#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,in   
the ,house of ,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41
  ,december #d1 #bjai  ,,amendment3     
,that the bill from the ,senate 7,s4    
#aea7 entitled ,an ,act to deter        
criminal robocall violations and improve
 enforcement of section #bbg7;b7 of the 
,communications ,act of #aicd1 and for  
other purposes41 do pass with the       
following ,strike out all after the     
enacting clause and insert3  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,pallone-,thune ,telephone ,robocall    
,abuse ,criminal ,enforcement and       
,deterrence ,act or the ,pallone-,thune 
,,traced ,act4  #b4 ,commission defined 
,in this ,act1 the term ,commission     
means the ,federal ,communications      
,commission4  #c4 ,forfeiture  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #bbg of the            
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subsection 7b71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#d7 ,civil forfeiture     
7,a7 ,in general ,any person that is    

determined by the ,commission1 in       
accordance with paragraph 7#c7 or 7#d7  
of section #ejc7;b71 to have violated   
this subsection shall be liable to the  
,united ,states for a forfeiture penalty
 pursuant to section #ejc7;b77#a74      
,paragraph 7#e7 of section #ejc7;b7     
shall not apply in the case of a        
violation of this subsection4 ,a        
forfeiture penalty under this           
subparagraph shall be in addition to any
 other penalty provided for by this     
,act4 ,the amount of the forfeiture     
penalty determined under this           
subparagraph shall be determined in     
accordance with subparagraphs 7,a7      
through 7,f7 of section #ejc7;b77#b74   
7,b7 ,violation with intent ,any person 
that is determined by the ,commission1  
in accordance with paragraph 7#c7 or    
7#d7 of section #ejc7;b71 to have       
violated this subsection with the intent
 to cause such violation shall be liable
 to the ,united ,states for a forfeiture
 penalty pursuant to section            

#ejc7;b77#a74 ,paragraph 7#e7 of section
 #ejc7;b7 shall not apply in the case of
 a violation of this subsection4 ,a     
forfeiture penalty under this           
subparagraph shall be in addition to any
 other penalty provided for by this     
,act4 ,the amount of the forfeiture     
penalty determined under this           
subparagraph 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  7,c7    
,recovery ,any forfeiture penalty       
determined under subparagraph 7,a7 or   
7,b7 shall be recoverable under section 
#ejd7;a74  7,d7 ,procedure ,no          
forfeiture liability shall be determined
 under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 against
 any person unless such person receives 
the notice required by section          
#ejc7;b77#c7 or section #ejc7;b77#d74   
7,e7 ,statute of limitations            
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#f7 of      
section #ejc7;b71 no forfeiture penalty 

shall be determined or imposed against  
any person-- 7i7 under subparagraph 7,a7
 if the violation charged occurred more 
than #a year prior to the date of       
issuance of the required notice or      
notice of apparent liability2 or  7ii7  
under subparagraph 7,b7 if the violation
 charged occurred more than #d years    
prior to the date of issuance of the    
required notice or notice of apparent   
liability4  7,f7 ,rule of construction  
,notwithstanding any law to the         
contrary1 the ,commission may not       
determine or impose a forfeiture penalty
 on a person under both subparagraphs   
7,a7 and 7,b7 based on the same conduct4
  2  7#b7 in subsection 7e77#e77;,a7--  
7,a7 in clause 7ii71 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 subsection42
 and  7,b7 in clause 7iv7-- 7i7 in the  
heading1 by striking #b-year and        
inserting #d-year2 and  7ii7 by striking
 #b years and inserting #d years2 and   

7#c7 by striking subsection 7h7 and     
inserting the following3  7h7 ,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 #d7;a7 of
 the ,pallone-,thune ,,traced ,act74  4 
7b7 ,applicability ,the amendments made 
by this section shall not affect any    
action or proceeding commenced before   
and pending on the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4  7c7 ,deadline for       
regulations ,the ,commission shall      
prescribe regulations to implement the  
amendments made by this section not     
later than #bgj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4  #d4 ,call  
authentication  7a7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3  7#a7 ,,stir_/,,shaken    
authentication framework ,the term      
,,stir_/,,shaken authentication         
framework means the secure telephone    
identity revisited and signature-based  
handling of asserted information using  
tokens standards proposed by the        
information and communications          
technology industry4  7#b7 ,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  7b7      
,authentication frameworks  7#a7 ,in    
general ,subject to paragraphs 7#b7 and 

