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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5028 
To direct the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal Communications 
Commission to prepare a report on a 9–1–1 disability alerting system, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 13, 2021 
Mrs. RODGERS of Washington (for herself and Mrs. DINGELL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal 
Communications Commission to prepare a report on a 
9–1–1 disability alerting system, 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 ‘‘Information Sharing 
And Advanced Communication Alerting Act’’ or the 
‘‘ISAAC Alerting Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON 9–1–1 DISABILITY ALERTING SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Technological 
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Advisory Council of the Commission, in consultation with 
disability advocates, State 9–1–1 administrators, public 
safety answering point administrators and operational 
personnel, first responders, and providers of Next Genera-
tion 9–1–1 additional data information and emergency call 
handling systems, shall submit to the Commission a report 
that identifies the following: 
(1) Any rules, technical standards, protocols, or 
procedures necessary to implement a 9–1–1 dis-
ability alerting system. 
(2) Any technology or systems, including any 
additional data repositories or interfaces, necessary 
to implement a 9–1–1 disability alerting system. 
(3) Any barriers to implementing in a secure 
manner the registration and data collection process 
for a 9–1–1 disability alerting system. 
(4) Any barriers related to the secure and inter-
operable transmission of data from a 9–1–1 dis-
ability alerting system to public safety answering 
points. 
(5) Any barriers related to the secure and inter-
operable transmission of such data from public safe-
ty answering points to first responders and other 
public safety answering points. 
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(6) Recommendations on how to overcome any 
barriers identified under paragraph (3), (4), or (5), 
including any necessary Federal or State legislation. 
(7) Recommendations on how best to inform 
households with which an individual with a disability 
is associated of the registration and data collection 
process for a 9–1–1 disability alerting system. 
(8) An estimated timeline and cost for imple-
mentation of the registration and data collection 
process for a 9–1–1 disability alerting system. 
(9) An estimated timeline and cost for nation-
wide implementation of a 9–1–1 disability alerting 
system. 
(10) Strategies for ensuring information in a 9– 
1–1 disability alerting system is and remains accu-
rate, and any liability issues associated with the ac-
curacy of such information. 
(11) The effectiveness and use by individuals of 
existing programs that provide similar notifications 
and information to first responders. 
(b) TRANSMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 
days after receiving the report required by subsection (a), 
the Commission shall transmit the report to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
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resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 9–1–1 DISABILITY ALERTING SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘‘9–1–1 disability alerting system’’ means a 
system that, in the case of a 9–1–1 call that is 
placed from a household or device with which an in-
dividual with a disability is associated, transmits to 
the public safety answering point that receives the 
call information in the profile of the individual cre-
ated during the registration and data collection proc-
ess in order to enable the public safety answering 
point to transmit the information to the first re-
sponders responding to the call. 
(2) ADDITIONAL DATA REPOSITORY OR INTER-
FACE.—The term ‘‘additional data repository or 
interface’’ means an additional data repository or 
interface described in the publication of the National 
Emergency Number Association titled ‘‘NENA 
Standard for NG9–1–1 Additional Data’’ and dated 
December 21, 2017 (or any successor publication). 
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(4) FIRST
RESPONDER.—The term ‘‘first re-
sponder’’ means a firefighter, emergency medical 
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services technician, public safety telecommunicator, 
or police officer. 
(5) PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT.—The 
term ‘‘public safety answering point’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 222 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222). 
(6) REGISTRATION
AND
DATA
COLLECTION 
PROCESS.—The term ‘‘registration and data collec-
tion process’’ means a process that allows an indi-
vidual to create, within a 9–1–1 disability alerting 
system, a profile associated with an individual with 
a disability, which shall include information with re-
spect to whether— 
(A) the individual is a wandering risk; 
(B) the individual is nonverbal; 
(C) the individual will not respond to 
verbal instructions; 
(D) the individual can be combative under 
stress or anxiety; 
(E) the individual is physically limited and 
cannot exit the home unassisted; or 
(F) potential access issues exist within the 
home, such as locked doors or windows. 
Æ 
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