H.R. 5201
Kari's Law Reporting Act
Sponsor: Doris O. Matsui
2 cosponsors
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Kari's Law Reporting Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish a report on the enforcement of Kari’s Law, which requires multiline telephone systems to be preconfigured to allow users to dial 9-1-1 directly from any phone without dialing any additional code or prefix.
The report must include (1) a summary of the extent to which multiline telephone system manufacturers and vendors have complied with the law, and any obstacles to their compliance; and (2) related recommendations for improvements to FCC policy or further legislation, if necessary.
Text of the bill
(a) Report. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall publish on the website of the Commission a report regarding the enforcement by the Commission of section 721 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 623), which shall include—
(1) a summary of the extent to which multi-line telephone system manufacturers and vendors have complied with such section;
(2) potential difficulties and obstacles in complying with such section;
(3) potential ways, if necessary, to improve the policies of the Commission to better enforce such section; and
(4) recommendations to Congress, if necessary, on further legislation that could mitigate problems like those that are addressed by such section.
(b) Definitions. In this section:
(1) Commission. The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission.
(2) Multi-line telephone system. The term multi-line telephone system has the meaning given such term in section 721(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 623(f)).