Sec. 6. 9–1–1 Implementation Coordination Office
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In addition to the responsibilities assigned to the Office under section 158 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act ( 47 U.S.C. 942 ), the Office shall— create a clearinghouse of information that contains resources and references for both technical and nontechnical aspects of development and deployment of Next Generation 9–1–1 services for Federal, State, regional, and local entities to assist with the development and deployment of such services; provide guidance to Federal, State, regional, and local entities with the development and deployment of Next Generation 9–1–1 services, including with respect to— model governance structures for Next Generation 9–1–1 services; network deployment models for seamless interoperability of Next Generation 9–1–1 services; and sustainable funding models for Next Generation 9–1–1 services; help Federal, State, regional, and local 9–1–1 entities coordinate acquisitions and procurements related to the deployment of Next Generation 9–1–1 services, including the development of model requests for proposals and related documents; work with the General Services Administration to determine the feasibility of allowing State, regional, and local entities to take advantage of any relevant General Services Administration blanket purchase agreements for acquisition of equipment related to Next Generation 9–1–1 services; and work with all relevant Federal departments and agencies that operate public safety answering points to promote implementation of Next Generation 9–1–1 services and effective seamless interoperability with other 9–1–1 systems, including Next Generation 9–1–1 services operated by Federal, State, regional, and local entities.
The Office shall work with all relevant Federal departments and agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the First Responder Network Authority, and the Department of Homeland Security, to coordinate Federal Government activities related to the development and deployment of Next Generation 9–1–1 services at the Federal, State, regional, and local level. Beginning not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Office shall prepare a comprehensive report on the status of the implementation of Next Generation 9–1–1 services by Federal, State, regional, and local entities.
Each report under paragraph
(1)shall be published online and submitted to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives . To the extent that the Office is required by law to issue other reports, such reports may be combined with a report under paragraph (1). The Office may require, as part of a grant issued by the Office under this Act or any other Act, that a grant recipient provide such information as the Office considers necessary to prepare a report under paragraph (1). There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary. Section 158(d) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act ( 47 U.S.C. 942(d) ) is amended— by striking
(1)and indenting appropriately; and In general .— by striking paragraph (2).
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