,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cddd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #g1 #bjbc,mr4 
,padilla 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 &    
,ms4 ,klobu*>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !  
,communications ,act ( #aicd to improve 
! accessibility ( #i-h-h1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,local #i-h-h ,response    
,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 #i-h-h ,improvem5t   
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
#i-h-h ,! t]m #i-h-h means #i-h-h1 z    
designat$ z ! univ]sal telephone numb]  
)9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ! purpose ( !      
national suicide prev5tion & m5tal heal?
 crisis hotl9e sy/em "u section         
#bea7;e77#d7 ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bea7;e77#d774     
7#b7 ,comm]cial mobile s]vice ,! t]m    
comm]cial mobile s]vice has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 section #ccb7;d7 ( !           
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       

,u4,s4,c4 #ccb7;d774  7#c7 ,commission  
,! t]m ,commission means ! ,f$]al       
,communications ,commission4  7#d7      
,non-s]vice-initializ$ h&set ,! t]m     
non-s]vice-initializ$ h&set has ! mean+ 
giv5 t t]m 9 section #i4aj7o77#c77;i7 ( 
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or any successor regulation4  7b7       
,proximity-,bas$ r\t+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,commission %all-- 7,a7 n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1  
initiate ! rulemak+ process =           
regulations to ensure t ea* phone call &
 text message made or s5t to #i-h-h is  
r\t$ to a p>ticipat+ crisis c5t] t is   
ne> ! geographic area f :i* ! phone call
 or text message orig9at$2 &  7,b7 n    
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] initiat+ !      
rulemak+ process "u subp>agraph 7,a71   
issue f9al regulations4  7#b7 ,privacy  
protections ,9 promulgat+ regulations "u
 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,commission %all--    
7,a7 protect ! privacy ( individuals :o 
contact #i-h-h by ensur+ t a phone call 
or text message made or s5t to #i-h-h   

does n reveal ! precise location ( !    
individual :o made or s5t ! phone call1 
text message1 or *at2 &  7,b7 ensure t !
 geographic location us$ to r\te !      
#i-h-h call or text message is accurate 
en\gh to det]m9e ! prop] p>ticipat+     
crisis c5t] )\t reveal+ ! precise       
location ( ! individual :o made or s5t !
 phone call or text message4  7c7       
,transmission ( all calls & texts  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #bgj days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,commission %all promulgate regulations 
to ensure t ea* provid] ( comm]cial     
mobile s]vice transmits all calls & text
 messages made or s5t to #i-h-h1 includ+
 a call or text message t orig9ates f a 
non-s]vice-initializ$ h&set 7if ! call  
or text message orig9ates on a phone us+
 a compliant radio frequ5cy protocol ( !
 provid]74  7#b7 ,implem5tation ,a      
provid] ( comm]cial mobile s]vice %all  
comply ) ! regulations promulgat$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  
date on :i* ! regulations are           

promulgat$4  7d7 ,configuration (       
multi-,l9e telephone sy/ems = direct    
dial+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #gba ( !  
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #fbc7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 !     
section head+1 by ins]t+ & #i-h-h aft]  
#i-a-a2  7,b7 9 subsection 7a71 by      
ins]t+ or #i-h-h aft] #i-a-a2 &  7,c7 9 
subsection 7b71 by ins]t+ or #i-h-h aft]
 #i-a-a4  7#b7 ,applicability  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! am5dm5ts made by p>agraph 7#a7 
%all apply to actions occurr+ on & aft] 
! date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7,b7 ,exception ,!
 am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 %all
 n apply to ! managem5t or op]ation ( a 
multi-l9e telephone sy/em in/all$ be=e !
 date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 if ! sy/em is n    
able to be configur$ to satisfy !       
requirem5ts ( ! am5dm5t1 )\t an         
improvem5t to ! h>dw>e or s(tw>e ( !    
sy/em4