‘‘(3) CONDITION OF GRANT.—Each applicant for 
a grant under this section shall agree, as a condition 
of receipt of the grant, that if the State or other tax-
ing jurisdiction within which the applicant is located, 
during any period of time during which the funds 
from the grant are available to the applicant, obli-
gates or expends designated E–911 charges for any 
purpose other than the purposes for which such 
charges are designated or presented, all of the funds 
from such grant shall be returned to the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) PENALTY FOR PROVIDING FALSE INFORMA-
TION.—Any applicant that provides a certification 
under paragraph (1) knowing that the information 
provided in the certification was false shall—
‘‘(A) not be eligible to receive the grant 
under subsection (b); 
‘‘(B) return any grant awarded under sub-
section (b) during the time that the certification 
was not valid; and 
‘‘(C) not be eligible to receive any subse-
quent grants under subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION; TERMINATION.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Department of Commerce not
more than $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2004 through 2008 for grants under this section. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION.—The provisions of this sec-
tion shall cease to be effective on October 1, 2008. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
‘‘(1) OFFICE.—The term ‘Office’ means the E–
911 Implementation Coordination Office. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means a State or local government or a tribal 
organization (as defined in section 4(l) of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l))). 
‘‘(B) INSTRUMENTALITIES.—Such term in-
cludes public authorities, boards, commissions, 
and similar bodies created by one or more eligi-
ble entities described in subparagraph (A) to 
provide E–911 services. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—Such term does not in-
clude any entity that has failed to submit the 
most recently required certification under sub-
section (c) within 30 days after the date on 
which such certification is due. 
‘‘(3) E–911 SERVICES.—The term ‘E–911 serv-
ices’ means both phase I and phase II enhanced 911
services, as described in section 20.18 of the Commis-
sion’s regulations (47 CFR 20.18), as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this section, or as subsequently 
revised by the Federal Communications Commission. 
‘‘(4) PHASE
II
E–911
SERVICES.—The term 
‘phase II E–911 services’ means only phase II en-
hanced 911 services, as described in such section 20.18 
(47 CFR 20.18), as in effect on such date, or as subse-
quently revised by the Federal Communications Com-
mission.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF E–911 PHASE II 
SERVICES BY TIER III SERVICE PROVIDERS. 
Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Federal Communications Commission shall submit a re-
port to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate detailing—
(1) the number of tier III commercial mobile 
service providers that are offering phase II E–911 
services; 
(2) the number of requests for waivers from com-
pliance with the Commission’s phase II E–911 service 
requirements received by the Commission from such 
tier III providers;
(3) the number of waivers granted or denied by 
the Commission to such tier III providers; 
(4) how long each waiver request remained pend-
ing before it was granted or denied; 
(5) how many waiver requests are pending at the 
time of the filing of the report; 
(6) when the pending requests will be granted or 
denied; 
(7) actions the Commission has taken to reduce 
the amount of time a waiver request remains pend-
ing; and 
(8) the technologies that are the most effective in 
the deployment of phase II E–911 services by such 
tier III providers.
Calendar No. 187
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2898
[Report No. 108–311] 
A BILL 
To improve homeland security, public safety, and 
citizen activated emergency response capabilities 
through the use of enhanced 911 wireless serv-
ices, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 14, 2003
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed