,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #ccge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjai,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend   
the ,communications ,act of #aicd to    
clarify the prohibitions on making      
robocalls1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stopping ,bad ,robocalls ,act4  #b4
 ,consumer protection regulations       
relating to making robocalls ,not later 
than #f months after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 and as          
appropriate thereafter to ensure that   
the consumer protection and privacy     
purposes of section #bbg of the         
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7 remain effective1 the   
,commission shall prescribe such        
regulations1 or amend such existing     
regulations1 regarding calls made or    
text messages sent using automatic      
telephone dialing systems and calls made
 using an artificial or prerecorded     
voice as will1 in the judgment of the   

,commission1 clarify descriptions of    
automatic telephone dialing systems and 
ensure that--  7#a7 the consumer        
protection and privacy purposes of such 
section are effectuated2  7#b7 calls    
made and text messages sent using       
automatic telephone dialing systems and 
calls made using an artificial or       
prerecorded voice are made or sent 7as  
the case may be7 with consent1 unless   
consent is not required under or the    
call or text message is exempted by     
paragraph 7#a71 7#b77;,b71 or 7#b77;,c7 
of subsection 7b7 of such section2  7#c7
 consumers can withdraw consent for such
 calls and text messages2  7#d7         
circumvention or evasion of such section
 is prevented2  7#e7 callers maintain   
records to demonstrate that such callers
 have obtained consent1 unless consent  
is not required under or the call or    
text message is exempted by paragraph   
7#a71 7#b77;,b71 or 7#b77;,c7 of        
subsection 7b7 of such section1 for such
 calls and text messages1 for a period  

of time that will permit the ,commission
 to effectuate the consumer protection  
and privacy purposes of such section2   
and  7#f7 compliance with such section  
is facilitated4  #c4 ,consumer          
protections for exemptions  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #bbg7;b77#b7 of the    
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;b77#b77 is amended--    
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,g77ii71 by       
striking 2 and and inserting a          
semicolon2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,h71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,i7 shall      
ensure that any exemption under         
subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 contains      
requirements for calls made in reliance 
on the exemption with respect to--  7i7 
the classes of parties that may make    
such calls2  7ii7 the classes of parties
 that may be called2 and  7iii7 the     
number of such calls that a calling     
party may make to a particular called   
party4  4  7b7 ,deadline for regulations

 ,in the case of any exemption issued   
under subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 of      
section #bbg7;b77#b7 of the             
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;b77#b77 before the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,commission1 shall1 not later than #a   
year after such date of enactment1      
prescribe such regulations1 or amend    
such existing regulations1 as necessary 
to ensure that such exemption contains  
each requirement described in           
subparagraph 7,i7 of such section1 as   
added by subsection 7a74 ,to the extent 
such an exemption contains such a       
requirement before such date of         
enactment1 nothing in this section or   
the amendments made by this section     
shall be construed to require the       
,commission to prescribe or amend       
regulations relating to such            
requirement4  #d4 ,report on reassigned 
number database  7a7 ,report to         
,congress  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #a year after the date of the      

enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall submit to ,congress1 and make     
publicly available on the website of the
 ,commission1 a report on the status of 
the efforts of the ,commission pursuant 
to the ,second ,report and ,order in the
 matter of ,advanced ,methods to ,target
 and ,eliminate ,unlawful ,robocalls    
7,,cg ,docket ,no4 #ag-ei2 ,,fcc        
#ah-agg2 adopted on ,december #ab1      
#bjah74  7#b7 ,contents ,the report     
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall        
describe the efforts of the ,commission1
 as described in such ,second ,report   
and ,order1 to ensure--  7,a7 the       
establishment of a database of telephone
 numbers that have been disconnected1 in
 order to provide a person making calls 
subject to section #bbg7;b7 of the      
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;b77 with comprehensive  
and timely information to enable such   
person to avoid making calls without the
 prior express consent of the called    
party because the number called has been

