,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eihe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,budd 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bi%op 
( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,clay7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,f$]al             
,communications ,commission to e/abli%  
an int]ag5cy task=ce on unlawful        
robocalls4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,=eign ,robocall        
,elim9ation ,act4  #b4 ,int]ag5cy       
task=ce on unlawful robocalls  7a7      
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al 
,communications ,commission1 9          
consultation ) ! ,f$]al ,trade          
,commission & ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 %all  
e/abli% an int]ag5cy task=ce on unlawful
 robocalls4  7b7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! task=ce %all be compos$ ( !    
foll[+ memb]s3 7,a7 ,a repres5tative (  
ea* ,f$]al ag5cy t ! ,f$]al             
,communications ,commission1 9          

consultation ) ! ,f$]al ,trade          
,commission & ! ,attorney ,g5]al1       
consid]s appropriate1 to be appo9t$ by !
 head ( su* ag5cy4  7,b7 ,?ree          
repres5tatives ( private-sector         
entities1 to be appo9t$ z describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 "o ( :om is a       
repres5tative ( a provid] ( telephone   
s]vice2 &  7ii7 two ( :om are           
repres5tatives ( o!r private-sector     
entities ) exp]tise 9 combat+ unlawful  
robocalls & :o may be te*nologi/s &     
te*nology exp]ts4  7#b7 ,appo9tm5t (    
repres5tatives ( private-sector entities
 ,! memb]s ( ! task=ce describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 %all be jo9tly       
appo9t$ by ! ,*airman ( ! ,f$]al        
,communications ,commission1 ! ,*airman 
( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission1 & !      
,attorney ,g5]al4 ,if ! ,*airman ( !    
,f$]al ,communications ,commission1 !   
,*airman ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission1 
& ! ,attorney ,g5]al _c rea* agreem5t   
reg>d+ su* an appo9tm5t1 z det]m9$ by ! 
,*airman ( ! ,f$]al ,communications     

,commission1 ! ,*airman ( ! ,f$]al      
,communications ,commission %all make   
su* appo9tm5t4  7c7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! task=ce %all conduct a /udy on      
unlawful robocalls1 includ+ ! mo/       
effective ways to combat unlawful       
robocalls made into ! ,unit$ ,/ates f   
outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,matt]s  
to be /udi$ ,9 conduct+ ! /udy requir$  
by p>agraph 7#a71 ! task=ce %all-- 7,a7 
comp>e ! numb] ( unlawful robocalls made
 )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! numb] ( unlawful
 robocalls made into ! ,unit$ ,/ates f  
outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 exam9e   
me?ods = enc\rag+ adoption ( call]      
au!ntication te*nology 9 =eign c\ntries2
  7,c7 exam9e & provide in=mation on    
options = c\ntries to %>e call]         
au!ntication in=mation = int]national   
calls2  7,d7 exam9e h[ te*nical         
solutions su* z call] au!ntication      
te*nology w\ld improve coord9ation      
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & =eign c\ntries 
9 combat+ unlawful robocalls2  7,e7     
exam9e ways to inc5tivize =eign c\ntries

 to coop]ate ) ,unit$ ,/ates law        
en=cem5t ef=ts to combat unlawful       
robocalls2  7,f7 exam9e ways to         
inc5tivize provid]s ( telephone s]vice  
to take measures to combat unlawful     
robocalls plac$ across int]national     
bord]s2 &  7,g7 exam9e :e!r or n        
additional res\rces are ne$$ by any     
,f$]al ag5cy t combats unlawful         
robocalls or any o!r organization t     
combats unlawful robocalls1 9 ord] to m 
effectively combat unlawful robocalls   
made into ! ,unit$ ,/ates f outside !   
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,collaboration )   
private sector ,9 conduct+ ! /udy       
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 ! task=ce %all
 collaborate ) te*nologi/s &            
private-sector innovators1 includ+ ?r\gh
 ! memb]s ( ! task=ce appo9t$ "u        
subsection 7b77#b71 to f9d solutions =  
combat+ unlawful robocalls4  7d7 ,report
 to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #aj mon?s aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
task=ce %all submit to ,congress a      
report on ! f9d+s ( ! /udy requir$ by   

subsection 7c77#a74  7e7 ,t]m9ation ,!  
task=ce %all t]m9ate on ! date t is #ij 
days aft] ! task=ce submits ! report    
requir$ by subsection 7d74  7f7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,f$]al 
ag5cy ,! t]m ,f$]al ag5cy has ! mean+   
giv5 ! t]m ag5cy 9 section #eea ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,/ate ,! 
t]m ,/ate means ea* ,/ate ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ea*     
commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea* f$]ally recogniz$ 
,indian ,tribe4  7#c7 ,task=ce ,! t]m   
task=ce means ! task=ce on unlawful     
robocalls e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74   
7#d7 ,unlawful robocall ,! t]m unlawful 
robocall means a telephone call made 9  
violation (-- 7,a7 section #bbg7;b7 ( ! 
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;b772 or  7,b7 a simil>  
law ( a ,/ate or a =eign c\ntry t       
prohibits calls made us+ an automatic   
telephone dial+ sy/em or an artificial  
or pr]ecord$ voice4