,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #e1 #bjac,ms4
 ,m5g 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,b>ton1 & ,mr4    
,lance7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd to exp& &  
cl>ify ! prohibition on provision (     
inaccurate call] id5tification          
in=mation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,anti-,spo(+ ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,exp&+ &
 cl>ify+ prohibition on inaccurate call]
 ,,id in=mation  7a7 ,communications f  
outside ,unit$ ,/ates ,section          
#bbg7;e77#a7 ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#a77 is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ or any p]son outside !  
,unit$ ,/ates if ! recipi5t is )9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 aft] ,unit$ ,/ates14  7b7
 ,spo(+ s]vice  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section  
#bbg7;e7 ( ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77 is       
am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#d72    

7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z      
p>agraph 7#d72  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft]     
p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,spo(+    
s]vice ,! ,commission %all prescribe    
regulations requir+ a provid] ( a spo(+ 
s]vice to take su* /eps z ! ,commission 
may prescribe to v]ify t any p]son :o   
uses ! s]vice is in=m$ ( any applicable 
,f$]al or ,/ate law4  2 &  7,d7 9       
p>agraph 7#h71 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7,d7 ,spo(+ s]vice ,! t]m spo(+
 s]vice means a s]vice t p]mits a us] to
 kn[+ly cause any call] id5tification   
s]vice to transmit mislead+ or          
inaccurate call] id5tification          
in=mation4 ,su* t]m does n include a    
s]vice to ! ext5t su* s]vice transmits  
or displays )\t alt]ation call]         
id5tification in=mation g5]at$ by ano!r 
p]son4  4  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section
 #bbg7;e77#a7 ( ! ,communications ,act (
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#a77 is  
fur!r am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph 7#c77;,b7 
& ins]t+ p>agraph 7#d77;,b74  7c7 ,text 
messag+ s]vice  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section  

#bbg7;e77#h7 ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#h77 is   
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by     
ins]t+ 7includ+ a text message s5t us+ a
 text messag+ s]vice7 be=e ! p]iod at ! 
end2  7,b7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce ( subp>agraph
 7,b71 by ins]t+ 7includ+ a text message
 s5t us+ a text messag+ s]vice7 be=e !  
p]iod at ! end2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7,e7 ,text message ,! t]m   
text message means a real-"t or ne>     
real-"t message consi/+ ( text1 images1 
s\nds1 or o!r in=mation t is transmitt$ 
f or receiv$ by a device t is id5tifi$ z
 ! transmitt+ or receiv+ device by means
 ( a telephone numb]4 ,su* t]m-- 7i7    
includes a %ort message s]vice 7,,sms7  
message1 an enhanc$ message s]vice      
7,,ems7 message1 & a multim$ia message  
s]vice 7,,mms7 message2 &  7ii7 does n  
include a real-"t1 two-way voice or     
video communication4  7,f7 ,text messag+
 s]vice ,! t]m text messag+ s]vice means
 a s]vice t p]mits ! transmission or    
receipt ( a text message1 includ+ a     

s]vice provid$ z "p ( or 9 connection ) 
a telecommunications s]vice or an       
,,ip-enabl$ voice s]vice4  4  7#b7 ,rule
 ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section or   
any am5dm5t made by ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to modify1 limit1 or o!rwise    
affect-- 7,a7 any o!r au?ority ( !      
,f$]al ,communications ,commission "u   
section #bbg ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7 or !         
,,c-,,spam ,act ( #bjjc 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#ggja et seq47 to int]pret a call to    
include a text message2 or  7,b7 any    
rule or ord] adopt$ by ! ,commission "u 
su* section or su* ,act t provides t a  
call includes a text message4  7d7      
,cov]age ( outgo+-,call-,only           
,,ip-,enabl$ voice s]vice ,section      
#bbg7;e77#h77;,c7 ( ! ,communications   
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4             
#bbg7;e77#h77;,c77 is am5d$ by /rik+ has
 ! mean+ & all t foll[s & ins]t+ means !
 provision ( real-"t voice              
communications (f]$ to ! public1 or su* 
class ( us]s z to be effectively        

available to ! public1 transmitt$ us+   
,int]net protocol1 or a successor       
protocol1 7:e!r "p ( a bundle ( s]vices 
or sep>ately7 ) int]connection          
capability su* t ! s]vice c orig9ate    
traffic to1 or t]m9ate traffic f1 !     
public swit*$ telephone network1 or a   
successor network44  7e7 ,regulations   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bbg7;e77#d77;,a7
 ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd1 z    
r$esignat$1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ,n lat]   
?an #f mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! 
,tru? 9 ,call] ,,id ,act ( #bjji1 !     
,commission & ins]t+ ,! ,commission4    
7#b7 ,deadl9e ,! ,f$]al ,communications 
,commission %all prescribe regulations  
to implem5t ! am5dm5ts made by ?is      
section n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7f7          
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all take effect on ! date t is 
#f mon?s aft] ! date on :i* ! ,f$]al    
,communications ,commission prescribes  
regulations to implem5t ! am5dm5ts made 
by ?is section4