Definitions

In this Act: (1) Swatting The term swatting means the knowing and intentional making of a false or misleading report to a public safety answering point, law enforcement agency, or emergency service, concerning an alleged ongoing emergency or threat, with the reasonably foreseeable result of prompting an armed or otherwise heightened law enforcement response to a person or address. (2) Swatting registry The term swatting registry means a voluntary program or database maintained by a State, Tribal, territorial, or local public safety or law enforcement agency that— (A) allows individuals at an elevated risk of swatting to register an address and associated contact information; (B) stores such information in a secure, access-controlled system available to authorized dispatchers and supervisory personnel; and (C) is designed to support verification and response protocols when an emergency call is received for a registered address. (3) Public safety answering point The term public safety answering point has the meaning given that term in section 222(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222(h)).