,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aiac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bg1 #bjba,ms4    
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1   
,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 & ,mrs4    
,gillibr&7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation   
,a ,,bill  ,to modify ! p5alties =      
violations ( ! ,telephone ,consum]      
,protection ,act ( #aiic4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,det]   
,obnoxi\s1 ,nef>i\s1 & ,outrage\s       
,telephone ,calls ,act ( #bjba or ! ,,d 
,,n ,call ,act4  #b4 ,p5alties =        
violations ( ! ,telephone ,consum]      
,protection ,act ( #aiic  7a7 ,crim9al  
p5alties  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bbg ( 
! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg     
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7k7 ,crim9al p5alties    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b71 any p]son :o willfully & 
kn[+ly violates ?is section %all be     
imprison$ = n m ?an #a ye>1 f9$ "u title

 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or bo?4  7#b7
 ,aggravat$ (f5se ,any p]son :o         
willfully & kn[+ly violates ?is section 
%all be imprison$ = n m ?an #c ye>s1 f9$
 "u title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or  
bo? if-- 7,a7 ! p]son has previ\sly be5 
convict$ "u ?is subsection2  7,b7 !     
(f5se involv$ initiat+ m ?an-- 7i7      
#ajj1jjj calls 9 a #bd-;h\r p]iod2  7ii7
 #a1jjj1jjj calls 9 a #cj-;day p]iod2 or
  7iii7 #aj1jjj1jjj calls 9 a #a-ye>    
p]iod2  7,c7 ! p]son committ$ ! (f5se ) 
! int5t to use ! calls 9 fur!rance ( a  
felony or conspiracy to commit a felony2
 or  7,d7 ! (f5se caus$ loss to #a or m 
p]sons aggregat+ #e1jjj or m 9 value    
dur+ any #a-ye> p]iod4  7#c7 ,def9itions
 ,= purposes ( ?is subsection-- 7,a7 !  
t]m call includes a message or o!r      
communication2 &  7,b7 ! t]m initiate1 )
 respect to a call1 includes ! act (    
s5d+1 mak+1 or transmitt+ a call1       
message1 or o!r communication1 z        
applicable4  4  7#b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ 
am5dm5t ,section #bbg7;e77#e77;,b7 ( !  

,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#e77;,b77 is am5d$1 9
 ! second s5t5ce1 by /rik+ section #eja 
& ins]t+ subsection 7k74  7b7 ,increas$ 
p5alties = provision ( inaccurate call] 
id5tification in=mation ,section        
#bbg7;e77#e7 ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbg7;e77#e77 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i71 by  
/rik+ #aj1jjj & ins]t+ #bj1jjj2 &  7#b7 
9 subp>agraph 7,b71 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by 
/rik+ #aj1jjj & ins]t+ #bj1jjj4