PUBLIC LAW 109–455—DEC. 22, 2006
120 STAT. 3375
‘‘(2) expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign government agency officials, members of their delegations, appropriate representatives and staff to exchange views concerning developments relating to the Commission’s mission, development and implementation of cooperation agreements, and provision of technical assistance for the development of foreign consumer protection or competition regimes, such expenses to include necessary administrative and logistic expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance at such consultations and meetings including— ‘‘(A) such incidental expenses as meals taken in the course of such attendance; ‘‘(B) any travel and transportation to or from such meetings; and ‘‘(C) any other related lodging or subsistence.’’. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The Federal Trade Commission is authorized to expend appropriated funds not to exceed $100,000 per fiscal year for purposes of section 6(l) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 46(l)) (as added by subsection (b) of this section), including operating expenses and other costs of the following bilateral and multilateral cooperative law enforcement agencies and organizations: (1) The International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network. (2) The International Competition Network. (3) The Mexico-U.S.-Canada Health Fraud Task Force. (4) Project Emptor. (5) The Toronto Strategic Partnership and other regional partnerships with a nexus in a Canadian province. (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 46) is amended by striking ‘‘clauses (a) and (b)’’ in the proviso following subsection (l) (as added by subsection (b) of this section) and inserting ‘‘subsections (a), (b), and (j)’’. SEC. 5. REPRESENTATION IN FOREIGN LITIGATION.
Section 16 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 56) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(c) FOREIGN LITIGATION.— ‘‘(1) COMMISSION ATTORNEYS.—With the concurrence of the Attorney General, the Commission may designate Commission attorneys to assist the Attorney General in connection with litigation in foreign courts on particular matters in which the Commission has an interest. ‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENT FOR FOREIGN COUNSEL.—The Commission is authorized to expend appropriated funds, upon agreement with the Attorney General, to reimburse the Attorney General for the retention of foreign counsel for litigation in foreign courts and for expenses related to litigation in foreign courts in which the Commission has an interest. ‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Nothing in this subsection authorizes the payment of claims or judgments from any source other than the permanent and indefinite appropriation authorized by section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.
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