 reassigned2  7,b7 that a person who    
wishes to use any safe harbor provided  
pursuant to such ,second ,report and    
,order with respect to making calls must
 demonstrate that1 before making the    
call1 the person appropriately checked  
the most recent update of the database  
and the database reported that the      
number had not been disconnected2 and   
7,c7 that if the person makes the       
demonstration described in subparagraph 
7,b71 the person will be shielded from  
liability under section #bbg7;b7 of the 
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;b77 should the database 
return an inaccurate result4  7b7       
,clarification of definition of called  
party  7#a7 ,in general ,section        
#bbg7;a7 of the ,communications ,act of 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;a77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#f7 ,the term called party 
means1 with respect to a call1 the      
current subscriber or customary user of 
the telephone number to which the call  

is made1 determined at the time when the
 call is made4  4  7#b7 ,conforming     
amendments ,section #bbg7;d77#c77;,b7 of
 the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;d77#c77;,b77 is         
amended-- 7,a7 by striking called       
party's line each place it appears and  
inserting telephone line called2 and    
7,b7 by striking called party has hung  
up and inserting answering party has    
hung up4  7#c7 ,effective date ,the     
amendments made by this subsection shall
 apply beginning on the date on which   
the database described in the ,second   
,report and ,order in the matter of     
,advanced ,methods to ,target and       
,eliminate ,unlawful ,robocalls 7,,cg   
,docket ,no4 #ag-ei2 ,,fcc #ah-agg2     
adopted on ,december #ab1 #bjah7 becomes
 fully operational1 such that a person  
may check the database to determine the 
last date of permanent disconnection    
associated with a phone number4 ,nothing
 in the amendments made by this         
subsection shall affect the construction

 of the law as it applies before the    
effective date4  #e4 ,enforcement  7a7  
,no citation required ,to seek          
forfeiture penalty  7#a7 ,for robocall  
violations ,section #bbg7;b7 of the     
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;b77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7#d7 ,no    
citation required to seek forfeiture    
penalty ,paragraph 7#e7 of section      
#ejc7;b7 shall not apply in the case of 
a violation made with the intent to     
cause such violation of this subsection4
  4  7#b7 ,for caller identification    
information violations ,section         
#bbg7;e77#e77;,a77iii7 of the           
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#e77;,a77iii77 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3 ,paragraph 7#e7 of section   
#ejc7;b7 shall not apply in the case of 
a violation of this subsection44  7b7   
,four-,year statute of limitations  7#a7
 ,for robocall violations ,section      
#bbg7;b7 of the ,communications ,act of 

#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;b771 as      
amended by subsection 7a71 is further   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#e7 ,four-year statute of  
limitations ,notwithstanding paragraph  
7#f7 of section #ejc7;b71 no forfeiture 
penalty for violation of this subsection
 shall be determined or imposed against 
any person if the violation charged     
occurred more than--  7,a7 #c years     
prior to the date of issuance of the    
notice required by paragraph 7#c7 of    
such section or the notice of apparent  
liability required by paragraph 7#d7 of 
such section 7as the case may be72 or   
7,b7 if the violation was made with the 
intent to cause such violation1 #d years
 prior to the date of issuance of the   
notice required by paragraph 7#c7 of    
such section or the notice of apparent  
liability required by paragraph 7#d7 of 
such section 7as the case may be74  4   
7#b7 ,for caller identification         
information violations ,section         
#bbg7;e77#e77;,a77iv7 of the            

,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#e77;,a77iv77 is     
amended-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by       
striking #b-year and inserting #d-year2 
and  7,b7 by striking #b years and      
inserting #d years4  7c7 ,increased     
penalty for robocall violations with    
intent ,section #bbg7;b7 of the         
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;b771 as amended by      
subsections 7a7 and 7b71 is further     
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#f7 ,increased penalty for 
violations with intent ,in the case of a
 forfeiture penalty for violation of    
this subsection that is determined or   
imposed under section #ejc7;b71 if such 
violation was made with the intent to   
cause such violation1 the amount of such
 penalty shall be equal to an amount    
determined in accordance with           
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,f7 of      
section #ejc7;b77#b7 plus an additional 
penalty not to exceed #aj1jjj4  4  #f4  
,annual report to ,congress ,section    

