Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “FTC Autonomy Act”.
FTC Autonomy Act
A BILL
To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to independently initiate civil actions to recover certain civil penalties, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Federal Trade Commission independent litigation authority
Authority of the FTC To recover certain civil penalties— The Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) is amended—
in section 5(l), in the first sentence, by inserting “the Commission or” after “brought by”; and
in section 16(a)(2)—
in subparagraph (D), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon;
in subparagraph (E), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
“(F) to obtain a civil penalty authorized under any provision of law enforced by the Commission;”
Conforming amendment— Section 16(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 56(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking “(including an action to collect a civil penalty)”.