,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,engel introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
the ,judiciary1 for a period to be      
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,communications
 ,act of #aicd to provide for enhanced  
penalties for the transmission of       
misleading or inaccurate caller         
identification information with the     
intent to trigger an emergency response4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,anti-,swatting ,act of    
#bjai4  #b4 ,transmission of misleading 
or inaccurate caller ,,id information   
with intent to trigger emergency        
response ,section #bbg7;e77#e7 of the   
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      

,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#e77 is amended--    
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
,any person and inserting ,except as    
provided in subparagraph 7,c71 any      
person2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end  
the following3  7,c7 ,enhanced penalties
 for violation with intent to trigger   
emergency response  7i7 ,criminal       
violation ,any person who violates this 
subsection with the intent to trigger an
 emergency response in the absence of   
circumstances requiring such a response 
shall--  7,i7 be fined under title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code1 or imprisoned not
 more than #e years1 or both2 or  7,,ii7
 if serious bodily injury results1 be   
fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 or imprisoned not more than #bj  
years1 or both4  7ii7 ,reimbursement    
7,i7 ,in general ,the court1 in imposing
 a sentence on a defendant who has been 
convicted of an offense under clause    
7i71 shall order the defendant to       
reimburse any entity described in       
subclause 7,i71 7,,ii71 or 7,,iii7 of   

clause 7iii7 that incurs expenses in    
making or incident to the response      
described in clause 7i7 for such        
expenses4  7,,ii7 ,liability ,a person  
ordered to make reimbursement under this
 clause shall be jointly and severally  
liable for such expenses with each other
 person1 if any1 who is ordered to make 
reimbursement under this clause for the 
same expenses4  7,,iii7 ,civil judgment 
,an order of reimbursement under this   
clause shall1 for the purposes of       
enforcement1 be treated as a civil      
judgment4  7iii7 ,emergency response    
defined ,in this subparagraph1 the term 
emergency response means any action to  
protect life1 health1 or property by--  
7,i7 a law enforcement agency of the    
,united ,states1 a ,state1 or a         
political subdivision of a ,state2      
7,,ii7 an agency of the ,united ,states1
 a ,state1 or a political subdivision of
 a ,state1 or a private not-for-profit  
organization1 that provides fire1       
rescue1 or emergency medical services2  

or  7,,iii7 a public safety answering   
point 7as defined in section #bbb74  4