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rooftops or inside buildings, the technology used in connec-
tion with wireless service antenna structures or equipment 
placed on Federal buildings and other property, and any 
other key issues the Administrator of General Services 
considers appropriate. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The master contract or contracts devel-
oped by the Administrator of General Services under paragraph 
(1) shall apply to all publicly accessible buildings and other 
property owned by the Federal Government, unless the 
Administrator of General Services decides that issues with 
respect to the siting of a wireless service antenna structure 
on a specific building or other property warrant nonstandard 
treatment of such building or other property. 
(3) APPLICATION.—The Administrator of General Services 
shall develop a common form or set of forms for wireless service 
antenna structure siting applications under this subsection for 
all executive agencies that shall be used by applicants with 
respect to the buildings and other property of each such agency. 
(d) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
102 of title 40, United States Code. 
SEC. 6410. FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF NTIA TO ENSURE EFFI-
CIENT USE OF SPECTRUM. 
Section 103(b)(2) of the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(b)(2)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(U) The responsibility to promote the best possible 
and most efficient use of electromagnetic spectrum 
resources across the Federal Government, subject to and 
consistent with the needs and missions of Federal agen-
cies.’’. 
SEC. 6411. SYSTEM CERTIFICATION. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall update and revise section 33.4 of OMB Circular A–11 to 
reflect the recommendations regarding such Circular made in the 
Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Incentive 
Subcommittee report, adopted January 11, 2011. 
SEC. 6412. DEPLOYMENT OF 11 GHZ, 18 GHZ, AND 23 GHZ MICROWAVE 
BANDS. 
(a) FCC REPORT ON REJECTION RATE.—Not later than 9 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the rejection rate for 
the spectrum described in subsection (c). 
(b) GAO STUDY ON DEPLOYMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study to assess whether the spectrum 
described in subsection (c) is being deployed in such a manner 
that, in areas with high demand for common carrier licenses 
for the use of such spectrum, market forces— 
(A) provide adequate incentive for the efficient use 
of such spectrum; and
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(B) ensure that the Federal Government receives max-
imum revenue for such spectrum through competitive bid-
ding under section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)). 
(2) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In conducting the study 
required by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall take 
into consideration— 
(A) spectrum that is adjacent to the spectrum described 
in subsection (c) and that was assigned through competitive 
bidding under section 309(j) of the Communications Act 
of 1934; and 
(B) the rejection rate for the spectrum described in 
subsection (c), current as of the time of the assessment 
and as projected for the future, in markets in which there 
is a high demand for common carrier licenses for the use 
of such spectrum. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 9 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
a report on the study required by paragraph (1) to— 
(A) the Commission; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(c) SPECTRUM DESCRIBED.—The spectrum described in this sub-
section is the portions of the electromagnetic spectrum between 
the frequencies from 10,700 megahertz to 11,700 megahertz, from 
17,700 megahertz to 19,700 megahertz, and from 21,200 megahertz 
to 23,600 megahertz. 
(d) REJECTION RATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘rejec-
tion rate’’ means the number and percent of applications (whether 
made to the Commission or to a third-party coordinator) for common 
carrier use of spectrum that were not granted because of lack 
of availability of such spectrum or interference concerns of existing 
licensees. 
(e) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—Funds necessary to 
carry out this section shall be derived from funds otherwise author-
ized to be appropriated. 
SEC. 6413. PUBLIC SAFETY TRUST FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TRUST FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Treasury of 
the United States a trust fund to be known as the Public 
Safety Trust Fund. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts deposited in the Public Safety 
Trust Fund shall remain available through fiscal year 2022. 
Any amounts remaining in the Fund after the end of such 
fiscal year shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury, where such amounts shall be dedicated for the sole 
purpose of deficit reduction. 
