Cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies

(a) List of countries with highest occurrence of violations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Federal Trade Commission (in this section referred to as the Commission), in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, shall identify a list of the top 10 foreign countries where the highest occurrence of violations of section 2 or 3 originate and harm individuals located in the United States or a territory thereof. (b) FTC international agreements (1) In general Using the list of foreign countries identified under subsection (a), the Commission, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may enter into agreements with such foreign countries to ensure the cooperation of any foreign law enforcement agency in the Commission's enforcement of this Act. (2) Requirements Any agreement entered into by the Commission under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the requirements described in section 6(j)(4) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 46(j)(4)). (3) Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of this subsection during the reporting period, including— (A) any new agreements with foreign countries (as described in paragraph (1)) entered into during such period; (B) any negotiations regarding new agreements or modifications to agreements with foreign countries during such period; (C) a description of the Commission's coordination with foreign law enforcement agencies to enforce alleged violations of section 3; and (D) any challenges with cooperation of foreign law enforcement agencies (including with respect to foreign countries without an agreement under paragraph (1)) in the enforcement of section 3. (c) DOJ review of international law enforcement agency agreements (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and not less frequently than every 5 years thereafter, the Attorney General shall review and, as necessary and consistent with authorities under applicable law, modify international agreements with foreign law enforcement agencies in foreign countries identified under subsection (a) to encourage assistance with the enforcement of violations of section 223(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 2 of this Act, that originate outside the United States. (2) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and every 5 years thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that includes— (A) an analysis of the review conducted under paragraph (1); (B) a description of any modifications to international agreements described in paragraph (1) pursued by the Attorney General; and (C) recommendations to strengthen the enforcement of violations of section 223(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 2 of this Act, that— (i) originate outside the United States; and (ii) harm United States persons located in the United States.