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,texas1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,k+ (
 ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,f>5?old1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1    
,mr4 ,culb]son1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,cram]1
 ,mr4 ,%imkus1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mr4       
,sessions1 ,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona1 ,mr4
 ,ad]holt1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 & ,mr4        
,cuell>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd to require 
multi-l9e telephone sy/ems to h a       
configuration t p]mits us]s to directly 
initiate a call to #i-a-a )\t dial+ any 
additional digit1 code1 prefix1 or      
po/-fix1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,k>i's  
,law ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,configuration (
 multi-l9e telephone sy/ems = direct    
dial+ ( #i-a-a  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title     
,,vii ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd  
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is am5d$ by

 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #gba4         
,configuration ( multi-l9e telephone    
sy/ems = direct dial+ ( #i-a-a  7a7     
,sy/em manufacture1 importation1 sale1 &
 lease ,a p]son engag$ 9 ! bus9ess (    
manufactur+1 import+1 sell+1 or leas+   
multi-l9e telephone sy/ems may n        
manufacture or import = use 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 or sell or lease or (f] to sell 
or lease 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a multi-l9e 
telephone sy/em1 unless su* sy/em is    
pre-configur$ su* t1 :5 prop]ly in/all$ 
9 accordance ) subsection 7b71 a us] may
 directly initiate a call to #i-a-a f   
any /ation equipp$ ) dial+ facilities1  
)\t dial+ any additional digit1 code1   
prefix1 or po/-fix1 includ+ any         
trunk-access code su* z ! digit #8#i'1  
reg>dless ( :e!r ! us] is requir$ to    
dial su* a digit1 code1 prefix1 or      
po/-fix = o!r calls4  7b7 ,sy/em        
in/allation1 managem5t1 & op]ation ,a   
p]son engag$ 9 ! bus9ess ( in/all+1     
manag+1 or op]at+ multi-l9e telephone   
sy/ems may n in/all1 manage1 or op]ate =

 use 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates su* a sy/em1     
unless su* sy/em is configur$ su* t a   
us] may directly initiate a call to     
#i-a-a f any /ation equipp$ ) dial+     
facilities1 )\t dial+ any additional    
digit1 code1 prefix1 or po/-fix1 includ+
 any trunk-access code su* z ! digit    
#8#i'1 reg>dless ( :e!r ! us] is requir$
 to dial su* a digit1 code1 prefix1 or  
po/-fix = o!r calls4  7c7 ,on-,site     
notification ,a p]son engag$ 9 ! bus9ess
 ( in/all+1 manag+1 or op]at+ multi-l9e 
telephone sy/ems %all1 9 in/all+1       
manag+1 or op]at+ su* a sy/em = use 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 configure ! sy/em to     
provide a notification to a c5tral      
location at ! facility :]e ! sy/em is   
in/all$ or to ano!r p]son or            
organization reg>dless ( location1 if ! 
sy/em is able to be configur$ to provide
 ! notification )\t an improvem5t to !  
h>dw>e or s(tw>e ( ! sy/em4  7d7 ,effect
 on ,/ate law ,no?+ 9 ?is section is    
int5d$ to alt] ! au?ority ( ,/ate       
commissions or o!r ,/ate or local       

ag5cies ) jurisdiction ov] em]g5cy      
communications1 if ! ex]cise ( su*      
au?ority is n inconsi/5t ) ?is ,act4    
7e7 ,en=cem5t ,?is section %all be en=c$
 "u title ,v1 except t section #eja     
applies only to ! ext5t t su* section   
provides = ! puni%m5t ( a f9e4  7f7     
,multi-,l9e telephone sy/em def9$ ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m multi-l9e telephone     
sy/em has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #fejb ( ! ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief &
 ,job ,creation ,act ( #bjab 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #adga74  4  7b7 ,effective    
date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 
p>agraph 7#b71 section #gba ( !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd1 z add$ by 
subsection 7a7 ( ?is section1 %all apply
 beg9n+ on ! date t is #b ye>s aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7     
,exception ,subsection 7b7 or 7c7 ( su* 
section #gba %all n apply to a multi-l9e
 telephone sy/em t 0 in/all$ be=e ! date
 t is #b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act if su* sy/em is n able to be  
configur$ to meet ! requirem5t ( su*    

subsection 7b7 or 7c71 respectively1 )\t
 an improvem5t to ! h>dw>e or s(tw>e ( !
 sy/em4