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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4180 

To direct the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal Communications 

Commission to prepare a report on a 9–1–1 disability alerting system, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 11 (legislative day, MAY 10), 2022 

Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. PETERS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To direct the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal 

Communications Commission to prepare a report on a 

9–1–1 disability alerting system, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Information Sharing 

5 And Advanced Communication Alerting Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘ISAAC Alerting Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. REPORT ON 9–1–1 DISABILITY ALERTING SYSTEM. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) 9–1–1 DISABILITY ALERTING SYSTEM.—The 

2 term ‘‘9–1–1 disability alerting system’’ means a 

3 system that, in the case of a 9–1–1 call that is 

4 placed from a household or device with which an in5 dividual with a disability is associated, transmits to 

6 the public safety answering point that receives the 

7 call information in the profile of the individual cre8 ated during the registration and data collection proc9 ess in order to enable the public safety answering 

10 point to transmit the information to the first re11 sponders responding to the call. 

12 (2) ADDITIONAL DATA REPOSITORY OR INTER13 FACE.—The term ‘‘additional data repository or 

14 interface’’ means an additional data repository or 

15 interface described in the publication of the National 

16 Emergency Number Association titled ‘‘NENA 

17 Standard for NG9–1–1 Additional Data’’ and dated 

18 December 21, 2017 (or any successor publication). 

19 (3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

20 means the Federal Communications Commission. 

21 (4) FIRST RESPONDER.—The term ‘‘first re22 sponder’’ means a firefighter, emergency medical 

23 services technician, public safety telecommunicator, 

24 or police officer. 


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1 (5) PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT.—The 

2 term ‘‘public safety answering point’’ has the mean3 ing given the term in section 222 of the Communica4 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222). 

5 (6) REGISTRATION AND DATA COLLECTION

6 PROCESS.—The term ‘‘registration and data collec7 tion process’’ means a process that allows an indi8 vidual to create, within a 9–1–1 disability alerting 

9 system, a profile associated with an individual with 

10 a disability, which shall include information with re11 spect to whether— 

12 (A) the individual is a wandering risk; 

13 (B) the individual is nonverbal; 

14 (C) the individual will not respond to 

15 verbal instructions; 

16 (D) the individual can be combative under 

17 stress or anxiety; 

18 (E) the individual is physically limited and 

19 cannot exit the home unassisted; or 

20 (F) potential access issues exist within the 

21 home, such as locked doors or windows. 

22 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

23 date of enactment of this Act, the Technological Advisory 

24 Council of the Commission, in consultation with disability 

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1 swering point administrators and operational personnel, 

2 first responders, and providers of Next Generation 9–1– 

3 1 additional data information and emergency call handling 

4 systems, shall submit to the Commission a report that 

5 identifies the following: 

6 (1) Any rules, technical standards, protocols, or 

7 procedures necessary to implement a 9–1–1 dis8 ability alerting system. 

9 (2) Any technology or systems, including any 

10 additional data repositories or interfaces, necessary 

11 to implement a 9–1–1 disability alerting system. 

12 (3) Any barriers to implementing in a secure 

13 manner the registration and data collection process 

14 for a 9–1–1 disability alerting system. 

15 (4) Any barriers related to the secure and inter16 operable transmission of data from a 9–1–1 dis17 ability alerting system to public safety answering 

18 points. 

19 (5) Any barriers related to the secure and inter20 operable transmission of such data from public safe21 ty answering points to first responders and other 

22 public safety answering points. 

23 (6) Recommendations on how to overcome any 

24 barriers identified under paragraph (3), (4), or (5), 

25 including any necessary Federal or State legislation. 


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1 (7) Recommendations on how best to inform 

2 households with which an individual with a disability 

3 is associated of the registration and data collection 

4 process for a 9–1–1 disability alerting system. 

5 (8) An estimated timeline and cost for imple6 mentation of the registration and data collection 

7 process for a 9–1–1 disability alerting system. 

8 (9) An estimated timeline and cost for nation9 wide implementation of a 9–1–1 disability alerting 

10 system. 

11 (10) Strategies for ensuring information in a 9– 

12 1–1 disability alerting system is and remains accu13 rate, and any liability issues associated with the ac14 curacy of such information. 

15 (11) The effectiveness and use by individuals of 

16 existing programs that provide similar notifications 

17 and information to first responders. 

18 (c) TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 

19 days after receiving the report required by subsection (b), 

20 the Commission shall transmit the report to the Com21 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

22 Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

23 the House of Representatives. 

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