#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cfgj  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,communications ,act of #aicd to expand 
and clarify the prohibition on provision
 of inaccurate caller identification    
information1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,anti-,spoofing ,act of #bjad4  
#b4 ,expanding and clarifying           
prohibition on inaccurate caller ,,id   
information  7a7 ,communications from   
outside ,united ,states ,section        
#bbg7;e77#a7 of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#a77  
is amended by inserting or any person   
outside the ,united ,states if the      
recipient is within the ,united ,states1
 after ,united ,states14  7b7 ,text     
messaging service ,section #bbg7;e77#h7 
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#h77 is         
amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by
 inserting 7including a text message    
sent using a text messaging service7    
before the period at the end2  7#b7 in  

the first sentence of subparagraph 7,b71
 by inserting 7including a text message 
sent using a text messaging service7    
before the period at the end2 and  7#c7 
by adding at the end the following3     
7,d7 ,text message ,the term text       
message means a real-time or near       
real-time message consisting of text1   
images1 sounds1 or other information    
that is transmitted from or received by 
a device that is identified as the      
transmitting or receiving device by     
means of a telephone number4 ,such      
term--  7i7 includes a short message    
service 7,,sms7 message1 an enhanced    
message service 7,,ems7 message1 and a  
multimedia message service 7,,mms7      
message2 and  7ii7 does not include a   
real-time1 two-way voice or video       
communication4  7,e7 ,text messaging    
service ,the term text messaging service
 means a service that permits the       
transmission or receipt of a text       
message1 including a service provided as
 part of or in connection with a        

telecommunications service or an        
,,ip-enabled voice service4  4  7c7     
,coverage of outgoing-,call-,only       
,,ip-,enabled voice service ,section    
#bbg7;e77#h77;,c7 of the ,communications
 ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4           
#bbg7;e77#h77;,c77 is amended by        
striking has the meaning and all that   
follows and inserting means the         
provision of real-time voice            
communications offered to the public1 or
 such class of users as to be           
effectively available to the public1    
transmitted using ,internet protocol1 or
 a successor protocol1 7whether part of 
a bundle of services or separately7 with
 interconnection capability such that   
the service can originate traffic to1 or
 terminate traffic from1 the public     
switched telephone network1 or a        
successor network44  7d7 ,regulations   
7#a7 ,in general ,section               
#bbg7;e77#c77;,a7 of the ,communications
 ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4           
#bbg7;e77#c77;,a77 is amended by        

striking ,not later than #f months after
 the date of enactment of the ,truth in 
,caller ,,id ,act of #bjji1 the         
,commission and inserting ,the          
,commission4  7#b7 ,deadline ,the       
,federal ,communications ,commission    
shall prescribe regulations to implement
 the amendments made by this section not
 later than #ah months after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4  7e7       
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the   
date that is #f months after the date on
 which the ,federal ,communications     
,commission prescribes regulations to   
implement the amendments made by this   
section4  ,passed the ,house of         
,representatives ,september #i1         
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