,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #acd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ab1 #bjag ,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 and ,mr4 ,blunt7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to expand the prohibition on misleading or inaccurate caller identification information1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,spoofing ,prevention ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,definition ,in this ,act1 the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 #c4 ,spoofing prevention 7a7 ,expanding and clarifying prohibition on misleading or inaccurate caller identification information 7#a7 ,communications from outside the ,united ,states ,section #bbg7;e77#a7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#a77 is amended by striking in connection with any telecommunications service or ,,ip-enabled voice service and inserting or any person outside the ,united ,states if the recipient of the call is within the ,united ,states1 in connection with any voice service or text messaging service4 7#b7 ,coverage of text messages and voice services ,section #bbg7;e77#h7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#h77 is amended-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking telecommunications service or ,,ip-enabled voice service and inserting voice service or a text message sent using a text messaging service2 7,b7 in the first sentence of subparagraph 7,b71 by striking telecommunications service or ,,ip-enabled voice service and inserting voice service or a text message sent using a text messaging service2 and 7,c7 by striking subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting the following3 7,c7 ,text message ,the term text message-- 7i7 means a message consisting of text1 images1 sounds1 or other information that is transmitted from or received by a device that is identified as the transmitting or receiving device by means of a #aj-;digit telephone number2 7ii7 includes a short message service 7commonly referred to as ,,sms7 message1 an enhanced message service 7commonly referred to as ,,ems7 message1 and a multimedia message service 7commonly referred to as ,,mms7 message2 and 7iii7 does not include a real-time1 #b-way voice or video communication4 7,d7 ,text messaging service ,the term text messaging service means a service that permits the transmission or receipt of a text message1 including a service provided as part of or in connection with a voice service4 7,e7 ,voice service ,the term voice service-- 7i7 means any service that furnishes voice communications to an end user using resources from the ,north ,american ,numbering ,plan or any successor to the ,north ,american ,numbering ,plan adopted by the ,commission under section #bea7;e77#a72 and 7ii7 includes transmissions from a telephone facsimile machine1 computer1 or other device to a telephone facsimile machine4 4 7#c7 ,technical amendment ,section #bbg7;e7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77 is amended in the heading by inserting misleading or before inaccurate4 7#d7 ,regulations 7,a7 ,in general ,section #bbg7;e77#c77;,a7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#c77;,a77 is amended by striking ,not later than #f months after the date of enactment of the ,truth in ,caller ,,id ,act of #bjji1 the ,commission and inserting ,the ,commission4 7,b7 ,deadline ,the ,commission shall prescribe regulations to implement the amendments made by this subsection not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#e7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date that is #f months after the date on which the ,commission prescribes regulations under paragraph 7#d74 7b7 ,consumer education materials on how ,to avoid scams that rely upon misleading or inaccurate caller identification information 7#a7 ,development of materials ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission1 in collaboration with the ,federal ,trade ,commission1 shall develop consumer education materials that provide information about-- 7,a7 ways for consumers to identify scams and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information2 and 7,b7 existing technologies1 if any1 that a consumer can use to protect against such scams and other fraudulent activity4 7#b7 ,contents ,in developing the consumer education materials under paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall-- 7,a7 identify existing technologies1 if any1 that can help consumers guard themselves against scams and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information1 including-- 7i7 descriptions of how a consumer can use the technologies to protect against such scams and other fraudulent activity2 and 7ii7 details on how consumers can access and use the technologies2 and 7,b7 provide other information that may help consumers identify and avoid scams and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information4 7#c7 ,updates ,the ,commission shall ensure that the consumer education materials required under paragraph 7#a7 are updated on a regular basis4 7#d7 ,website ,the ,commission shall include the consumer education materials developed under paragraph 7#a7 on its website4 7c7 ,,gao report on combating the fraudulent provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study of the actions the ,commission and the ,federal ,trade ,commission have taken to combat the fraudulent provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information1 and the additional measures that could be taken to combat such activity4 7#b7 ,required considerations ,in conducting the study under paragraph 7#a71 the ,comptroller ,general shall examine-- 7,a7 trends in the types of scams that rely on misleading or inaccurate caller identification information2 7,b7 previous and current enforcement actions by the ,commission and the ,federal ,trade ,commission to combat the practices prohibited by section #bbg7;e77#a7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#a772 7,c7 current efforts by industry groups and other entities to develop technical standards to deter or prevent the fraudulent provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information1 and how such standards may help combat the current and future provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information2 and 7,d7 whether there are additional actions the ,commission1 the ,federal ,trade ,commission1 and ,congress should take to combat the fraudulent provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information4 7#c7 ,report ,not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the findings of the study conducted under paragraph 7#a71 including any recommendations regarding combating the fraudulent provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information4 7d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section1 or the amendments made by this section1 shall be construed to modify1 limit1 or otherwise affect any rule or order adopted by the ,commission in connection with-- 7#a7 the ,telephone ,consumer ,protection ,act of #aiia 7,public ,law #ajb-bdc2 #aje ,stat4 #bcid7 or the amendments made by that ,act2 or 7#b7 the ,,can-,,spam ,act of #bjjc 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ggja et seq474