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Prevention Advisory Group, which must create model educational materials to educate employees of retailers, financial-services companies, and wire-transfer companies on how to identify and prevent scams that affect older adults."},{"k":"p","t":"Further, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must establish an advisory office in the Bureau of Consumer Protection to assist the FTC in monitoring scams targeting older adults, educating consumers, and receiving complaints."}],"words":90},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Creates a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group and a Federal Trade Commission office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection, both aimed at preventing fraud that targets seniors.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 102","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1215/text/eh#toc-H335F315F669E4310B48D844C0370202F"},{"label":"Sec. 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materials, findings, and recommendations for stakeholders to continue working together.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 102","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1215/text/eh#toc-H335F315F669E4310B48D844C0370202F"}},{"text":"Requires the Federal Trade Commission to establish an office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise the Commission on preventing fraud targeting seniors and to monitor mail, television, internet, telemarketing and robocall fraud targeting seniors.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 202","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1215/text/eh#toc-HAB06586BFDA543D1A264715B4CDC3087"}},{"text":"Directs the Commission, through the advisory office, to provide consumer education and set up procedures to log complaints in the Consumer Sentinel Network and make them immediately available to Federal, State and local law enforcement authorities.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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H.R. 1215, 117th Congress: Fraud and Scam Reduction Act. House: 396 Yea, 13 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 15 Apr 2021."}}