,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ehe #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bbjd ,report ,no4 #aaf-bib ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4 ,crapo 7for himself and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,november #af1 #bjbj,reported by ,mr4 ,wicker1 with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,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 ,pilot program 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission2 7#b7 the term gateway provider means a voice service provider that1 with respect to a consumer-- 7,a7 does not have a direct relationship with the consumer2 and 7,b7 offers an entry point onto the public switched telephone network with respect to a call made by the consumer2 7#c7 the term originating provider-- 7,a7 means a voice service provider that permits a subscriber to originate a call that may be transmitted on the public switched telephone network2 and 7,b7 includes a gateway provider2 7#d7 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#e7 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 7b7 ,pilot program ,beginning not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission may carry out a #a-year pilot program under which1 notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation-- 7#a7 a voice service provider may1 except as provided in paragraph 7#e7-- 7,a7 use data analytics and caller identification authentication procedures to identify any call that the voice service provider reasonably believes is highly likely to be unlawful2 and 7,b7 block a call identified under subparagraph 7,a72 7#b7 the ,commission may not penalize a voice service provider that1 while acting in good faith under paragraph 7#a71 inadvertently blocks a lawful call2 7#c7 the ,commission shall establish a process through which-- 7,a7 a caller that originates a call that a voice service provider blocks under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 may quickly report to the voice service provider that the caller believes that the call should not have been blocked2 and 7,b7 a voice service provider that receives a report under subparagraph 7,a7 shall evaluate-- 7i7 whether the call to which the report relates should have been blocked2 and 7ii7 the means by which to address future calls from the number to which the report relates2 7#d7 each voice service provider shall designate a single point of contact to whom a caller may submit a report described in paragraph 7#c72 7#e7 a voice service provider that blocks a call under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall maintain a list of numbers that are not eligible to be blocked1 including any 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 and 7,c7 by a school1 or a similar institution1 to provide school-related notifications1 such as a notification regarding-- 7i7 a weather-related closure2 or 7ii7 the existence of an emergency affecting a school or students attending a school2 7#f7 a voice service provider-- 7,a7 may obtain1 upon affirmative consent provided by a consumer1 a list of numbers from which the consumer is willing to receive calls2 7,b7 shall1 with respect to a consumer who provides to the provider a list described in subparagraph 7,a71 block each call made to the consumer from a number that is not on the list2 and 7,c7 may not share a list obtained under subparagraph 7,a7 with the ,commission or any other voice service provider2 and 7#g7 the ,commission shall ensure that no consumer incurs any cost relating to the pilot program4 7c7 ,evaluation of pilot program ,if the ,commission establishes the pilot program under subsection 7b71 after the expiration of the pilot program1 the ,commission may-- 7#a7 make a determination regarding the effectiveness of the pilot program2 and 7#b7 if the ,commission determines under paragraph 7#a7 that the pilot program was effective1 make the pilot program permanent with any adjustments that the ,commission determines to be necessary4 #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 ,november #af1 #bjbj,reported with an amendment