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This bill addresses several key aspects of emergency communication and public safety infrastructure. First, it requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct annual public hearings about major communication network disruptions triggered by the Disaster Information Reporting System, involving stakeholders like government representatives, first responders, and service providers. The FCC must then publish detailed reports within 120 days, documenting communication service outages, the number of users affected, and recommendations for improving network resilience. The bill also directs the FCC to investigate and report on potential improvements to network outage reporting, specifically examining the value of including visual information in outage notifications to public safety answering points. Additionally, the bill mandates that the Office of Management and Budget reclassify public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation in the Standard Occupational Classification system, recognizing their critical role in emergency response. Lastly, the bill requires the FCC to submit a report within 180 days assessing the implementation of the Kari's Law Act of 2017, which focuses on multi-line telephone system emergency call capabilities, including compliance levels, potential challenges, and recommendations for future improvements.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/725/all-info