#bbg of the ,communications ,act of     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7i7  
,annual report to ,congress on robocalls
 and transmission of misleading or      
inaccurate caller identification        
information  7#a7 ,report required ,not 
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this subsection1 and      
annually thereafter1 the ,commission1   
after consultation with the ,federal    
,trade ,commission1 shall submit to     
,congress a report regarding enforcement
 by the ,commission of subsections 7b71 
7c71 7d71 and 7e7 during the preceding  
calendar year4  7#b7 ,matters for       
inclusion ,each report required by      
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,the number of          
complaints received by the ,commission  
during each of the preceding #e calendar
 years1 for each of the following       
categories3  7i7 ,complaints alleging   
that a consumer received a call in      
violation of subsection 7b7 or 7c74     

7ii7 ,complaints alleging that a        
consumer received a call in violation of
 the standards prescribed under         
subsection 7d74  7iii7 ,complaints      
alleging that a consumer received a call
 in connection with which misleading or 
inaccurate caller identification        
information was transmitted in violation
 of subsection 7e74  7,b7 ,the number of
 citations issued by the ,commission    
pursuant to section #ejc7;b7 during the 
preceding calendar year to enforce      
subsection 7d71 and details of each such
 citation4  7,c7 ,the number of notices 
of apparent liability issued by the     
,commission pursuant to section #ejc7;b7
 during the preceding calendar year to  
enforce subsections 7b71 7c71 7d71 and  
7e71 and details of each such notice    
including any proposed forfeiture       
amount4  7,d7 ,the number of final      
orders imposing forfeiture penalties    
issued pursuant to section #ejc7;b7     
during the preceding calendar year to   
enforce such subsections1 and details of

 each such order including the          
forfeiture imposed4  7,e7 ,the amount of
 forfeiture penalties or criminal fines 
collected1 during the preceding calendar
 year1 by the ,commission or the        
,attorney ,general for violations of    
such subsections1 and details of each   
case in which such a forfeiture penalty 
or criminal fine was collected4  7,f7   
,proposals for reducing the number of   
calls made in violation of such         
subsections4  7,g7 ,an analysis of the  
contribution by providers of            
interconnected ,vo,i,p service and      
non-interconnected ,vo,i,p service that 
discount high-volume1 unlawful1         
short-duration calls to the total number
 of calls made in violation of such     
subsections1 and recommendations on how 
to address such contribution in order to
 decrease the total number of calls made
 in violation of such subsections4  7#c7
 ,no additional reporting required ,the 
,commission shall prepare the report    
required by paragraph 7#a7 without      

requiring the provision of additional   
information from providers of           
telecommunications service or voice     
service 7as defined in section #g7;d7 of
 the ,stopping ,bad ,robocalls ,act74  4
  #g4 ,regulations relating to effective
 call authentication technology  7a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,commission shall prescribe regulations 
in ,,wc ,docket ,no4 #ag-ig4  7b7       
,requirements for effective call        
authentication technology  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the regulations required by    
subsection 7a7 shall-- 7,a7 require     
providers of voice service to implement1
 within #f months after the date on     
which such regulations are prescribed1  
an effective call authentication        
technology2 and  7,b7 ensure that voice 
service providers that have implemented 
the effective authentication technology 
attest that such provider has           
determined1 when originating calls on   
behalf of a calling party1 that the     

calling party number transmitted with   
such calls has been appropriately       
authenticated4  7#b7 ,reassessment of   
regulations ,the ,commission shall      
reassess such regulations1 at least once
 every #b years1 to ensure the          
regulations remain effective and up to  
date with technological capabilities4   
7#c7 ,exemption  7,a7 ,burdens and      
barriers to implementation ,the         
,commission-- 7i7 shall include findings
 on any burdens or barriers to the      
implementation required in paragraph    
7#a71 including--  7,i7 for providers of
 voice service to the extent the        
networks of such providers use          
time-division multiplexing2 and  7,,ii7 
for small providers of voice service and
 those in rural areas2 and  7ii7 in     
connection with such findings1 may      
exempt from the #f-month time period    
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 for a 
reasonable period of time a class of    
providers of voice service1 or type of  
voice calls1 as necessary for that class

