,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ieb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bh1         
#bjai,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mr4 
,graham7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
that the ,federal ,communications       
,commission may not prevent a ,state or 
,federal correctional facility from     
utilizing jamming equipment1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,cellphone     
,jamming ,reform ,act of #bjai4  #b4    
,limitation on ,,fcc authority  7a7     
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term ,commission means the ,federal    
,communications ,commission2  7#b7 the  
term correctional facility means a jail1
 prison1 penitentiary1 or other         
correctional facility2 and  7#c7 the    
term jamming system-- 7,a7 means a      
system of radio signal generating and   
processing equipment and antennas       

designed to disrupt1 prevent1 interfere 
with1 or jam a wireless communication   
into1 from1 or within a correctional    
facility2 and  7,b7 includes the        
components and functionality of a system
 described in subparagraph 7,a71 such   
as-- 7i7 antennas1 cabling1 and cable   
elements2  7ii7 the installation1       
interconnection1 and operation of system
 elements1 power levels1 and radio      
frequencies carried on the cables or fed
 into antennas2  7iii7 the radiation    
pattern of the antennas2 and  7iv7 the  
location and orientation of the         
antennas4  7b7 ,restriction  7#a7 ,in   
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law or regulation1 and     
subject to paragraph 7#b71 the          
,commission may not prevent a ,state or 
,federal correctional facility from     
operating a jamming system within the   
correctional facility to prevent1 jam1  
or otherwise interfere with a wireless  
communication that is sent-- 7,a7 to or 
from a contraband device in the         

facility2 or  7,b7 by or to an          
individual held in the facility4  7#b7  
,requirements ,with respect to a jamming
 system described in paragraph 7#a7--   
7,a7 the operation of the system shall  
be limited to the housing facilities of 
the correctional facility in which the  
system is located2  7,b7 if the         
correctional facility that operates the 
system is a ,state correctional         
facility1 the ,state that operates the  
correctional facility shall be          
responsible for funding the entire cost 
of the system1 including the operation  
of the system2 and  7,c7 the            
correctional facility that operates the 
system shall-- 7i7 before implementing  
the system1 consult with local law      
enforcement agencies and other public   
safety officials in the area in which   
the facility is located2 and  7ii7      
submit to the ,director of the ,bureau  
of ,prisons a notification regarding    
that operation4