,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjai,ms4  
,cl>ke ( ,new ,york 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,van
 ,drew1 ,mr4 ,r\da1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1    
,ms4 ,foxx ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4      
,walb]g7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,f$]al
 ,communications ,commission to initiate
 a proce$+ to protect call$ p>ties f    
"o-r+ scams1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,end+ ,"o-,r+ ,scams ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 
,protection f "o-r+ scams  7a7          
,initiation ( proce$+ ,n lat] ?an #abj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,commission %all initiate a     
proce$+ to protect call$ p>ties f "o-r+ 
scams4  7b7 ,matt]s ,to be consid]$ ,z  
"p ( ! proce$+ requir$ by subsection    
7a71 ! ,commission %all consid] h[ !    
,commission c--  7#a7 "w ) ,f$]al &     
,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cies to address   
"o-r+ scams2  7#b7 "w ) ! gov]nm5ts (   

=eign c\ntries to address "o-r+ scams2  
7#c7 9 consultation ) ! ,f$]al ,trade   
,commission1 bett] educate consum]s ab\t
 h[ to avoid "o-r+ scams2  7#d7         
inc5tivize voice s]vice provid]s to /op 
calls made to p]petrate "o-r+ scams f   
be+ receiv$ by call$ p>ties1 includ+    
consid]ation ( add+ id5tifi$ "o-r+ scam 
type numb]s to ! ,commission's exi/+ li/
 ( p]missible categories =              
c>ri]-initiat$ block+2  7#e7 "w )       
entities t provide call-block+ s]vices  
to address "o-r+ scams2 &  7#f7 e/abli% 
obligations on int]national gateway     
provid]s t are ! fir/ po9t ( entry = ^! 
calls into ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+     
pot5tial requirem5ts t su* provid]s     
v]ify ) ! =eign orig9ator ! nature or   
purpose ( calls be=e initiat+ s]vice4   
7c7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #a 
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,commission %all publi% on its       
website & submit to ! ,committee on     
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       

,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate a report on ! /atus ( ! proce$+ 
requir$ by subsection 7a74  7d7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     
7#b7 ,"o-r+ scam ,! t]m "o-r+ scam means
 a scam 9 :i* a call] makes a call &    
all[s ! call to r+ ! call$ p>ty = a %ort
 duration1 9 ord] to prompt ! call$ p>ty
 to return ! call1 !reby subject+ !     
call$ p>ty to *>ges4  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m 
,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #c ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aec74  7#d7 ,voice      
s]vice ,! t]m voice s]vice has ! mean+  
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #bbg7;e77#h7 ( ! 
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#h774 ,?is p>agraph  
%all apply be=e ! effective date ( !    
am5dm5t made to su* section by          
subp>agraph 7,c7 ( section #ejc7;a77#b7 
( division ,p ( ! ,consolidat$          
,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7,public    
,law #aae-ada7 z if su* am5dm5t 0       

already 9 effect4