Reports after activation of disaster information reporting system; improvements to network outage reporting

(a) Definitions In this section: (1) Automatic location information; automatic number identification The terms Automatic Location Information and Automatic Number Identification have the meanings given those terms in section 9.3 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (2) Broadband internet access service The term broadband internet access service has the meaning given the term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (3) Commercial mobile service The term commercial mobile service has the meaning given the term in section 332(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)). (4) Commercial mobile data service The term commercial mobile data service has the meaning given the term in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401). (5) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (6) Indian tribal government; local government The terms Indian tribal government and local government have the meanings given those terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). (7) Interconnected VoIP service; State service The terms term interconnected VoIP service and State have has the meanings meaning given those terms that term in section 3 9.3 of the Communications Act title 47, Code of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153). Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (8) Multi-line telephone system The term multi-line telephone system has the meaning given the term in section 721(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 623(f)). (9) Outage The term outage has the meaning given the term in section 4.5 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (10) Public safety answering point The term public safety answering point has the meaning given the term in section 222(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222(h)). (11) State The term State has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153). (12) System The term System means the Disaster Information Reporting System. (b) Reports after activation of the disaster information reporting system (1) Preliminary report Public hearings (A) In general Not later Requirement Each year, the Commission shall hold not less than 6 weeks after 1 public hearing relating to all events during the deactivation of the System with respect to an event preceding 1-year period for which the System was activated for not less than 7 days, the Commission shall issue a preliminary report on, with respect to such event and to the extent known— (i) the number and duration of any outages of— (I) broadband internet access service; (II) interconnected VoIP service; (III) commercial mobile service; and (IV) commercial mobile data service; (ii) the approximate number of users or the amount of communications infrastructure potentially affected by an outage described in clause (i); (iii) the number and duration of any outages that prevent public safety answering points from receiving caller location or number information or receiving emergency calls and routing such calls to emergency service personnel; and (iv) any additional information determined appropriate by the Commission. (B) Development of report The Commission shall develop the report required by subparagraph (A) using information collected by the Commission, including information collected by the Commission through the System. (2) Public field hearings (A) Requirement Not later than 8 months after the deactivation of the System with respect to an event for which the System was activated for not less than 7 days, the Commission shall hold not less than 1 public field hearing in the area affected by such event. days. (B) Inclusion of certain individuals in public hearings For each public field hearing held under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall consider including— (i) representatives of State government, local government, or Indian tribal governments in areas affected by such event; (ii) residents of the areas affected by such event, or consumer advocates; (iii) providers of communications services affected by such event; (iv) faculty of institutions of higher education; (v) representatives of other Federal agencies; (vi) electric utility providers; (vii) communications infrastructure companies; and (viii) first responders, emergency managers, or 9–1–1 and 911 directors in areas affected by such event. (3) Final report (2) Report Not later than 12 months 120 days after the deactivation of the System with respect to an event for which the System was activated for not less than 7 days, public hearing under paragraph (1) occurs, the Commission shall issue a final report that includes, with respect to such event— event and to the extent known without requiring the collection of additional information— (A) the information number and duration of any outages of— (i) broadband internet access service; (ii) interconnected VoIP service; (iii) commercial mobile service; and (iv) commercial mobile data service; (B) the approximate number of users and the amount of communications infrastructure potentially affected by an outage described in paragraph (1)(A); subparagraph (A); (C) the number and (B) duration of any outages that prevent public safety answering points from receiving caller location or number information or receiving emergency calls and routing such calls to emergency service personnel; and (D) any recommendations of the Commission on how to improve the resiliency of affected communications or networks recovery efforts. (4) (3) Development of reports In developing a report required under this subsection, paragraph (2), the Commission shall consider information collected by the Commission, including information collected by the Commission through the System, and any public hearing described in paragraph (2) (1) with respect to the applicable event. (5) (4) Publication The Commission shall publish each report, excluding information that is otherwise exempt from public disclosure under the rules of the Commission, Commission or was submitted to the Commission with a proper request for confidential treatment as described in section 0.459 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, issued under this subsection on the website of the Commission upon the issuance of such report. The Commission shall not publicly disclose company-specific information. (c) Improvements to network outage reporting Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall investigate and publish a report on— (1) the value to public safety agencies of originating service providers including visual information to improve situational awareness about outages in the notifications provided to public safety answering points, as required by rules issued by the Commission; (2) the volume and nature of 911 outages that may go unreported under the outage notification thresholds of the Commission; (3) the balance between the value described in paragraph (1) to public safety agencies and (3) the burden and practicality for originating service providers of including visual information in outage notifications as described in that paragraph; and (4) recommended changes to rules issued by the Commission to address paragraphs (1) and (2).(2). (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to provide the Commission or any other person authority over any provider of broadband internet access service beyond what is specifically authorized under this Act.