,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ecd #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gjbb
 ,report ,no4 #aai-faf ,,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  ,april #ae1 #bjbf;,additional
 sponsor3 ,mr4 ,hill of ,arkansas       
,april #ae1 #bjbf,reported with an      
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,january #ab1 #bjbf  ,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
 ,not later than #fj days after the     
effective date of the final rule        
required to be issued under subsection  
7b71 each covered service provider shall
 file an election with the ,federal     
,communications ,commission with respect
 to whether the provider intends to     
transmit emergency alerts by satellite  
to the subscribers of the commercial    
mobile service of the provider who      
receive such service on devices capable 
of receiving such alerts1 in addition to
 the transmission of emergency alerts   
under the ,warning ,alert1 and ,response
 ,network ,act4  7#b7 ,notification2    
agreement ,if a provider elects to      
transmit emergency alerts to subscribers
 by satellite under paragraph 7#a71 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 described in such 
paragraph 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 elects to transmit emergency   
alerts to subscribers of such service by
 satellite under paragraph 7#a71 the    
provider shall prevent the device of any
 such subscriber 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     
7#e7 ,no fee for service ,if a provider 
elects to transmit emergency alerts to  

subscribers by satellite under paragraph
 7#a71 the provider may not impose a    
separate or additional charge for such  
transmission or capability4  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 any  
requirements necessary to facilitate the
 satellite alerting capability of       
covered service providers4  7#b7        
,requirements ,the requirements required
 by paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 take    
into account the capability of-- 7i7    
satellites to transmit emergency alerts2
 and  7ii7 mobile devices to receive and
 display such alerts2 and  7,b7 minimize
 the impact of emergency alerting on    
other voice and data communications1    
including #i-a-a communications4  7#c7  
,final rule ,not later than #ah 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 requirements
 described under paragraph 7#a74  7#d7  
,effective date of rule  7,a7 ,date ,the
 effective date of the final rule       
described under paragraph 7#c7 shall be 
the later of-- 7i7 #cf months after     
publication of the final rule in the    
,federal ,register2 or  7ii7 #ab months 
after the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security and the ,administrator of the 
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
implement any standards1 protocols1 or  
procedures necessary to support the     
transmission of emergency alerts from   
alert originators to covered service    
providers1 the ,secretary and the       
,administrator shall notify the         
,commission of such implementation4     
7,b7 ,notification ,the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security and the             
,administrator of the ,federal          

,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
notify the ,commission of the           
implementation of any standards1        
protocols1 or procedures described under
 subparagraph 7,a77ii7 for the purpose  
of determining the effective date of the
 final rule described under paragraph   
7#c74  7c7 ,limitation of liability     
7#a7 ,in general ,any covered service   
provider 7including its officers1       
directors1 employees1 vendors1 and      
agents7 that transmits emergency alerts 
by satellite and meets its obligations  
under this ,act shall not be liable to  
any subscriber to1 or user of1 such     
person's service or equipment for-- 7,a7
 any act or omission related to or any  
harm resulting from the transmission of1
 or failure to transmit1 an emergency   
alert by satellite2 or  7,b7 the release
 to a government agency or entity1      
public safety1 fire service1 law        
enforcement official1 emergency medical 
service1 or emergency facility of       
subscriber information used in          

connection with delivering such an      
alert4  7#b7 ,election not to transmit  
alerts by satellite ,the election by a  
covered service provider under          
subsection 7a77#c7 not to transmit      
emergency alerts by satellite shall not1
 by itself1 provide a basis for         
liability against the provider          
7including its officers1 directors1     
employees1 vendors1 and agents74  7d7   
,covered service provider ,in this ,act1
 covered service provider means a       
provider of commercial mobile service   
that-- 7#a7 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 #abja72 and     
7#b7 makes satellite voice and data     
communications service available to     
subscribers of the commercial mobile    
service of the provider4  ,april #ae1   
#bjbf,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      

,union1 and ordered to be printed