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This bill, the Safe Connections Act of 2022, aims to preserve safe access to communications services for survivors of domestic violence and other crimes. Key provisions include: 1) Requiring mobile service providers to separate a survivor's line from a shared mobile service contract within 2 business days of receiving a completed request, with limited exceptions. This process must be free of additional fees or penalties. 2) Establishing a designated government program, either the Lifeline or Affordable Connectivity Program, to provide emergency communications support to eligible survivors, regardless of whether they otherwise meet the program's eligibility requirements. 3) Directing the Federal Communications Commission to consider rules to protect the confidentiality of survivors' calls and text messages to domestic violence and other support hotlines. The bill also includes provisions related to the effective date, savings clauses, and determining the budgetary effects of the legislation.

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