud targeting seniors
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**(a) Establishment of Advisory Office** The Federal Trade Commission (in this section referred to as the “Commission”) shall establish an 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 (in this section referred to 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 and in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Postmaster General, the Chief Postal Inspector for the United States Postal Inspection Service, and other relevant agencies, shall—
(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 publicly available information of any enforcement ac
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**(a) Establishment of Advisory Office** The Federal Trade Commission (in this section referred to as the “Commission”) shall establish an 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 (in this section referred to 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 and in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Postmaster General, the Chief Postal Inspector for the United States Postal Inspection Service, and other relevant agencies, shall—
(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 publicly available information of any 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 and in consultation with the Attorney General, shall 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 1 year after March 15, 2022.
**(c) Use of existing funds** No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and the Commission shall carry out this section using amounts otherwise made available to the Commission.
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This subchapter may be cited as the “Federal Trade Commission Act”.
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In this chapter—
(1) the terms “abuse”, “adult protective services”, “elder”, “elder justice”, “exploitation”, “law enforcement”, and “neglect” have the meanings given those terms in [section 1397j of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1397j&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) the term “elder abuse” includes abuse, neglect, and exploitation of an elder; and
(3) the term “State” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to ensure that the Bureau—
(1) has an orderly and organized startup;
(2) attracts and retains a qualified workforce; and
(3) establishes comprehensive employee training and benefits programs.
**(b) Reporting requirement**
(1) **In general** — The Bureau shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives that includes the plans described in paragraph (2).
(2) **Plans** — The plans described in this paragraph are as follows:
(A) *Training and workforce development plan* — The Bureau shall submit a training and workforce development plan that includes, to the extent practicable—
(i) identification of skill and technical expertise needs and actions taken to meet those requirements;
(ii) steps taken to foster innovation and creativity;
(iii) leadership development and succession planning; and
(iv) effective use of technology by employees.
(B) *Workplace flexibilities plan* — The Bureau shall submit a workforce flexibility plan that includes, to the extent practicable—
(i) telework;
(ii) flexible work schedules;
(iii) phased retirement;
(iv) reemployed annuitants;
(v) part-time work;
(vi) job sharing;
(vii) parental leave benefits and childcare assistance;
(viii) domestic partner benefits;
(ix) other workplace flexibilities; or
(x) any combination of the items described in clauses (i) through (ix).
(C) *Recruitment and retention plan* — The Bureau shall submit a recruitment and retention plan that includes, to the extent practicable, provisions relating to—
(i) the steps necessary to target highly qualified applicant pools
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**(a) Support and assistance**
(1) **Elder Justice Coordinators** — The Attorney General shall designate in each Federal judicial district not less than one Assistant United States Attorney to serve as the Elder Justice Coordinator for the district, who, in addition to any other responsibilities, shall be responsible for—
(A) serving as the legal counsel for the Federal judicial district on matters relating to elder abuse;
(B) prosecuting, or assisting in the prosecution of, elder abuse cases;
(C) conducting public outreach and awareness activities relating to elder abuse; and
(D) ensuring the collection of data required to be collected under [section 21722 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21722&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Investigative support** — The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall, with respect to crimes relating to elder abuse, ensure the implementation of a regular and comprehensive training program to train agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the investigation and prosecution of such crimes and the enforcement of laws related to elder abuse, which shall include—
(A) specialized strategies for communicating with and assisting elder abuse victims; and
(B) relevant forensic training relating to elder abuse.
(3) **Resource group** — The Attorney General, through the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, shall ensure the operation of a resource group to facilitate the sharing of knowledge, experience, sample pleadings and other case documents, training materials, and any other resources to assist prosecutors throughout the United States in pursuing cases relating to elder abuse.
(4) **Designated elder ju
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 45e
cable terms and provisions of the Federal
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.)
were incorporated into and made a part of
this section.
(B) Privileges and immunities
Any person who violates subsection (a)
shall be subject to the penalties and entitled
to the privileges and immunities provided in
the Federal Trade Commission Act as
though all applicable terms and provisions
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated and
made part of this section.
(c) Authority preserved
Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to
limit the authority of the Federal Trade Com-
mission or the Food and Drug Administration
under any other provision of law.
(Pub. L. 115–271, title VIII, § 8023, Oct. 24, 2018, 132
Stat. 4082.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in
subsec. (b)(2), is act Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717,
which is classified generally to this subchapter. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see sec-
tion 58 of this title and Tables.
This subtitle, referred to in subsec. (c), is subtitle B
(§§ 8021–8023) of title VIII of Pub. L. 115–271, Oct. 24, 2018,
132 Stat. 4082, known as the Opioid Addiction Recovery
Fraud Prevention Act of 2018, which enacted this sec-
tion and provisions set out as notes under this section
and section 58 of this title.
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Opioid Addiction
Recovery Fraud Prevention Act of 2018, and also as part
of the Substance Use–Disorder Prevention that Pro-
motes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and
Communities Act, also known as the SUPPORT for Pa-
tients and Communities Act, and not as part of the
Federal Trade Commission Act whic
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