,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ab1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,pfluger 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,fletcher1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 and
 ,mr4 ,veasey7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide for the transmission
 of emergency alerts by satellite1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,mystic  
,alerts ,act4  #b4 ,transmission of     
emergency alerts by satellite  7a7      
,service provider election  7#a7        
,required filing ,each provider of      
commercial mobile service that          
voluntarily elects to transmit emergency
 alerts under section #fjb7;b7 of the   
,warning1 ,alert1 and ,response ,network
 ,act 7,public ,law #aji-cdg2 #db       
,u4,s4,c4 #abja7 shall file an election 
with the ,federal ,communications       
,commission with respect to whether the 
provider intends to also transmit such  

alerts by satellite to the subscribers  
or users of the commercial mobile       
service of the provider4  7#b7          
,notification2 agreement ,if a provider 
described under paragraph 7#a7 elects to
 transmit emergency alerts to           
subscribers or users by satellite1 the  
provider shall-- 7,a7 notify the        
,commission of that election2 and  7,b7 
agree to transmit such alerts in a      
manner consistent with the technical    
standards1 protocols1 procedures1 and   
other technical requirements implemented
 by the ,commission4  7#c7 ,election not
 to transmit ,if a provider elects not  
to transmit emergency alerts by         
satellite under paragraph 7#a71 the     
provider shall provide notice to new and
 existing subscribers and users of the  
commercial mobile service of the        
provider of that election in the same   
manner that is required under           
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 of section  
#fjb7;b77#a7 of the ,warning1 ,alert1   
and ,response ,network ,act4  7#d7      

,consumer choice to opt out ,if a       
provider of commercial mobile service   
described under paragraph 7#a7 elects to
 transmit emergency alerts to           
subscribers and users by satellite1 the 
provider shall prevent the device of any
 subscriber or user that opts out of    
receiving emergency alerts pursuant to  
section #fjb7;b77#b77;,e7 of the        
,warning1 ,alert1 and ,response ,network
 ,act1 or classes of such alerts1 from  
receiving such alerts by satellite4  7b7
 ,satellite alert regulations  7#a7     
,notice of proposed rulemaking ,not     
later than #f months after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,commission shall publish a ,notice of  
,proposed ,rulemaking to establish      
relevant technical standards1 protocols1
 procedures1 interoperability           
requirements1 and other technical       
requirements necessary to enable        
satellite alerting capability for       
providers of commercial mobile service  
that voluntarily elect to transmit      

emergency alerts1 including standards   
for training such providers on enabling 
such capability4  7#b7 ,final rule ,not 
later than #ab months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,commission shall1 in consultation with 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
and the ,administrator of the ,federal  
,emergency ,management ,agency1 issue a 
final rule establishing the standards1  
protocols1 procedures1 and requirements 
described under paragraph 7#a74