 of providers or type of calls to       
participate in the implementation in    
order to address the identified burdens 
and barriers4  7,b7 ,full participation 
,the ,commission shall take all steps   
necessary to address any issues in the  
findings and enable as promptly as      
possible full participation of all      
classes of providers of voice service   
and types of voice calls to receive the 
highest level of attestation4  7,c7     
,alternative methodologies ,the         
,commission shall identify or develop1  
in consultation with small providers of 
service and those in rural areas1       
alternative effective methodologies to  
protect customers from unauthenticated  
calls during any exemption given under  
subparagraph 7,a77ii74 ,such            
methodologies shall be provided with no 
additional line item charge to          
customers4  7,d7 ,revision of exemption 
,not less frequently than annually after
 the first exemption is issued under    
this paragraph1 the ,commission shall   

consider revising or extending any      
exemption made1 may revise such         
exemption1 and shall issue a public     
notice with regard to whether such      
exemption remains necessary4  7#d7      
,accurate identification ,the           
regulations required by subsection 7a7  
shall include guidelines that providers 
of voice service may use as part of the 
implementation of effective call        
authentication technology under         
paragraph 7#a7 to take steps to ensure  
the calling party is accurately         
identified4  7#e7 ,no additional cost to
 consumers or small business customers  
,the regulations required by subsection 
7a7 shall prohibit providers of voice   
service from making any additional line 
item charges to consumer or small       
business customer subscribers for the   
effective call authentication technology
 required under paragraph 7#a74  7#f7   
,evaluation ,not later than #b years    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and consistent with the           

regulations prescribed under subsection 
7a71 the ,commission shall initiate an  
evaluation of the success of the        
effective call authentication technology
 required under paragraph 7#a74  7#g7   
,unauthenticated calls ,the ,commission 
shall-- 7,a7 in the regulations required
 by subsection 7a71 consistent with the 
regulations prescribed under subsection 
7k7 of section #bbg of the              
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg71 as added by section #h1
 help protect subscribers from receiving
 unwanted calls from a caller using an  
unauthenticated number1 through         
effective means of enabling the         
subscriber or provider to block such    
calls1 with no additional line item     
charge to the subscriber2 and  7,b7 take
 appropriate steps to ensure that calls 
originating from a provider of service  
in an area where the provider is exempt 
from the #f-month time period described 
in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 are not wrongly  
blocked because the calls are not able  

to be authenticated4  7c7 ,report ,not  
later than #f months after the date on  
which the regulations under subsection  
7a7 are prescribed1 the ,commission     
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate1 and make publicly      
available on its website1 a report on   
the implementation of subsection 7b71   
which shall include--  7#a7 an analysis 
of the extent to which providers of a   
voice service have implemented the      
effective call authentication           
technology1 including whether the       
availability of necessary equipment and 
equipment upgrades has impacted such    
implementation2 and  7#b7 an assessment 
of the effective call authentication    
technology1 as being implemented under  
subsection 7b71 in addressing all       
aspects of call authentication4  7d7    
,voice service defined ,in this section1
 the term voice service-- 7#a7 means any

 service that is interconnected with the
 public switched telephone network and  
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#a7  
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e77#a772 and  7#b7 
includes-- 7,a7 transmissions from a    
telephone facsimile machine1 computer1  
or other device to a telephone facsimile
 machine2 and  7,b7 without limitation1 
any service that enables real-time1     
two-way voice communications1 including 
any service that requires internet      
protocol-compatible customer premises   
equipment 7commonly known as ,,cpe7 and 
permits out-bound calling1 whether or   
not the service is one-way or two-way   
voice over internet protocol4  #h4 ,stop
 robocalls  7a7 ,information sharing    
regarding robocall and spoofing         
violations ,section #bbg of the         

,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg71 as amended by section  
#f1 is further amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7j7 ,information    
sharing  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ah months after the date of the   
enactment of this subsection1 the       
,commission shall prescribe regulations 
to establish a process that streamlines 
the ways in which a private entity may  
voluntarily share with the ,commission  
information relating to--  7,a7 a call  
made or a text message sent in violation
 of subsection 7b72 or  7,b7 a call or  
text message for which misleading or    
inaccurate caller identification        
information was caused to be transmitted
 in violation of subsection 7e74  7#b7  
,text message defined ,in this          
subsection1 the term text message has   
the meaning given such term in          
subsection 7e77#h74  4  7b7 ,robocall   
blocking service ,section #bbg of the   
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg71 as amended by section  

