#aai? ,c,o,n,g,r,e,s,sui  #b;d ,session 
,s4 #caii  ,,an ,,act  ,to in/ruct !    
,f$]al ,communications ,commission to   
initiate a notice ( inquiry & in/ruct ! 
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice to      
complete a /udy & report provid+ detail$
 recomm5dations to address *all5ges to  
transmitt+ geolocation in=mation ) calls
 to ! #ihh ,suicide & ,crisis ,lifel9e1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! #ihh ,lifel9e      
,location ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 #iaa     
sy/em s]vice provid] ,! t]m #iaa sy/em  
s]vice provid] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m   
cov]$ #iaa s]vice provid] 9 section     
#i4ai7;a77#d7 ( title #dg1 ,code (      
,f$]al ,regulations1 or any successor   
regulation4  7#b7 ,appropriate          
committees ( ,congress ,! t]m           
appropriate committees ( ,congress      
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1  
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate2  
7,b7 ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1
 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,c7 

! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#c7          
,dispat*able location ,! t]m dispat*able
 location has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9      
section #i4c ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations1 or any successor         
regulation4  7#d7 ,em]g5cy              
communications c5t] ,! t]m em]g5cy      
communications c5t] means-- 7,a7 a      
facility t is design$ to receive a #iaa 
reque/ = em]g5cy assi/ance2 or  7,b7 a  
public safety answ]+ po9t1 z def9$ 9    
section #i4c ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations1 or any successor         
regulation4  7#e7 ,telecommunications   
s]vice provid] ,! t]m telecommunications
 s]vice provid] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m  
s]vice provid] 9 section #eb4e7;e7 (    
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or any successor regulation4  #c4       
,notice ( inquiry  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an #bgj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al ,communications      
,commission %all initiate a notice (    
inquiry to address ! *all5ges to        

transmitt+ geolocation in=mation ) calls
 to ! #ihh ,suicide & ,crisis ,lifel9e4 
7b7 ,evaluation consid]ations ,9        
evaluat+ responses to ! notice ( inquiry
 "u subsection 7a71 ! ,f$]al            
,communications ,commission %all        
consid]-- 7#a7 legal au?orities )       
respect to m&at+ ! transmission (       
geolocation in=mation1 includ+          
dispat*able location in=mation1 ) calls 
to ! #ihh ,suicide & ,crisis ,lifel9e2  
7#b7 ! protection ( consum] privacy )   
respect to m&at+ ! transmission (       
geolocation in=mation1 includ+          
dispat*able location in=mation1 ) calls 
to ! #ihh ,suicide & ,crisis ,lifel9e2  
7#c7 ! feasibility & te*nical           
implem5tation /&>ds = telecommunications
 s]vice provid]s1 #iaa sy/em s]vice     
provid]s1 public safety answ]+ po9ts1 & 
local crisis c5t]s ) respect to m&at+ ! 
transmission ( geolocation in=mation2   
7#d7 an assessm5t ( ! pot5tial co/s1    
fund+ requirem5ts1 & options = recov]y (
 co/s = telecommunications s]vice       

provid]s1 ! #ihh ,suicide & ,crisis     
,lifel9e1 ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,l9e1 &    
local crisis c5t]s ) respect to m&at+ ! 
transmission ( geolocation in=mation2   
7#e7 te*nical *all5ges associat$ ) m&at+
 ! transmission ( geolocation in=mation 
= us]s :o access ! #ihh ,am]ican ,sign  
,language l9e ?r\gh direct video call+ &
 video relay s]vice2 &  7#f7 !          
te*nologies curr5tly available to       
provide dispat*able location in=mation &
 me?ods = transf]r+ location in=mation f
 #ihh c5t]s to #iaa c5t]s4  #d4 ,,gao   
report  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
%all conduct a /udy & submit to !       
appropriate committees ( ,congress a    
report on ! opportunities & *all5ges    
relat$ to implem5t+ geolocation = ! #ihh
 ,suicide & ,crisis ,lifel9e1 includ+-- 
7#a7 policy consid]ations reg>d+ consum]
 privacy & legal au?ority ) respect to  
m&at+ transmission ( geolocation        
in=mation1 includ+ dispat*able location 

in=mation1 ) calls to ! #ihh ,suicide & 
,crisis ,lifel9e2  7#b7 te*nical        
implem5tation /&>ds = telecommunications
 s]vice provid]s1 #iaa sy/em s]vice     
provid]s1 em]g5cy communications c5t]s1 
& local crisis c5t]s2 &  7#c7 ! pot5tial
 recov]y ( co/s or additional fund+     
requirem5ts = telecommunications s]vice 
provid]s1 ! #ihh ,suicide & ,crisis     
,lifel9e1 ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,l9e1 &    
local crisis c5t]s4  7b7 ,consultation  
,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! 
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all consult )-- 7#a7 repres5tatives f--
 7,a7 telecommunications s]vice provid]s
 or organizations t repres5t            
telecommunications s]vice provid]s2     
7,b7 h&set manufactur]s or organizations
 t repres5t h&set manufactur]s2  7,c7   
em]g5cy communications c5t]s or         
organizations t repres5t em]g5cy        
communications c5t]s2  7,d7 #iaa sy/em  
s]vice provid]s or organizations t      
repres5t #iaa sy/em s]vice provid]s2    
7,e7 ,/ate gov]nm5t1 includ+ ^?         

repres5t+ l[ population ,/ates2  7,f7   
local gov]nm5t1 includ+ ^? repres5t+    
small & rural communities2  7,g7 ! #ihh 
,suicide & ,crisis ,lifel9e2  7,h7 local
 crisis c5t]s or organizations t        
repres5t local crisis c5t]s2  7,i7 !    
,vet]ans ,crisis ,l9e2  7,j7 ! ,sub/ance
 ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices        
,adm9i/ration2  7,k7 m5tal heal? s]vices
 organizations2 &  7,l7 community m5tal 
heal? c5t]s2 &  7#b7 individuals )      
exp]i5ce provid+ s]vices = p :o are deaf
 or h>d ( he>+ or h he>+ loss1 su* z    
provid+ access to ! #ihh ,suicide &     
,crisis ,lifel9e ?r\gh direct video     
call+ & video relay s]vice4  ,pass$ !   
,s5ate ,may #aa1 #bjbf4,secret>y