7#c71 and in accordance with paragraph  
7#f71 not later than #ah months after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,commission shall-- 7,a7 require a  
provider of voice service to implement  
the ,,stir_/,,shaken authentication     
framework in the internet protocol      
networks of the provider of voice       
service2 and  7,b7 require a provider of
 voice service to take reasonable       
measures to implement an effective call 
authentication framework in the         
non-internet protocol networks of the   
provider of voice service4  7#b7        
,implementation ,the ,commission shall  
not take the action described in        
paragraph 7#a7 with respect to a        
provider of voice service if the        
,commission determines1 not later than  
#ab months after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 that such       
provider of voice service--  7,a7 in    
internet protocol networks-- 7i7 has    
adopted the ,,stir_/,,shaken            
authentication framework for calls on   

the internet protocol networks of the   
provider of voice service2  7ii7 has    
agreed voluntarily to participate with  
other providers of voice service in the 
,,stir_/,,shaken authentication         
framework2  7iii7 has begun to implement
 the ,,stir_/,,shaken authentication    
framework2 and  7iv7 will be capable of 
fully implementing the ,,stir_/,,shaken 
authentication framework not later than 
#ah months after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act2 and  7,b7 in    
non-internet protocol networks--  7i7   
has taken reasonable measures to        
implement an effective call             
authentication framework2 and  7ii7 will
 be capable of fully implementing an    
effective call authentication framework 
not later than #ah months after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4  7#c7   
,implementation report ,not later than  
#ab months after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 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 ,senate a report on the         
determination required under paragraph  
7#b71 which shall include-- 7,a7 an     
analysis of the extent to which         
providers of voice service have         
implemented the call authentication     
frameworks described in subparagraphs   
7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a71        
including whether the availability of   
necessary equipment and equipment       
upgrades has impacted such              
implementation2 and  7,b7 an assessment 
of the efficacy of the call             
authentication frameworks described in  
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph
 7#a7 in addressing all aspects of call 
authentication4  7#d7 ,review and       
revision or replacement ,not later than 
#c years after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 and every #c years       
thereafter1 the ,commission1 after      
public notice and an opportunity for    
comment1 shall--  7,a7 assess the       

efficacy of the technologies used for   
call authentication frameworks          
implemented under this section2  7,b7   
based on the assessment under           
subparagraph 7,a71 revise or replace the
 call authentication frameworks under   
this section if the ,commission         
determines it is in the public interest 
to do so2 and  7,c7 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 findings of the assessment under 
subparagraph 7,a7 and on any actions to 
revise or replace the call              
authentication frameworks under         
subparagraph 7,b74  7#e7 ,extension of  
implementation deadline  7,a7 ,burdens  
and barriers to implementation ,not     
later than #ab months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 and as      
appropriate thereafter1 the             
,commission--  7i7 shall assess any     
burdens or barriers to the              

implementation required by paragraph    
7#a71 including-- 7,i7 for providers of 
voice service to the extent the networks
 of such providers use time-division    
multiplexing2  7,,ii7 for small         
providers of voice service and those in 
rural areas2 and  7,,iii7 the inability 
to purchase or upgrade equipment to     
support the call authentication         
frameworks under this section1 or lack  
of availability of such equipment2 and  
7ii7 in connection with an assessment   
under clause 7i71 may1 upon a public    
finding of undue hardship1 delay        
required compliance with the #ah-month  
time period described in paragraph 7#a71
 for a reasonable period of time1 for a 
provider or class of providers of voice 
service1 or type of voice calls1 as     
necessary for that provider or class of 
providers or type of calls to           
participate in the implementation in    
order to address the identified burdens 
and barriers4  7,b7 ,delay of compliance
 required for certain non-internet      