#f and subsection 7a7 of this section1  
is further amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7k7 ,robocall blocking  
service  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this subsection1 the       
,commission shall take a final agency   
action to ensure the robocall blocking  
services provided on an opt-out or      
opt-in basis pursuant to the            
,declaratory ,ruling of the ,commission 
in the matter of ,advanced ,methods to  
,target and ,eliminate ,unlawful        
,robocalls 7,,cg ,docket ,no4 #ag-ei2   
,,fcc #ai-ea2 adopted on ,june #f1      
#bjai7--  7,a7 are provided with        
transparency and effective redress      
options for both-- 7i7 consumers2 and   
7ii7 callers2 and  7,b7 are provided    
with no additional line item charge to  
consumers and no additional charge to   
callers for resolving complaints related
 to erroneously blocked calls4  7#b7    
,text message defined ,in this          
subsection1 the term text message has   

the meaning given such term in          
subsection 7e77#h74  4  7c7 ,study on   
information requirements for certain    
,vo,i,p service providers  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,commission shall conduct a
 study regarding whether to require a   
provider of covered ,vo,i,p service to--
  7,a7 provide to the ,commission       
contact information for such provider   
and keep such information current2 and  
7,b7 retain records relating to each    
call transmitted over the covered       
,vo,i,p service of such provider that   
are sufficient to trace such call back  
to the source of such call4  7#b7       
,report to congress ,not later than #ah 
months after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,commission shall     
submit to ,congress a report on the     
results of the study conducted under    
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,covered voip     
service defined ,in this subsection1 the
 term covered ,vo,i,p service means a   
service that-- 7,a7 is an interconnected
 ,vo,i,p service 7as defined in section 

#c of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aec772 or  7,b7 would be
 an interconnected ,vo,i,p service 7as  
so defined7 except that the service     
permits users to terminate calls to the 
public switched telephone network but   
does not permit users to receive calls  
that originate on the public switched   
telephone network4  7d7 ,transitional   
rule regarding definition of text       
message ,paragraph 7#b7 of subsection   
7j7 of section #bbg of the              
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg71 as added by subsection 
7a7 of this section1 and paragraph 7#b7 
of subsection 7k7 of such section #bbg1 
as added by subsection 7b7 of this      
section1 shall apply before the         
effective date of the amendment made to 
subsection 7e77#h7 of such section #bbg 
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 was already in effect4  #i4  

,provision of evidence of certain       
robocall violations to ,attorney        
,general  7a7 ,in general ,if the ,chief
 of the ,enforcement ,bureau of the     
,commission obtains evidence that       
suggests a willful1 knowing1 and        
repeated robocall violation with an     
intent to defraud1 cause harm1 or       
wrongfully obtain anything of value1 the
 ,chief of the ,enforcement ,bureau     
shall provide such evidence to the      
,attorney ,general4  7b7 ,report to     
,congress ,not later than #a year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and annually thereafter1 the ,commission
 shall publish on its website and submit
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report that--  7#a7   
states the number of instances during   
the preceding year in which the ,chief  
of the ,enforcement ,bureau provided the
 evidence described in subsection 7a7 to

 the ,attorney ,general2 and  7#b7      
contains a general summary of the types 
of robocall violations to which such    
evidence relates4  7c7 ,rules of        
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed to affect the ability
 of the ,commission or the ,chief of the
 ,enforcement ,bureau under other law-- 
7#a7 to refer a matter to the ,attorney 
,general2 or  7#b7 to pursue or continue
 pursuit of an enforcement action in a  
matter with respect to which the ,chief 
of the ,enforcement ,bureau provided the
 evidence described in subsection 7a7 to
 the ,attorney ,general4  7d7 ,robocall 
violation defined ,in this section1 the 
term robocall violation means a         
violation of subsection 7b7 or 7e7 of   
section #bbg of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg74  #aj4   
,protection from one-ring scams  7a7    
,initiation of proceeding ,not later    
than #abj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall initiate a proceeding to protect  

