,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cied  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1 
#bjbf,ms4 ,ernst introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to terminate the ability  
of eligible telecommunications carriers 
in certain ,states to use ,state        
eligibility determination processes in  
place of the ,national ,verifier to     
determine the eligibility of consumers  
for ,lifeline service4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no     
,lifeline for ,dead ,people ,act4  #b4  
,mandatory use of ,national ,verifier to
 determine ,lifeline eligibility  7a7   
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,eligible telecommunications carrier    
,the term eligible telecommunications   
carrier means a common carrier          
designated as an eligible               
telecommunications carrier under section
 #bad7;e7 of the ,communications ,act of

 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bad7;e774  7#b7  
,lifeline service ,the term ,lifeline   
service means voice telephony service or
 broadband internet access service      
provided under the program set forth in 
subpart ,e of part #ed of title #dg1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any  
successor regulation4  7#c7 ,national   
,verifier ,the term ,national ,verifier 
has the meaning given the term in       
section #ed4djj of title #dg1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation4  7b7 ,mandatory use of      
,national ,verifier ,an eligible        
telecommunications carrier may not      
provide ,lifeline service to a consumer 
unless the carrier has used the         
,national ,verifier to verify the       
eligibility of the consumer for         
,lifeline service4