(b) USE OF FUND.—As amounts are deposited in the Public 
Safety Trust Fund, such amounts shall be used to make the fol-
lowing deposits or payments in the following order of priority: 
(1) 
REPAYMENT
OF
AMOUNT
BORROWED
FOR
FIRST 
RESPONDER NETWORK AUTHORITY.—An amount not to exceed 
$2,000,000,000 shall be available to the NTIA to reimburse 
the general fund of the Treasury for any amounts borrowed 
under section 6207.
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(2) 
STATE
AND
LOCAL
IMPLEMENTATION
FUND.— 
$135,000,000 shall be deposited in the State and Local 
Implementation Fund established by section 6301. 
(3) BUILDOUT BY FIRST RESPONDER NETWORK AUTHORITY.— 
$7,000,000,000, reduced by the amount borrowed under section 
6207, shall be deposited in the Network Construction Fund 
established by section 6206. 
(4) PUBLIC SAFETY RESEARCH.—$100,000,000 shall be avail-
able to the Director of NIST to carry out section 6303. 
(5) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—$20,400,000,000 shall be depos-
ited in the general fund of the Treasury, where such amount 
shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. 
(6) 
9–1–1, 
E9–1–1, 
AND
NEXT
GENERATION
9–1–1 
IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—$115,000,000 shall be available to 
the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration to carry out the grant 
program under section 158 of the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration Organization Act, as amended 
by section 6503 of this title. 
(7) ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC
SAFETY
RESEARCH.—$200,000,000 
shall be available to the Director of NIST to carry out section 
6303. 
(8) 
ADDITIONAL
DEFICIT
REDUCTION.—Any 
remaining 
amounts deposited in the Public Safety Trust Fund shall be 
deposited in the general fund of the Treasury, where such 
amounts shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduc-
tion. 
(c) INVESTMENT.—Amounts in the Public Safety Trust Fund 
shall be invested in accordance with section 9702 of title 31, United 
States Code, and any interest on, and proceeds from, any such 
investment shall be credited to, and become a part of, the Fund. 
SEC. 6414. STUDY ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS BY AMATEUR 
RADIO AND IMPEDIMENTS TO AMATEUR RADIO COMMU-
NICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with 
the Office of Emergency Communications in the Department of 
Homeland Security, shall— 
(1) complete a study on the uses and capabilities of amateur 
radio service communications in emergencies and disaster relief; 
and 
(2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on 
the findings of such study. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study required by subsection (a) shall 
include— 
(1)(A) a review of the importance of emergency amateur 
radio service communications relating to disasters, severe 
weather, and other threats to lives and property in the United 
States; and 
(B) recommendations for— 
(i) enhancements in the voluntary deployment of ama-
teur radio operators in disaster and emergency communica-
tions and disaster relief efforts; and
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(ii) improved integration of amateur radio operators 
in the planning and furtherance of initiatives of the Federal 
Government; and 
(2)(A) an identification of impediments to enhanced ama-
teur radio service communications, such as the effects of 
unreasonable or unnecessary private land use restrictions on 
residential antenna installations; and 
(B) recommendations regarding the removal of such impedi-
ments. 
(c) EXPERTISE.—In conducting the study required by subsection 
(a), the Commission shall use the expertise of stakeholder entities 
and organizations, including the amateur radio, emergency 
response, and disaster communications communities. 
Subtitle E—Next Generation 9–1–1 
Advancement Act of 2012 
SEC. 6501. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Next Generation 9–1–1 
Advancement Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 6502. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle, the following definitions shall apply: 
(1) 9–1–1 SERVICES AND E9–1–1 SERVICES.—The terms ‘‘9– 
1–1 services’’ and ‘‘E9–1–1 services’’ shall have the meaning 
given those terms in section 158 of the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 942), as amended by this subtitle. 
(2) MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘multi-line 
telephone system’’ or ‘‘MLTS’’ means a system comprised of 
common control units, telephone sets, control hardware and 
software and adjunct systems, including network and premises 
based systems, such as Centrex and VoIP, as well as PBX, 
Hybrid, and Key Telephone Systems (as classified by the 
Commission under part 68 of title 47, Code of Federal Regula-
tions), and includes systems owned or leased by governmental 
agencies and non-profit entities, as well as for profit businesses. 
