,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjac ,mr4 ,cardin introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide that 
certain uses of a patent or copyright in
 compliance with an order of the        
,federal ,communications ,commission for
 emergency communications services shall
 be construed as use or manufacture for 
the ,united ,states4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect 
,advanced ,communications for ,emergency
 ,services ,act of #bjac or the ,,paces 
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds    
that--  7#a7 there are an estimated     
#cjb1jjj1jjj active wireless mobile     
device users in the ,united ,states with
 an estimated #ea1jjj1jjj people in the 
,united ,states living in households    
that rely solely on wireless            
communication devices 7almost #be       
percent of households in the ,united    

,states71 of which #ba1jjj1jjj are      
children2  7#b7 people in the ,united   
,states make more than #cjj1jjj wireless
 ,e-#i-a-a 7enhanced #i-a-a7 calls      
daily2  7#c7 a majority of #i-a-a calls 
now originate from mobile devices1      
making an advanced wireless #i-a-a      
service system a critical national asset
 for law enforcement1 homeland security1
 and emergency responders who rely on   
this wireless location-based information
 to effectively dispatch assistance2    
7#d7 the ,federal ,communications       
,commission mandates all wireless phone 
carriers and ,,ip-enabled voice service 
providers to provide services enabling  
users to dial #i-a-a with a stated      
purpose of allowing government first    
responders1 homeland security1 police1  
fire and other government public safety 
officials the ability to accurately     
locate #i-a-a callers using wireless    
devices2  7#e7 the growing reliance of  
the people of the ,united ,states and   
public safety1 homeland security1 and   

law enforcement officials on emerging   
wireless technologies is leading to the 
need for national text to #i-a-a1 as    
well as picture and video #i-a-a        
capabilities from mobile devices2  7#f7 
emerging technologies can be a critical 
component of the end-to-end             
communications infrastructure connecting
 the public with emergency medical      
service providers and emergency dispatch
 providers1 public safety1 fire service1
 and law enforcement officials1 and     
hospital emergency and trauma care      
facilities1 to reduce emergency response
 times and provide appropriate care2    
7#g7 improved public safety remains an  
important public health objective of    
,federal1 ,state1 and local governments 
and substantially facilitates interstate
 and foreign commerce2  7#h7 wireless   
carriers and their vendors1 in complying
 with the ,federal mandate to provide   
,e-#i-a-a location-based technology1    
have become targets of or been impacted 
by patent infringement lawsuits2  7#i7  

patent infringement lawsuits brought by 
what the ,federal ,trade ,commission has
 termed ,patent ,assertion ,entities    
are--  7,a7 compromising the ability of 
wireless carriers to provide current    
wireless #i-a-a services2 and  7,b7     
deterring the implementation of         
innovative new technologies that could  
meet next generation #i-a-a public      
safety needs such as text1 picture1 and 
video #i-a-a capabilities2  7#aj7       
section #adih of title #bh1 ,united     
,states ,code1 was designed to protect  
those required by the ,government to    
provide a service by or for the ,united 
,states while also providing legitimate 
patent holders with an appropriate means
 to recover reasonable and entire       
compensation for their patents2  7#aa7  
this ,act clarifies that patented       
technologies required to provide #i-a-a1
 enhanced #i-a-a1 and other emergency   
communication services1 as defined in   
section #g of the ,wireless             
,communications and ,public ,safety ,act

 of #aiii 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fae;b71 are   
provided by and for the ,united ,states 
and with the authorization or consent of
 the ,united ,states for the purposes of
 section #adih of title #bh1 ,united    
,states ,code2 and  7#ab7 this ,act does
 not modify or invalidate any patent1   
preserves all patent claims1 and does   
not prevent patent litigation4  #c4     
,jurisdiction for claims regarding other
 emergency services ,section #adih of   
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7f7 ,jurisdiction for claims
 regarding #i-a-a1 enhanced #i-a-a1 or  
other emergency communication service   
,beginning after the date of enactment  
of this subsection1 any action under    
section #bga of title #ce against a     
wireless carrier subject to section     
#bj4ah of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations1 or any successor thereto1 
or an ,,ip-enable voice service provider
 subject to section #f7;a7 of the       
,wireless ,communications and ,public   

,safety ,act of #aiii 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4    
#fae;a-#a7;a771 regarding the provision 
of #i-a-a1 enhanced #i-a-a1 or other    
emergency communications service 7as    
defined in section #g of the ,wireless  
,communications and ,public ,safety ,act
 of #aiii 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fae;b771 shall
 be filed in accordance with this       
section4  4