Seniors Taking on Phony Marketers Act of 2006

Seniors Taking on Phony Marketers Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to increase from 10 to 15 years the additional term of imprisonment for telemarketing fraud aimed at individuals over the age of 55.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2007 for: (1) 50 new postal inspectors to investigate telemarketing fraud; (2) 30 new assistant U.S. attorneys to prosecute telemarketing fraud cases; and (3) public awareness and prevention initiatives to educate senior citizens about telemarketing fraud.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4987 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4987

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

                             March 16, 2006

  Mr. Hayes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
     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 2006''.

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 2007 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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