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 94 STAT. 376 Study and evaluation. 15 USC 46 note.

42 USC 1395.

PUBLIC LAW 96-252—MAY 28, 1980

(b) The amendment made in subsection (a) shall not be construed to prohibit the Federal Trade Commission from participating with the Secretary of Health and Human Services in a comprehensive study and evaluation of the comparative effectiveness of various State policies and programs relating to the regulation of health insurance policies available for purchase by individuals who are eligible for benefits under the program of health insurance benefits established in title XVIII of the Social Security Act. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY

SEC. 6. The first undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 50) is amended— (1) by inserting "any" after "produce"; and (2) by inserting "an order of a district court of the United States directing compliance with" after "obedience to". STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION RULEMAKINGS

SEC. 7. Section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(l)(B)) is amended by inserting after "section 5(a)(1))" the following: ", except that the Commission shall not develop or promulgate any trade rule or regulation with regard to the regulation of the development and utilization of the standards and certification activities pursuant to this section". ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED COMMISSION RULES

Notice; publication in Federal Register.

Submittal to congressional committees.

Notice, submittal to congressional committees.

SEC. 8. (a) Section 18(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(b)) is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after the subsection designation; (2) by redesignating paragraph (1) through paragraph (4) as subparagraph (A) through subparagraph (D), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2)(A) Prior to the publication of any notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the Commission shall publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register. Such advance notice shall— "(i) contain a brief description of the area of inquiry under consideration, the objectives which the Commission seeks to achieve, and possible regulatory alternatives under consideration by the Commission; and "(ii) invite the response of interested parties with respect to such proposed rulemaking, including any suggestions or alternative methods for achieving such objectives. "(B) The Commission shall submit such advance notice of proposed rulemaking to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives. The Commission may use such additional mechanisms as the Commission considers useful to obtain suggestions regarding the content of the area of inquiry before the publication of a general notice of proposed rulemaking under paragraph (1)(A). "(C) The Commission shall, 30 days before the publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), submit such notice to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives.".

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