(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter, the Office shall prepare a com-
prehensive report on the status of the implementa-
tion of Next Generation 9–1–1 services by Federal, 
State, regional, and local entities. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—Each report under para-
graph (1) shall be published online and submitted to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate and the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(3) COMBINATION OF EXISTING REPORTS.—To 
the extent that the Office is required by law to issue 
other reports, such reports may be combined with a 
report under paragraph (1). 
(4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Office 
may require, as part of a grant issued by the Office 
under this Act or any other Act, that a grant recipi-
ent provide such information as the Office considers 
necessary to prepare a report under paragraph (1). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary. 
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(e) REPEAL OF SUNSET.—Section 158(d) of the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Administra-
tion Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’ and in-
denting appropriately; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
SEC. 7. ADVISORY BOARD FOR NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 
INTEROPERABILITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Office the ‘‘Advisory Board for Next Generation 9– 
1–1 Interoperability’’ to recommend updates to the defini-
tion of Next Generation 9–1–1 services under section 8. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) VOTING MEMBERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Commerce, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Transportation, shall appoint 17 
voting members to the Board. 
(B) APPOINTMENTS.—In making appoint-
ments under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall appoint— 
(i) 5 members who represent 9–1–1 
professionals; 
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(ii) 4 members who represent compa-
nies offering services that originate com-
munications to 9–1–1 systems, including 
wireline 
telecommunications 
providers, 
wireless 
telecommunications 
providers, 
internet service providers, and voice over 
internet protocol service providers; 
(iii) 2 members who represent manu-
facturers and vendors; 
(iv) 2 members who represent compa-
nies with expertise in information tech-
nology, networking, and application devel-
opment, including consumer-focused tech-
nologies and services; and 
(v) 4 members who represent State, 
regional, or local 9–1–1 entities and who 
reflect geographic and population density 
differences across the United States. 
(C) REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS.—All vot-
ing members shall have— 
(i) specific expertise and experience 
related to Next Generation 9–1–1 systems; 
and 
(ii) such other specific expertise as the 
Secretary considers necessary, such as 
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technical expertise, public safety commu-
nications expertise, or commercial network 
experience. 
(2) NON-VOTING
MEMBERS.—The Assistant 
Secretary and the Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall each 
have the authority to appoint 1 non-voting member 
to the Board. 
(3) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), each member of the Board 
shall be appointed for the life of the Board. 
(B) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—A member of 
the Board may be removed for cause upon the 
determination of the Office. 
(4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the membership 
of the Board— 
(A) shall not affect the powers of the 
Board; and 
(B) shall be filled in the same manner as 
the original appointment. 
(5) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
The Board shall select a chairperson and vice chair-
person from among the members of the Board. 
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(6) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Board shall constitute a quorum. 
(7) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 
Board shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Board. 
(c) OFFICE PARTICIPATION.—The Office may name 
1 employee of the Office to serve as its liaison to the 
Board and to assist the Board as needed in carrying out 
its responsibilities under this section. 
(d) NONAPPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.—The fol-
lowing law, including regulations, shall not apply to the 
operations of the Board: 
(1) Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.). 
(2) Chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Administra-
tive Procedure Act’’). 
(3) Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 
Act’’). 
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(4) Federal Acquisition Regulations (48 C.F.R. 
ch. 1). 
(e) TERMINATION.—The Board shall terminate on 
the date that is 15 days after the date the Office approves 
the recommendations under section 8. 
SEC. 8. REVISED DEFINITION OF NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 
SERVICES. 
(a) RECOMMENDED UPDATES TO DEFINITION OF 
NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 SERVICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board 
shall— 
(A) review the definition of the term ‘‘Next 
Generation 9–1–1 services’’ in section 158 of 
the National Telecommunications and Informa-
tion Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 942); 
(B) subject to paragraph (2), recommend 
such updates to that definition as the Board 
considers necessary; and 
(C) submit to the Office the recommenda-
tions under subparagraph (B). 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In recommending up-
dates to the definition described in paragraph (1), 
the Board shall consider— 
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(A) the need for the definition to— 
(i) cover systems based on various 
internet protocols, including Transmission 
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (or any 
corresponding similar communication lan-
guage or protocol of the internet); 
(ii) include support for all forms of 
emergency communications technologies; 
(iii) ensure seamless interoperability; 
(iv) incorporate the need to provide a 
secure environment for emergency commu-
nications, including relevant cybersecurity 
measures; and 
(v) incorporate the need to include 
support for geographic information sys-
tems; and 
(B) such other issues as the Board con-
siders relevant to the definition. 