called parties from one-ring scams4  7b7
 ,matters ,to be considered ,as part of 
the proceeding required by subsection   
7a71 the ,commission shall consider how 
the ,commission can--  7#a7 work with   
,federal and ,state law enforcement     
agencies to address one-ring scams2     
7#b7 work with the governments of       
foreign countries to address one-ring   
scams2  7#c7 in consultation with the   
,federal ,trade ,commission1 better     
educate consumers about how to avoid    
one-ring scams2  7#d7 incentivize voice 
service providers to stop calls made to 
perpetrate one-ring scams from being    
received by called parties1 including   
consideration of adding identified      
one-ring scam type numbers to the       
,commission's existing list of          
permissible categories for              
carrier-initiated blocking2  7#e7 work  
with entities that provide call-blocking
 services to address one-ring scams2 and
  7#f7 establish obligations on         
international gateway providers that are

 the first point of entry for these     
calls into the ,united ,states1         
including potential requirements that   
such providers verify with the foreign  
originator the nature or purpose of     
calls before initiating service4  7c7   
,report to ,congress ,not later than #a 
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,commission shall publish
 on its website and submit to the       
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
on the status of the proceeding required
 by subsection 7a74  7d7 ,definitions   
,in this section3 7#a7 ,one-ring scam   
,the term one-ring scam means a scam in 
which a caller makes a call and allows  
the call to ring the called party for a 
short duration1 in order to prompt the  
called party to return the call1 thereby
 subjecting the called party to charges4
  7#b7 ,state ,the term ,state has the  
meaning given such term in section #c of

 the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #aec74  7#c7 ,voice service   
,the term voice service has the meaning 
given such term in section #bbg7;e77#h7 
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#h774 ,this     
paragraph shall apply before the        
effective date of the amendment made to 
such section 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 was already in effect4  #aa4 
,interagency working group  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,attorney ,general1 in     
consultation with the ,commission1 shall
 convene an interagency working group to
 study the enforcement of section       
#bbg7;b7 of the ,communications ,act of 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;b774  7b7    
,duties ,in carrying out the study under
 subsection 7a71 the interagency working
 group shall-- 7#a7 determine whether1  
and if so how1 any ,federal law1        
including regulations1 policies1 and    

practices1 or budgetary or              
jurisdictional constraints inhibit the  
enforcement of such section2  7#b7      
identify existing and potential ,federal
 policies and programs that encourage   
and improve coordination among ,federal 
departments and agencies and ,states1   
and between ,states1 in the enforcement 
and prevention of the violation of such 
section2  7#c7 identify existing and    
potential international policies and    
programs that encourage and improve     
coordination between countries in the   
enforcement and prevention of the       
violation of such section 7and laws of  
foreign countries prohibiting similar   
conduct72 and  7#d7 consider-- 7,a7 the 
benefit and potential sources of        
additional resources for the ,federal   
enforcement and prevention of the       
violation of such section2  7,b7 whether
 memoranda of understanding regarding   
the enforcement and prevention of the   
violation of such section should be     
established between--  7i7 the ,states2 

7ii7 the ,states and the ,federal       
,government2 and  7iii7 the ,federal    
,government and foreign governments2    
7,c7 whether a process should be        
established to allow ,states to request 
,federal subpoenas from the ,commission 
with respect to the enforcement of such 
section2  7,d7 whether increased        
criminal penalties for the violation of 
such section 7including increasing the  
amount of fines and increasing the      
maximum term of imprisonment that may be
 imposed to a period greater than #b    
years7 are appropriate2  7,e7 whether   
regulation of any entity that enters    
into a business arrangement with a      
carrier for the specific purpose of     
carrying1 routing1 or transmitting a    
call that constitutes a violation of    
such section would assist in the        
successful enforcement and prevention of
 the violation of such section2 and     
7,f7 the extent to which the prosecution
 of certain violations of such section  
7which result in economic1 physical1 or 

emotional harm7 pursuant to any         
,department of ,justice policy may      
inhibit or otherwise interfere with the 
prosecution of other violations of such 
section4  7c7 ,members ,the interagency 
working group shall be composed of such 
representatives of ,federal departments 
and agencies as the ,attorney ,general  
considers appropriate1 which may        
include--  7#a7 the ,department of      
,commerce 7including the ,national      
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration72  7#b7 the ,department 
of ,state2  7#c7 the ,department of     
,homeland ,security2  7#d7 the          
,commission2  7#e7 the ,federal ,trade  
,commission2 and  7#f7 the ,bureau of   
,consumer ,financial ,protection4  7d7  
,non-,federal stakeholders ,in carrying 
out the study under subsection 7a71 the 
interagency working group shall consult 
with such non-,federal stakeholders as  
the ,attorney ,general determines have  
relevant expertise1 including the       
,national ,association of ,attorneys    