(3) 
OFFICE.—The 
term 
‘‘Office’’ 
means 
the 
9–1–1 
Implementation Coordination Office established under section 
158 of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942), as amended 
by this subtitle. 
SEC. 6503. COORDINATION OF 9–1–1 IMPLEMENTATION. 
Section 158 of the National Telecommunications and Informa-
tion Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 158. COORDINATION OF 9–1–1, E9–1–1, AND NEXT GENERATION 
9–1–1 IMPLEMENTATION. 
‘‘(a) 9–1–1 IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATION OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
CONTINUATION.—The Assistant 
Secretary and the Administrator of the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration shall— 
‘‘(A) establish and further a program to facilitate 
coordination and communication between Federal, State,
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and local emergency communications systems, emergency 
personnel, public safety organizations, telecommunications 
carriers, and telecommunications equipment manufacturers 
and vendors involved in the implementation of 9–1–1 serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(B) establish a 9–1–1 Implementation Coordination 
Office to implement the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) DEVELOPMENT.—The Assistant Secretary and the 
Administrator shall develop a management plan for the 
grant program established under this section, including 
by developing— 
‘‘(i) plans related to the organizational 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 90 days 
after the date of enactment of the Next Generation 9– 
1–1 Advancement Act of 2012, the Assistant Secretary 
and the Administrator shall submit the management plan 
developed under subparagraph (A) to— 
‘‘(i) the Committees on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committees on Energy and Commerce 
and Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(3) PURPOSE OF OFFICE.—The Office shall— 
‘‘(A) take actions, in concert with coordinators des-
ignated in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), to 
improve coordination and communication with respect to 
the implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, 
and Next Generation 9–1–1 services; 
‘‘(B) develop, collect, and disseminate information con-
cerning practices, procedures, and technology used in the 
implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and 
Next Generation 9–1–1 services; 
‘‘(C) advise and assist eligible entities in the prepara-
tion of implementation plans required under subsection 
(b)(3)(A)(iii); 
‘‘(D) receive, review, and recommend the approval or 
disapproval of applications for grants under subsection (b); 
and 
‘‘(E) oversee the use of funds provided by such grants 
in fulfilling such implementation plans. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.—The Assistant Secretary and the Adminis-
trator shall provide an annual report to Congress by the first 
day of October of each year on the activities of the Office 
to improve coordination and communication with respect to 
the implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and 
Next Generation 9–1–1 services. 
‘‘(b) 9–1–1, E9–1–1, AND NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 IMPLEMENTA-
TION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) MATCHING GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary and the 
Administrator, acting through the Office, shall provide grants 
to eligible entities for—
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‘‘(A) the implementation and operation of 9–1–1 serv-
ices, E9–1–1 services, migration to an IP-enabled emer-
gency network, and adoption and operation of Next Genera-
tion 9–1–1 services and applications; 
‘‘(B) the implementation of IP-enabled emergency serv-
ices and applications enabled by Next Generation 9–1– 
1 services, including the establishment of IP backbone net-
works and the application layer software infrastructure 
needed to interconnect the multitude of emergency response 
organizations; and 
‘‘(C) training public safety personnel, including call- 
takers, first responders, and other individuals and 
organizations who are part of the emergency response chain 
in 9–1–1 services. 
