[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 605 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 605

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an increased maximum 
   penalty for telemarketing fraud targeting seniors, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 22, 2007

  Mr. Hayes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Oversight and Government Reform and Energy and Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an increased maximum 
   penalty for telemarketing fraud targeting seniors, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Taking on Phony Marketers 
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR TELEMARKETING FRAUD TARGETING 
              SENIORS.

    Section 2326 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``10 years'' and inserting ``15 years''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for 
the purposes of enforcing chapter 113A of title 18, United States Code, 
and related matters--
            (1) $10,000,000 for the Postal Inspection Service to hire, 
        equip, and train no fewer than 50 postal inspectors and support 
        staff to investigate telemarketing fraud cases;
            (2) $3,500,000 to hire, equip, and train no fewer than 30 
        Department of Justice attorneys, assistant United States 
        Attorneys, and support staff to prosecute telemarketing fraud 
        cases;
            (3) $5,000,000 for the Postal Inspection Service to 
        conduct, in cooperation with State and local law enforcement 
        agencies and senior citizen advocacy organizations, public 
        awareness and prevention initiatives for senior citizens, such 
        as seminars and training; and
            (4) $2,500,000 for the Federal Trade Commission to conduct 
        public information awareness campaigns and prevention 
        initiatives for senior citizens and to publicize available 
        assistance such as 1877-FTC-HELP.
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