Sec. 1. Deployment of Next Generation 9–1–1
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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Assistant Secretary for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, to make grants to eligible entities for implementing Next Generation 9–1–1, operating and maintaining Next Generation 9–1–1, training directly related to implementing, maintaining, and operating Next Generation 9–1–1, if the cost related to such training does not exceed 3 percent of the total grant award, and planning and implementation activities, if the cost related to such planning and implementation does not exceed 1 percent of the total grant award.
Of the amount appropriated in this subsection, the Assistant Secretary may use not more than 2 percent to implement and administer this section. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall, after public notice and opportunity for comment, issue rules to implement this section. The Assistant Secretary shall not make a grant under this section to any eligible entity unless such entity certifies to the Assistant Secretary that— no portion of any 9–1–1 fee or charge imposed by the eligible entity, or (in the case that the eligible entity is not a covered State or Tribal organization) any State or taxing jurisdiction within which the eligible entity will carry out activities using grant funds, will be obligated or expended for any purpose or function other than a purpose or function for which the obligation or expenditure of such a fee or charge is acceptable (as determined by the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to the rules issued under section 6(f)(3) of the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 ( 47 U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(3) ), as such rules are in effect on the date on which the eligible entity makes the certification) during any period during which the funds from the grant are available to the eligible entity; any funds received by the eligible entity will be used to support the deployment of Next Generation 9–1–1 in a manner that ensures reliability and interoperability and requires the use of commonly accepted standards; the eligible entity has established, or commits to establish not later than 3 years after the date on which the funds are distributed to the eligible entity, a sustainable funding mechanism for Next Generation 9–1–1 and effective cybersecurity for Next Generation 9–1–1; and no funds received by the eligible entity will be used to purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise obtain covered communications equipment or services (as defined in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 ( 47 U.S.C. 1608 )).
The Assistant Secretary shall not make a grant under this section to an eligible entity unless such entity certifies to the Assistant Secretary that— the eligible entity, and (in the case that the eligible entity is not a covered State or Tribal organization) any covered State within which the eligible entity will carry out activities using grant funds, has designated a single officer or governmental body to serve as the point of contact to coordinate the implementation of Next Generation 9–1–1 for such covered State or Tribal organization; and the eligible entity has developed and submitted a plan for the coordination and implementation of Next Generation 9–1–1 consistent with the requirements of the Assistant Secretary that, at a minimum— ensures interoperability, reliability, resiliency, and the use of commonly accepted standards; enables emergency communications centers to process, analyze, and store multimedia, data, and other information; incorporates cybersecurity tools, including intrusion detection and prevention measures; includes strategies for coordinating cybersecurity information sharing between Federal, covered State, Tribal, and local government partners; includes a governance body or bodies, either by creation of a new body or bodies or use of an existing body or bodies, for the development and deployment of Next Generation 9–1–1; creates efficiencies related to Next Generation 9–1–1 functions, including the virtualization and sharing of infrastructure, equipment, and services; and utilizes an effective, competitive approach to establishing authentication, credentialing, secure connections, and access in deploying Next Generation 9–1–1, including by— requiring certificate authorities to be capable of cross-certification with other authorities; avoiding risk of a single point of failure or vulnerability; and adhering to Federal agency best practices such as those promulgated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
If, after making a grant award to an eligible entity under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary determines that such eligible entity has acted in a manner not in accordance with the certifications required under this subsection, the Assistant Secretary shall, after affording due process, rescind such grant award and recoup funds from such eligible entity. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2024, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2032, to conduct oversight to combat waste, fraud, and abuse of grant awards made under this section.
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- 47 USC 615a–1(f)(3)
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