‘‘(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project eligible for a grant under this section shall 
not exceed 60 percent. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—In providing grants under 
paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator 
shall require an eligible entity to certify in its application 
that— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an eligible entity that is a State 
government, the entity— 
‘‘(i) has coordinated its application with the public 
safety answering points located within the jurisdiction 
of such entity; 
‘‘(ii) has designated a single officer or governmental 
body of the entity to serve as the coordinator of 
implementation of 9–1–1 services, except that such 
designation need not vest such coordinator with direct 
legal authority to implement 9–1–1 services, E9–1– 
1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1 services or to 
manage emergency communications operations; 
‘‘(iii) has established a plan for the coordination 
and implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, 
and Next Generation 9–1–1 services; and 
‘‘(iv) has integrated telecommunications services 
involved in the implementation and delivery of 9–1– 
1 services, E9–1–1 services, and Next Generation 9– 
1–1 services; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible entity that is not a 
State, the entity has complied with clauses (i), (iii), and 
(iv) of subparagraph (A), and the State in which it is 
located has complied with clause (ii) of such subparagraph. 
‘‘(4) CRITERIA.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of the Next Generation 9–1–1 Advancement Act 
of 2012, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall 
issue regulations, after providing the public with notice and 
an opportunity to comment, prescribing the criteria for selection 
for grants under this section. The criteria shall include perform-
ance requirements and a timeline for completion of any project 
to be financed by a grant under this section. The Assistant 
Secretary and the Administrator shall update such regulations 
as necessary. 
‘‘(c) DIVERSION OF 9–1–1 CHARGES.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATED 9–1–1 CHARGES.—For the purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘designated 9–1–1 charges’ means any
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taxes, fees, or other charges imposed by a State or other taxing 
jurisdiction that are designated or presented as dedicated to 
deliver or improve 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, or Next 
Generation 9–1–1 services. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—Each applicant for a matching grant 
under this section shall certify to the Assistant Secretary and 
the Administrator at the time of application, and each applicant 
that receives such a grant shall certify to the Assistant Sec-
retary and the Administrator annually thereafter during any 
period of time during which the funds from the grant are 
available to the applicant, that no portion of any designated 
9–1–1 charges imposed by a State or other taxing jurisdiction 
within which the applicant is located are being obligated or 
expended for any purpose other than the purposes for which 
such charges are designated or presented during the period 
beginning 180 days immediately preceding the date of the 
application and continuing through the period of time during 
which the funds from the grant are available to the applicant. 
‘‘(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 taxing jurisdiction within 
which the applicant is located, during any period of time during 
which the funds from the grant are available to the applicant, 
obligates or expends designated 9–1–1 charges for any purpose 
other than the purposes for which such charges are designated 
or presented, eliminates such charges, or redesignates such 
charges for purposes other than the implementation or oper-
ation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 
9–1–1 services, all of the funds from such grant shall be 
returned to the Office. 
‘‘(4) PENALTY
FOR
PROVIDING
FALSE
INFORMATION.—Any 
applicant that provides a certification under paragraph (2) 
knowing that the information provided in the certification was 
false shall— 
‘‘(A) not be eligible to receive the grant under sub-
section (b); 
‘‘(B) return any grant awarded under subsection (b) 
during the time that the certification was not valid; and 
‘‘(C) not be eligible to receive any subsequent grants 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) FUNDING AND TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts made available to 
the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator under section 
6413(b)(6) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation 
Act of 2012, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator 
are authorized to provide grants under this section through 
the end of fiscal year 2022. Not more than 5 percent of such 
amounts may be obligated or expended to cover the administra-
tive costs of carrying out this section. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION.—Effective on October 1, 2022, the 
authority provided by this section terminates and this section 
shall have no effect. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions shall 
apply: 
‘‘(1) 9–1–1 SERVICES.—The term ‘9–1–1 services’ includes 
both E9–1–1 services and Next Generation 9–1–1 services.
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‘‘(2) E9–1–1 SERVICES.—The term ‘E9–1–1 services’ means 
both phase I and phase II enhanced 9–1–1 services, as described 
in section 20.18 of the Commission’s regulations (47 C.F.R. 
20.18), as in effect on the date of enactment of the Next Genera-
tion 9–1–1 Advancement Act of 2012, or as subsequently revised 
by the Commission. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible entity’ means a 
State or local government or a tribal organization (as 
defined in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l))). 
