Conforming amendments
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(a) Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Section 803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692a(6)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) any licensed attorney or any law firm, to the extent that such attorney or firm is engaged in litigation activities (as such term is defined in section 1632 of title 28, United States Code) to collect a debt on behalf of a client; and. (b) Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 Section 1027(e) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5517(e)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Rule of construction limitation with respect to debt collection Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a licensed attorney engaging in litigation activities to collect a debt on behalf of a client if the attorney is excluded from the term debt collector under section 803 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by reason of section 803(6)(F) of such Act..