,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bghg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aj1
 #bjad,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,blunt7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to expand and clarify the prohibition
 on inaccurate caller ,,id information4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,caller ,,id ,scam ,prevention  
,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--  
7i7 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 number2  7ii7 includes a short
 message service 7commonly referred to  
as ,,sms7 message1 an enhanced message  
service 7commonly referred to as ,,ems7 
message1 and a multimedia message       
service 7commonly referred to as ,,mms7 
message2 and  7iii7 does not include a  
real-time1 #b-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 ,not later 
than #ah months after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal    
,communications ,commission shall       
prescribe regulations to implement the  
amendments made by this section4  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