(b) APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
not later than 45 days after the date the Board sub-
mits the recommendations under subsection (a)(1), 
the Office shall approve the recommendations, with 
any revisions it considers necessary, and transmit 
the recommendations to the Assistant Secretary and 
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the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration. 
(2) PUBLIC COMMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall pro-
vide the public with notice and an opportunity 
to comment on the recommendations developed 
by the Board under this section prior to their 
approval. 
(B) FURTHER BOARD CONSIDERATION.— 
After such public comment period has closed, 
the Office may refer questions raised by those 
comments to the Board for further consider-
ation, 
including 
amendment 
of 
the 
rec-
ommendations submitted by the Board. 
(c) REVISION OF DEFINITION.—The Assistant Sec-
retary and the Administrator of the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration shall revise the definition 
of the term ‘‘Next Generation 9–1–1 services’’ in section 
158 of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942), based 
on the approved recommendations under subsection (b) of 
this section, as part of the rulemaking under section 9(e) 
of this Act. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 158(e)(5) of the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Admin-
istration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942(e)(5)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 SERVICES.—The 
term ‘Next Generation 9–1–1 services’ has the 
meaning given the term by the Assistant Secretary 
and the Administrator of the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration in the final rule pub-
lished under section 8(c) of the Next Generation 9– 
1–1 Act of 2017.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection shall take effect on 
the date that a final rule is published under sub-
section (c). 
SEC. 9. NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) SINGLE
POINT
OF
CONTACT.—Section 
158(b)(3)(A) of the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration Organization Act 
(47 U.S.C. 942(b)(3)(A)) is amended by amending 
clause (ii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) has designated a single officer or 
governance body to serve as the State 
point of contact to coordinate the imple-
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mentation of Next Generation 9–1–1 serv-
ices for that State;’’. 
(2) 
ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
158(b)(3)(A) of the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration Organization Act 
(47 U.S.C. 942(b)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; and 
(C) adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) has developed and submitted a 
State plan for deployment of Next Genera-
tion 9–1–1 services that— 
‘‘(I) uses an accredited, non-pro-
prietary, consensus-based, standards- 
based approach in the design, deploy-
ment, and implementation of all as-
pects of such services; 
‘‘(II) incorporates the use of ef-
fective cybersecurity resources; 
‘‘(III) uses open and competitive 
request for proposal processes, or the 
applicable State equivalent, for de-
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ployment of Next Generation 9–1–1 
services; 
‘‘(IV) includes input from rel-
evant public safety answering points, 
regional authorities, local authorities, 
and tribal authorities; 
‘‘(V) includes a governance body 
or bodies for the development and de-
ployment of Next Generation 9–1–1 
services that— 
‘‘(aa) 
includes 
relevant 
stakeholders; and 
‘‘(bb) consults and coordi-
nates with the State point of con-
tact required by clause (ii); and 
‘‘(VI) ensures sufficient staffing 
and training of staff at all levels to 
ensure the effectiveness of all aspects 
of Next Generation 9–1–1 services; 
or’’. 
(b) GRANT COMMITMENTS.—Section 158(b) of the 
National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL GRANT CERTIFICATIONS.—In 
addition to the certification required under sub-
section (c)(2), each applicant for a matching grant 
under this section, at the time of application, and 
each applicant that receives a grant shall certify 
that— 
‘‘(A) any funds received by the applicant 
will be utilized to support deployment of Next 
Generation 9–1–1 services that comply with ac-
credited, 
non-proprietary, 
consensus-based 
standards and feature seamless interoperability 
(as defined in section 5 of the Next Generation 
9–1–1 Act of 2017); 
‘‘(B) the applicant has taken all necessary 
steps to ensure that there is a sustainable fund-
ing mechanism for the Next Generation 9–1–1 
services to be deployed pursuant to the grant to 
support continued operations, maintenance, and 
upgrades; 
‘‘(C) the applicant will coordinate with the 
First Responder Network Authority to ensure 
that the implementation of Next Generation 9– 
1–1 services will be fully interoperable with the 
nationwide public safety broadband network (as 
defined in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax 
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Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 
1401)); 
‘‘(D) the applicant has or will take steps to 
coordinate with adjoining States to establish 
and maintain interoperable and interconnected 
Next Generation 9–1–1 services; and 
‘‘(E) the applicant has developed a plan 
for public outreach and education on how to 
best utilize Next Generation 9–1–1 services and 
on the capabilities and usefulness of those serv-
ices. 
