I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6822 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe regulations 
on caller identification information authentication technology, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 
Mr. SCHNEIDER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to pre-
scribe regulations on caller identification information au-
thentication technology, 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 ‘‘Discourage Dishonest 
Dialing Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REGULATIONS RELATING TO CALLER IDENTIFICA-
TION INFORMATION AUTHENTICATION STAN-
DARDS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR CALLER IDENTIFICATION 
INFORMATION AUTHENTICATION TECHNOLOGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sion shall prescribe regulations that— 
(A) require providers of voice service to im-
plement, by a date specified by the Commission, 
caller identification information authentication 
technology that has the ability to— 
(i) verify that any caller identification 
information transmitted in connection with 
a call (including a call originating outside 
the United States if the recipient is within 
the United States) is accurate; and 
(ii) alert a subscriber, through a dis-
tinctive ringtone, distinctive caller identi-
fication information, automatic message, or 
some other method determined to be ap-
propriate and technologically feasible by 
the Commission in consultation with pro-
viders of voice services, that a call is not 
able to be verified as described in subpara-
graph (A), whether because a person has 
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blocked the capability of a caller identifica-
tion service to transmit such information 
in accordance with paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 227(e) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)) or otherwise; and 
(B) in consultation with providers of voice 
services, provide a method for exempting from 
the requirements of subparagraph (A) informa-
tion that is exempted under the regulations pro-
mulgated under paragraph (3) of section 227(e) 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
227(e)) from the prohibition under paragraph 
(1) of such section. 
(2) NO ADDITIONAL COST TO SUBSCRIBERS.— 
Such regulations shall prohibit providers of voice 
service from making any additional charge to sub-
scribers for the caller identification information au-
thentication technology required under paragraph 
(1). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CALLER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION.— 
The term ‘‘caller identification information’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 227(e)(8) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8)). 
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(2) CALLER
IDENTIFICATION
SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘caller identification service’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 227(e)(8) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8)). 
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(4) VOICE SERVICE.—The term ‘‘voice service’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 227(e)(8)). This paragraph shall apply before 
the effective date of the amendment made to such 
section by subparagraph (C) of section 503(a)(2) of 
division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2018 (Public Law 115–141) as if such amendment 
was already in effect. 
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