,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bh1 #bjai,ms4   
,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,burr7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,april #aa1 #bjai;,committee dis*>g$2   
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,designat+ ,april #bjai z ,national     
#i-a-a ,education ,mon?4  ,:]eas #i-a-a 
is recogniz$ ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates z !
 numb] to call 9 an em]g5cy to receive  
imm$iate help f law en=cem5t ag5cies1   
fire s]vices1 em]g5cy m$ical s]vices1 & 
o!r appropriate em]g5cy response        
entities2 ,:]eas1 9 #aifg1 ! ,presid5t's
 ,commission on ,law ,en=cem5t &        
,adm9i/ration ( ,ju/ice recomm5d$ t a   
s+le numb] %\ld be e/abli%$ nationwide =
 report+ em]g5cy situations1 & v>i\s    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t ag5cies & gov]nm5tal   
(ficials support$ & enc\rag$ !          
recomm5dation2 ,:]eas1 9 #aifh1 !       
,am]ican ,telephone & ,telegraph        
,company 7commonly kn[n z ,,at,t7       

ann\nc$ t x w\ld e/abli% ! digits #i-a-a
 z ! em]g5cy code ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$      
,/ates2 ,:]eas ,congress designat$      
#i-a-a z ! national em]g5cy call numb] 9
 ! ,wireless ,communications & ,public  
,safety ,act ( #aiii 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fae
 et seq472 ,:]eas section #ajb ( !      
,,enhance #iaa ,act ( #bjjd 7#dg        
,u4,s4,c4 #idb note7 decl>$ an enhanc$  
#i-a-a sy/em to be a high national      
priority & "p ( our ,nation's homel&    
security & public safety2 ,:]eas x is   
important t policymak]s at all levels ( 
gov]nm5t und]/& ! importance ( #i-a-a1  
h[ ! #i-a-a sy/em works1 & ! /eps t are 
ne$$ to mod]nize ! #i-a-a sy/em2 ,:]eas 
! #i-a-a sy/em is ! connection betwe5 ! 
eyes & e>s ( ! public & ! em]g5cy       
response sy/em 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & is   
(t5 ! fir/ place em]g5cies ( all        
magnitudes are report$1 mak+ #i-a-a a   
significant homel& security asset2      
,:]eas ne>ly #f1jjj #i-a-a public safety
 answ]+ po9ts s]ve m ?an #c1jjj c\nties 
& p>i%es ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas

 telecommunicators at public safety     
answ]+ po9ts answ] m ?an #bjj1jjj1jjj   
#i-a-a calls ea* ye> 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
,:]eas a gr[+ numb] ( #i-a-a calls are  
made us+ wireless & ,int]net            
,protocol-bas$ communications s]vices2  
,:]eas a gr[+ segm5t ( ! population ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ individuals :o   
are deaf or h>d ( he>+ or :o suff] f    
spee* or language disord]s1 autism      
spectrum disord]1 c]ebral palsy1 or     
anxiety1 is increas+ly communicat+ )    
nontraditional text1 video1 & in/ant    
messag+ communications s]vices & expects
 ^? s]vices to be able to connect       
directly to #i-a-a2 ,:]eas ,next        
,g5]ation #i-a-a promises enhanc$       
accessibility1 int]op]ability1          
flexibility1 & features1 z well z       
network resili5cy & reliability2 ,:]eas 
! gr[? 9 usage & div]sification ( means 
( communication to #i-a-a s]vices1      
includ+ mobile & ,int]net ,protocol-bas$
 sy/ems1 impose unique *all5ges =       
access+ #i-a-a &1 ?us1 require increas$ 

education & aw>5ess ab\t ! em]g5cy      
communications capabilities ( ^! diff]5t
 me?ods ( communication2 ,:]eas num]\s  
o!r ,n-#a-a & #hjj numb] s]vices exi/ = 
nonem]g5cy situations1 includ+ #b-a-a1  
#c-a-a1 #e-a-a1 #g-a-a1 #h-a-a1 poison  
control c5t]s1 & m5tal heal? hotl9es1 & 
! public ne$s to be educat$ on :5 to use
 ^? s]vices 9 addition to or in/ead (   
#i-a-a2 ,:]eas int]national visitors &  
immigrants make up an increas+ p]c5tage 
( ! population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ea*    
ye>1 & visitors & immigrants may h      
limit$ k ( ! em]g5cy call+ sy/em 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas p ( all ages use  
#i-a-a1 & x is critical to educate p on 
! prop] use ( #i-a-a2 ,:]eas s5ior      
citiz5s are highly likely to ne$ to     
access #i-a-a1 & _m s5ior citiz5s are   
le>n+ to use new te*nology2 ,:]eas ?\s&s
 ( #i-a-a calls are made e ye> by *ildr5
 prop]ly tra9$ 9 ! use ( #i-a-a1 :i*    
saves lives & und]scores ! critical     
importance ( tra9+ *ildr5 e>ly 9 life   
ab\t #i-a-a2 ,:]eas ! #i-a-a sy/em is   

(t5 misus$1 includ+ by ! placem5t (     
prank & nonem]g5cy calls2 ,:]eas misuse 
( ! #i-a-a sy/em results 9 co/ly &      
ineffici5t use ( #i-a-a & em]g5cy       
response res\rces & ne$s to be r$uc$2   
,:]eas p>5ts1 tea*]s1 & all o!r c>egiv]s
 ne$ to play an active role 9 #i-a-a    
education = *ildr51 b c d s only aft]   
fir/ be+ educat$ !mselves2 ,:]eas !re   
are _m av5ues = #i-a-a public education1
 includ+ safety fairs1 s*ool            
pres5tations1 libr>ies1 *ur*es1         
bus9esses1 public safety answ]+ po9t    
t\rs or op5 h\ses1 civic organizations1 
& s5ior citiz5 c5t]s2 ,:]eas *ildr51    
p>5ts1 tea*]s1 & ! ,national ,p>5t      
,tea*] ,association make vital          
contributions to ! education ( *ildr5   
ab\t ! importance ( #i-a-a ?r\gh t>get$ 
outrea* ef=ts to public & private s*ool 
sy/ems2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t
 %\ld /rive to ho/ at lea/ #a           
educational ev5t reg>d+ ! prop] use (   
#i-a-a 9 e s*ool 9 ! c\ntry ea* ye>2    
,:]eas programs to promote prop] use (  

#i-a-a dur+ ,national #i-a-a ,education 
,mon? c\ld include--  7#a7 public       
aw>5ess ev5ts1 includ+ conf]5ces1 m$ia  
outrea*1 & tra9+ activities = p>5ts1    
tea*]s1 s*ool adm9i/rators1 o!r         
c>egiv]s1 & bus9esses2  7#b7 educational
 ev5ts 9 s*ools & o!r appropriate v5ues2
 &  7#c7 production & di/ribution (     
in=mation ab\t ! #i-a-a sy/em design$ to
 educate p ( all ages on ! importance & 
prop] use ( #i-a-a2 &  ,:]eas ! p ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates des]ve ! be/ education    
reg>d+ ! use ( #i-a-a3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,april    
#bjai z ,national #i-a-a ,education     
,mon?2 &  7#b7 urges gov]nm5tal         
(ficials1 p>5ts1 tea*]s1 s*ool          
adm9i/rators1 c>egiv]s1 bus9esses1      
nonpr(it organizations1 & ! p ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates to obs]ve ! mon? ) appropriate  
c]emonies1 tra9+ ev5ts1 & activities4