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Public Safety Communications Act

Official title: To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish the Office of Public Safety Communications, and for other purposes.

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What This Bill Does

This bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Public Safety Communications within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to support efforts related to public safety communications. The duties of the office include (1) administering federal grant programs for Next Generation 9-1-1 systems, which are interoperable Internet Protocol-based systems for receiving 9-1-1 calls; and (2) managing and auditing the First Responder Network Authority (known as FirstNet), which oversees the communications network for emergency responders and the public safety community.

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Timeline

  1. House committee actionsSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  2. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  3. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  5. Introduced
  6. Committee

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