,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #daid ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #bj1 #bjai,mr4 ,stewart 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,gianforte1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,balderson1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,calvert1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,gallagher1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mrs4 ,rodgers of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,rutherford1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,steil1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mr4 ,turner1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,waltz1 and ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd to direct the ,federal ,communications ,commission to designate #i-h-h as the universal telephone number for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operating through the ,national ,suicide ,prevention ,lifeline and through the ,veterans ,crisis ,line1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,suicide ,hotline ,designation ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system 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 ,universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system ,the ,commission and any agency or entity to which the ,commission has delegated authority under this subsection shall designate #i-h-h as the universal telephone number within the ,united ,states for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operating through the ,national ,suicide ,prevention ,lifeline maintained by the ,assistant ,secretary for ,mental ,health and ,substance ,use under section #ebj;,e-#c of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#cf;c7 and through the ,veterans ,crisis ,line maintained by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs under section #agbj;,f7h7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,the designation shall apply to both wireline and wireless telephone service4 4 7b7 ,deadline ,the designation required by the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall be made not later than the date that is #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,state authority over fees 7a7 ,authority 7#a7 ,in general ,nothing in this ,act1 any amendment made by this ,act1 the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq471 or any ,commission regulation or order may prevent the imposition and collection of a fee or charge applicable to a commercial mobile service or an ,,ip-enabled voice service specifically designated by a ,state1 a political subdivision of a ,state1 an ,indian ,tribe1 or village or regional corporation serving a region established pursuant to the ,alaska ,native ,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afja-afbd2 #he ,stat4 #fhh et seq47 for the support or implementation of #i-h-h services1 if the fee or charge is held in a sequestered account to be obligated or expended only in support of #i-h-h services1 or enhancements of such services1 as specified in the provision of ,state or local law adopting the fee or charge4 7#b7 ,limit on fee or charge ,for each class of subscribers to ,,ip-enabled voice services1 the fee or charge may not exceed the amount of any such fee or charge applicable to the same class of subscribers to telecommunications services4 7b7 ,fee accountability report ,to ensure efficiency1 transparency1 and accountability in the collection and expenditure of a fee or charge for the support or implementation of #i-h-h services1 not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,commission shall submit to the ,committees on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation and ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committees on ,energy and ,commerce and ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives a report that-- 7#a7 details the status in each ,state of the collection and distribution of such fees or charges2 and 7#b7 includes findings on the amount of revenues obligated or expended by each ,state or political subdivision thereof for any purpose other than the purpose for which any such fees or charges are specified4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,commercial mobile service ,the term commercial mobile service has the meaning given that term under section #ccb7;d7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ccb7;d774 7#b7 ,,ip-enabled voice service ,the term ,,ip-enabled voice service has the meaning given that term by section #i4c of the ,commission's regulations 7#dg ,c4,f4,r4 #i4c71 as those regulations may be amended by the ,commission from time to time4 7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state has the meaning given that term in section #g of the ,wireless ,communications and ,public ,safety ,act of #aiii 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fae;b74 7#d7 ,telecommunications service ,the term telecommunications service has the meaning given that term in section #c of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aec74 #d4 ,location identification report 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall submit to the appropriate committees a report that examines the feasibility and cost of including an automatic dispatchable location that would be conveyed with a #i-h-h call1 regardless of the technological platform used and including with calls from multi-line telephone systems 7as defined in section #fejb of the ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation ,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adga7 identification or equivalent information features over the #i-h-h network4 7b7 ,definition ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees ,the term appropriate committees means the following3 7,a7 ,the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate4 7,b7 ,the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate4 7,c7 ,the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,dispatchable location ,the term dispatchable location means the street address of the calling party and additional information such as room number1 floor number1 or similar information necessary to adequately identify the location of the calling party4