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This subchapter may be cited as the “Federal Trade Commission Act”.
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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) Conduct prohibited** (1) **In general** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person— (A) to circumvent a security measure, access control system, or other technological control or measure on an Internet website or online service that is used by the ticket issuer to enforce posted event ticket purchasing limits or to maintain the integrity of posted online ticket purchasing order rules; or (B) to sell or offer to sell any event ticket in interstate commerce obtained in violation of subparagraph (A) if the person selling or offering to sell the ticket either— (i) participated directly in or had the ability to control the conduct in violation of subparagraph (A); or (ii) knew or should have known that the event ticket was acquired in violation of subparagraph (A). (2) **Exception** — It shall not be unlawful under this section for a person to create or use any computer software or system— (A) to investigate, or further the enforcement or defense, of any alleged violation of this section or other statute or regulation; or (B) to engage in research necessary to identify and analyze flaws and vulnerabilities of measures, systems, or controls described in paragraph (1)(A), if these research activities are conducted to advance the state of knowledge in the field of computer system security or to assist in the development of computer security product. **(b) Enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission** (1) **Unfair or deceptive acts or practices** — A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or a deceptive act or practice under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ([15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-t
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**(a) Definitions** In this section: (1) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission. (2) **Covered communication** — The term “covered communication” means a written, oral, or pictorial review, performance assessment of, or other similar analysis of, including by electronic means, the goods, services, or conduct of a person by an individual who is party to a form contract with respect to which such person is also a party. (3) **Form contract** (A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “form contract” means a contract with standardized terms— (i) used by a person in the course of selling or leasing the person’s goods or services; and (ii) imposed on an individual without a meaningful opportunity for such individual to negotiate the standardized terms. (B) *Exception* — The term “form contract” does not include an employer-employee or independent contractor contract. (4) **Pictorial** — The term “pictorial” includes pictures, photographs, video, illustrations, and symbols. **(b) Invalidity of contracts that impede consumer reviews** (1) **In general** — Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), a provision of a form contract is void from the inception of such contract if such provision— (A) prohibits or restricts the ability of an individual who is a party to the form contract to engage in a covered communication; (B) imposes a penalty or fee against an individual who is a party to the form contract for engaging in a covered communication; or (C) transfers or requires an individual who is a party to the form contract to transfer to any person any intellectual property rights in review or feedback content, with the exception of a non-exclusive license to use the content, that the in
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**(a) Unlawful activity** It is unlawful to engage in an unfair or deceptive act or practice with respect to any substance use disorder treatment service or substance use disorder treatment product. **(b) Enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission** (1) **Unfair or deceptive acts or practices** — A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of a rule under section 18 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ([15 U.S.C. 57a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section57a&num=0&edition=prelim)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices. (2) **Powers of the Federal Trade Commission** (A) *In general* — The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this section in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act ([15 U.S.C. 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section41&num=0&edition=prelim) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section41&num=0&edition=prelim) 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 Commission or the Food and Drug Administration under any other provision of law.
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**(a) Unlawfulness** It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, or corporation to disseminate, or cause to be disseminated, any false advertisement— (1) By United States mails, or in or having an effect upon commerce, by any means, for the purpose of inducing, or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly the purchase of food, drugs, devices, services, or cosmetics; or (2) By any means, for the purpose of inducing, or which is likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase in or having an effect upon commerce, of food, drugs, devices, services, or cosmetics. **(b) Unfair or deceptive act or practice** The dissemination or the causing to be disseminated of any false advertisement within the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice in or affecting commerce within the meaning of [section 45 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section45&num=0&edition=prelim).
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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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There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the functions, powers, and duties of the Commission not to exceed $92,700,000 for fiscal year 1994; not to exceed $99,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; not to exceed $102,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; not to exceed $107,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and not to exceed $111,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
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**(a) Transfer of financial records to other agencies or departments; certification** Financial records originally obtained pursuant to this chapter shall not be transferred to another agency or department unless the transferring agency or department certifies in writing that there is reason to believe that the records are relevant to a legitimate law enforcement inquiry, or intelligence or counterintelligence activity, investigation or analysis related to international terrorism within the jurisdiction of the receiving agency or department. **(b) Mailing of copy of certification and notice to customer** When financial records subject to this chapter are transferred pursuant to subsection (a), the transferring agency or department shall, within fourteen days, send to the customer a copy of the certification made pursuant to subsection (a) and the following notice, which shall state the nature of the law enforcement inquiry with reasonable specificity: “Copies of, or information contained in, your financial records lawfully in possession of have been furnished to pursuant to the Right of Financial Privacy Act of 1978 [[12 U.S.C. 3401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section3401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] for the following purpose: . If you believe that this transfer has not been made to further a legitimate law enforcement inquiry, you may have legal rights under the Financial Privacy Act of 1978 or the Privacy Act of 1974 [[5 U.S.C. 552a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&num=0&edition=prelim)].” **(c) Court-ordered delays in mailing** Notwithstanding subsection (b), notice to the customer may be delayed if the transferring agency or department has obtained a court order delaying n
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The words defined in this section shall have the following meaning when found in this subchapter, to wit:
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**(a)** In administering the naval petroleum reserves under this chapter, the Secretary shall use, store, or sell the petroleum produced from the naval petroleum reserves and lands covered by joint, unit, or other cooperative plans. **(b)** (1) Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, each sale of the United States share of petroleum shall be made by the Secretary at public sale to the highest qualified bidder, at such time, in such amounts, and after such advertising as the Secretary considers proper and without regard to Federal, State, or local regulations controlling sales or allocation of petroleum products. Each sale of the United States share of petroleum shall be for periods of not more than one year, except that a sale of natural gas may be made for a period of more than one year. (2) The Secretary may not sell any part of the United States share of petroleum produced from Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 2 and 3 at a price less than the current sales price, as estimated by the Secretary, of comparable petroleum in the same area. (3) For purposes of paragraph (2), the term “petroleum” does not include natural gas liquids. **(c)** In no event shall the Secretary permit the award of any contract which would result in any person obtaining control, directly or indirectly, over more than 20 percent of the estimated annual United States share of petroleum produced from Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. **(d)** Each proposal for sale under this title shall provide that the terms of every sale of the United States share of petroleum from the naval petroleum reserves shall be so structured as to give full and equal opportunity for the acquisition of petroleum by all interested persons, including major and independent oil producer
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