H.R. 3403 would promote and enhance public safety by facilitating the rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encouraging the nation's transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities.

== Detailed Summary ==

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911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 - <b>Title I: Services and IP-Enabled Voice Service Providers - </b>(Sec. 101) Amends the IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 to impose onrequire IP-enabled voice service providers engaged in interstate communication a requirement to provide 911 service, including E-911 (enhanced 911) service, to itstheir subscribers. Grants such providers, in meeting that requirement, the same rights, including rights of interconnection, on the same rates, terms, and conditions, as apply to a provider of commercial mobile service.

Allows a state or tribal fee for 911 or E-911 services to beservices, provided it is used only for such services, related enhancements,services or other emergency communicationsrelated enhancements and provided that, for each class of IP-enabled voice services subscribers, the fee does not exceed the fee for the same class of subscribers to telecommunications services. Requires an annual report to the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives detailing the status in each state of the collection and distribution of 911 fees.

AmendsAuthorizes the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require grants for migration to an IP-enabled emergency network. Requires the E-911 Implementation Coordination Office to develop a national plan for migrating to a national IP-enabled emergency network. Authorizes the FCCFederal Communications Commission (FCC) to compile a list of PSAPpublic safety answering point (PSAP) contact information orand other information on necessaryconcerning 911 componentselements to assist IP-enabled voice service providers in complying with requirements imposed by this paragraph. Allows the FCCAct, and to make any partportion of thatthe information available to the publictelecommunications carriers, wireless carriers, IP-enabled voice service providers, or other emergency service providers to improve public safety.

Amends(Sec. 102) Amends the Wireless CommunicationsNational Telecommunications and Public SafetyInformation Administration Organization Act of 1999 to require,require grants for migration to an IP-enabled voice service carriers, IP-enabled voice users of 911 communications, and public safety answering points (facilities designatedemergency network. Requires the E-911 Implementation Coordination Office to receive 911 calls and route themdevelop a national plan for migrating to a national IP-enabled emergency personnel) (PSAPs), parity in liability protection with local exchange companies, non-wireless 911 service users, and non-wireless PSAPs, respectively.network.

Amends(Sec. 103) Amends the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury, on enactment of this Act, to borrow from the Treasury up to $43.5 million to to implement the ENHANCE 911 Act of 2004. (Current law authorizes such borrowing on enactment of the 911 Modernization Act.)

Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to allow, on enactment of this Act, priority in making Phase II E-911 implementation grants to be given to grants that are requested by PSAPs that are not capable of receiving 911 calls. (Current law allows such priority on enactment of the 911 Modernization Act.)

<b>Title II: Parity of Protection - </b>(Sec. 201) Amends the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 to require, for IP-enabled voice service carriers, IP-enabled voice users of 911 communications, and public safety answering points (facilities designated to receive 911 calls and route them to emergency personnel) (PSAPs), parity in liability protection with local exchange companies, non-wireless 911 service users, and non-wireless PSAPs, respectively.

<b>Title III: Authority to Provide Customer Information for 911 Purposes - </b>(Sec. 301) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize a telecommunications carrier to use, disclose, or permit access to call location information in emergencies. Requires IP-enabled voice service providers to provide subscriber list information to emergency service providers. Prohibits the administrator of any database used to facilitate emergency services from using for any competitive purpose data obtained from unaffiliated telecommunications carriers andor IP-enabled voice service providers in the course of maintaining and operating that provide emergency communications servicesdatabase. Declares that the provisions of this title are not intended to prohibit government agencies otherwise authorized under law from usingrequesting information contained in or from automatic location information databases and master street address guides for any purpose other than providing emergency services.such database.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 11/14/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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