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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6505 
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
Organization Act to provide for further deployment and coordination 
of Next Generation 9–1–1, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 9, 2025 
Mr. HUDSON (for himself and Mr. CARTER of Louisiana) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act to provide for further 
deployment and coordination of Next Generation 9–1– 
1, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Next Generation 9– 
1–1 Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FURTHER DEPLOYMENT AND COORDINATION OF 
NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1. 
Part C of the National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration Organization Act is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 159. COORDINATION OF NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 IM-
PLEMENTATION. 
‘‘(a) DUTIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY WITH RE-
SPECT TO NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary, 
after consulting with the Administrator, shall— 
‘‘(A) take actions, in coordination with 
State points of contact described under sub-
section (c)(3)(A)(ii) as applicable, to improve 
coordination and communication with respect to 
the implementation of Next Generation 9–1–1; 
‘‘(B) develop, collect, and disseminate in-
formation concerning the practices, procedures, 
and technology used in the implementation of 
Next Generation 9–1–1; 
‘‘(C) advise and assist eligible entities in 
the preparation of implementation plans re-
quired under subsection (c)(3)(A)(iii); 
‘‘(D) provide technical assistance to eligible 
entities provided a grant under subsection (c) in 
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support of efforts to explore efficiencies related 
to Next Generation 9–1–1; 
‘‘(E) review and approve or disapprove ap-
plications for grants under subsection (c); and 
‘‘(F) oversee the use of funds provided by 
such grants in fulfilling such implementation 
plans. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than Octo-
ber 1, 2026, and each year thereafter until funds 
made available to make grants under subsection (c) 
are no longer available to be expended, the Assistant 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
activities conducted by the Assistant Secretary under 
paragraph (1) in the year preceding the submission 
of the report. 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE.—The Assistant Secretary 
may seek the assistance of the Administrator in car-
rying out the duties described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of paragraph (1) as the Assistant Sec-
retary determines necessary. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) DEVELOPMENT.—The Assistant Sec-
retary, after consulting with the Administrator, 
shall develop a management plan for the grant 
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program established under this section, includ-
ing by developing— 
‘‘(i) plans related to the organiza-
tional structure of such program; and 
‘‘(ii) funding profiles for each fiscal 
year of the duration of such program. 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Assistant Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) submit the management plan de-
veloped under subparagraph (A) to— 
‘‘(I) the Committees on Energy 
and Commerce and Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(II) the Committees on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation 
and Appropriations of the Senate; 
‘‘(ii) publish the management plan on 
the website of the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration; 
and 
‘‘(iii) provide the management plan to 
the Administrator for the purpose of pub-
lishing the management plan on the 
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website of the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration. 
‘‘(2) MODIFICATION OF PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) MODIFICATION.—The Assistant Sec-
retary, after consulting with the Administrator, 
may modify the management plan developed 
under paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 
days after the plan is modified under subpara-
graph (A), the Assistant Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) submit the modified plan to— 
‘‘(I) the Committees on Energy 
and Commerce and Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(II) the Committees on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation 
and Appropriations of the Senate; 
‘‘(ii) publish the modified plan on the 
website of the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration; 
and 
‘‘(iii) provide the modified plan to the 
Administrator for the purpose of pub-
lishing the modified plan on the website of 
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the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(c) NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 IMPLEMENTATION 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary shall 
provide grants to eligible entities for— 
‘‘(A) implementing Next Generation 9–1– 
1; 
‘‘(B) maintaining Next Generation 9–1–1; 
‘‘(C) training directly related to imple-
menting, maintaining, and operating Next Gen-
eration 9–1–1 if the cost related to the training 
does not exceed— 
‘‘(i) 3 percent of the total grant 
award for eligible entities that are not 
Tribes; and 
‘‘(ii) 5 percent of the total grant 
award for eligible entities that are Tribes; 
‘‘(D) public outreach and education on how 
the public can best use Next Generation 9–1– 
1 and the capabilities and usefulness of Next 
Generation 9–1–1; 
‘‘(E) administrative costs associated with 
planning of Next Generation 9–1–1, including 
any cost related to planning for and preparing 
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