protocol networks ,subject to           
subparagraphs 7,c7 through 7,f71 for any
 provider or class of providers of voice
 service1 or type of voice calls1 only  
to the extent that such a provider or   
class of providers of voice service1 or 
type of voice calls1 materially relies  
on a non-internet protocol network for  
the provision of such service or calls1 
the ,commission shall grant a delay of  
required compliance under subparagraph  
7,a77ii7 until a call authentication    
protocol has been developed for calls   
delivered over non-internet protocol    
networks and is reasonably available4   
7,c7 ,robocall mitigation program  7i7  
,program required ,during the time of a 
delay of compliance granted under       
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 the ,commission  
shall require1 pursuant to the authority
 of the ,commission1 that any provider  
subject to such delay shall implement an
 appropriate robocall mitigation program
 to prevent unlawful robocalls from     
originating on the network of the       

provider4  7ii7 ,additional requirements
 ,if the consortium registered under    
section #ac7;d7 identifies a provider of
 voice service that is subject to a     
delay of compliance granted under       
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 as repeatedly     
originating large-scale unlawful        
robocall campaigns1 the ,commission     
shall require such provider to take     
action to ensure that such provider does
 not continue to originate such calls4  
7iii7 ,minimization of burden ,the      
,commission shall make reasonable       
efforts to minimize the burden of any   
robocall mitigation required pursuant to
 clause 7ii71 which may include         
prescribing certain specific robocall   
mitigation practices for providers of   
voice service that have repeatedly      
originated large-scale unlawful robocall
 campaigns4  7,d7 ,full participation   
,the ,commission shall take reasonable  
measures to address any issues in an    
assessment under subparagraph 7,a77i7   
and enable as promptly as reasonable    

full participation of all classes of    
providers of voice service and types of 
voice calls to receive the highest level
 of trust4 ,such measures shall include1
 without limitation1 as appropriate1    
limiting or terminating a delay of      
compliance granted to a provider under  
subparagraph 7,b7 if the ,commission    
determines in such assessment that the  
provider is not making reasonable       
efforts to develop the call             
authentication protocol described in    
such subparagraph4  7,e7 ,alternative   
methodologies ,the ,commission shall    
identify1 in consultation with small    
providers of voice service and those in 
rural areas1 alternative effective      
methodologies to protect customers from 
unauthenticated calls during any delay  
of compliance granted under subparagraph
 7,a77ii74  7,f7 ,revision of delay of  
compliance ,not less frequently than    
annually after the first delay of       
compliance is granted under subparagraph
 7,a77ii71 the ,commission--  7i7 shall 

consider revising or extending any delay
 of compliance granted under            
subparagraph 7,a77ii72  7ii7 may revise 
such delay of compliance2 and  7iii7    
shall issue a public notice with regard 
to whether such delay of compliance     
remains necessary1 including-- 7,i7 why 
such delay of compliance remains        
necessary2 and  7,,ii7 when the         
,commission expects to achieve the goal 
of full participation as described in   
subparagraph 7,d74  7#f7 ,no additional 
cost to consumers or small business     
customers ,the ,commission shall        
prohibit providers of voice service from
 adding any additional line item charges
 to consumer or small business customer 
subscribers for the effective call      
authentication technology required under
 paragraph 7#a74  7#g7 ,accurate        
identification ,not later than #ab      
months after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,commission shall     
issue best practices that providers of  
voice service may use as part of the    

implementation of effective call        
authentication frameworks under         
paragraph 7#a7 to take steps to ensure  
the calling party is accurately         
identified4  7c7 ,safe harbor and other 
regulations  7#a7 ,in general           
,consistent with the regulations        
prescribed under subsection 7j7 of      
section #bbg of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg71 as added
 by section #aj1 the ,commission shall1 
not later than #a year after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 promulgate 
rules--  7,a7 establishing when a       
provider of voice service may block a   
voice call based1 in whole or in part1  
on information provided by the call     
authentication frameworks under         
subsection 7b71 with no additional line 
item charge2  7,b7 establishing a safe  
harbor for a provider of voice service  
from liability for unintended or        
inadvertent blocking of calls or for the
 unintended or inadvertent              
misidentification of the level of trust 

