,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ab1 #bjag ,ms4
 ,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1 ,mr4 
,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,?une1 & ,mr4
 ,cruz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act
 ( #aicd to require multi-l9e telephone 
sy/ems to h a default 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 ,default 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 ,default
 configuration ( multi-l9e telephone    
sy/ems = direct dial+ ( #i-a-a  7a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 

multi-l9e telephone sy/em has ! mean+   
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #fejb ( ! ,middle  
,class ,tax ,relief & ,job ,creation    
,act ( #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adga72 &   
7#b7 ! t]m public safety answ]+ po9t has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bbb7;h74 
7b7 ,multi-,l9e telephone sy/em         
functionality ,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$
 ,/ates or sell or lease or (f] to sell 
or lease 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates a multi-l9e  
telephone sy/em unless ! te*nology ( !  
sy/em has ! capabilities describ$ 9     
subsections 7c7 & 7e74  7c7 ,multi-,l9e 
telephone sy/em in/allation ,a p]son    
engag$ 9 ! bus9ess ( in/all+ multi-l9e  
telephone sy/ems s]v+ locations 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates may n in/all su* a sy/em 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates unless1 ^u in/allation1
 ! sy/em all[s a call t is initiat$ :5 a
 us] dials #i-a-a f any /ation equipp$ )
 dial+ facilities to be transmitt$ to ! 
appropriate public safety answ]+ po9t-- 

7#a7 )\t requir+ ! us] to dial any      
additional digit1 code1 prefix1 or      
po/-fix1 includ+ any trunk-access code  
7su* z ! digit #i72 &  7#b7 reg>dless ( 
:e!r ! us] is requir$ to dial a digit1  
code1 prefix1 or po/-fix describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 = o!r calls4  7d7 ,o!r    
#i-a-a em]g5cy dial+ patt]ns ,no?+ 9 ?is
 section %all prohibit ! configuration (
 a multi-l9e telephone sy/em s t o!r    
#i-a-a em]g5cy dial+ patt]ns w also     
initiate a call to a public safety      
answ]+ po9t1 provid$ t ! dial+ patt]n   
#i-a-a rema9s available to us]s4  7e7   
,on-,site notification  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a
 p]son engag$ 9 ! bus9ess ( in/all+     
multi-l9e telephone sy/ems s]v+         
locations 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9 in/all+ a
 sy/em describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 %all configure ! sy/em s 
t :5 a p]son at ! facility :]e ! sy/em  
is in/all$ initiates a call to #i-a-a   
us+ ! sy/em1 ! sy/em provides a         
notification to--  7,a7 a c5tral        
location at ! facility2 or  7,b7 a p]son

 or organization ) responsibility =     
safety or security = ! location z       
designat$ by ! manag] or op]ator ( !    
sy/em4  7#b7 ,application ,a sy/em      
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is a multi-l9e  
telephone sy/em t is able to be         
configur$ to provide ! notification     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 )\t any        
improvem5t to ! sy/em4  7f7 ,regulations
  7#a7 ,au?ority ,! ,commission may     
prescribe regulations to c>ry out ?is   
section4  7#b7 ,te*nologically neutral  
,regulations prescrib$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 
%all1 to ! ext5t practicable1 promote ! 
purposes ( ?is section 9 a              
te*nologically neutral mann]4  7g7      
,en=cem5t ,?is section %all be en=c$ "u 
title ,v1 except t section #eja applies 
only to ! ext5t t ! section provides = !
 imposition ( a f9e4  7h7 ,effect on    
/ate law ,no?+ 9 ?is section or 9       
regulations prescrib$ "u ?is section    
%all be con/ru$ to prev5t any ,/ate f   
en=c+ any ,/ate law t is n inconsi/5t ) 
?is section4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,! 

am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
apply ) respect to a multi-l9e telephone
 sy/em t is manufactur$1 import$1 (f]$ =
 fir/ sale or lease1 fir/ sold or leas$1
 or in/all$ aft] ! date t is #b ye>s    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4