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The Commission has enforcement or administrative responsibilities under more than 80 laws. The agency’s primary statutes, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Act, appear first followed by all of the other statutes in alphabetical order. The links for the statutes primarily are to uscode.house.gov, which updates the statutes on a regular basis. Please note, however, that the FTC cannot guarantee the accuracy of any particular statute or statute link at any particular time.

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Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act

Mission
Competition
Law
Pub. L. No. 109-435, 120 Stat. 3198, codified in relevant part at 39 U.S.C. § 409
Section 404 of this Act (39 U.S.C. § 409), among other things, makes the United States Postal Service subject to FTC enforcement under the FTC Act with respect to unfair methods of competition.
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act

Mission
Competition
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Pub. L. No. 109-417, 120 Stat. 2831, codified in relevant part at 42 USC 247d–6a note
Section 405 of the Act provides for the Commission and the Department of Justice to participate in developing, implementing, monitoring and reporting on consultations among, and voluntary agreements...
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National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993

Mission
Competition
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4306
This Act establishes certain protections for any joint research, development, or production venture as to which a voluntary, prior written notification has been filed with the Attorney General and the...
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Muhammed Ali Boxing Reform Act

Mission
Competition
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 6301-6313
This Act, amending the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, specifies that a sanctioning organization may not receive any compensation from a boxing match unless it files its bylaws and a complete...
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Identity Theft Assumption and Deterrence Act of 1998

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Consumer Protection
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Pub. L. 105–318, 112 Stat. 3010, codified in relevant part at 18 U.S.C. § 1028 note
Section 5 of this Act makes the FTC a central clearinghouse for identity theft complaints. The Act requires the FTC to log and acknowledge such complaints, provide victims with relevant information...
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 102-242, 105 Stat. 2236, codified in relevant part at 12 U.S.C. § 1831t
Section 151 of this Act (adding Section 43 of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Deposit Insurance Act), as amended by the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-351, 120 Stat. 2011, and the Dodd...
Statutes

Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act

Mission
Competition
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 7601-7610
The Act imposes on contact lens prescribers and sellers several requirements intended to enhance prescription portability. Among other things, prescribers must release a contact lens prescription to a...
Statutes

Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 1451-1461
This Act directs the Commission to issue regulations requiring that all consumer commodities other than food, drugs, therapeutic devices, and cosmetics be labeled to disclose net contents, identity of...
Statutes

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1692p
Under this Act (Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act), third-party debt collectors are prohibited from using deceptive or abusive conduct in the collection of consumer debts incurred for...
Statutes

Fair Credit and Charge Card Disclosure Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
Pub. L. No. 100-583, 102 Stat. 2969, codified to 15 U.S.C. §§ 1610-1646, primarily 15 U.S.C. § 1637
This Act, amending the Truth in Lending Act, requires credit and charge card issuers to provide certain disclosures in direct mail, telephone and other applications and solicitations to open-end...
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Equal Credit Opportunity Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 1691-1691f
This Act (Title VII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, receipt of public assistance, or...
Statutes

Electronic Fund Transfer Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 1693-1693r
This Act (Title IX of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) establishes the rights, liabilities and responsibilities of participants in electronic fund transfer systems. The Act requires financial...
Statutes

Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
16 U.S.C. § 1385
The Act makes it unlawful under Section 5 of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission Act for any producer, importer, exporter, distributor, or seller of any tuna product that is exported from or offered for sale...
Statutes

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004

Mission
Competition
Law
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-199, 118 Stat. 3, amending the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, codified in relevant part at 16 U.S.C. § 1862
Section 801 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act instructs the Secretary of Commerce to implement a cooperative program for crab fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, in which...
Statutes

Fair Credit Reporting Act

Mission
Consumer Protection
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1681x
The Act (Title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) protects information collected by consumer reporting agencies such as credit bureaus, medical information companies and tenant screening...
Statutes

Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976

Mission
Competition
Law
15 U.S.C. § 18a
This Act, amending the Clayton Act, requires companies to file premerger notifications with the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department for certain acquisitions...
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