[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1250 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1250
_______________________________________________________________________
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 reporting.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Reporting Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORTS AFTER ACTIVATION OF DISASTER INFORMATION REPORTING
SYSTEM; IMPROVEMENTS TO NETWORK OUTAGE REPORTING.
(a) Reports After Activation of Disaster Information Reporting
System.--
(1) Preliminary report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 6 weeks after the
deactivation of the Disaster Information Reporting
System with respect to an event for which the System
was activated for at least 7 days, the Commission shall
issue a preliminary report on, with respect to such
event and to the extent known--
(i) the number and duration of any outages
of--
(I) broadband internet access
service;
(II) interconnected VoIP service;
(III) commercial mobile service;
and
(IV) commercial mobile data
service;
(ii) the approximate number of users or the
amount of communications infrastructure
potentially affected by an outage described in
clause (i);
(iii) the number and duration of any
outages at public safety answering points that
prevent public safety answering points from
receiving emergency calls and routing such
calls to emergency service personnel; and
(iv) any additional information determined
appropriate by the Commission.
(B) Development of report.--The Commission shall
develop the report required by subparagraph (A) using
information collected by the Commission, including
information collected by the Commission through the
System.
(2) Public field hearings.--
(A) Requirement.--Not later than 8 months after the
deactivation of the Disaster Information Reporting
System with respect to an event for which the System
was activated for at least 7 days, the Commission shall
hold at least 1 public field hearing in the area
affected by such event.
(B) Inclusion of certain individuals in hearings.--
For each public field hearing held under subparagraph
(A), the Commission shall consider including--
(i) representatives of State government,
local government, or Indian Tribal governments
in areas affected by such event;
(ii) residents of the areas affected by
such event, or consumer advocates;
(iii) providers of communications services
affected by such event;
(iv) faculty of institutions of higher
education;
(v) representatives of other Federal
agencies;
(vi) electric utility providers;
(vii) communications infrastructure
companies; and
(viii) first responders, emergency
managers, or 9-1-1 directors in areas affected
by such event.
(3) Final report.--Not later than 12 months after the
deactivation of the Disaster Information Reporting System with
respect to an event for which the System was activated for at
least 7 days, the Commission shall issue a final report that
includes, with respect to such event--
(A) the information described under paragraph
(1)(A); and
(B) any recommendations of the Commission on how to
improve the resiliency of affected communications or
networks recovery efforts.
(4) Development of reports.--In developing a report
required under this subsection, the Commission shall consider
information collected by the Commission, including information
collected by the Commission through the System, and any public
hearing described in paragraph (2) with respect to the
applicable event.
(5) Publication.--The Commission shall publish each report,
excluding information that is otherwise exempt from public
disclosure under the rules of the Commission, issued under this
subsection on the website of the Commission upon the issuance
of such report.
(b) Improvements to Network Outage Reporting.--Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall
conduct a proceeding and, after public notice and an opportunity for
comment, adopt rules to--
(1) determine the circumstances under which to require
service providers subject to the 9-1-1 regulations established
under part 9 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, to
submit a timely notification, (in an easily accessible format
that facilities situational awareness) to public safety
answering points regarding communications service disruptions
within the assigned territories of such public safety answering
points that prevent--
(A) the origination of 9-1-1 calls;
(B) the delivery of Automatic Location Information;
or
(C) Automatic Number Identification;
(2) require such notifications to be made; and
(3) specify the appropriate timing of such notification.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Automatic location information; automatic number
identification.--The terms ``Automatic Location Information''
and ``Automatic Number Identification'' have the meaning given
those terms in section 9.3 of title 47, Code of Federal
Regulations, or any successor regulation.
(2) Broadband internet access service.--The term
``broadband internet access service'' has the meaning given
such term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal
Regulations, or any successor regulation.
(3) Commercial mobile service.--The term ``commercial
mobile service'' has the meaning given such term in section
332(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)).
(4) Commercial mobile data service.--The term ``commercial
mobile data service'' has the meaning given such term in
section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation
Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401).
(5) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Communications Commission.
(6) Indian tribal government; local government.--The terms
``Indian Tribal government'' and ``Indian Tribal Government''
have the meaning given those terms in section 102 of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121).
(7) Interconnected voip service.--The term ``interconnected
VoIP service'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153).
(8) Public safety answering point.--The term ``public
safety answering point'' has the meaning given such term in
section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222).
(9) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such
term in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
153).
Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2021.
Attest:
Clerk.
117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1250
_______________________________________________________________________
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 reporting.