Sec. 8. Revised definition of Next Generation 9–1–1 services
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall— review the definition of the term Next Generation 9–1–1 services in section 158 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act ( 47 U.S.C. 942 ); subject to paragraph (2), recommend such updates to that definition as the Board considers necessary; and submit to the Office the recommendations under subparagraph (B). In recommending updates to the definition described in paragraph (1), the Board shall consider— the need for the definition to— cover systems based on various internet protocols, including Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (or any corresponding similar communication language or protocol of the internet); include support for all forms of emergency communications technologies; ensure seamless interoperability; incorporate the need to provide a secure environment for emergency communications, including relevant cybersecurity measures; and incorporate the need to include support for geographic information systems; and such other issues as the Board considers relevant to the definition.
Subject to paragraph (2), not later than 45 days after the date the Board submits the recommendations under subsection (a)(1), the Office shall approve the recommendations, with any revisions it considers necessary, and transmit the recommendations to the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Office shall provide the public with notice and an opportunity to comment on the recommendations developed by the Board under this section prior to their approval.
After such public comment period has closed, the Office may refer questions raised by those comments to the Board for further consideration, including amendment of the recommendations submitted by the Board. The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall revise the definition of the term Next Generation 9–1–1 services in section 158 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act ( 47 U.S.C. 942 ), based on the approved recommendations under subsection
(b)of this section, as part of the rulemaking under section 9(e) of this Act. Section 158(e)(5) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act ( 47 U.S.C. 942(e)(5) ) is amended to read as follows: The term Next Generation 9–1–1 services has the meaning given the term by the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the final rule published under section 8(c) of the Next Generation 9–1–1 Act of 2017 . . The amendment under paragraph
(1)of this subsection shall take effect on the date that a final rule is published under subsection (c).
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Revised definition of Next Generation 9–1–1 services
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