,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ai1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,lujn1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 
,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mrs4        
,fischer1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4       
,hassan1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,risch1  
and ,mr4 ,warnock7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a            
multi-stakeholder advisory committee    
tasked with providing detailed          
recommendations to address challenges to
 transmitting geolocation information   
with calls to the #ihh ,suicide and     
,crisis ,lifeline1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the #ihh ,lifeline      
,location ,improvement ,act of #bjbe4   
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
#iaa system service provider ,the term  
#iaa system service provider has the    

meaning given the term covered #iaa     
service provider in section             
#i4ai7;a77#d7 of title #dg1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation4  7#b7 ,appropriate          
committees of ,congress ,the term       
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on
 ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and       
,pensionsof the ,senate2 and  7,c7 the  
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#c7   
,committee ,the term committee means the
 advisory committee established under   
section #c4  7#d7 ,community based      
mental health organization ,the term    
community based mental health           
organization means an organization that 
serves individuals with mental health   
conditions and the families of those    
individuals in a community setting4     
7#e7 ,dispatchable location ,the term   
dispatchable location has the meaning   

given that term in section #i4c of title
 #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or
 any successor regulation4  7#f7        
,handset manufacturer ,the term handset 
manufacturer means a manufacturer of    
cellular phones4  7#g7 ,local crisis    
center ,the term local crisis center    
means a call center intended to receive 
calls from the #ihh ,suicide and ,crisis
 ,lifeline and the ,veterans ,crisis    
,line4  7#h7 ,local government ,the term
 local government means the government  
of any political subdivision of a       
,state4  7#i7 ,low population ,state    
,the term low population ,state means a 
,state that has no urbanized areas with 
a population greater than #bej1jjj1 as  
reported in the decennial census4  7#aj7
 ,mental health services organization   
,the term mental health services        
organization means an organization or   
association that represents providers of
 mental health crisis services or crisis
 respite services4  7#aa7 ,public safety
 answering point ,the term public safety

 answering point has the meaning given  
that term in section #i4c of title #dg1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any  
successor regulation4  7#ab7 ,small and 
rural communities ,the term small and   
rural communities means a noncore area1 
a micropolitan area1 or a small         
metropolitan statistical area with a    
population of not more than #bej1jjj1 as
 reported in the decennial census4      
7#ac7 ,state ,the term ,state means any 
of the several ,states of the ,united   
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and
 any territory or possession of the     
,united ,states4  7#ad7                 
,telecommunications service provider    
,the term telecommunications service    
provider has the meaning given the term 
service provider in section #eb4e7;e7 of
 title #dg1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation4  #c4 ,establishment of      
committee  7a7 ,establishment ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal    

,communications ,commission1 in         
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services1 shall     
establish an advisory committee to      
provide recommendations to address      
challenges to transmitting geolocation  
information1 including dispatchable     
location information1 with calls to the 
#ihh ,suicide and ,crisis ,lifeline4    
7b7 ,membership  7#a7 ,composition  7,a7
 ,in general ,the committee shall be    
composed of #ae members1 to be appointed
 in accordance with subparagraphs 7,b7  
and 7,c74  7,b7 ,appointments by        
,federal ,communications ,commission ,of
 the #ae members of the committee       
appointed under this paragraph1 the     
,federal ,communications ,commission    
shall appoint-- 7i7 #a member from a    
telecommunications service provider or  
an organization that represents         
telecommunications service providers2   
7ii7 #a member from a handset           
manufacturer or an organization that    
represents handset manufacturers2  7iii7

 #a member from a public safety         
answering point or an organization that 
represents public safety answering      
points2  7iv7 #a member from a #iaa     
system service provider or an           
organization that represents #iaa system
 service providers2  7v7 #b members from
 a ,state government1 with at least #a  
member representing a low population    
,state2 and  7vi7 #b members from a     
local government1 with at least #a      
member representing small and rural     
communities4  7,c7 ,appointments by the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services ,of the #ae members of the    
committee appointed under this          
paragraph1 the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services shall appoint-- 7i7 #a
 member from the #ihh ,suicide and      
,crisis ,lifeline2  7ii7 #a member from 
a local crisis center or an organization
 that represents local crisis centers2  
7iii7 #a member from the ,veterans      
,crisis ,line2  7iv7 #a member from the 
,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health   

