text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Financial Fraud Prevention 
  Act of 2010''.
  
  SEC. 2. OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF FRAUD TARGETING SENIORS.
  
      (a) Establishment of Office.--The Federal Trade Commission shall 
  establish a separate office within the Commission for the purpose of 
  preventing fraud targeting seniors and to assist the Commission with 
  the following:
              (1) Oversight.--The office shall monitor the market for 
          mail, telemarketing, television, and Internet fraud targeting 
          seniors and shall coordinate with other relevant agencies 
          regarding the requirements of this section.
              (2) Consumer education.--The Federal Trade Commission 
          through the office shall, after consultation with the Attorney 
          General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
          Postmaster General, and the Chief Postal Inspector for the 
          United States Postal Inspection Service--
                      (A) disseminate to seniors and families and 
                  caregivers of seniors general information on mail, 
                  telemarketing, television, and Internet fraud targeting 
                  seniors, including descriptions of the most common 
                  fraud schemes;
                      (B) disseminate to seniors and families and 
                  caregivers of seniors information on means of referring 
                  complaints of fraud targeting seniors to appropriate 
                  law enforcement agencies, including the Director of the 
                  Federal Bureau of Investigation, the attorneys general 
                  of the States, and a national toll-free telephone 
                  number for reporting mail, telemarketing, television, 
                  and Internet fraud established by the Federal Trade 
                  Commission;
                      (C) in response to a specific request about a 
                  particular entity or individual, provide publicly 
                  available information on any record of civil or 
                  criminal law enforcement action for mail, 
                  telemarketing, television, or Internet fraud against 
                  such entity; and
                      (D) maintain a website to serve as a resource for 
                  information for seniors and families and caregivers of 
                  seniors regarding mail, telemarketing, television, and 
                  Internet fraud targeting seniors.
              (3) Complaints.--The Federal Trade Commission through the 
          office shall, after consultation with the Attorney General, 
          establish procedures to--
                      (A) log and acknowledge the receipt of complaints 
                  by individuals who certify that they have a reasonable 
                  belief that they have been the victim of fraud in 
                  connection with the conduct of mail, telemarketing (as 
                  that term is defined in section 2325 of title 18, 
                  United States Code), television, and Internet;
                      (B) provide to individuals described in 
                  subparagraph (A), and to any other persons, information 
                  on mail, telemarketing, television, and Internet fraud, 
                  including--
                              (i) general information on mail, 
                          telemarketing, television, and Internet fraud, 
                          including descriptions of the most common mail, 
                          telemarketing, television, and Internet fraud 
                          schemes;
                              (ii) information on means of referring 
                          complaints on mail, telemarketing, television, 
                          and Internet fraud to appropriate law 
                          enforcement agencies, including the Director of 
                          the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the 
                          Attorney General; and
                              (iii) information, if available, on the 
                          number of complaints of mail, telemarketing, 
                          television, and Internet fraud against 
                          particular companies and any record of 
                          convictions for mail, telemarketing, 
                          television, and Internet fraud by particular 
                          companies for which a specific request has been 
                          made; and
                      (C) refer complaints described in subparagraph (A) 
                  to appropriate entities, including State consumer 
                  protection agencies or entities and appropriate law 
                  enforcement agencies, for potential law enforcement 
                  action.
      (b) Commencement.--The Federal Trade Commission shall commence 
  carrying out the requirements of this section not later than one year 
  after the date of enactment of this Act.
target: Seniors Financial Fraud Prevention Act of 2010 - Establishes a separate office within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the prevention of fraud targeting seniors and requires the office to assist the FTC in monitoring the market for mail, telemarketing, television, and Internet fraud which targets seniors.
  
  Requires the FTC through such office: (1) to disseminate to seniors and their families and caregivers information on mail, telemarketing, television, and Internet fraud targeting seniors, including on ways of referring complaints to appropriate law enforcement agencies; (2) in response to a request about a particular entity or individual, to provide publicly available information on any record of civil or criminal law enforcement action for such fraud; and (3) to maintain a website as a resource for such individuals on those kinds of fraud.
  
  Requires the FTC through such office to establish procedures to: (1) log and acknowledge complaints from individuals who certify that they believe they have been victims of mail, telemarketing, television, or Internet fraud; (2) provide certain information on those kinds of fraud; and (3) refer such complaints to appropriate entities, including state consumer protection agencies and entities and appropriate law enforcement agencies, for potential law enforcement action.
feat_title: To establish a separate office within the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.