§ 942. Coordination of 9–1–1, E9–1–1, and Next Generation 9–1–1 implementation

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2004

   Telecommunications Authorization Act of 1992

   Pub. L. 102–538 title I § 158 · 106 Stat. 3533

   Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 942

   Pub. L. 102–538, title I, § 158, as added Pub. L. 108–494, title I, § 104, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3987

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 102–538, title I, § 158, as added Pub. L. 108–494, title I, § 104, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3987

2. 2007

   Improving Emergency Communications Act of 2007

   Pub. L. 110–53 title XXIII § 2303 · 121 Stat. 266

   Inserted · 47 U.S.C. § 942(b)(4)

   Pub. L. 110–53 inserted at end “Within 180 days after August 3, 2007, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly issue regulations updating the criteria to allow a portion of the funds to be used to give priority to grants that are requested by public safety answering points that were not capable of receiving 911 calls as of August 3, 2007, for the incremental cost of upgrading from Phase I to Phase II compliance. Such grants shall be subject to all other requirements of this section.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 110–53 inserted at end “Within 180 days after August 3, 2007, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly issue regulations updating the criteria to allow a portion of the funds to be used to give priority to grants that are requested by public safety answering points that were not capable of receiving 911 calls as of August 3, 2007, for the incremental cost of upgrading from Phase I to Phase II compliance. Such grants shall be subject to all other requirements of this section.”

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   SEC. 2303. NTIA COORDINATION OF E-911 IMPLEMENTATION.   Section 158(b)(4) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “Within 180 days after the date of enactment of the 911 Modernization Act, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly issue regulations updating the criteria to allow a portion of the funds to be used to give priority to grants that are requested by public safety answering points that were not capable of receiving 911 calls as of the date of enactment of that Act, for the incremental cost of upgrading from Phase I to Phase II compliance. Such grants shall be subject to all other requirements of this section.”.

3. 2008

   New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008

   Pub. L. 110–283 § 102(1) · 122 Stat. 2620

   Inserted · 47 U.S.C. § 942(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 110–283, § 102(1), inserted “and for migration to an IP-enabled emergency network” before period at end

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–283, § 102(1), inserted “and for migration to an IP-enabled emergency network” before period at end.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “and for migration to an IP-enabled emergency network”;

4. 2008

   New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008

   Pub. L. 110–283 title I § 102 · 122 Stat. 2620

   1. Added · 47 U.S.C. § 942(d)(f)

      Pub. L. 110–283, §  102(2), (3), added subsec. (d)

   2. Redesignated · 47 U.S.C. § 942(d)(f)

      Pub. L. 110–283, §  102(2), (3), redesignated former subsecs. (d) and (e) as (e) and (f), respectively

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (d) to (f). Pub. L. 110–283, §  102(2), (3), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsecs. (d) and (e) as (e) and (f), respectively.

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   SEC. 102. MIGRATION TO IP-ENABLED EMERGENCY NETWORK.   Section 158 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “and for migration to an IP-enabled emergency network”; (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: “(d) Migration Plan Required.— “(1) National plan required.— No Deadline. Reports. more than 270 days after the date of enactment of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008, the Office shall develop and report to Congress on a national plan for migrating to a national IP-enabled emergency network capable of receiving and responding to all citizen-activated emergency communications and improving information sharing among all emergency response entities. “(2) Contents of plan.— The plan required by paragraph (1) shall— “(A) outline the potential benefits of such a migration; “(B) identify barriers that must be overcome and funding mechanisms to address those barriers; “(C) provide specific mechanisms for ensuring the IP-enabled emergency network is available in every community and is coordinated on a local, regional, and statewide basis; “(D) identify location technology for nomadic devices and for office buildings and multi-dwelling units; “(E) include a proposed timetable, an outline of costs, and potential savings; “(F) provide specific legislative language, if necessary, for achieving the plan; “(G) provide recommendations on any legislative changes, including updating definitions, that are necessary to facilitate a national IP-enabled emergency network; “(H) assess, collect, and analyze the experiences of the public safety answering points and related public safety authorities who are conducting trial deployments of IP-enabled emergency networks as of the date of enactment of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008; “(I) identify solutions for providing 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 access to those with disabilities and needed steps to implement such solutions, including a recommended timeline; and “(J) analyze efforts to provide automatic location for enhanced 9–1–1 services and provide recommendations on regulatory or legislative changes that are necessary to achieve automatic location for enhanced 9–1–1 services. “(3) Consultation.— In developing the plan required by paragraph (1), the Office shall consult with representatives of the public safety community, groups representing those with disabilities, technology and telecommunications providers, IP-enabled voice service providers, Telecommunications Relay Service providers, and other emergency communications providers and others it deems appropriate.” .

