#aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #gbe ,,an ,,act ,to direct the ,federal ,communications ,commission to issue reports after activation of the ,disaster ,information ,reporting ,system and to make improvements to network outage reporting1 to categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the ,standard ,occupational ,classification system1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,enhancing ,first ,response ,act4 #b4 ,reports after activation of disaster information reporting system2 improvements to network outage reporting 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,automatic location information2 automatic number identification ,the terms ,automatic ,location ,information and ,automatic ,number ,identification have the meanings given those terms in section #i4c of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor regulation4 7#b7 ,broadband internet access service ,the term broadband internet access service has the meaning given the term in section #h4a7;b7 of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor regulation4 7#c7 ,commercial mobile service ,the term commercial mobile service has the meaning given the term in section #ccb7;d7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ccb7;d774 7#d7 ,commercial mobile data service ,the term commercial mobile data service has the meaning given the term in section #fjja of the ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation ,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adja74 7#e7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 7#f7 ,indian tribal government2 local government ,the terms ,indian tribal government and local government have the meanings given those terms in section #ajb of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb74 7#g7 ,interconnected ,vo,i,p service ,the term interconnected ,vo,i,p service has the meaning given that term in section #i4c of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor regulation4 7#h7 ,multi-line telephone system ,the term multi-line telephone system has the meaning given the term in section #gba7;f7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fbc7;f774 7#i7 ,outage ,the term outage has the meaning given the term in section #d4e of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor regulation4 7#aj7 ,public safety answering point ,the term public safety answering point has the meaning given the term in section #bbb7;h7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bbb7;h774 7#aa7 ,state ,the term ,state has the meaning given that term in section #c of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aec74 7#ab7 ,system ,the term ,system means the ,disaster ,information ,reporting ,system4 7b7 ,reports after activation of the disaster information reporting system 7#a7 ,public hearings 7,a7 ,requirement ,each year1 the ,commission shall hold not less than #a public hearing relating to all events during the preceding #a-year period for which the ,system was activated for not less than #g days4 7,b7 ,inclusion of certain individuals in public hearings ,for each public hearing held under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,commission shall consider including-- 7i7 representatives of ,state government1 local government1 or ,indian tribal governments in areas affected by such event2 7ii7 residents of the areas affected by such event1 or consumer advocates2 7iii7 providers of communications services affected by such event2 7iv7 faculty of institutions of higher education2 7v7 representatives of other ,federal agencies2 7vi7 electric utility providers2 7vii7 communications infrastructure companies2 and 7viii7 first responders1 emergency managers1 and #iaa directors in areas affected by such event4 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #abj days after the public hearing under paragraph 7#a7 occurs1 the ,commission shall issue a report that includes1 with respect to such event and to the extent known without requiring the collection of additional information-- 7,a7 the number and duration of any outages of-- 7i7 broadband internet access service2 7ii7 interconnected ,vo,i,p service2 7iii7 commercial mobile service2 and 7iv7 commercial mobile data service2 7,b7 the approximate number of users and the amount of communications infrastructure potentially affected by an outage described in subparagraph 7,a72 7,c7 the number and duration of any outages that prevent public safety answering points from receiving caller location or number information or receiving emergency calls and routing such calls to emergency service personnel2 and 7,d7 any recommendations of the ,commission on how to improve the resiliency of affected communications or networks recovery efforts4 7#c7 ,development of reports ,in developing a report required under paragraph 7#b71 the ,commission shall consider information collected by the ,commission1 including information collected by the ,commission through the ,system1 and any public hearing described in paragraph 7#a7 with respect to the applicable event4 7#d7 ,publication ,the ,commission shall publish each report1 excluding information that is otherwise exempt from public disclosure under the rules of the ,commission or was submitted to the ,commission with a proper request for confidential treatment as described in section #j4dei of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 issued under this subsection on the website of the ,commission upon the issuance of such report4 ,the ,commission shall not publicly disclose company-specific information4 7c7 ,improvements to network outage reporting ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall investigate and publish a report on-- 7#a7 the value to public safety agencies of originating service providers including visual information to improve situational awareness about outages in the notifications provided to public safety answering points1 as required by rules issued by the ,commission2 7#b7 the volume and nature of #iaa outages that may go unreported under the outage notification thresholds of the ,commission2 7#c7 the balance between the value described in paragraph 7#a7 to public safety agencies and the burden and practicality for originating service providers of including visual information in outage notifications as described in that paragraph2 and 7#d7 recommended changes to rules issued by the ,commission to address paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74 7d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to provide the ,commission or any other person authority over any provider of broadband internet access service beyond what is specifically authorized under this ,act4 #c4 ,reporting of public safety telecommunicators as protective service occupations 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,public safety telecommunicators play a critical role in emergency response1 providing medical instruction1 gathering lifesaving information1 and protecting civilians and first responders4 7#b7 ,the ,standard ,occupational ,classification system is designed and maintained solely for statistical purposes1 and is used by ,federal statistical agencies to classify workers and jobs into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting1 calculating1 analyzing1 or disseminating data4 7#c7 ,occupations in the ,standard ,occupational ,classification are classified based on work performed and1 in some cases1 on the skills1 education1 or training needed to perform the work4 7#d7 ,classifying public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation would correct an inaccurate representation in the ,standard ,occupational ,classification1 recognize these professionals for the lifesaving work they perform1 and better align the ,standard ,occupational ,classification with related classification systems4 7b7 ,standard ,occupational ,classification system ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall1 not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the ,standard ,occupational ,classification system4 #d4 ,report on implementation of the ,kari's ,law ,act of #bjag ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall publish a report regarding the enforcement by the ,commission of section #gba of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fbc71 which shall include-- 7#a7 a summary of the extent to which multi-line telephone system manufacturers and vendors have complied with that section2 7#b7 potential difficulties and obstacles in complying with that section2 7#c7 recommendations to the ,commission1 if necessary1 on ways to improve the policies of the ,commission to better enforce that section2 and 7#d7 recommendations to ,congress1 if necessary1 on further legislation that could mitigate problems like those that are addressed by that section4 ,passed the ,senate ,september #aj1 #bjbe4,secretary