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Union Calendar No. 301 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3541 
[Report No. 110–486] 
To amend the ‘‘Do-not-call’’ Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic 
removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 
Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. PICKERING, and Mr. BOUCHER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
DECEMBER 11, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. CAPUANO, 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
HIGGINS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ 
of California, Mr. WALSH of New York, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Mrs. 
MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. 
GUTIERREZ, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Ms. HIRONO, 
Mrs. CUBIN, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. KIRK, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
HOLT, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, and Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsyl-
vania 
DECEMBER 11, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To amend the ‘‘Do-not-call’’ Implementation Act to eliminate 
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the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered 
on the Federal ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Do-Not-Call Improve-
ment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC.
2.
PROHIBITION
OF
EXPIRATION
DATE
FOR
REG-
ISTERED TELEPHONE NUMBERS. 
The ‘‘Do-not-call’’ Implementation Act (15 U.S.C. 
6101 note) is amended— 
(1) in section 3, after the first sentence, by in-
serting the following: ‘‘Such rule shall not provide 
any date of expiration for telephone numbers reg-
istered on the ‘do-not-call’ registry, nor for any pre-
determined time limitation for telephone numbers to 
remain on the registry.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF EXPIRATION DATE. 
‘‘In issuing regulations regarding the ‘do-not-call’ 
registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. 
310.4(b)(1)(iii)), the Federal Trade Commission shall not 
provide for any date of expiration for telephone numbers 
registered on the ‘do-not-call’ registry, nor for any pre-
determined time limitation for telephone numbers to re-
main on the registry.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Do-Not-Call Improve-
ment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF EXPIRATION DATE FOR REG-
ISTERED NUMBERS. 
The Do-Not-Call Implementation Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF EXPIRATION DATE. 
‘‘(a) NO AUTOMATIC REMOVAL OF NUMBERS.—Tele-
phone numbers registered on the national ‘do-not-call’ reg-
istry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. 
310.4(b)(1)(iii)) since the establishment of the registry and 
telephone numbers registered on such registry after the date 
of enactment of this Act, shall not be removed from such 
registry except as provided for in subsection (b) or upon 
the request of the individual to whom the telephone number 
is assigned. 
‘‘(b) REMOVAL OF INVALID, DISCONNECTED, AND RE-
ASSIGNED TELEPHONE NUMBERS.—The Federal Trade 
Commission shall check telephone numbers registered on the 
national ‘do-not-call’ registry against national or other ap-
propriate databases twice each month and shall remove 
from such registry those telephone numbers that have been 
disconnected and reassigned. Nothing in this section pro-
hibits the Federal Trade Commission from removing in-
valid telephone numbers from the registry at any time.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 301 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3541 
[Report No. 110–486] 
A BILL 
To amend the ‘‘Do-not-call’’ Implementation Act to 
eliminate the automatic removal of telephone 
numbers registered on the Federal ‘‘do-not-call’’ 
registry. 
DECEMBER 11, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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