,i #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #iefi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ae1 #bjbb,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio 7for himself and ,ms4 ,schrier7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,federal ,communications ,commission to issue rules for the provision of emergency connectivity service1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,advanced1 ,local ,emergency ,response ,telecommunications ,parity ,act or the ,,alert ,parity ,act4 #b4 ,emergency connectivity service 7a7 ,rulemaking required 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall issue rules for the provision of emergency connectivity service under which-- 7,a7 a person may submit to the ,commission an application for approval to provide such service to an area-- 7i7 that is an unserved area with respect to either or both services described in subsection 7g77#e77;,b72 or 7ii7 in the event that such area becomes an unserved area with respect to either or both such services due to destruction of infrastructure1 a power outage1 or any other reason2 and 7,b7 for any period during which such approval is in effect and such area is an unserved area1 such person will receive access to electromagnetic spectrum under subsection 7d7 to provide emergency connectivity service to such area4 7#b7 ,deadline to initiate rulemaking ,the ,commission shall initiate a rulemaking to issue the rules required by paragraph 7#a7 not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,certifications ,in the rules issued under subsection 7a71 the ,commission shall require a person who submits an application under such rules to provide emergency connectivity service1 in order for such application to be approved1 to certify to the ,commission the following3 7#a7 ,such person has a technical proposal describing how such person plans to provide such service4 7#b7 ,such person will not use any electromagnetic spectrum to which access is made available under subsection 7d7 to provide any service other than emergency connectivity service1 unless such other service is provided under a separate authorization to use such spectrum held by such person4 7#c7 ,such service can withstand the impact of major natural disasters1 such as earthquakes1 hurricanes1 wildfires1 floods1 blizzards1 and tornados4 7#d7 ,such person has the capability to begin providing such service in a rapid manner-- 7,a7 in the case of an application to provide emergency connectivity service to an area that is an unserved area at the time at which the application is submitted1 after the approval of the application2 or 7,b7 in the case of an application to provide emergency connectivity service to an area in the event that such area becomes an unserved area due to destruction of infrastructure1 a power outage1 or any other reason1 after such area becomes an unserved area4 7c7 ,publication of list of providers ,the ,commission shall publish on the internet website of the ,commission a list of all providers of emergency connectivity service for which an approval is in effect to provide such service under the rules issued under subsection 7a74 7d7 ,access to electromagnetic spectrum ,the ,commission shall include in the rules issued under subsection 7a7 service rules that make available1 to a provider of emergency connectivity service for which an approval to provide such service to an unserved area is in effect under the rules issued under such subsection1 access to electromagnetic spectrum to provide such service to such area1 to the extent such provider needs such access to provide such service4 ,such service rules shall provide that use of electromagnetic spectrum under such service rules may not cause harmful interference to the use of such spectrum by a licensee who holds a license to use such spectrum4 7e7 ,areas unserved with respect to both services ,in the case of an area that is an unserved area with respect to both services described in subsection 7g77#e77;,b71 the rules issued under subsection 7a7 shall require that1 if a provider for which an approval to provide emergency connectivity service to such area is in effect under such rules chooses to provide emergency connectivity service to such area1 such provider shall provide both services described in subsection 7g77#e77;,b7 to such area4 7f7 ,limitation of liability 7#a7 ,transmission of alert messages ,section #fjb7;e77#a7 of the ,warning1 ,alert1 and ,response ,network ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7;e77#a77 shall apply to a provider of emergency connectivity service 7including its officers1 directors1 employees1 vendors1 and agents7 with respect to the provision of such service 7to the extent such service consists of the provision of the service described in subsection 7g77#e77;,b77i77 in accordance with the rules issued under subsection 7a71 as if such provider were a provider of commercial mobile service that transmits alert messages and meets its obligations under such ,act4 7#b7 ,provision of #i-a-a service 7,a7 ,in general ,section #d of the ,wireless ,communications and ,public ,safety ,act of #aiii 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fae;a7 is amended-- 7i7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,i7 by inserting emergency connectivity service provider1 after ,,ip-enabled voice service provider12 and 7,,ii7 by inserting emergency connectivity service1 after emergency services12 7ii7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,i7 by striking ,,ip-enabled voice service or and inserting ,,ip-enabled voice service1 emergency connectivity service1 or2 and 7,,ii7 by inserting emergency connectivity service1 after ,,ip-enabled voice service12 and 7iii7 in subsection 7c71 by inserting emergency connectivity service1 after ,,ip-enabled voice service1 each place it appears4 7,b7 ,definitions ,section #g of the ,wireless ,communications and ,public ,safety ,act of #aiii 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fae;b7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#aa7 ,emergency connectivity service ,the term emergency connectivity service has the meaning given such term in paragraph 7#e7 of section #b7;g7 of the ,advanced1 ,local ,emergency ,response ,telecommunications ,parity ,act1 to the extent such service consists of the provision of the service described in subparagraph 7,b77ii7 of such paragraph4 7#ab7 ,emergency connectivity service provider ,the term emergency connectivity service provider means a person who provides emergency connectivity service in accordance with the rules issued under section #b7;a7 of the ,advanced1 ,local ,emergency ,response ,telecommunications ,parity ,act4 4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,alert message ,the term alert message has the meaning given such term in section #aj4aj of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulation74 7#b7 ,commercial mobile service ,the term commercial mobile service has the meaning given such term in section #ccb7;d7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ccb7;d774 7#c7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 7#d7 ,covered device ,the term covered device means-- 7,a7 a mobile device2 or 7,b7 any other device that is capable of-- 7i7 receiving alert messages2 and 7ii7 providing emergency information to a public safety answering point 7which may include enhanced #i-a-a service74 7#e7 ,emergency connectivity service 7,a7 ,in general ,the term emergency connectivity service means a service-- 7i7 to which covered devices are capable of connecting-- 7,i7 without any technical capability specific to such service2 and 7,,ii7 regardless of whether commercial mobile service or any other service is initialized on the device2 and 7ii7 that consists only of the provision of a service described in subparagraph 7,b7 to an area that is an unserved area with respect to such service1 which shall include the provision of both such services if such area is an unserved area with respect to both such services4 7,b7 ,services described ,the services described in this subparagraph are the following3 7i7 ,transmitting alert messages to covered devices4 7ii7 ,providing emergency information from a covered device to a public safety answering point 7which may include enhanced #i-a-a service74 7#f7 ,enhanced #i-a-a service ,the term enhanced #i-a-a service has the meaning given such term in section #g of the ,wireless ,communications and ,public ,safety ,act of #aiii 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fae;b74 7#g7 ,mobile device ,the term mobile device has the meaning given such term in section #aj4aj of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulation74 7#h7 ,public safety answering point ,the term public safety answering point has the meaning given such term in section #g of the ,wireless ,communications and ,public ,safety ,act of #aiii 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fae;b74 7#i7 ,unserved area ,the term unserved area means1 with respect to a service described in paragraph 7#e77;,b71 an area that1 due to lack of infrastructure1 destruction of infrastructure1 a power outage1 or any other reason1 has no provider of commercial mobile service that is capable of providing such service4