‘‘(B) INSTRUMENTALITIES.—The term ‘eligible entity’ 
includes public authorities, boards, commissions, and 
similar bodies created by one or more eligible entities 
described in subparagraph (A) to provide 9–1–1 services, 
E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1 services. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘eligible entity’ does not 
include any entity that has failed to submit the most 
recently required certification under subsection (c) within 
30 days after the date on which such certification is due. 
‘‘(4) EMERGENCY CALL.—The term ‘emergency call’ refers 
to any real-time communication with a public safety answering 
point or other emergency management or response agency, 
including— 
‘‘(A) through voice, text, or video and related data; 
and 
‘‘(B) nonhuman-initiated automatic event alerts, such 
as alarms, telematics, or sensor data, which may also 
include real-time voice, text, or video communications. 
‘‘(5) NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 SERVICES.—The term ‘Next 
Generation 9–1–1 services’ means an IP-based system com-
prised of hardware, software, data, and operational policies 
and procedures that— 
‘‘(A) provides standardized interfaces from emergency 
call and message services to support emergency commu-
nications; 
‘‘(B) processes all types of emergency calls, including 
voice, data, and multimedia information; 
‘‘(C) acquires and integrates additional emergency call 
data useful to call routing and handling; 
‘‘(D) delivers the emergency calls, messages, and data 
to the appropriate public safety answering point and other 
appropriate emergency entities; 
‘‘(E) supports data or video communications needs for 
coordinated incident response and management; and 
‘‘(F) provides broadband service to public safety 
answering points or other first responder entities. 
‘‘(6) 
OFFICE.—The 
term 
‘Office’ 
means 
the 
9–1–1 
Implementation Coordination Office. 
‘‘(7) PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT.—The term ‘public 
safety answering point’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
222). 
‘‘(8) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American 
Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern
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Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the 
United States.’’. 
SEC. 6504. REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services, 
in conjunction with the Office, shall issue a report to Congress 
identifying the 9–1–1 capabilities of the multi-line telephone system 
in use by all Federal agencies in all Federal buildings and prop-
erties. 
(b) COMMISSION ACTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a 
public notice seeking comment on the feasibility of MLTS manu-
facturers including within all such systems manufactured or 
sold after a date certain, to be determined by the Commission, 
one or more mechanisms to provide a sufficiently precise indica-
tion of a 9–1–1 caller’s location, while avoiding the imposition 
of undue burdens on MLTS manufacturers, providers, and 
operators. 
(2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT.—The public notice under para-
graph (1) shall seek comment on the National Emergency 
Number Association’s ‘‘Technical Requirements Document On 
Model Legislation E9–1–1 for Multi-Line Telephone Systems’’ 
(NENA 06–750, Version 2). 
SEC. 6505. GAO STUDY OF STATE AND LOCAL USE OF 9–1–1 SERVICE 
CHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall initiate a study of— 
(1) the imposition of taxes, fees, or other charges imposed 
by States or political subdivisions of States that are designated 
or presented as dedicated to improve emergency communica-
tions services, including 9–1–1 services or enhanced 9–1–1 serv-
ices, or related to emergency communications services oper-
ations or improvements; and 
(2) the use of revenues derived from such taxes, fees, or 
charges. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after initiating the 
study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall 
prepare and submit a report on the results of the study to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives setting forth the findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations, if any, of the study, including— 
(1) the identity of each State or political subdivision that 
imposes such taxes, fees, or other charges; and 
(2) the amount of revenues obligated or expended by that 
State or political subdivision for any purpose other than the 
purposes for which such taxes, fees, or charges were designated 
or presented. 
SEC. 6506. PARITY OF PROTECTION FOR PROVISION OR USE OF NEXT 
GENERATION 9–1–1 SERVICES. 
(a) IMMUNITY.—A provider or user of Next Generation 9–1– 
1 services, a public safety answering point, and the officers, direc-
tors, employees, vendors, agents, and authorizing government entity