,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjai,mr4 ,thompson of ,california 7for 
himself1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 
,dunn1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1    
,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,kuster of 
,new ,hampshire1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4     
,rooney of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,weber of 
,texas7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd 
to provide for a moratorium on number   
reassignment after a disaster           
declaration1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,preserving ,home and ,office   
,numbers in ,emergencies ,act of #bjai4 
#b4 ,moratorium on number reassignment  
after disaster declaration  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #bea7;e7 of the        
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7#d7        

,moratorium on number reassignment after
 disaster declaration  7,a7 ,in general 
,during a covered period with respect to
 an area1 a number assigned in such area
 may not be reassigned1 and the         
assignment of such number may not be    
rescinded or otherwise modified1 except 
at the request of the subscriber to     
which such number is assigned4  7,b7    
,extension at request of subscriber ,at 
the request of the subscriber1 the      
prohibition in subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
be extended with respect to the number  
assigned to such subscriber for #b years
 beyond the end of the covered period4  
7,c7 ,subscriber right to cancel and    
resubscribe  7i7 ,in general ,in the    
case of a number that is assigned to a  
subscriber for the provision of wireline
 voice service at a residence that is   
located in an area that is in a covered 
period 7or in the case of such a number 
with respect to which the subscriber    
requests an extension under subparagraph
 7,b771 if the major disaster involved  

results in covered damage to such       
residence--  7,i7 the provider of such  
service may not charge the subscriber   
any early termination or other fee in   
connection with the cancellation of such
 service2 and  7,,ii7 if the subscriber 
cancels such service1 such provider 7or 
any other provider of wireline voice    
service that serves the location        
involved7--  7aa7 shall permit the      
subscriber to subscribe or resubscribe1 
as the case may be1 to wireline voice   
service with such number at such        
residence or at a different residence   
7if such number is available in the     
location of such different residence72  
and  7bb7 may not charge the subscriber 
any connection fee or other fee relating
 to the initiation of such service4     
7ii7 ,timing ,clause 7i7 shall cease to 
apply with respect to the number at the 
end of the covered period or at the end 
of the extended period under            
subparagraph 7,b71 as the case may be4  
7iii7 ,limitation ,except as provided in

 this subparagraph1 the prohibition in  
subparagraph 7,a7 and any extension of  
such prohibition under subparagraph 7,b7
 shall cease to apply with respect to a 
number when the subscriber cancels the  
service with respect to which the number
 is assigned4  7,d7 ,identification on  
,commission website ,the ,commission    
shall publicly identify on the website  
of the ,commission each area that is in 
a covered period4  7,e7 ,definitions ,in
 this paragraph3 7i7 ,covered damage    
,the term covered damage means1 with    
respect to a residence1 damage--  7,i7  
that renders a residence inaccessible or
 uninhabitable1 or that results in      
displacement from the residence2 and    
7,,ii7 with respect to which the        
,president determines that an individual
 or household is eligible for housing   
assistance or other needs assistance    
under the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford         
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et
 seq474  7ii7 ,covered period ,the term 

covered period means1 with respect to an
 area1 any period that-- 7,i7 begins on 
the date of a declaration by the        
,president of a major disaster under    
section #dja of the ,robert ,t4         
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 with respect to such   
area2 and  7,,ii7 ends on the date that 
is #a year after the date on which such 
declaration expires4  7iii7 ,wireline   
voice service ,the term wireline voice  
service has the meaning given the term  
voice service in section #bbg7;e77#h71  
except that the term wireline voice     
service does not include commercial     
mobile service 7as defined in section   
#ccb7;d774  4  7b7 ,effective date      
,paragraph 7#d7 of section #bea7;e7 of  
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e771 as added by        
subsection 7a71 shall apply with respect
 to a major disaster declared by the    
,president under section #dja of the    
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 

and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 after the date that is 
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4  7c7            
,transitional rule ,clause 7iii7 of     
subparagraph 7,e7 of paragraph 7#d7 of  
section #bea7;e7 of the ,communications 
,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e771 
as added by subsection 7a71 shall apply 
before the effective date of the        
amendment made to section #bbg7;e77#h7  
of such ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4             
#bbg7;e77#h77 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 were already in effect4