,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #ehe #aaf? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #bbjd ,report ,no4   
#aaf-bib ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4 ,crapo 7=
 himself & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,novemb] #af1          
#bjbj,report$ by ,mr4 ,wick]1 ) an      
amendment,strike out all aft] ! enact+  
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,a  
,,bill  ,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     
,pilot program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ,commission means !
 ,f$]al ,communications ,commission2    
7#b7 ! t]m gateway provid] means a voice
 s]vice provid] t1 ) respect to a       
consum]-- 7,a7 does n h a direct        

relation%ip ) ! consum]2 &  7,b7 (f]s an
 entry po9t onto ! public swit*$        
telephone network ) respect to a call   
made by ! consum]2  7#c7 ! t]m orig9at+ 
provid]-- 7,a7 means a voice s]vice     
provid] t p]mits a subscrib] to orig9ate
 a call t may be transmitt$ on ! public 
swit*$ telephone network2 &  7,b7       
includes a gateway provid]2  7#d7 ! 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#e7 ! 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  7b7 ,pilot    
program ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ah mon?s    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    

,commission may c>ry out a #a-ye> pilot 
program "u :i*1 not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law or regulation-- 7#a7 a  
voice s]vice provid] may1 except z      
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#e7-- 7,a7 use data 
analytics & call] id5tification         
au!ntication proc$ures to id5tify any   
call t ! voice s]vice provid] reasonably
 believes is highly likely to be        
unlawful2 &  7,b7 block a call id5tifi$ 
"u subp>agraph 7,a72  7#b7 ! ,commission
 may n p5alize a voice s]vice provid] t1
 :ile act+ 9 good fai? "u p>agraph 7#a71
 inadv]t5tly blocks a lawful call2  7#c7
 ! ,commission %all e/abli% a process   
?r\gh :i*-- 7,a7 a call] t orig9ates a  
call t a voice s]vice provid] blocks "u 
p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 may quickly report to
 ! voice s]vice provid] t ! call]       
believes t ! call %\ld n h be5 block$2 &
  7,b7 a voice s]vice provid] t receives
 a report "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all      
evaluate-- 7i7 :e!r ! call to :i* !     
report relates %\ld h be5 block$2 &     
7ii7 ! means by :i* to address future   

calls f ! numb] to :i* ! report relates2
  7#d7 ea* voice s]vice provid] %all    
designate a s+le po9t ( contact to :om a
 call] may submit a report describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#c72  7#e7 a voice s]vice     
provid] t blocks a call "u p>agraph     
7#a77;,b7 %all ma9ta9 a li/ ( numb]s t  
are n eligible to be block$1 includ+ any
 numb] us$-- 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+-- 7i7 a         
wea!r-relat$ closure2 or  7ii7 ! exi/5ce
 ( an em]g5cy affect+ a s*ool or /ud5ts 
att5d+ a s*ool2  7#f7 a voice s]vice    
provid]-- 7,a7 may obta91 ^u affirmative
 cons5t provid$ by a consum]1 a li/ (   
numb]s f :i* ! consum] is will+ to      
receive calls2  7,b7 %all1 ) respect to 
a consum] :o provides to ! provid] a li/

 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 block ea* 
call made to ! consum] f a numb] t is n 
on ! li/2 &  7,c7 may n %>e a li/ obta9$
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 ) ! ,commission or 
any o!r voice s]vice provid]2 &  7#g7 ! 
,commission %all ensure t no consum]    
incurs any co/ relat+ to ! pilot        
program4  7c7 ,evaluation ( pilot       
program ,if ! ,commission e/abli%es !   
pilot program "u subsection 7b71 aft] ! 
expiration ( ! pilot program1 !         
,commission may-- 7#a7 make a           
det]m9ation reg>d+ ! effectiv5ess ( !   
pilot program2 &  7#b7 if ! ,commission 
det]m9es "u p>agraph 7#a7 t ! pilot     
program 0 effective1 make ! pilot       
program p]man5t ) any adju/m5ts t !     
,commission det]m9es to be necess>y4    
#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  ,novemb]    
#af1 #bjbj,report$ ) an am5dm5t