,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ac1      
#bjah,mr4 ,schneider introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,federal     
,communications ,commission to prescribe
 regulations on caller identification   
information authentication technology1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,discourage ,dishonest ,dialing ,act4   
#b4 ,regulations relating to caller     
identification information              
authentication standards  7a7           
,requirements for caller identification 
information authentication technology   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,commission shall prescribe  
regulations that--  7,a7 require        
providers of voice service to implement1
 by a date specified by the ,commission1
 caller identification information      

authentication technology that has the  
ability to--  7i7 verify that any caller
 identification information transmitted 
in connection with a call 7including a  
call originating outside the ,united    
,states if the recipient is within the  
,united ,states7 is accurate2 and  7ii7 
alert a subscriber1 through a           
distinctive ringtone1 distinctive caller
 identification information1 automatic  
message1 or some other method determined
 to be appropriate and technologically  
feasible by the ,commission in          
consultation with providers of voice    
services1 that a call is not able to be 
verified as described in subparagraph   
7,a71 whether because a person has      
blocked the capability of a caller      
identification service to transmit such 
information in accordance with paragraph
 7#b7 of section #bbg7;e7 of the        
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77 or otherwise2 and   
7,b7 in consultation with providers of  
voice services1 provide a method for    

exempting from the requirements of      
subparagraph 7,a7 information that is   
exempted under the regulations          
promulgated under paragraph 7#c7 of     
section #bbg7;e7 of the ,communications 
,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77  
from the prohibition under paragraph    
7#a7 of such section4  7#b7 ,no         
additional cost to subscribers ,such    
regulations shall prohibit providers of 
voice service from making any additional
 charge to subscribers for the caller   
identification information              
authentication technology required under
 paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,caller              
identification information ,the term    
caller identification information has   
the meaning given such term in section  
#bbg7;e77#h7 of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#h774 
7#b7 ,caller identification service ,the
 term caller identification service has 
the meaning given such term in section  
#bbg7;e77#h7 of the ,communications ,act

 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#h774 
7#c7 ,commission ,the term ,commission  
means the ,federal ,communications      
,commission4  7#d7 ,voice service ,the  
term voice service has the meaning given
 such term in section #bbg7;e77#h7 of   
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#h774 ,this paragraph
 shall apply before the effective date  
of the amendment made to such section by
 subparagraph 7,c7 of section           
#ejc7;a77#b7 of division ,p of the      
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada7 as if such
 amendment was already in effect4