#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ehh  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct the    
,federal ,communications ,commission to 
conduct a study on network resiliency   
during times of emergency1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,securing ,access to
 ,networks in ,disasters ,act4  #b4     
,study on network resiliency ,not later 
than #cf months after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall submit to ,congress1 and make     
publically available on the             
,commission's website1 a study on the   
public safety benefits and technical    
feasibility and cost of--  7#a7 making  
telecommunications service              
provider-owned ,wi,fi access points1 and
 other communications technologies      
operating on unlicensed spectrum1       
available to the general public for     
access to #i-a-a services1 without      
requiring any login credentials1 during 
times of emergency when mobile service  
is unavailable2  7#b7 the provision by  

non-telecommunications service          
provider-owned ,wi,fi access points of  
public access to #i-a-a services during 
times of emergency when mobile service  
is unavailable2 and  7#c7 other         
alternative means of providing the      
public with access to #i-a-a services   
during times of emergency when mobile   
service is unavailable4  #c4 ,access to 
essential service providers during      
federally declared emergencies ,section 
#dbg7;a77#a77;,a7 of the ,robert ,t4    
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eahi;e7a77#a77;,a77 is       
amended by striking telecommunications  
service and inserting wireline or mobile
 telephone service1 ,internet access    
service1 radio or television            
broadcasting1 cable service1 or direct  
broadcast satellite service4  #d4       
,definitions ,as used in this ,act--    
7#a7 the term ,commission means the     
,federal ,communications ,commission2   
7#b7 the term mobile service means      

commercial mobile service 7as defined in
 section #ccb of the ,communications    
,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ccb77 or  
commercial mobile data service 7as      
defined in section #fjja of the ,middle 
,class ,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation  
,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adja772   
7#c7 the term ,wi,fi access point means 
wireless ,internet access using the     
standard designated as #hjb4aa or any   
variant thereof2 and  7#d7 the term     
times of emergency means either an      
emergency as defined in section #ajb of 
the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster     
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb71 or an emergency  
as declared by the governor of a ,state 
or territory of the ,united ,states4    
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,january #bc1 #bjag4;,clerk4