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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ab1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,pflug] 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,flet*]1 ,mr4
 ,c>t] ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4 ,veasey7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide = ! transmission (  
em]g5cy al]ts by satellite1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,my/ic ,al]ts ,act4  #b4   
,transmission ( em]g5cy al]ts by        
satellite  7a7 ,s]vice provid] election 
7#a7 ,requir$ fil+ ,ea* provid] (       
comm]cial mobile s]vice t volunt>ily    
elects to transmit em]g5cy al]ts "u     
section #fjb7;b7 ( ! ,w>n+1 ,al]t1 &    
,response ,network ,act 7,public ,law   
#aji-cdg2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #abja7 %all file
 an election ) ! ,f$]al ,communications 
,commission ) respect to :e!r ! provid] 
int5ds to also transmit su* al]ts by    
satellite to ! subscrib]s or us]s ( !   
comm]cial mobile s]vice ( ! provid]4    
7#b7 ,notification2 agreem5t ,if a      

provid] describ$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 elects
 to transmit em]g5cy al]ts to subscrib]s
 or us]s by satellite1 ! provid] %all-- 
7,a7 notify ! ,commission ( t election2 
&  7,b7 agree to transmit su* al]ts 9 a 
mann] consi/5t ) ! te*nical /&>ds1      
protocols1 proc$ures1 & o!r te*nical    
requirem5ts implem5t$ by ! ,commission4 
7#c7 ,election n to transmit ,if a      
provid] elects n to transmit em]g5cy    
al]ts by satellite "u p>agraph 7#a71 !  
provid] %all provide notice to new &    
exi/+ subscrib]s & us]s ( ! comm]cial   
mobile s]vice ( ! provid] ( t election 9
 ! same mann] t is requir$ "u           
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 ( section      
#fjb7;b77#a7 ( ! ,w>n+1 ,al]t1 &        
,response ,network ,act4  7#d7 ,consum] 
*oice to opt out ,if a provid] (        
comm]cial mobile s]vice describ$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 elects to transmit em]g5cy
 al]ts to subscrib]s & us]s by          
satellite1 ! provid] %all prev5t !      
device ( any subscrib] or us] t opts out
 ( receiv+ em]g5cy al]ts pursuant to    

section #fjb7;b77#b77;,e7 ( ! ,w>n+1    
,al]t1 & ,response ,network ,act1 or    
classes ( su* al]ts1 f receiv+ su* al]ts
 by satellite4  7b7 ,satellite al]t     
regulations  7#a7 ,notice ( propos$     
rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,commission %all publi% a ,notice (     
,propos$ ,rulemak+ to e/abli% relevant  
te*nical /&>ds1 protocols1 proc$ures1   
int]op]ability requirem5ts1 & o!r       
te*nical requirem5ts necess>y to enable 
satellite al]t+ capability = provid]s ( 
comm]cial mobile s]vice t volunt>ily    
elect to transmit em]g5cy al]ts1 includ+
 /&>ds = tra9+ su* provid]s on enabl+   
su* capability4  7#b7 ,f9al rule ,n lat]
 ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all1 9       
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al   
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 issue a f9al
 rule e/abli%+ ! /&>ds1 protocols1      
proc$ures1 & requirem5ts describ$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a74