The Act does not limit the Commission's other authority
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The Act does not limit the Commission's other authority
The document says “may not be construed”Who acts: Federal Trade CommissionHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the Federal Trade Commission under any other provision of law.”
The Act is not to be read as limiting the authority the Federal Trade Commission holds under any other provision of law. The clause reaches the whole Act, not only this section.
What the document actually says
“Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the Federal Trade Commission under any other provision of law.”
That sentence, in plain words
This law does not cut back what the FTC can already do.
What this is about
The FTC has other powers under other laws. Those stay in place.
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Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act, Public Law 119-12, sec. 3, 139 Stat. 59 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ12/html/PLAW-119publ12.htm
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“The Act does not limit the Commission's other authority,” Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/tools-address-known-exploitation-by-immobilizing/proposal/sec03-authority-preserved/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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