Sec. 4. Definitions
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In this Act: The term 9–1–1 fee or charge has the meaning given such term in section 6(f)(3)(D) of the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 ( 47 U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(3)(D) ). The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. The term commonly accepted standards means the technical standards followed by the communications industry for network, device, and Internet Protocol connectivity that— enable interoperability; and are— developed and approved by a standards development organization that is accredited by a United States or international standards body in a process that— is open to the public, including being open for participation by any organization; and provides for a conflict resolution process; subject to an open comment and input process before being finalized by the standards development organization; consensus-based; and made publicly available once approved.
The term cost related to planning and implementation means any cost incurred by an eligible entity related to planning for and preparing an application and related materials as required under this Act. The term covered State means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. The term eligible entity — means a covered State or a Tribal organization; and includes an entity, including a public authority, board, or commission, established by one or more entities described in subparagraph (A).
The term emergency communications center — means a facility that— is designated to receive a 9–1–1 request for emergency assistance; and performs one or more of the functions described in subparagraph (B); and includes a public safety answering point, as defined in section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 222 ). The functions described in this subparagraph are the following: Process and analyze 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and information and data related to such requests.
Dispatch appropriate emergency response providers. Transfer or exchange 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and information and data related to such requests with one or more facilities described under this paragraph and emergency response providers. Analyze any communications received from emergency response providers. Support incident command functions. The term interoperable or interoperability means the capability of emergency communications centers to receive 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and information and data related to such requests, such as location information and callback numbers from a person initiating the request, and then process and share the 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and information and data related to such requests with other emergency communications centers and emergency response providers without the need for proprietary interfaces and regardless of jurisdiction, equipment, device, software, service provider, or other factors.
The term Next Generation 9–1–1 means an interoperable, secure, Internet Protocol-based system that— employs commonly accepted standards; enables emergency communications centers to receive, process, and analyze all types of 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance; acquires and integrates additional information useful to handling 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance; and supports sharing information related to 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance among emergency communications centers and emergency response providers.
The term public safety organization means an organization that represents the interests of personnel in— local law enforcement; fire and rescue; emergency medical service; or 9–1–1 services. The term reliability means the employment of sufficient measures to ensure the ongoing operation of Next Generation 9–1–1, including through the use of geo-diverse, device- and network-agnostic elements that provide more than one physical route between end points with no common points where a single failure at that point would cause the operation of Next Generation 9–1–1 to fail.
The term State or taxing jurisdiction has the meaning given such term in section 6(f)(3)(D) of the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 ( 47 U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(3)(D) ). The term sustainable funding mechanism means a funding mechanism that provides adequate revenues to cover ongoing expenses, including operations, maintenance, and upgrades.
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