‘‘(6) PROHIBITION.—No grant funds under this 
subsection may be used— 
‘‘(A) for any component of the nationwide 
public safety broadband network (as defined in 
section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief 
and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 
1401)); or 
‘‘(B) to make any payments to a person 
who has been, for reasons of national security, 
prohibited by any department or agency of the 
Federal Government from bidding on a con-
tract, participating in an auction, or receiving a 
grant.’’. 
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 158 of the 
National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) administrative costs associated with 
planning and implementation of Next Genera-
tion 9–1–1 services, including related to plan-
ning for and preparing an application and re-
lated materials as required by this section, if— 
‘‘(i) such costs are fully documented 
in materials submitted to the Office; and 
‘‘(ii) such costs are reasonable and 
necessary and do not exceed 5 percent of 
the total grant award.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘the 
entity has complied with clauses (i), (iii), and 
(iv) of subparagraph (A), and the State in 
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which it is located has complied with clause (ii) 
of such subparagraph’’ and inserting ‘‘the enti-
ty has complied with clauses (i), (iii), and (iv), 
and the State in which it is located has com-
plied with clauses (ii) and (v) of such subpara-
graph’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (e)(3)(C) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ does not include any entity that has failed 
to submit— 
‘‘(i) the certifications required under 
subsection (b)(5); and 
‘‘(ii) the most recently required cer-
tification under subsection (c) within 30 
days after the date on which such certifi-
cation is due.’’. 
(d) ADJUSTMENT OF MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
Section 158(b)(2) of the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 942(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘60’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘80’’. 
(e) CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assist-
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ant Secretary and the Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall issue 
regulations, after providing the public with notice 
and an opportunity to comment, prescribing the cri-
teria for selection for grants under section 158 of 
the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942), 
as amended by this Act. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The criteria shall— 
(A) include performance requirements and 
a schedule for completion of any project to be 
financed by a grant under that section; and 
(B) specifically permit joint, regional, or 
multi-State applications for funds. 
(3) UPDATES.—The Assistant Secretary and 
the Administrator shall update such regulations as 
necessary. 
(4) PRIOR
REGULATIONS.—Any regulations 
issued under section 158(b)(4) of the National Tele-
communications and Information Administration Or-
ganization Act (47 U.S.C. 942(b)(4)) before the ef-
fective date of this Act may be incorporated into the 
regulations promulgated under this subsection. 
(5) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
158(b) of the National Telecommunications and In-
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formation Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 942(b)) is amended by striking paragraph 
(4). 
(f) ISSUANCE
OF GUIDANCE.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Office 
shall issue guidance, consistent with the regulations pro-
mulgated under subsection (e) of this section, regarding 
the grant program under section 158 of the National Tele-
communications and Information Administration Organi-
zation Act (47 U.S.C. 942), as amended by this Act. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any funds al-
ready made available for grants under section 158 of 
the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942), 
there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
such grants such sums as may be necessary for fis-
cal years 2018 through 2022. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Any funds appropriated 
under this subsection shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Office may 
utilize up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated 
under this subsection for reasonable and necessary 
administrative costs associated with the grant pro-
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gram required by section 158 of the National Tele-
communications and Information Administration Or-
ganization Act (47 U.S.C. 942), as amended by this 
Act. 
(h) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this Act or an 
amendment made by this Act shall affect any application 
pending or grant awarded under section 158 of the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Administra-
tion Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942) prior to date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 10. ENCOURAGING DEPLOYMENT OF NEXT GENERA-
TION 9–1–1 SERVICES. 
(a) CONSISTENT IMPLEMENTATION OF NEXT GEN-
ERATION 9–1–1 SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall implement, 
to the maximum extent possible, its responsibilities 
under this Act in a technologically and competitively 
neutral manner. 
