US Congress Senate Bill 3115 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 15 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Next Generation 9-1-1 Preservation Act of 2010 - Revises provisions of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide for matching grants (with a federal share of up to 80%) to eligible entities for: (1) the implementation and operation of E-911 services, migration to an IP-enabled emergency network, and adoption and operation of Next Generation 9-1-1 services and applications; (2) the implementation of IP-enabled emergency services and applications enabled by Next Generation 9-1-1 services, including the establishment of IP backbone networks and the application layer software infrastructure needed to interconnect the multitude of emergency response organizations; and (3) training in 9-1-1 services of public safety personnel, including call-takers, first responders, and other individuals and organizations who are part of the emergency response chain. Defines "9-1-1 services" as service including both E-911 services and Next Generation 9-1-1 services. Defines "Next Generation 9-1-1 services" to mean an IP-based system comprised of hardware, software, data, and operational policies and procedures that: (1) provides standardized interfaces from emergency call and message services to support emergency communications; (2) processes all types of emergency calls, including voice, data, and multimedia information; (3) acquires and integrates additional emergency call data useful to call routing and handling; (4) delivers the emergency calls, messages, and data to the appropriate public safety answering point and other appropriate emergency entities; (5) supports data or video communications needs for coordinated incident response and management; or (6) provides broadband service to public safety answering points or other first responder entities. Requires a report to Congress from: (1) the Administrator of General Services (GSA) identifying the 9-1-1 capabilities of the multi-line telephone system in use by all federal agencies in all federal buildings and properties; and (2) the Comptroller General (GAO) concerning sate and local use of 9-1-1 service charges.

Next Generation 9-1-1 Preservation Act of 2010

Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-15		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB4829 (Same As) 2010-06-17 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3115/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s3115/BILLS-111s3115is.pdf