for individual calls based1 in whole or 
in part1 on information provided by the 
call authentication frameworks under    
subsection 7b72  7,c7 establishing a    
process to permit a calling party       
adversely affected by the information   
provided by the call authentication     
frameworks under subsection 7b7 to      
verify the authenticity of the calling  
party's calls2 and  7,d7 ensuring that  
calls originating from a provider of    
voice service in an area where the      
provider is subject to a delay of       
compliance with the time period         
described in subsection 7b77#a7 are not 
unreasonably blocked because the calls  
are not able to be authenticated4  7#b7 
,considerations ,in establishing the    
safe harbor under paragraph 7#a71       
consistent with the regulations         
prescribed under subsection 7j7 of      
section #bbg of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg71 as added
 by section #aj1 the ,commission shall  
consider limiting the liability of a    

provider of voice service based on the  
extent to which the provider of voice   
service-- 7,a7 blocks or identifies     
calls based1 in whole or in part1 on the
 information provided by the call       
authentication frameworks under         
subsection 7b72  7,b7 implemented       
procedures based1 in whole or in part1  
on the information provided by the call 
authentication frameworks under         
subsection 7b72 and  7,c7 used          
reasonable care1 including making all   
reasonable efforts to avoid blocking    
emergency public safety calls4  7d7     
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
section shall preclude the ,commission  
from initiating a rulemaking pursuant to
 its existing statutory authority4  #e4 
,interagency working group  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,attorney ,general1 in     
consultation with the ,chairman of the  
,commission1 shall convene an           
interagency working group to study      
,government prosecution of violations 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    
laws1 including regulations1 policies1  
and practices1 or budgetary or          
jurisdictional constraints inhibit the  
prosecution of such violations2  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 prevention  
and prosecution of such violations2     
7#c7 identify existing and potential    
international policies and programs that
 encourage and improve coordination     
between countries in the prevention and 
prosecution of such violations2 and     
7#d7 consider-- 7,a7 the benefit and    
potential sources of additional         
resources for the ,federal prevention   
and prosecution of criminal violations  
of that section2  7,b7 whether to       

establish memoranda of understanding    
regarding the prevention and prosecution
 of such violations between-- 7i7 the   
,states2  7ii7 the ,states and the      
,federal ,government2 and  7iii7 the    
,federal ,government and a foreign      
government2  7,c7 whether to establish a
 process to allow ,states to request    
,federal subpoenas from the ,commission2
  7,d7 whether extending civil          
enforcement authority to the ,states    
would assist in the successful          
prevention and prosecution of such      
violations2  7,e7 whether increased     
forfeiture and imprisonment penalties   
are appropriate1 such as extending      
imprisonment for such a violation to a  
term longer than #b years2  7,f7 whether
 regulation of any entity that enters   
into a business arrangement with a      
common carrier regulated under title    
,,ii of the ,communications ,act of     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq47 for  
the specific purpose of carrying1       
routing1 or transmitting a call that    

constitutes such a violation would      
assist in the successful prevention and 
prosecution of such violations2 and     
7,g7 the extent to which1 if any1       
,department of ,justice policies to     
pursue the prosecution of violations    
causing economic harm1 physical danger1 
or erosion of an inhabitant's peace of  
mind and sense of security inhibit the  
prevention or prosecution of such       
violations4  7c7 ,members ,the          
interagency working group shall be      
composed of such representatives of     
,federal departments and agencies as the
 ,attorney ,general considers           
appropriate1 such as--  7#a7 the        
,department of ,commerce2  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 the  
relevant expertise1 including the       
,national ,association of ,attorneys    
,general4  7e7 ,report to ,congress ,not
 later than #bgj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
interagency working group shall 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 findings
 of the study under subsection 7a71     
including--  7#a7 any recommendations   
regarding the prevention and prosecution
 of such violations2 and  7#b7 a        
description of what progress1 if any1   
relevant ,federal departments and       
agencies have made in implementing the  
recommendations under paragraph 7#a74   
#f4 ,access to number resources  7a7 ,in
 general  7#a7 ,examination of ,,fcc    
policies ,not later than #ahj days after

