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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. TILLIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar 379, S. 3199.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 3199) to establish a multi-stakeholder advisory
committee tasked with providing detailed recommendations to
address challenges to transmitting geolocation information
with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and for
other purposes.
which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic, as follows:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “988 Lifeline Location
Improvement Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) 911 system service provider.—The term “911 system
service provider” has the meaning given the term “covered
911 service provider” in section 9.19(a)(4) of title 47,
Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
(2) Appropriate committees of congress.—The term
“appropriate committees of Congress” means—
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
of the Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.
(3) Dispatchable location.—The term “dispatchable
location” has the meaning given that term in section 9.3 of
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor
regulation.
(4) Emergency communications center.—The term “emergency
communications center” means—
(A) a facility that is designed to receive a 911 request
for emergency assistance; or
(B) a public safety answering point, as defined in section
9.3 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any
successor regulation.
(5) Telecommunications service provider.—The term
“telecommunications service provider” has the meaning given
the term “service provider” in section 52.5(e) of title 47,
Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
SEC. 3. NOTICE OF INQUIRY.
(a) In General.—Not later than 270 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission
shall initiate a notice of inquiry to address the challenges
to transmitting geolocation information with calls to the 988
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
(b) Evaluation Considerations.—In evaluating responses to
the notice of inquiry under subsection (a), the Federal
Communications Commission shall consider—
(1) legal authorities with respect to mandating the
transmission of geolocation information, including
dispatchable location information, with calls to the 988
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline;
(2) the protection of consumer privacy with respect to
mandating the transmission of geolocation information,
including dispatchable location information, with calls to
the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline;
(3) the feasibility and technical implementation standards
for telecommunications service providers, 911 system service
providers, public safety answering points, and local crisis
centers with respect to mandating the transmission of
geolocation information;
(4) an assessment of the potential costs, funding
requirements, and options for recovery of costs for
telecommunications service providers, the 988 Suicide and
Crisis Lifeline, the Veterans Crisis Line, and local crisis
centers with respect to mandating the transmission of
geolocation information;
(5) technical challenges associated with mandating the
transmission of geolocation information for users who access
the 988 American Sign Language line through direct video
calling and video relay service; and
(6) the technologies currently available to provide
dispatchable location information and methods for
transferring location information from 988 centers to 911
centers.
SEC. 4. GAO REPORT.
(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study and submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report on the opportunities and
challenges related to implementing geolocation for the 988
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, including—
(1) policy considerations regarding consumer privacy and
legal authority with respect to mandating transmission of
geolocation information, including dispatchable location
information, with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis
Lifeline;
(2) technical implementation standards for
telecommunications service providers, 911 system service
providers, emergency communications centers, and local crisis
centers; and
(3) the potential recovery of costs or additional funding
requirements for telecommunications service providers, the
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, the Veterans Crisis Line,
and local crisis centers.
(b) Consultation.—In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall
consult with—
(1) representatives from—
(A) telecommunications service providers or organizations
that represent telecommunications service providers;
(B) handset manufacturers or organizations that represent
handset manufacturers;
(C) emergency communications centers or organizations that
represent emergency communications centers;
(D) 911 system service providers or organizations that
represent 911 system service providers;
(E) State government, including those representing low
population States;
(F) local government, including those representing small
and rural communities;
(G) the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline;
(H) local crisis centers or organizations that represent
local crisis centers;
(I) the Veterans Crisis Line;
(J) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration;
(K) mental health services organizations; and
(L) community mental health centers; and
(2) individuals with experience providing services for
people who are deaf or hard of hearing or have hearing loss,
such as providing access to the 988 Suicide and Crisis
Lifeline through direct video calling and video relay
service.
Mr. TILLIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; that the committee-reported title amendment be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 3199), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed.
The committee-reported title amendment was agreed to as follows:
Amend the title so as to read: “A bill to instruct the Federal Communications Commission to initiate a notice of inquiry and instruct the Government Accountability Office to complete a study and report providing detailed recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation information with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and for other purposes.”.