,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1         
#bjai,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia 7=       
himself1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4   
,dunn1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,ms4  
,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new      
,hamp%ire1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,rooney ( 
,florida1 & ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act 
( #aicd to provide = a moratorium on    
numb] reassignm5t aft] a disa/]         
decl>ation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,pres]v+ ,home & ,(fice ,numb]s 9       
,em]g5cies ,act ( #bjai4  #b4           
,moratorium on numb] reassignm5t aft]   
disa/] decl>ation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #bea7;e7 ( ! ,communications ,act (    
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7        
,moratorium on numb] reassignm5t aft]   
disa/] decl>ation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ a

 cov]$ p]iod ) respect to an area1 a    
numb] assign$ 9 su* area may n be       
reassign$1 & ! assignm5t ( su* numb] may
 n be resc9d$ or o!rwise modifi$1 except
 at ! reque/ ( ! subscrib] to :i* su*   
numb] is assign$4  7,b7 ,ext5sion at    
reque/ ( subscrib] ,at ! reque/ ( !     
subscrib]1 ! prohibition 9 subp>agraph  
7,a7 %all be ext5d$ ) respect to ! numb]
 assign$ to su* subscrib] = #b ye>s     
beyond ! end ( ! cov]$ p]iod4  7,c7     
,subscrib] "r to cancel & resubscribe   
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( a numb] t is   
assign$ to a subscrib] = ! provision (  
wirel9e voice s]vice at a resid5ce t is 
locat$ 9 an area t is 9 a cov]$ p]iod   
7or 9 ! case ( su* a numb] ) respect to 
:i* ! subscrib] reque/s an ext5sion "u  
subp>agraph 7,b771 if ! major disa/]    
involv$ results 9 cov]$ damage to su*   
resid5ce--  7,i7 ! provid] ( su* s]vice 
may n *>ge ! subscrib] any e>ly         
t]m9ation or o!r fee 9 connection ) !   
cancellation ( su* s]vice2 &  7,,ii7 if 
! subscrib] cancels su* s]vice1 su*     

provid] 7or any o!r provid] ( wirel9e   
voice s]vice t s]ves ! location         
involv$7--  7aa7 %all p]mit ! subscrib] 
to subscribe or resubscribe1 z ! case   
may be1 to wirel9e voice s]vice ) su*   
numb] at su* resid5ce or at a diff]5t   
resid5ce 7if su* numb] is available 9 ! 
location ( su* diff]5t resid5ce72 &     
7bb7 may n *>ge ! subscrib] any         
connection fee or o!r fee relat+ to !   
initiation ( su* s]vice4  7ii7 ,tim+    
,clause 7i7 %all cease to apply )       
respect to ! numb] at ! end ( ! cov]$   
p]iod or at ! end ( ! ext5d$ p]iod "u   
subp>agraph 7,b71 z ! case may be4      
7iii7 ,limitation ,except z provid$ 9   
?is subp>agraph1 ! prohibition 9        
subp>agraph 7,a7 & any ext5sion ( su*   
prohibition "u subp>agraph 7,b7 %all    
cease to apply ) respect to a numb] :5 !
 subscrib] cancels ! s]vice ) respect to
 :i* ! numb] is assign$4  7,d7          
,id5tification on ,commission website ,!
 ,commission %all publicly id5tify on ! 
website ( ! ,commission ea* area t is 9 

a cov]$ p]iod4  7,e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
p>agraph3 7i7 ,cov]$ damage ,! t]m cov]$
 damage means1 ) respect to a resid5ce1 
damage--  7,i7 t r5d]s a resid5ce       
inaccessible or un9habitable1 or t      
results 9 displacem5t f ! resid5ce2 &   
7,,ii7 ) respect to :i* ! ,presid5t     
det]m9es t an individual or h\sehold is 
eligible = h\s+ assi/ance or o!r ne$s   
assi/ance "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]
 ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq474  7ii7 ,cov]$ 
p]iod ,! t]m cov]$ p]iod means1 )       
respect to an area1 any p]iod t-- 7,i7  
beg9s on ! date ( a decl>ation by !     
,presid5t ( a major disa/] "u section   
#dja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/]      
,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 ) respect to su* area2 
&  7,,ii7 ends on ! date t is #a ye>    
aft] ! date on :i* su* decl>ation       
expires4  7iii7 ,wirel9e voice s]vice ,!
 t]m wirel9e voice s]vice has ! mean+   
giv5 ! t]m voice s]vice 9 section       
#bbg7;e77#h71 except t ! t]m wirel9e    

voice s]vice does n include comm]cial   
mobile s]vice 7z def9$ 9 section        
#ccb7;d774  4  7b7 ,effective date      
,p>agraph 7#d7 ( section #bea7;e7 ( !   
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e771 z add$ by          
subsection 7a71 %all apply ) respect to 
a major disa/] decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u 
section #dja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 aft] ! date t
 is #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4  7c7 ,transitional rule      
,clause 7iii7 ( subp>agraph 7,e7 (      
p>agraph 7#d7 ( section #bea7;e7 ( !    
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e771 z add$ by          
subsection 7a71 %all apply be=e !       
effective date ( ! am5dm5t made to      
section #bbg7;e77#h7 ( su* ,act 7#dg    
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#h77 by subp>agraph  
7,c7 ( section #ejc7;a77#b7 ( division  
,p ( ! ,consolidat$ ,appropriations     
,act1 #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada7 z if
 su* am5dm5t 7 already 9 effect4