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[120 STAT. 3382]
PUBLIC LAW 109-000—MMMM. DD, 2006
[120 STAT. 3382]

120 STAT. 3382 15 USC 57c–2.

PUBLIC LAW 109–455—DEC. 22, 2006

‘‘SEC. 26. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.

‘‘The Commission may accept payment or reimbursement, in cash or in kind, from a domestic or foreign law enforcement agency, or payment or reimbursement made on behalf of such agency, for expenses incurred by the Commission, its members, or employees in carrying out any activity pursuant to a statute administered by the Commission without regard to any other provision of law. Any such payments or reimbursements shall be considered a reimbursement to the appropriated funds of the Commission.’’. 15 USC 44 note.

SEC. 12. PRESERVATION OF EXISTING AUTHORITY.

The authority provided by this Act, and by the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) and the Right to Financial Privacy Act (12 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.), as such Acts are amended by this Act, is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other authority vested in the Federal Trade Commission or any other officer of the United States. 15 USC 44 note.

SEC. 13. SUNSET.

This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall cease to have effect on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 14. REPORT.

Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall transmit to Congress a report describing its use of and experience with the authority granted by this Act, along with any recommendations for additional legislation. The report shall include— (1) the number of cross-border complaints received by the Commission; (2) identification of the foreign agencies to which the Commission has provided nonpublic investigative information under this Act; (3) the number of times the Commission has used compulsory process on behalf of foreign law enforcement agencies pursuant to section 6 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 46), as amended by section 4 of this Act; (4) a list of international agreements and memoranda of understanding executed by the Commission that relate to this Act; (5) the number of times the Commission has sought delay of notice pursuant to section 21A of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as added by section 7 of this Act, and the number of times a court has granted a delay; (6) a description of the types of information private entities have provided voluntarily pursuant to section 21B of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as added by section 8 of this Act; (7) a description of the results of cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies under section 21 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57–2) as amended by section 6 of this Act; (8) an analysis of whether the lack of an exemption from the disclosure requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, with regard to information or material voluntarily

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