S 2754 United States Senate · 117th Congress

A bill to provide funding for the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1, and for other purposes.

Summary
This bill provides funding that is available until September 30, 2030, for grants and other activities to support next generation 9-1-1 systems (i.e., interoperable, secure, Internet Protocol-based systems for receiving 9-1-1 requests for emergency assistance). The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) must award grants to state, tribal, and territorial organizations (or entities established by one or more of those organizations) for implementing next generation 9-1-1 systems. The Inspector General of the Department of Commerce must conduct oversight related to the grants. The bill also establishes (1) a center to coordinate with state, local, and regional governments about cybersecurity threats to next generation 9-1-1 systems and strategies to detect and prevent such threats; and (2) an advisory board to provide the NTIA with recommendations about next generation 9-1-1 activities.
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Sep 2021
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Introduced Sep 15, 2021 Last action Sep 15, 2021
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Sep 15, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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