Sec. 12. GAO study on the resiliency of public safety answering points
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study regarding the resiliency, reliability, and survivability of public safety answering points during natural disasters and other catastrophes. In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall— examine the affect recent natural disasters or other catastrophes have had on the operability of public safety answering points; identify the common issues that impaired the operations of public safety answering points during or after the natural disaster or catastrophe, as applicable; identify the current best practices for public safety answering points and telecommunication carriers to ensure the resiliency of public safety answering points during a natural disaster or other catastrophe; and determine how Next Generation 9–1–1 services can improve public safety answering point resiliency and the overall resiliency of the Nation’s 9–1–1 systems.
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study under subsection (a), including any recommendations for additional actions the Federal Communications Commission or Congress could take to enhance public safety answering point resiliency, reliability, and survivability.