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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #aj1         
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,blunt7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to exp& & cl>ify ! prohibition
 on inaccurate call] ,,id in=mation4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,call] ,,id ,scam ,prev5tion ,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$-- 7#a7 
9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ 7includ+ a
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s]vice7 be=e ! p]iod at ! end2  7#b7 9 !
 fir/ s5t5ce ( subp>agraph 7,b71 by     
ins]t+ 7includ+ a text message s5t us+ a
 text messag+ s]vice7 be=e ! p]iod at ! 
end2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7,d7 ,text message ,! t]m text message--
 7i7 means a real-"t or ne> real-"t     
message consi/+ ( text1 images1 s\nds1  
or o!r in=mation t is transmitt$ f or   
receiv$ by a device t is id5tifi$ z !   
transmitt+ or receiv+ device by means ( 
a telephone numb]2  7ii7 includes a %ort
 message s]vice 7commonly ref]r$ to z   
,,sms7 message1 an enhanc$ message      
s]vice 7commonly ref]r$ to z ,,ems7     
message1 & a multim$ia message s]vice   
7commonly ref]r$ to z ,,mms7 message2 & 
7iii7 does n include a real-"t1 #b-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 ,n lat] ?an 
#ah mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  

,act1 ! ,f$]al ,communications          
,commission %all prescribe regulations  
to implem5t ! am5dm5ts made by ?is      
section4  7e7 ,effective date ,!        
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all take  
effect on ! date t is #f mon?s aft] !   
date on :i* ! ,f$]al ,communications    
,commission prescribes regulations to   
implem5t ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section4