5. 2012

   Next Generation 9–1–1 Advancement Act of 2012

   Pub. L. 112–96 title VI § 6503 · 126 Stat. 156

   Amended · 47 U.S.C. § 942

   Pub. L. 112–96 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section established a joint program to facilitate coordination and communication between Federal, State, and local emergency communications systems, emergency personnel, public safety organizations, telecommunications carriers, and telecommunications equipment manufacturers and vendors involved in the implementation of E–911 services and created an E–911 Implementation Coordination Office

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 112–96 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section established a joint program to facilitate coordination and communication between Federal, State, and local emergency communications systems, emergency personnel, public safety organizations, telecommunications carriers, and telecommunications equipment manufacturers and vendors involved in the implementation of E–911 services and created an E–911 Implementation Coordination Office.

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   SEC. 6503. COORDINATION OF 9–1–1 IMPLEMENTATION.   Section 158 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 158. COORDINATION OF 9–1–1, E9–1–1, AND NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 IMPLEMENTATION. “(a) 9–1–1 Implementation Coordination Office.— “(1) Establishment and continuation.— The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall— “(A) establish and further a program to facilitate coordination and communication between Federal, State, and local emergency communications systems, emergency personnel, public safety organizations, telecommunications carriers, and telecommunications equipment manufacturers and vendors involved in the implementation of 9–1–1 services; and “(B) establish a 9–1–1 Implementation Coordination Office to implement the provisions of this section. “(2) Management plan.— “(A) Development.— The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall develop a management plan for the grant program established under this section, including by developing— “(i) plans related to the organizational structure of such program; and “(ii) funding profiles for each fiscal year of the duration of such program. “(B) Submission to congress.— Not Deadline. later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Next Generation 9–1–1 Advancement Act of 2012, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall submit the management plan developed under subparagraph (A) to— “(i) the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate; and “(ii) the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Appropriations of the House of Representatives. “(3) Purpose of office.— The Office shall— “(A) take actions, in concert with coordinators designated in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), to improve coordination and communication with respect to the implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services; “(B) develop, collect, and disseminate information concerning practices, procedures, and technology used in the implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services; “(C) advise and assist eligible entities in the preparation of implementation plans required under subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii); “(D) receive, review, and recommend the approval or disapproval of applications for grants under subsection (b); and “(E) oversee the use of funds provided by such grants in fulfilling such implementation plans. “(4) Reports.— The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall provide an annual report to Congress by the first day of October of each year on the activities of the Office to improve coordination and communication with respect to the implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services. “(b) 9–1–1, E9–1–1, and Next Generation 9–1–1 Implementation Grants.— “(1) Matching grants.— The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, acting through the Office, shall provide grants to eligible entities for— “(A) the implementation and operation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, migration to an IP-enabled emergency network, and adoption and operation of Next Generation 9–1–1 services and applications; “(B) the implementation of IP-enabled emergency services and applications enabled by Next Generation 9–1–1 services, including the establishment of IP backbone networks and the application layer software infrastructure needed to interconnect the multitude of emergency response organizations; and “(C) training public safety personnel, including call-takers, first responders, and other individuals and organizations who are part of the emergency response chain in 9–1–1 services. “(2) Matching requirement.— The Federal share of the cost of a project eligible for a grant under this section shall not exceed 60 percent. “(3) Coordination required.— In Certification. providing grants under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall require an eligible entity to certify in its application that— “(A) in the case of an eligible entity that is a State government, the entity— “(i) has coordinated its application with the public safety answering points located within the jurisdiction of such entity; “(ii) has designated a single officer or governmental body of the entity to serve as the coordinator of implementation of 9–1–1 services, except that such designation need not vest such coordinator with direct legal authority to implement 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1 services or to manage emergency communications operations; “(iii) has established a plan for the coordination and implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services; and “(iv) has integrated telecommunications services involved in the implementation and delivery of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services; or “(B) in the case of an eligible entity that is not a State, the entity has complied with clauses (i), (iii), and (iv) of subparagraph (A), and the State in which it is located has complied with clause (ii) of such subparagraph. “(4) Criteria.— Not Deadline. Regulations. Public comments. later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the Next Generation 9–1–1 Advancement Act of 2012, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall issue regulations, after providing the public with notice and an opportunity to comment, prescribing the criteria for selection for grants under this section. The criteria shall include performance requirements and a timeline for completion of any project to be financed by a grant under this section. The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall update such regulations as necessary. “(c) Diversion of 9–1–1 Charges.