,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ad1 #bjae,mr4   
,reid 7= ,mr4 ,nelson 7= himself1 ,ms4  
,klobu*>1 & ,mr4 ,donnelly77 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to prev5t  
call] ,,id spo(+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,phone ,scam ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjae4   
#b4 ,def9itions  ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 !   
t]m ,commission means ! ,f$]al          
,communications ,commission2 &  7#b7 !  
t]m voice s]vice means any s]vice t     
furni%es voice communications to an end 
us] us+ res\rces f ! ,nor? ,am]ican     
,numb]+ ,plan or any successor to !     
,nor? ,am]ican ,numb]+ ,plan adopt$ by !
 ,commission "u section #bea7;e77#a7 ( !
 ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e77#a774  #c4 ,report on
 exi/+ te*nological solutions to combat 
inaccurate call] id5tification in=mation
  7a7 ,publication ( report ,!          

,commission %all publi% on ! website ( !
 ,commission a report t id5tifies exi/+ 
te*nology solutions t a consum] c use to
 protect ! consum] aga9/ mislead+ or    
inaccurate call] id5tification          
in=mation4  7b7 ,cont5ts ( report ,!    
report describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all-- 
7#a7 analyze exi/+ te*nologies t c      
enable consum]s to gu>d aga9/ mislead+  
or inaccurate call] id5tification       
in=mation2  7#b7 describe h[ !          
te*nologies describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7    
protect consum]s2 &  7#c7 detail :e!r & 
h[ voice s]vice provid]s are mak+ !     
te*nologies describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7    
available to subscrib]s4  #d4 ,report on
 plan to develop call orig9ation        
au!ntication /&>ds  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,commission %all submit to     
,congress a report detail+ a plan to    
exp$iti\sly develop1 n lat] ?an #f ye>s 
aft] ! submission ( ! report1 reasonable
 au!ntication /&>ds = a voice s]vice    
provid] to validate ! call+ p>ty numb] &

 call] id5tification in=mation ( a call 
orig9at$ ?r\gh a voice s]vice s t !     
subscrib] receiv+ ! call may obta91 to !
 ext5t te*nologically feasible--  7#a7 a
 secure assurance ( ! orig9 ( ! call1   
includ+-- 7,a7 ! call+ p>ty numb]2 &    
7,b7 call] id5tification = ! call2 or   
7#b7 notice t an assurance describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a7 is unavailable4  7b7      
,recomm5dation on legislation ,! report 
submitt$ "u subsection 7a7 may include  
recomm5dations on :e!r legislation is   
necess>y to promote or facilitate !     
adoption ( au!ntication /&>ds = call]   
id5tification in=mation4  #e4 ,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 /rik+ 9 connection ) any       
telecommunications s]vice or ,,ip-enabl$
 voice s]vice & ins]t+ or any p]son     
outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates if ! recipi5t ( 
! call is )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9         

connection ) any voice s]vice4  7b7     
,cov]age ( text messages & o!r voice    
s]vices ,section #bbg7;e77#h7 ( !       
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#h77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+            
telecommunications s]vice or ,,ip-enabl$
 voice s]vice & ins]t+ voice s]vice     
7includ+ a text message s5t us+ a text  
messag+ s]vice72  7#b7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce (
 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+             
telecommunications s]vice or ,,ip-enabl$
 voice s]vice & ins]t+ voice s]vice     
7includ+ a text message s5t us+ a text  
messag+ s]vice72 &  7#c7 by /rik+       
subp>agraph 7,c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7,c7 ,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,d7     
,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 voice s]vice4  7,e7
 ,voice s]vice ,! t]m voice s]vice means
 any s]vice t furni%es voice            
communications to an end us] us+        
res\rces f ! ,nor? ,am]ican ,numb]+     
,plan or any successor plan adopt$ by ! 
,commission "u section #bea7;e77#a74  4 
7c7 ,rules ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is    
,act %all be con/ru$ to modify1 limit1  
or o!rwise affect-- 7#a7 ! au?ority1 z (
 ! day be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ( ! ,commission to int]pret ! t]m 
call to include a text message 7z def9$ 
"u section #bbg7;e77#h7 ( !             
,communications ,act ( #aicd1 z add$ by 
subsection 7b772 or  7#b7 any rule or   

ord] adopt$ by ! ,commission 9          
connection )--  7,a7 ! ,telephone       
,consum] ,protection ,act ( #aiia       
7,public ,law #ajb-bdc2 #aje ,/at4      
#bcid7 or ! am5dm5ts made by t ,act2 or 
7,b7 ! ,,c-,,spam ,act ( #bjjc 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #ggja et seq474  7d7          
,regulations ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,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* ! ,commission prescribes    
regulations "u subsection 7d74