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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 2165 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, to clarify acceptable 9–1–1 obligations or expend... · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Clarifying acceptable 9–1–1 obligations or expenditures

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Section 6(f) of the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 ( 47 U.S.C. 615a–1(f) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking as specified in the provision of State or local law adopting the fee or charge and inserting consistent with acceptable obligations or expenditures in the final rules issued pursuant to paragraph
(3); and after paragraph (2), by inserting the following new paragraph: In order to prevent diversion of 9–1–1 taxes, fees, or charges, the Commission shall, within 180 days after date of the enactment of this paragraph, issue final rules designating purposes and functions that are acceptable obligations or expenditures by any State or taxing jurisdiction authorized to impose a tax, fee, or charge. The purposes and functions described in subparagraph
(A)include only those used solely for the support and implementation of a State or taxing jurisdiction 9–1–1 services and operational expenses of public safety answering points within a State or taxing jurisdiction. The Commission shall consult with public safety organizations and State, local, and Tribal governments as part of any proceeding under this paragraph. In this paragraph: The terms 9–1–1 services , E9–1–1 services , and Next Generation 9–1–1 services have the meaning given those terms in section 158(e) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act ( 47 U.S.C. 942(e) ). The term State or taxing jurisdiction means a State, political subdivision thereof, Indian Tribe, or village or regional corporation serving a region established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). .
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