,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #be1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,engel 7for himself and ,ms4       
,norton7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd 
to prohibit mobile service providers    
from providing service on mobile devices
 that have been reported stolen1 to     
require such providers to give consumers
 the ability to remotely delete data    
from mobile devices1 to prohibit the    
alteration or removal of mobile device  
identification numbers1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,cell ,phone ,theft 
,prevention ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,mobile 
device theft prevention  7a7 ,in general
 ,part ,i of title ,,iii of the         
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  #cdc4 
,mobile device theft prevention  7a7    

,provision of service on stolen device  
7#a7 ,prohibition ,a provider of        
commercial mobile service or commercial 
mobile data service may not provide     
service on a mobile device that has been
 reported to such provider as stolen--  
7,a7 by the person who holds the account
 with respect to such service2 or  7,b7 
by another provider of commercial mobile
 service or commercial mobile data      
service1 in accordance with paragraph   
7#b74  7#b7 ,reporting by service       
providers ,a provider of commercial     
mobile service or commercial mobile data
 service to which a mobile device is    
reported stolen as described in         
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall inform all    
other providers of such service--  7,a7 
that such device has been reported      
stolen2 and  7,b7 of any information    
necessary for the identification of such
 device4  7b7 ,remote deletion of data  
,a provider of commercial mobile service
 or commercial mobile data service on a 
mobile device shall make available to   

the person who holds the account with   
respect to such service the capability  
of deleting from such device1 from a    
remote location1 all information that   
was placed on such device after its     
manufacture4  7c7 ,device standards ,a  
person may not manufacture in the       
,united ,states or import into the      
,united ,states for sale or resale to   
the public a mobile device unless such  
device is--  7#a7 equipped with a mobile
 device identification number2 and  7#b7
 configured in such a manner that the   
provider of commercial mobile service or
 commercial mobile data service on the  
device is able to make available the    
remote deletion capability required by  
subsection 7b74  7d7 ,alteration or     
removal of mobile device identification 
number  7#a7 ,prohibition ,it shall be  
unlawful to--  7,a7 knowingly remove1   
obliterate1 tamper with1 or alter a     
mobile device identification number2 or 
7,b7 knowingly use1 produce1 traffic in1
 have control or custody of1 or possess 

hardware or software1 knowing it has    
been configured to engage in the conduct
 described in subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7  
,penalty ,any person who violates       
paragraph 7#a7 shall be fined under     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1       
imprisoned not more than #e years1 or   
both4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this        
section3  7#a7 ,commercial mobile data  
service ,the term commercial mobile data
 service has the meaning given such term
 in section #fjja of the ,middle ,class 
,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation ,act of 
#bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adja74  7#b7      
,commercial mobile service ,the term    
commercial mobile service has the       
meaning given such term in section #ccb4
  7#c7 ,mobile device ,the term mobile  
device means a personal electronic      
device on which commercial mobile       
service or commercial mobile data       
service is provided4  7#d7 ,mobile      
device identification number ,the term  
mobile device identification number     
means an international mobile equipment 

identity number1 electronic serial      
number1 or any other number or signal   
that identifies a specific mobile       
device4  4  7b7 ,report to ,,fcc ,not   
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 each provider  
of commercial mobile service or         
commercial mobile data service that     
provides such service on a mobile device
 shall submit to the ,federal           
,communications ,commission a report    
on--  7#a7 the efforts such provider is 
making in order to be prepared to       
comply1 not later than the effective    
date described in subsection 7c77#a71   
with the requirements of subsections 7a7
 and 7b7 of section #cdc of the         
,communications ,act of #aicd1 as added 
by subsection 7a7 of this section2 and  
7#b7 the progress of such provider      
toward being prepared to comply with    
such requirements by such date4  7c7    
,effective date  7#a7 ,in general ,such 
section #cdc shall take effect on the   
date that is #b years after the date of 

the enactment of this ,act4  7#b7       
,devices previously manufactured or     
imported ,in the case of a mobile device
 that was manufactured in the ,united   
,states 7or imported into the ,united   
,states1 if such device was manufactured
 outside the ,united ,states7 before the
 date that is #b years after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 a provider 
of commercial mobile service or         
commercial mobile data service shall    
only be required to comply with         
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of such section 
to the extent technologically feasible4 
7d7 ,definitions ,in this section1 a    
term that is defined in such section    
#cdc shall have the meaning given such  
term in such section4