,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjag,mr4 ,pallone introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,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