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S. 2044, Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 1 (December 9, 2015)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo2648 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 9, 2015 S. 2044 Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 As reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 18, 2015 S. 2044 would void provisions of certain types of contracts that: * Restrict the ability of a party to the contract from publishing a review or analysis of the performance of another party under the contract; * Impose a penalty or fee for publishing such a review; and * Transfer or require the transfer of any rights to the intellectual property of the person who created the review. The bill would prohibit the use of contracts that contain those provisions and authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce those new prohibitions. In addition, the FTC would be authorized to seek civil penalties for violations of the new prohibitions. Finally, S. 2044 would direct the FTC to develop an education and outreach program to provide businesses with best practices for complying with the new restrictions. Based on information from the FTC, CBO estimates that the cost of implementing S. 2044 would not be significant because the agency is able to enforce similar prohibitions and provide compliance assistance under its existing general authorities. CBO estimates that enacting S. 2044 would increase federal revenues from the added authority to collect civil penalties; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, we expect those collections would be insignificant because of the small number of cases that the agency would probably pursue. Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending. CBO estimates that enacting S. 2044 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2026. S. 2044 contains no intergovernmental mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.

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