,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fddi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #d1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,ku/(f 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4    
,mosk[itz1 ,mr4 ,fleis*mann1 ,mr4       
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,p]ez1 ,mr4 ,panetta1
 & ,mr4 ,/rong7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,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 ( #bjbe 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      
communication s5t to any ,nor? ,am]ican 
,numb]+ ,plan numb]1 includ+ an em]g5cy 
telephone numb]1 t is-- 7i7 initiat$ to 
communicate ) or attempt to communicate 
) a p]son by telephone us+ an automatic 
telephone dial+ sy/em or artificial or  

pr]ecord$ voice2 or  7ii7 a text message
 s5t to a mobile phone us+ an automatic 
telephone dial+ sy/em-- 7,i7 )\t ! prior
 cons5t ( ! recipi5t to receive !       
message2 or  7,,ii7 z an em]g5cy        
message2 &  7,b7 ! t]m initiate1 )      
respect to a call1 includes ! act (     
s5d+1 mak+1 or transmitt+ ! call4  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