,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ah1 #bjae   
,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts 7= h]self &  
,mr4 ,meehan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% a  
crim9al violation = us+ false           
communications ) ! int5t to create an   
em]g5cy response1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,int]/ate ,swatt+ ,hoax ,act4  #b4      
,false communications ) ! int5t to cause
 an em]g5cy response  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,*apt] #dg ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new section3  #ajda4 ,false      
communications ) ! int5t to cause an    
em]g5cy response4  7a7 ,crim9al         
violation ,:oev]1 ) ! int5t to cause an 
em]g5cy response by any law en=cem5t    
ag5cy1 9 ! abs5ce ( circum/ances requir+
 su* a response1 uses a                 
telecommunications sy/em1 ! mails1 or   

any o!r facility ( int]/ate or =eign    
comm]ce to kn[+ly transmit false or     
mislead+ in=mation indicat+ t conduct   
has tak51 is tak+1 or w take place t may
 reasonably be believ$ to con/itute a   
violation ( any ,/ate or ,f$]al crim9al 
law1 or endang] public heal? or safety1 
%all-- 7#a7 if an em]g5cy response      
results1 be f9$ "u ?is title or         
imprison$ n m ?an #e ye>s1 or bo?2  7#b7
 if s]i\s bodily injury 7z def9$ 9      
section #acfe7 results1 be f9$ "u ?is   
title or imprison$ n m ?an #bj ye>s1 or 
bo?2  7#c7 if dea? results1 be f9$ "u   
?is title or imprison$ = any numb] (    
ye>s or = life1 or bo?2 &  7#d7 9 any   
o!r case1 be f9$ "u ?is title or        
imprison$ n m ?an #a ye>1 or bo?4  7b7  
,civil action ,:oev]1 ) ! int5t to cause
 an em]g5cy response by any law en=cem5t
 ag5cy1 9 ! abs5ce ( circum/ances       
requir+ su* a response1 uses a          
telecommunications sy/em1 ! mails1 or   
any o!r facility ( int]/ate or =eign    
comm]ce to kn[+ly transmit false or     

mislead+ in=mation indicat+ t conduct   
has tak51 is tak+1 or w take place t may
 reasonably be believ$ to con/itute a   
violation ( any ,/ate or ,f$]al crim9al 
law1 or endang] public heal? or safety1 
is liable 9 a civil action to any p>ty  
incurr+ exp5ses incid5t to any em]g5cy  
response to t conduct1 = ^? exp5ses4    
7c7 ,reimbursem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
c\rt1 9 impos+ a s5t5ce on a def5dant   
convict$ ( an (f5se "u subsection 7a71  
%all ord] ! def5dant to reimburse any   
p>ty = exp5ses = an em]g5cy response    
necessitat$ by su* (f5se4  7#b7         
,liability ,a p]son ord]$ to make       
reimbursem5t "u ?is subsection %all be  
jo9tly & sev]ally liable = su* exp5ses )
 ea* o!r p]son1 if any1 :o is ord]$ to  
make reimbursem5t "u ?is subsection = ! 
same exp5ses4  7#c7 ,civil judgm5t ,an  
ord] ( reimbursem5t "u ?is subsection   
%all1 = ! purposes ( en=cem5t1 be treat$
 z a civil judgm5t4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,em]g5cy response ,!  
t]m em]g5cy response means any action   

tak5 by law en=cem5t p]sonnel to        
imm$iately respond to an ev5t t ?reat5s 
or may reasonably be believ$ to ?reat5  
public heal? or safety4  7#b7 ,law      
en=cem5t ag5cy ,! t]m law en=cem5t ag5cy
 means any public ag5cy ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 a ,/ate1 or a political         
subdivision ( a ,/ate *>g$ ) polic+     
functions4  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate     
means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory1 
or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea*  
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian tribe4  7#d7  
,telecommunications sy/em ,! t]m        
telecommunications sy/em means any      
int]active comput] s]vice or electronic 
communication s]vice or electronic      
communication sy/em ( int]/ate comm]ce4 
4  7b7 ,te*nical am5dm5t ,! table (     
sections = *apt] #dg ( title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new item3  #ajda4 ,false      
communications ) ! int5t to cause an    
em]g5cy response4  4