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PUBLIC LAW 93-637-JAN. 4, 1975

(b) Section 102(a) shall take effect 6 months after the final publication of rules respecting such section; except that the Commission, for good cause shown, may postpone the applicability of such sections until one year after such final publication in order to permit any designated classes of suppliers to bring their written warranties into compliance with rules promulgated pursuant to this title. (c) The Commission shall promulgate rules for initial implementation of this title as soon as possible after the date of enactment of this Act but in no event later than one year after such date.

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TITLE II — FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION IMPROVEMENTS JURISDICTION OV COMMISSION

SEC. 201. (a) Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) is amended by striking out '4n commerce" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "in or affecting commerce". (b) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 6 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 46(a), (b)) are each amended by striking out "in commerce" and inserting in lieu thereof "in or whose business affects commerce". (c) Section 12 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 52) is amended by striking out "in commerce" wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof in subsection (a) "in or having an effect upon commerce," and in lieu thereof in subsection (b) "in or affecting commerce". RULEMAKING

SEC. 202. (a) The Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) is amended by redesignating section 18 as section 21, and inserting after section 17 the following new section: "SEC. 18. (a)(1) The Commission may prescribe— " (A) interpretive rules and general statements of policy with respect to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce (within the meaning of section 5(a)(1) of this Act), and " (B) rules which define with specificity acts or practices which are unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce (within the meaning of such section 5(a)(1)). Rules under this subparagraph may include requirements prescribed for the purpose of preventing such acts or practices. "(2) The Commission shall have no authority under this Act, other than its authority under this section, to prescribe any rule with respect to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce (within the meaning of section 5(a)(1)). The preceding sentence shall not affect any authority of the Commission to prescribe rules (including interpretive rules), and general statements of policy, with respect to unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce. "(b) When prescribing a rule under subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section, the Commission shall proceed in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code (without regard to any reference in such section to sections 556 and 557 of such title), and shall also (1) publish a notice of proposed rulemaking stating with particularity the reason for the proposed rule; (2) allow interested persons to submit written data, views, and arguments, and make all such submissions publicly available; (3) provide an opportunity for an informal hearing in accordance with subsection (c); and (4) promul-

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