— “(1) Designated 9–1–1 charges.— For the Definition. purposes of this subsection, the term ‘designated 9–1–1 charges’ means any taxes, fees, or other charges imposed by a State or other taxing jurisdiction that are designated or presented as dedicated to deliver or improve 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1 services. “(2) Certification.— Each Time period. applicant for a matching grant under this section shall certify to the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator at the time of application, and each applicant that receives such a grant shall certify to the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator annually thereafter during any period of time during which the funds from the grant are available to the applicant, that no portion of any designated 9–1–1 charges imposed by a State or other taxing jurisdiction within which the applicant is located are being obligated or expended for any purpose other than the purposes for which such charges are designated or presented during the period beginning 180 days immediately preceding the date of the application and continuing through the period of time during which the funds from the grant are available to the applicant. “(3) Condition of grant.— Each applicant for a grant under this section shall agree, as a condition of receipt of the grant, that if the State or other taxing jurisdiction within which the applicant is located, during any period of time during which the funds from the grant are available to the applicant, obligates or expends designated 9–1–1 charges for any purpose other than the purposes for which such charges are designated or presented, eliminates such charges, or redesignates such charges for purposes other than the implementation or operation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1 services, all of the funds from such grant shall be returned to the Office. “(4) Penalty for providing false information.— Any applicant that provides a certification under paragraph (2) knowing that the information provided in the certification was false shall— “(A) not be eligible to receive the grant under subsection (b); “(B) return any grant awarded under subsection (b) during the time that the certification was not valid; and “(C) not be eligible to receive any subsequent grants under subsection (b). “(d) Funding and Termination.— “(1) In general.— From the amounts made available to the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator under section 6413(b)(6) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator are authorized to provide grants under this section through the end of fiscal year 2022. Not more than 5 percent of such amounts may be obligated or expended to cover the administrative costs of carrying out this section. “(2) Termination.— Effective on October 1, 2022, the authority provided by this section terminates and this section shall have no effect. “(e) Definitions.— In this Applicability. section, the following definitions shall apply: “(1) 9–1–1 services.— The term ‘9–1–1 services’ includes both E9–1–1 services and Next Generation 9–1–1 services. “(2) E9–1–1 services.— The term ‘E9–1–1 services’ means both phase I and phase II enhanced 9–1–1 services, as described in section 20.18 of the Commission’s regulations (47 C.F.R. 20.18), as in effect on the date of enactment of the Next Generation 9–1–1 Advancement Act of 2012, or as subsequently revised by the Commission. “(3) Eligible entity.— “(A) In general.— The term ‘eligible entity’ means a State or local government or a tribal organization (as defined in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l))). “(B) Instrumentalities.— The term ‘eligible entity’ includes public authorities, boards, commissions, and similar bodies created by one or more eligible entities described in subparagraph (A) to provide 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1 services. “(C) Exception.— The term ‘eligible entity’ does not include any entity that has failed to submit the most recently required certification under subsection (c) within 30 days after the date on which such certification is due. “(4) Emergency call.— The term ‘emergency call’ refers to any real-time communication with a public safety answering point or other emergency management or response agency, including— “(A) through voice, text, or video and related data; and “(B) nonhuman-initiated automatic event alerts, such as alarms, telematics, or sensor data, which may also include real-time voice, text, or video communications. “(5) Next generation 9–1–1 services.— The term ‘Next Generation 9–1–1 services’ means an IP-based system comprised of hardware, software, data, and operational policies and procedures that— “(A) provides standardized interfaces from emergency call and message services to support emergency communications; “(B) processes all types of emergency calls, including voice, data, and multimedia information; “(C) acquires and integrates additional emergency call data useful to call routing and handling; “(D) delivers the emergency calls, messages, and data to the appropriate public safety answering point and other appropriate emergency entities; “(E) supports data or video communications needs for coordinated incident response and management; and “(F) provides broadband service to public safety answering points or other first responder entities. “(6) Office.— The term ‘Office’ means the 9–1–1 Implementation Coordination Office. “(7) Public safety answering point.— The term ‘public safety answering point’ has the meaning given the term in section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222). “(8) State.— The term ‘State’ means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.” .

6. 2021

   Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021

   Pub. L. 117–58 div. B title IV § 24215 · 135 Stat. 429

   Struck · 47 U.S.C. § 942(a)(4)

   Pub. L. 117–58 struck out par. (4). Text read as follows: “The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall provide an annual report to Congress by the first day of October of each year on the activities of the Office to improve coordination and communication with respect to the implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 117–58 struck out par. (4). Text read as follows: “The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall provide an annual report to Congress by the first day of October of each year on the activities of the Office to improve coordination and communication with respect to the implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services.”

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   SEC. 24215. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND 9–1–1.   Section 158(a) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).

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