 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,commission shall commence a       
proceeding to determine how ,commission 
policies regarding access to number     
resources1 including number resources   
for toll-free and non-toll-free         
telephone numbers1 could be modified1   
including by establishing registration  
and compliance obligations1 and         
requirements that providers of voice    
service given access to number resources
 take sufficient steps to know the      
identity of the customers of such       
providers1 to help reduce access to     
numbers by potential perpetrators of    
violations of section #bbg7;b7 of the   
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;b774  7#b7 ,regulations 
,if the ,commission determines under    
paragraph 7#a7 that modifying the       
policies described in that paragraph    
could help achieve the goal described in
 that paragraph1 the ,commission shall  
prescribe regulations to implement those
 policy modifications4  7b7 ,authority  

,any person who knowingly1 through an   
employee1 agent1 officer1 or otherwise1 
directly or indirectly1 by or through   
any means or device whatsoever1 is a    
party to obtaining number resources1    
including number resources for toll-free
 and non-toll-free telephone numbers1   
from a common carrier regulated under   
title ,,ii of the ,communications ,act  
of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq471  
in violation of a regulation prescribed 
under subsection 7a71 shall1            
notwithstanding section #ejc7;b77#e7 of 
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #ejc7;b77#e771 be subject to a
 forfeiture penalty under section       
#ejc7;b7 of that ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4    
#ejc7;b774 ,a forfeiture penalty under  
this subsection shall be in addition to 
any other penalty provided for by law4  
#g4 ,protections from spoofed calls  7a7
 ,in general ,not later than #a year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and consistent with the call      
authentication frameworks under section 

#d1 the ,commission shall initiate a    
rulemaking to help protect a subscriber 
from receiving unwanted calls or text   
messages from a caller using an         
unauthenticated number4  7b7            
,considerations ,in promulgating rules  
under subsection 7a71 the ,commission   
shall consider-- 7#a7 the ,government   
,accountability ,office report on       
combating the fraudulent provision of   
misleading or inaccurate caller         
identification information required by  
section #ejc7;c7 of division ,p of the  
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ada72  7#b7 the
 best means of ensuring that a          
subscriber or provider has the ability  
to block calls from a caller using an   
unauthenticated ,north ,american        
,numbering ,plan number2  7#c7 the      
impact on the privacy of a subscriber   
from unauthenticated calls2  7#d7 the   
effectiveness in verifying the accuracy 
of caller identification information2   
and  7#e7 the availability and cost of  

providing protection from the unwanted  
calls or text messages described in     
subsection 7a74  #h4 ,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      
,commission 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  #i4 ,report on reassigned 
number database  7a7 ,report to         
,congress ,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  7b7  
,contents ,the report required by       
subsection 7a7 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 paragraph 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  #aj4 ,stop robocalls  7a7      
,information sharing regarding robocall 
and spoofing violations ,section #bbg of
 the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7i7 ,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          
subsection 7a71 is further amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7j7   
,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 calls2 and  7,c7
 make all reasonable efforts to avoid   
blocking emergency public safety 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 ,vo,i,p  
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   
7i7 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 7j7 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  #aa4 
,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  #ab4   
,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  #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 ,science1 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 voice service         
providers that are found to originate or
 transmit substantial amounts of        
unlawful robocalls4  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#c77;,b77ii74  7,e7 ,hospitals4     
7,f7 ,state government officials focused
 on combating 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     
,separability ,clause ,if any provision 
of this ,act1 the amendments made by    
this ,act1 or the application thereof to
 any person or circumstance is held     
invalid1 the remainder of this ,act1 the
 amendments made by this ,act1 and the  
application of such provision to other  
persons or circumstances shall not be   
affected thereby4  ,clerk4