,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cddd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #g1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,tillis1 and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the              
,communications ,act of #aicd to improve
 the accessibility of #i-h-h1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,local #i-h-h  
,response ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 #i-h-h    
,improvement  7a7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 #i-h-h ,the term #i-h-h   
means #i-h-h1 as designated as the      
universal telephone number within the   
,united ,states for the purpose of the  
national suicide prevention and mental  
health crisis hotline system under      
section #bea7;e77#d7 of the             
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e77#d774  7#b7          
,commercial mobile service ,the term    

commercial mobile service has the       
meaning given the 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                      
,non-service-initialized handset ,the   
term non-service-initialized handset has
 the meaning given that term in section 
#i4aj7o77#c77;i7 of title #dg1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation4  7b7 ,proximity-,based      
routing  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,commission shall-- 7,a7 not later than 
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 initiate the rulemaking      
process for regulations to ensure that  
each phone call and text message made or
 sent to #i-h-h is routed to a          
participating crisis center that is near
 the geographic area from which the     
phone call or text message originated2  
and  7,b7 not later than #ahj days after
 initiating the rulemaking process under

 subparagraph 7,a71 issue final         
regulations4  7#b7 ,privacy protections 
,in promulgating regulations under      
paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall-- 
7,a7 protect the privacy of individuals 
who contact #i-h-h by ensuring that a   
phone call or text message made or sent 
to #i-h-h does not reveal the precise   
location of the individual who made or  
sent the phone call1 text message1 or   
chat2 and  7,b7 ensure that the         
geographic location used to route the   
#i-h-h call or text message is accurate 
enough to determine the proper          
participating crisis center without     
revealing the precise location of the   
individual who made or sent the phone   
call or text message4  7c7 ,transmission
 of all calls and texts  7#a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #bgj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,commission shall promulgate regulations
 to ensure that each provider of        
commercial mobile service transmits all 
calls and text messages made or sent to 

#i-h-h1 including a call or text message
 that originates from a                 
non-service-initialized handset 7if the 
call or text message originates on a    
phone using a compliant radio frequency 
protocol of the provider74  7#b7        
,implementation ,a provider of          
commercial mobile service shall comply  
with the regulations promulgated under  
paragraph 7#a7 not later than #a year   
after the date on which the regulations 
are promulgated4  7d7 ,configuration of 
multi-,line telephone systems for direct
 dialing  7#a7 ,in general ,section #gba
 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd   
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fbc7 is amended-- 7,a7  
in the section heading1 by inserting and
 #i-h-h after #i-a-a2  7,b7 in          
subsection 7a71 by inserting or #i-h-h  
after #i-a-a2 and  7,c7 in subsection   
7b71 by inserting or #i-h-h after       
#i-a-a4  7#b7 ,applicability  7,a7 ,in  
general ,the amendments made by         
paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to actions   
occurring on and after the date that is 

#b years after the date of enactment of 
this ,act4  7,b7 ,exception ,the        
amendment made by paragraph 7#a77;,c7   
shall not apply to the management or    
operation of a multi-line telephone     
system installed before the date that is
 #b years after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 if the system is not able to
 be configured to satisfy the           
requirements of the amendment1 without  
an improvement to the hardware or       
software of the system4