,general4  7e7 ,report to ,congress ,not
 later than #i months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
interagency working group shall submit  
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation and the   
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce and the ,committee on the 
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives a report on the        
findings of the study under subsection  
7a71 including--  7#a7 any              
recommendations regarding the           
enforcement and prevention of the       
violation of such section2 and  7#b7 a  
description of what process1 if any1    
relevant ,federal departments and       
agencies have made in implementing the  
recommendations under paragraph 7#a74   
#ab4 ,commission defined ,in this ,act1 
the term ,commission means the ,federal 
,communications ,commission4  #ac4      
,annual robocall report  7a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #a year after the date 

of the enactment of this ,act1 and      
annually thereafter1 the ,commission    
shall make publicly available on the    
website of the ,commission1 and submit  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science and ,transportation 
of the ,senate1 a report on the status  
of private-led efforts to trace back the
 origin of suspected unlawful robocalls 
by the registered consortium and the    
participation of voice service providers
 in such efforts4  7b7 ,contents of     
report ,the report required under       
subsection 7a7 shall include1 at        
minimum1 the following3 7#a7 ,a         
description of private-led efforts to   
trace back the origin of suspected      
unlawful robocalls by the registered    
consortium and the actions taken by the 
registered consortium to coordinate with
 the ,commission4  7#b7 ,a list of voice
 service providers identified by the    
registered consortium that participated 

in private-led efforts to trace back the
 origin of suspected unlawful robocalls 
through the registered consortium4  7#c7
 ,a list of each voice service provider 
that received a request from the        
registered consortium to participate in 
private-led efforts to trace back the   
origin of suspected unlawful robocalls  
and refused to participate1 as          
identified by the registered consortium4
  7#d7 ,the reason1 if any1 each voice  
service provider identified by the      
registered consortium provided for not  
participating in private-led efforts to 
trace back the origin of suspected      
unlawful robocalls4  7#e7 ,a description
 of how the ,commission may use the     
information provided to the ,commission 
by voice service providers or the       
registered consortium that have         
participated in private-led efforts to  
trace back the origin of suspected      
unlawful robocalls in the enforcement   
efforts by the ,commission4  7c7        
,additional information ,not later than 

#baj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,commission shall issue 
a notice to the public seeking          
additional information from voice       
service providers and the registered    
consortium of private-led efforts to    
trace back the origin of suspected      
unlawful robocalls necessary for the    
report by the ,commission required under
 subsection 7a74  7d7 ,registration of  
consortium of private-,led efforts to   
trace back the origin of suspected      
unlawful robocalls  7#a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,commission shall issue rules to        
establish a registration process for the
 registration of a single consortium    
that conducts private-led efforts to    
trace back the origin of suspected      
unlawful robocalls4 ,the consortium     
shall meet the following requirements3  
7,a7 ,be a neutral third-party competent
 to manage the private-led effort to    

trace back the origin of suspected      
unlawful robocalls in the judgement of  
the ,commission4  7,b7 ,maintain a set  
of written best practices about the     
management of such efforts and regarding
 providers of voice services'           
participation in private-led efforts to 
trace back the origin of suspected      
unlawful robocalls4  7,c7 ,consistent   
with section #bbb7;d77#b7 of the        
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbb7;d77#b771 any private-led
 efforts to trace back the origin of    
suspected unlawful robocalls conducted  
by the third-party focus on fraudulent1 
abusive1 or unlawful traffic4  7,d7     
,file a notice with the ,commission that
 the consortium intends to conduct      
private-led efforts to trace back in    
advance of such registration4  7#b7     
,annual notice by the ,commission       
seeking registrations ,not later than   
#abj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,commission shall issue 

