PUBLIC LAW 102-556—OCT. 28, 1992

106 STAT. 4191

SEC. 208. ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICABILITY OF TITLE. 15 USC 5713.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in section 202,
this title shall be enforced by the Commission under the Federal
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). Consequently, no
activity which is outside the jurisdiction of that Act shall be affected
by this Act, except for purposes of this title.

(b) ACTIONS BY THE COMMISSION.—The Commission shall pre-
vent any person from violating a rule of the Commission under
section 201 in the same manner, by the same means, and with
the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable
terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of
this title. Any person who violates such rule shall be subject to
the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided
in the Federal Trade Commission Act in the same manner, by
the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, power, and duties
as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade
Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this
title.

SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS. 15 USC 5714.

For purposes of this title:

(1) The term "pay-per-call services" has the meaning pro-
vided in section 228 of the Communications Act of 1934.

(2) The term "attorney general" means the chief legal officer
of a State.

(3) The term "State" means any State of the United States,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana
Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States.

(4) The term "Commission" means the Federal Trade
Commission.

TITLE HI—BILLING AND COLLECTION

SEC. 301. REGULATIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—

(1) RULES REQUIRED.—The Commission shall, in accordance
with the requirements of this section, prescribe rules establish-
ing procedures for the correction of billing errors with respect
to telephone-billed purchases. The rules prescribed by the
Commission shall also include provisions to prohibit unfair
or deceptive acts or practices that evade such rules or under-
mine the rights provided to customers under this title.

(2) SUBSTANTIAL SIMILARITY TO CREDIT BILLING.—The
Commission shall promulgate rules under this section that
impose requirements that are substantially similar to the
requirements imposed, with respect to the resolution of credit
disputes, under the Truth in Lending and Fair Credit Billing
Acts (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).

(3) TREATMENT OF RULE.—A rule issued under paragraph
(1) shall be treated as a rule issued under section 18(aXlxB)
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57(aXlXB)).

(b) RULEMAKING SCHEDULE AND PROCEDURE.—The Commission
shall prescribe the rules under subsection (a) within 270 days
after the date of enactment of this Act. Such rules shall be pre-

15 USC 5721.