#aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#bbjd  ,,an ,,act  ,to all[ ! ,f$]al    
,communications ,commission to c>ry out 
a pilot program "u :i* voice s]vice     
provid]s c\ld block c]ta9 automat$      
calls1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,data   
,analytics ,robocall ,te*nology ,act (  
#bjai or ! ,,d>t ,act ( #bjai4  #b4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m    
,commission means ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission2  7#b7 ! t]m
 cov]$ rul+ means ! ,decl>atory ,rul+ & 
,?ird ,fur!r ,notice ( ,propos$         
,rulemak+ 9 ! matt] ( ,advanc$ ,me?ods  
to ,t>get & ,elim9ate ,unlawful         
,robocalls1 adopt$ by ! ,commission on  
,june #f1 #bjai 7,,fcc #ai-ea2 ,,cg     
,docket ,no4 #ag-ei72  7#c7 ! t]m public
 safety answ]+ po9t has ! mean+ giv5 !  
t]m 9 section #bbb7;h7 ( !              
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bbb7;h772 &  7#d7 ! t]m voice
 s]vice means any s]vice t-- 7,a7 is    
int]connect$ ) ! public swit*$ telephone

 network2 &  7,b7 furni%es voice        
communications to an end us] us+        
res\rces f ! ,nor? ,am]ican ,numb]+     
,plan or any successor to ! ,nor?       
,am]ican ,numb]+ ,plan adopt$ by !      
,commission "u section #bea7;e77#a7 ( ! 
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e77#a774  #c4 ,rulemak+ 
,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
initiate a rulemak+ to consid] e/abli%+ 
a process "u :i* ! ,commission %all     
ma9ta9 a li/ ( numb]s t are n eligible  
to be block$ by a voice s]vice provid]1 
:i* may include a numb] us$-- 7#a7 =    
outgo+ calls by a public safety answ]+  
po9t or a simil> facility t is designat$
 to orig9ate or r\te em]g5cy calls2     
7#b7 to orig9ate calls f a gov]nm5t     
entity1 su* z a call g5]at$ dur+ an     
em]g5cy2  7#c7 by a s*ool1 or a simil>  
in/itution1 to provide s*ool-relat$     
notifications1 su* z a notification     
reg>d+-- 7,a7 a wea!r-relat$ closure2 or
  7,b7 ! exi/5ce ( an em]g5cy affect+ a 

s*ool or /ud5ts att5d+ a s*ool2 &  7#d7 
= simil> or em]g5cy purposes1 z det]m9$ 
appropriate by ! ,commission4  #d4      
,reports on deploym5t & implem5tation ( 
call block+ & call] ,,id au!ntication ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* !
 ,commission receives any report "u     
p>agraph #ij ( ! cov]$ rul+1 !          
,commission %all submit to ! ,committee 
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  
7#a7 an analysis by ! ,commission )     
respect to ! effectiv5ess ( v>i\s       
categories ( call block+ tools1 z       
evaluat$ 9 ! report2 &  7#b7 any        
legislative recomm5dations ( !          
,commission relat+ to ! report4  #e4    
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may
 be con/ru$ to imp$e or delay ! analysis
 by ! ,commission ( ! mo/ effective     
means by :i* to ma9ta9 & adm9i/] a li/ (
 numb]s t may n be block$ 7ref]r$ to 9 !
 cov]$ rul+ z a ,critical ,calls ,li/71 
z consid]$ 9 ! cov]$ rul+4  ,pass$ !    

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