Discourage Dishonest Dialing Act

Bill: 115-hr-6822
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2018-09-13
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Computer security and identity theft

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Discourage Dishonest Dialing Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish regulations requiring providers of voice services to implement caller-identification information-authentication technology that can:</p> <ul> <li>verify that caller-identification information transmitted with a call is accurate, and </li> <li>alert a subscriber&nbsp;if a call cannot be verified.<br /></li></ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6822 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 prescribe regulations on caller identification information authentication technology, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Discourage Dishonest Dialing Act . 2. Regulations relating to caller identification information authentication stan­dards (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 Commission shall prescribe regulations that— (A) require providers of voice service to implement, 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 distinctive ringtone, distinctive caller identification information, automatic message, or some other method determined to be appropriate and technologically feasible by the Commission in consultation with providers of voice services, that a call is not able to be verified as described in subparagraph (A), whether because a person has blocked the capability of a caller identification service to transmit such information in accordance with paragraph (2) of section 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) information that is exempted under the regulations promulgated 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 subscribers for the caller identification information authentication 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) ). (2) Caller identification service The term caller identification 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) ). (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.