(2) FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ACTION.— 
The Office shall encourage and support efforts by 
the Federal Government, States, and localities— 
(A) to implement Next Generation 9–1–1 
services in a technologically and competitively 
neutral manner; and 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—At a minimum, the re-
quest for information required by this subsection 
shall seek public comment on— 
(A) whether there is a need for a national 
public safety answering points certification or 
credentialing process with respect to Next Gen-
eration 9–1–1 services; 
(B) whether Federal or State law, includ-
ing regulations, should be amended to include— 
(i) specific liability and indemnifica-
tion protections for Next Generation 9–1– 
1 services; and 
(ii) privacy and data security protec-
tions for information conveyed through 
Next Generation 9–1–1 services or re-
tained by Next Generation 9–1–1 services; 
(C) additional protections to ensure acces-
sibility to Next Generation 9–1–1 services for 
individuals with disabilities; and 
(D) recommended legislative and regu-
latory action related to subparagraphs (A) 
through (C). 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Office shall 
publish a report— 
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(A) summarizing the comments received in 
the request for information required by this sec-
tion; and 
(B) including recommendations for such 
actions the Office considers necessary to pro-
mote the effective and timely implementation of 
Next Generation 9–1–1 services. 
SEC. 11. SUPPORT FOR CYBERSECURITY IN NEXT GENERA-
TION 9–1–1 SERVICES. 
(a) FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office, in consultation 
with the Department of Homeland Security and the 
National Institute for Science and Technology, shall 
provide support to States, localities, vendors, and 
other entities in addressing cybersecurity issues re-
lated to Next Generation 9–1–1 services. 
(2) SPECIFIC
ASSISTANCE.—After publishing 
the report under subsection (b), the Office shall pro-
vide information, training, and other assistance to 
help implement the recommendations in the report. 
(b) NIST REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology shall— 
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(1) identify any cybersecurity vulnerabilities 
that are unique to the implementation of Next Gen-
eration 9–1–1 services; 
(2) identify and recommend best practices, con-
sistent with the most recent Framework for Improv-
ing Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, for af-
fected entities to protect Next Generation 9–1–1 
services from the vulnerabilities identified under 
paragraph (1); 
(3) identify and recommend specific assistance 
that can be provided by the Federal Government re-
lated to the adoption of any best practices identified 
under paragraph (2); and 
(4) publish a report on its findings and rec-
ommendations. 
(c) FCC REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Communications Commission shall publish a report 
on the adoption of and adherence— 
(A) by telecommunications carriers to the 
network reliability best practices established by 
the Commission as part of its rulemaking re-
lated to Improving 911 Reliability; Reliability 
and Continuity of Communications Networks, 
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Including Broadband Technologies (28 FCC 
Record 17476); and 
(B) by public safety answering points to 
the public safety answering point best practices 
for cybersecurity recommended by the Task 
Force on Optimal Public Safety Answering 
Point Architecture in its final report issued on 
February 19, 2016 (DA 16–179). 
(2) DATA COLLECTION.—The Federal Commu-
nications Commission may request from relevant 
telecommunications carriers and public safety an-
swering points such data as may be necessary to 
prepare the report required by this subsection. 
(3) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Federal Commu-
nications Commission shall seek public comment on 
the report required by this subsection prior to its 
publication. 
SEC. 12. GAO STUDY ON THE RESILIENCY OF PUBLIC SAFE-
TY ANSWERING POINTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study regarding the resil-
iency, reliability, and survivability of public safety answer-
ing points during natural disasters and other catas-
trophes. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) examine the affect recent natural disasters 
or other catastrophes have had on the operability of 
public safety answering points; 
(2) identify the common issues that impaired 
the operations of public safety answering points dur-
ing or after the natural disaster or catastrophe, as 
applicable; 
(3) identify the current best practices for public 
safety answering points and telecommunication car-
riers to ensure the resiliency of public safety answer-
ing points during a natural disaster or other catas-
trophe; and 
(4) determine how Next Generation 9–1–1 serv-
ices can improve public safety answering point resil-
iency and the overall resiliency of the Nation’s 9–1– 
1 systems. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a re-
port on the findings of the study under subsection (a), 
including any recommendations for additional actions the 
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take to enhance public safety answering point resiliency, 
reliability, and survivability. 
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