The SCAM Act would direct the Department of Defense, through U.S. Cyber Command and with other agencies, to establish a task force to investigate and disrupt transnational cybercrime and foreign-operated scam networks. The task force would focus on networks tied to the Chinese Communist Party in the Indo-Pacific. Within one year, it would report on scam operations and recommend responses, including ways to protect personal data and share scam warnings. Its authority would end five years after it submits the report.
The task force would coordinate federal, state, and local efforts and propose ways to share scam warnings and protective guidance through public facilities. The bill does not specify direct services or benefits for individuals.
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The bill's findings describe scam networks as threats to Americans' finances and personal information, and raise concerns about human trafficking and regional security.
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