a notice to the public seeking the      
registration described in paragraph     
7#a74  7e7 ,list of voice service       
providers ,the ,commission may publish a
 list of voice service providers and    
take appropriate enforcement action     
based on information obtained from the  
consortium about voice service providers
 that refuse to participate in          
private-led efforts to trace back the   
origin of suspected unlawful robocalls1 
and other information the ,commission   
may collect about service providers that
 are found to originate or transmit     
substantial amounts of illegal calls4   
7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,private-led effort to trace back ,the  
term private-led effort to trace back   
means an effort made by the registered  
consortium of voice service providers to
 establish a methodology for determining
 the origin of a suspected unlawful     
robocall4  7#b7 ,registered consortium  
,the term registered consortium means   
the consortium registered under         

subsection 7d74  7#c7 ,suspected        
unlawful robocall ,the term suspected   
unlawful robocall means a call that the 
,commission or a voice service provider 
reasonably believes was made in         
violation of subsection 7b7 or 7e7 of   
section #bbg of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg74  7#d7   
,voice service ,the term voice service--
 7,a7 means any service that is         
interconnected with the public switched 
telephone network and 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#a7  
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e77#a772 and  7,b7 
includes-- 7i7 transmissions from a     
telephone facsimile machine1 computer1  
or other device to a telephone facsimile
 machine2 and  7ii7 without limitation1 
any service that enables real-time1     

two-way voice communications1 including 
any service that requires internet      
protocol-compatible customer premises   
equipment 7commonly known as ,,cpe7 and 
permits out-bound calling1 whether or   
not the service is one-way or two-way   
voice over internet protocol4  #ad4     
,hospital ,robocall ,protection ,group  
7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,commission shall        
establish an advisory committee to be   
known as the ,hospital ,robocall        
,protection ,group4  7b7 ,membership    
,the ,group shall be composed only of   
the following members3 7#a7 ,an equal   
number of representatives from each of  
the following3  7,a7 ,voice service     
providers that serve hospitals4  7,b7   
,companies that focus on mitigating     
unlawful robocalls4  7,c7 ,consumer     
advocacy organizations4  7,d7 ,providers
 of one-way voice over internet protocol
 services described in subsection       
7e77#d77;,b77ii74  7,e7 ,hospitals4     

7,f7 ,state government officials focused
 on combatting unlawful robocalls4  7#b7
 ,one representative of the ,commission4
  7#c7 ,one representative of the       
,federal ,trade ,commission4  7c7       
,issuance of best practices ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date on which  
the ,group is established under         
subsection 7a71 the ,group shall issue  
best practices regarding the following3 
7#a7 ,how voice service providers can   
better combat unlawful robocalls made to
 hospitals4  7#b7 ,how hospitals can    
better protect themselves from such     
calls1 including by using unlawful      
robocall mitigation techniques4  7#c7   
,how the ,federal ,government and ,state
 governments can help combat such calls4
  7d7 ,proceeding by ,,fcc ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date on which  
the best practices are issued by the    
,group under subsection 7c71 the        
,commission shall conclude a proceeding 
to assess the extent to which the       
voluntary adoption of such best         

practices can be facilitated to protect 
hospitals and other institutions4  7e7  
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,group ,the term ,group means the       
,hospital ,robocall ,protection ,group  
established under subsection 7a74  7#b7 
,state ,the term ,state has the meaning 
given such term in section #c of the    
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #aec74  7#c7 ,voice service   
,the term voice service--  7,a7 means   
any service that is interconnected with 
the public switched telephone network   
and 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#a7  
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e77#a772 and  7,b7 
includes-- 7i7 transmissions from a     
telephone facsimile machine1 computer1  
or other device to a telephone facsimile
 machine2 and  7ii7 without limitation1 

any service that enables real-time1     
two-way voice communications1 including 
any service that requires internet      
protocol-compatible customer premises   
equipment 7commonly known as ,,cpe7 and 
permits out-bound calling1 whether or   
not the service is one-way or two-way   
voice over internet protocol4  #ae4     
,determination of budgetary effects ,the
 budgetary effects of this ,act1 for the
 purpose of complying with the          
,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of    
#bjaj1 shall be determined by reference 
to the latest statement titled          
,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo          
,legislation for this ,act1 submitted   
for printing in the ,congressional      
,record by the ,chairman of the ,house  
,budget ,committee1 provided that such  
statement has been submitted prior to   
the vote on passage4  ,passed the ,house
 of ,representatives ,july #bd1         
#bjai4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk4