Transcript National Emergency Number Association

National Emergency
Number Association
Government
Affairs Update
(December 2007)
Patrick Halley
Government Affairs
Director
Congressional E9-1-1
Caucus
Co-Chairs:
• Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
• Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK)
• Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA)
• Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)
Over 65 Members and Growing
Congressional E9-1-1
Caucus
Indiana Members:
• Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN)
2 Senators and 8 Members to Go!
NENA
Legislative/Regulatory
Agenda
Summary
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Secure federal funding for PSAPs
Promote policies to enable implementation of E9-1-1
for all technologies
Promote policies to enable NG9-1-1
Promote national 9-1-1 education
Ensure national homeland security and
interoperability policies include 9-1-1
NENA Legislative Agenda
Federal Funding for 9-1-1
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Appropriate full funding for ENHANCE 911 Act grants in FY2008
and provide separate funding for the national 9-1-1 ICO to NHTSA
and NTIA in the FY2008 Transportation and Commerce budgets;
2. Provide NTIA with advanced borrowing authority for $43.5 million
designated in the Budget Reconciliation Act of 2006 to make those
funds immediately available for ENHANCE 911 Act grants;
3. Extend the authorization of the ENHANCE 911 Act to 2014;
4. Amend the ENHANCE 911 Act to broaden eligible use of funds to
allow grants to fund wireless E9-1-1 as well as the use of IP-based
solutions that enable access to 9-1-1 from all technologies, including
wireless, and that improve information sharing between PSAPs and
other emergency response entities to assist the public.
NENA Legislative Agenda
Deployment of E9-1-1 for All Technologies,
Promotion of NG9-1-1 and Education
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Advance VoIP E9-1-1 deployment by confirming VoIP E9-1-1 requirements
in accordance with FCC rules, providing liability protection for VoIP
services, and confirming state authority to impose 9-1-1 fees on IP-enabled
communications services;
2. Work with consumers, public safety and industry to advance solutions that
provide efficient access to 9-1-1 for all communications methods,
particularly those currently used by the deaf and hard of hearing;
3. Work with public safety, industry and the federal government (including the
FCC and the ICO) to advance MLTS E9-1-1 solutions and regulations
where necessary;
4. Lead by example and ensure that E9-1-1 is available on the phone systems
used in every Congressional and federal agency office;
NENA Legislative Agenda
Deployment of E9-1-1 for All Technologies,
Promotion of NG9-1-1 and Education
5. Instruct the ICO to work with the emergency response community
and industry to report to Congress on specific near and long-term
policy recommendations concerning the migration to an IP-based
next generation 9-1-1 and emergency communications system,
including needed regulation and legislation;
6. Examine and make consistent the relevant statutory provisions within
the Communications Act and the United States Criminal Code on
disclosure of customer record information during 9-1-1
emergencies;
7. Promote policy and adopt measures that will foster better and more
comprehensive education about the proper use of 9-1-1 for children
and adults of all ages.
NENA Legislative Agenda
9-1-1 and Homeland Security
1.
Ensure that all definitions, funding considerations,
planning and homeland security policy are broadly
defined to include 9-1-1 and all other entities involved
with emergency response;
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Ensure that definitions and eligible use of funds for
interoperability grants support broad voice and data
emergency communications needs and require inclusive
planning among all emergency response entities.
Recently Passed Legislation
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
of 2007 (HR 1)
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Signed into law by the President on 8/3/2007 (PL 110-53)
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Makes $43.5 million available for PSAP grants authorized by the
ENHANCE 911 Act of 2004 after 180 day rulemaking to determine
criteria to receive grants (Title XXIII)
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Authorizes $950 million per year for fiscal years 2008-2012 for a State
Homeland Security Grant Program (Title I, Sec. 2004) and makes clear
that such funds can be utilized for “supporting Public Safety Answering
Points” (Title I, Sec. 2008)
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Authorizes nearly $3.5 billion in Emergency Management Performance
Grants which can be used for the construction of Emergency Operations
Centers (Title II)
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Establishes an Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program
and authorizes $1.6 billion in grant funding for fiscal years 2009-2012
(Title III)
Pending Legislation
IP-Enabled Voice Communications & Public Safety Act of 2007
(S 428)
9-1-1 Modernization And Public Safety Act of 2007 (HR 3403)
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Requires VoIP companies to provide 9-1-1 and E9-1-1 in accordance with
FCC Rules
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Provides liability parity for PSAPs, providers and their vendors equivalent
to wireless and wireline for all communications services that are required
by the FCC to provide 9-1-1/E9-1-1 (today and in the future) as well as
for services that voluntarily provide information to PSAPs, in the absence
of an FCC requirement, with approval from the appropriate state or local
9-1-1 governing authority
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Confirms state authority to impose and collect 9-1-1 fees from wireless
and VoIP providers but requires funds to be spent on 9-1-1/E9-1-1 or
enhancements of such services; requires FCC to report annually to
Congress on state use of 9-1-1 funds
Pending Legislation
IP-Enabled Voice Communications & Public Safety Act of 2007
(S 428)
9-1-1 Modernization And Public Safety Act of 2007 (HR 3403)
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Requires National 9-1-1 Program Office to produce a report to Congress
within 270 days on migration to NG9-1-1, with focus on needed
legislative changes
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Amends ENHANCE 9-1-1 Act to make PSAP grant funds available for
Phase II wireless upgrades and also for the "migration to an IP-enabled
emergency network".
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Requires owners of E9-1-1 infrastructure to provide open access to VoIP
providers for the completion of E9-1-1 service and authorizes FCC to
delegate enforcement of this section to the states
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Status: Passed the House 406-1 (November 13)
Senate Commerce Committee approved (April 2007)
-Awaiting action by full Senate
Pending Legislation
ENHANCE 911 Act PSAP Appropriations Requests
Senate
-E9-1-1 Caucus Co-Chairs and other supporters requested $21 million in the
Commerce budget and $21.5 million in the Transportation budget for PSAP
grants (total request: $42.5 million in FY 2008 budget)
House
-E9-1-1 Caucus Co-Chairs and other supporters requested $21 million in the
Commerce budget and $21 million in the Transportation budget
(total request: $42 million in FY 2008 budget)
9-1-1 Implementation and Coordination Office (ICO)
-The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) formally requested that $1.5
million be provided to NHTSA directly for the operational costs of staffing
and administering the national 9-1-1 Program Office created by the
ENHANCE 911 Act of 2004)
Status of Appropriations
Senate
-$1.25 million for the National 9-1-1 Implementation and Coordination Office
(ICO) provided in Senate Transportation appropriations bill
-Conference agreed upon bill passed by House; pending Senate approval
House
-$5 million in PSAP grants in House Commerce appropriations bill
-In process of conferencing with Senate
Next Steps?
-Pass individual spending bills? Total chaos?
-One huge omnibus appropriations bill? 9-1-1 funding?
-Year long continuing resolution (CR) at FY 2007 levels?
