Summary

Requires commercial mobile service and IP-enabled voice providers to promptly disclose a device's available location information to law enforcement officers or public safety answering point (PSAP) agents when the officer/agent asserts that the device placed a 9-1-1 call within the prior 48 hours or there is reasonable suspicion the device is held by someone involved in an emergency presenting risk of death or serious physical harm. The bill requires requesting agencies to keep records of each request, gives providers statutory protection from civil or administrative liability for complying, preserves State laws that already require disclosure in these circumstances, and includes a conforming amendment to a privacy statute whose details are not specified in the provided text.

• Mobile and IP-voice providers must disclose available device location promptly when law enforcement/PSAP agents assert a 9-1-1 call was made within 48 hours or there is reasonable suspicion of imminent danger.
• Requesting agencies must keep a written record of each location data request with identifying and explanatory information.
• Providers who comply are protected from civil and administrative liability for making disclosures under the law.
• The amendment defines covered services and law enforcement/PSAP roles for the disclosure requirement.
• State laws that already require location disclosure in these situations remain applicable and preserved.
• Cross-references in the amended communications privacy statute are updated to reflect the new rule.
• A conforming amendment to 18 U.S.C. § 2707(a) is included in the bill text provided, but the specific change is not shown.
• No appropriation, funding mechanism, or explicit effective date is provided in the excerpt.
• The rule applies to disclosures made without delay and creates operational and recordkeeping duties for requesting agencies and technical/response duties for providers.