#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#bbjd  ,,an ,,act  ,to allow the        
,federal ,communications ,commission to 
carry out a pilot program under which   
voice service providers could block     
certain automated calls1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,data ,analytics    
,robocall ,technology ,act of #bjai or  
the ,,dart ,act of #bjai4  #b4          
,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the   
term ,commission means the ,federal     
,communications ,commission2  7#b7 the  
term covered ruling means the           
,declaratory ,ruling and ,third ,further
 ,notice of ,proposed ,rulemaking in the
 matter of ,advanced ,methods to ,target
 and ,eliminate ,unlawful ,robocalls1   
adopted by the ,commission on ,june #f1 
#bjai 7,,fcc #ai-ea2 ,,cg ,docket ,no4  
#ag-ei72  7#c7 the term public safety   
answering point has the meaning given   
the term in section #bbb7;h7 of the     
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bbb7;h772 and  7#d7 the term 

voice service means any service that--  
7,a7 is interconnected with the public  
switched telephone network2 and  7,b7   
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#a774  #c4      
,rulemaking ,not later than #ah months  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,commission shall initiate a  
rulemaking to consider establishing a   
process under which the ,commission     
shall maintain a list of numbers that   
are not eligible to be blocked by a     
voice service provider1 which may       
include a number used-- 7#a7 for        
outgoing calls by a public safety       
answering point or a similar facility   
that is designated to originate or route
 emergency calls2  7#b7 to originate    
calls from a government entity1 such as 

a call generated during an emergency2   
7#c7 by a school1 or a similar          
institution1 to provide school-related  
notifications1 such as a notification   
regarding-- 7,a7 a weather-related      
closure2 or  7,b7 the existence of an   
emergency affecting a school or students
 attending a school2 and  7#d7 for      
similar or emergency purposes1 as       
determined appropriate by the           
,commission4  #d4 ,reports on deployment
 and implementation of call blocking and
 caller ,,id authentication ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date on which  
the ,commission receives any report     
under paragraph #ij of the covered      
ruling1 the ,commission shall submit to 
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7
 an analysis by the ,commission with    
respect to the effectiveness of various 
categories of call blocking tools1 as   
evaluated in the report2 and  7#b7 any  

legislative recommendations of the      
,commission relating to the report4  #e4
 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this 
,act may be construed to impede or delay
 the analysis by the ,commission of the 
most effective means by which to        
maintain and administer a list of       
numbers that may not be blocked         
7referred to in the covered ruling as a 
,critical ,calls ,list71 as considered  
in the covered ruling4  ,passed the     
,senate ,december #ai1 #bjbj4,secretary