,services ,administration2  7v7 #a      
member from a mental health services    
organization2  7vi7 #a member from a    
community based mental health           
organization2 and  7vii7 #a member with 
experience providing services for people
 who are deaf or hard of hearing or have
 hearing loss1 such as access to the    
#ihh ,suicide and ,crisis ,lifeline     
through direct video calling and video  
relay service4  7#b7 ,date ,the         
appointments of the members of the      
committee shall be made not later than  
#cj days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act4  7c7 ,period of appointment2 
vacancies  7#a7 ,in general ,a member of
 the committee shall be appointed for   
the life of the committee4  7#b7        
,vacancies ,a vacancy in the committee--
 7,a7 shall not affect the powers of the
 committee2 and  7,b7 shall be filled in
 the same manner as the original        
appointment4  7d7 ,meetings  7#a7       
,initial meeting ,not later than #cj    
days after the date on which all members

 of the committee have been appointed1  
the committee shall hold the first      
meeting of the committee4  7#b7         
,frequency ,the committee shall meet at 
the call of the ,chairperson4  7#c7     
,quorum ,a majority of the members of   
the committee shall constitute a quorum1
 but a lesser number of members may hold
 hearings4  7e7 ,chairperson and ,vice  
,chairperson ,the committee shall select
 a ,chairperson and ,vice ,chairperson  
from among the members of the committee4
  #d4 ,duties of ,committee  7a7 ,study 
,the committee shall conduct a study    
on-- 7#a7 policy considerations         
regarding consumer privacy and legal    
authority with respect to mandating     
transmission of geolocation information1
 including dispatchable location        
information1 with calls to the #ihh     
,suicide and ,crisis ,lifeline2  7#b7   
technical implementation standards for  
telecommunications service providers1   
#iaa system service providers1 public   
safety answering points1 and local      

crisis centers2 and  7#c7 potential     
recovery of costs or additional funding 
requirements for telecommunications     
service providers1 the #ihh ,suicide and
 ,crisis ,lifeline1 the ,veterans       
,crisis ,line1 and local crisis centers4
  7b7 ,recommendations ,based on the    
results of the study conducted under    
subsection 7a71 the committee shall     
develop recommendations on potential    
legislation that would address          
challenges relating to the inclusion of 
geolocation information1 including      
dispatchable location information1 with 
calls to the #ihh ,suicide and ,crisis  
,lifeline4  7c7 ,report ,not later than 
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the committee shall submit to
 appropriate committees of ,congress and
 the ,federal ,communications           
,commission a report that contains a    
detailed statement of the findings and  
conclusions of the committee1 together  
with the recommendations of the         
committee for such legislation and      

administrative actions as the committee 
considers appropriate4  #e4 ,powers of  
committee  7a7 ,hearings ,the committee 
may hold such hearings1 sit and act at  
such times and places1 take such        
testimony1 and receive such evidence as 
the committee considers advisable to    
carry out this ,act4  7b7 ,information  
from ,federal agencies  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the committee may secure directly from
 a ,federal department or agency such   
information as the committee considers  
necessary to carry out this ,act4  7#b7 
,furnishing information ,on request of  
the ,chairperson of the committee1 the  
head of the department or agency shall  
furnish the information to the          
committee4  7c7 ,postal services ,the   
committee may use the ,united ,states   
mails in the same manner and under the  
same conditions as other departments and
 agencies of the ,federal ,government4  
7d7 ,gifts ,the committee may accept1   
use1 and dispose of gifts or donations  
of services or property4  #f4 ,committee

 personnel matters  7a7 ,travel expenses
 ,a member of the committee shall be    
allowed travel expenses1 including per  
diem in lieu of subsistence1 at rates   
authorized for employees of agencies    
under subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 while  
away from their homes or regular places 
of business in the performance of       
services for the committee4  7b7 ,staff 
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,chairperson of   
the committee may1 without regard to the
 civil service laws 7including          
regulations71 appoint and terminate an  
executive director and such other       
additional personnel as may be necessary
 to enable the committee to perform its 
duties1 except that the employment of an
 executive director shall be subject to 
confirmation by the committee4  7#b7    
,compensation ,the ,chairperson of the  
committee may fix the compensation of   
the executive director and other        
personnel without regard to chapter #ea 
and subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of  

title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1        
relating to classification of positions 
and ,general ,schedule pay rates1 except
 that the rate of pay for the executive 
director and other personnel may not    
exceed the rate payable for level ,v of 
the ,executive ,schedule under section  
#ecaf of that title4  7c7 ,detail of    
government employees ,a ,federal        
,government employee may be detailed to 
the committee without reimbursement1 and
 such detail shall be without           
interruption or loss of civil service   
status or privilege4  7d7 ,procurement  
of temporary and intermittent services  
,the ,chairperson of the committee may  
procure temporary and intermittent      
services under section #caji7;b7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 at     
rates for individuals that do not exceed
 the daily equivalent of the annual rate
 of basic pay prescribed for level ,v of
 the ,executive ,schedule under section 
#ecaf of that title4  #g4 ,termination  
of committee ,the committee shall       

terminate #cj days after the date on    
which the committee submits the report  
required under section #d7;c74  #h4     
,funding ,this ,act shall be carried out
 using amounts otherwise appropriated1  
and no additional amounts are authorized
 to be appropriated to carry out this   
,act4