,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #dbc  #aac?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cfgj
  ,report ,no4 #aac-egb  ,,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  ,septemb] #h1 #bjad          
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 
,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new ,mexico1 ,ms4
 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4
 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1  
,mrs4 ,ellm]s1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,latta1 
,mr4 ,gu?rie1 ,mr4 ,%imkus1 ,mr4        
,pallone1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,mr4 ,braley ( 
,i[a1 ,mr4 ,k9z+] ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4      
,wel*1 ,mr4 ,wald51 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4    
,langev91 & ,mr4 ,ru%  ,septemb] #h1    
#bjad ,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to
 ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate
 ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$ ,/rike 
out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t !  
"p pr9t$ 9 italic ,= text ( introduc$   
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,decemb] #e1 #bjac  ,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 ( #bjad4  #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
 ,text messag+ s]vice ,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,d7 ,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$ia message  
s]vice 7,,mms7 message2 &  7ii7 does n  
include a real-"t1 two-way voice or     
video communication4  7,e7 ,text messag+
 s]vice ,! t]m text messag+ s]vice means
 a s]vice t p]mits ! transmission or    
receipt ( a text message1 includ+ a     
s]vice provid$ z "p ( or 9 connection ) 
a telecommunications s]vice or an       
,,ip-enabl$ voice s]vice4  4  7c7       
,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  7d7 ,regulations   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bbg7;e77#c77;,a7
 ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#c77;,a77 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$]al   
,communications ,commission %all        
prescribe regulations to implem5t !     
am5dm5ts made by ?is section n lat] ?an 
#ah mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4  7e7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts 
made by ?is section %all take effect on 
! date t is #f mon?s aft] ! date on :i* 
! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission    

prescribes regulations to implem5t !    
am5dm5ts made by ?is section4  ,septemb]
 #h1 #bjad ,report$ ) an am5dm5t1       
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
pr9t$