Pending Legislation
ENHANCE 911 Act PSAP Appropriations Requests
Indiana Appropriators
-Rep. Visclosky (D)
-But any member can request funding for 9-1-1
Pending Legislation
National 9-1-1 Education Month Resolution (H.Res
537)
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Intended to promote increased national 9-1-1
education and be a tool to help garner support
for the efforts of those currently involved in
9-1-1 education
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NENA, APCO, NASNA, COMCARE, the
E9-1-1 Institute and CTIA – the Wireless
Association have all adopted similar
resolutions
Pending/Passed
Legislation
Other Related Bills
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PHONE Act (HR 740) /Truth in Caller-ID Act of
2007 (HR 251/S 704)
-Similar bills that make it illegal to spoof caller ID unless it is for a valid
law enforcement or homeland Security reason
- Would be illegal to spoof 9-1-1 as the callers number
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Cell Phone Tax Moratorium (HR 436/S 166)
-Would place three-year ban on new taxes on cell phone services
-However, bill explicitly exempts 9-1-1 fees and universal service charges
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Internet Phone Tax Moratorium (HR 3678)
-Extends internet tax ban to 2014 (no impact on 9-1-1 fees)
-Signed into law on October 31 (PL 110-108)
Current Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC) Issues
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Wireless E9-1-1 location accuracy and modifications to
current wireless E9-1-1 rules (Recently concluded Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM))
-NENA supported FCC’s tentative conclusion to require wireless
carriers to meet location accuracy requirements at the PSAP level
where technically feasible and with reasonable compliance
benchmarks
-Many other detailed issues raised by the FCC in the NPRM which
reexamines 9-1-1 requirements established in Docket No. 94-102
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Consideration of E9-1-1automatic location for
interconnected VoIP providers (Open NPRM)
More information available at www.fcc.gov
FCC Location Accuracy Order
Adopted 9/11/2007 – Order not released as of 9/28/07
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Requires wireless carriers to meet FCC location accuracy
requirements at the PSAP service-area level no later than
9/11/2012 (5 years)
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Establishes interim benchmarks:
-Year one: Meet location accuracy requirements at the EA level
-Year two: Progress report
-Year three: Meet location accuracy requirements at the MSA/RSA level and
certify that location accuracy requirements are being met in at least 75%
of PSAPs served by the carrier
-Year four: Progress report
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Carriers must account for only those PSAPs in their service area
that are Phase II capable
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Text of Order released 11/20
FCC Location Accuracy Order
Further issues to be considered
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Require a single location standard? Use of hybrid solution? Elevation?
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Passing of uncertainty information with each call, with standardized
confidence indicators
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Presentation to PSAPs of carrier representative performance
characteristics for various topographical areas
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Compliance and maintenance testing, including accuracy verification, to
be further defined by ESIF
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Public safety access to maintenance and compliance testing data, upon
request, subject to confidentiality protections if and as required
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Testing requirements and achievement of consensus on percentage of
test calls from indoors
*Note: Issues raised in NENA FCC filing of 9/18/2007
Current Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC) Issues
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Establishment of a national wireless interoperable public
safety broadband network in the 700 MHz band
-NENA named as a voting member of 15 member Board of Directors
of the Public Safety Broadband Licensee (PSBL)
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9-1-1/E9-1-1 requirements for Video Relay Services
(VRS), IP-Relay Services and Telecommunications relay
Services (TRS) used by the deaf and hard of hearing
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Recommendations of a Hurricane Katrina Independent
panel to strengthen 9-1-1 and emergency communications
resiliency and redundancy
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Reforms to the Emergency Alert System (EAS)
More information available at www.fcc.gov
Other Issues
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Pre-paid wireless 9-1-1 fees
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Non-Initialized phones
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9-1-1 requirements for Skype and similar
services?
2008 9-1-1 Goes to
Washington
Presented Jointly by NENA and the E9-1-1 Institute
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March 3-5, 2008
– Hilton, Crystal City, VA (Reagan National Airport)
– Pre-Conference Courses (March 3)
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Grant Management for PSAPs; Government Education
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Seminar
Chapter Leadership Forum
FCC and Congressional Keynotes
Informative sessions on national 9-1-1 issues
Capitol Hill Outreach
9-1-1 Honor Awards Gala
– Make Your Voice Heard!!!
Homework
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Visit www.nena.org/governmentaffairs
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Participate on monthly government affairs update call
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Write/Call Your Senators and Reps.
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Join the E9-1-1 Caucus
Support funding the ENHANCE 911 Act
Support HR 3403 and S 428
Support the NENA Legislative Agenda
Invite Elected Officials to PSAP
– Federal and State Senators, Representatives
– County Commissioners, Mayor, City Council Member
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9-1-1 Goes to Washington (March 3-5, 2008)
– Make Your Voice Heard in Washington!
Contact Information:
Patrick Halley
National Emergency Number Association
Government Affairs Director
4350 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 750
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: (800) 332-3911, ext. 23
[email protected]
http://www.nena.org/govtaffairs