MIGRATION TO IP-ENABLED EMERGENCY NETWORK.

SEC. 102. MIGRATION TO IP-ENABLED EMERGENCY NETWORK. Section 158 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942) is amended—(1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: “and for migration to an IP-enabled emergency network”;(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:“(d) Migration Plan Required.—“(1) National plan required.—No more than 270 days after the date of enactment of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008, the Office shall develop and report to Congress on a national plan for migrating to a national IP-enabled emergency network capable of receiving and responding to all citizen-activated emergency communications and improving information sharing among all emergency response entities.“(2) Contents of plan.—The plan required by paragraph (1) shall—“(A) outline the potential benefits of such a migration;“(B) identify barriers that must be overcome and funding mechanisms to address those barriers;“(C) provide specific mechanisms for ensuring the IP-enabled emergency network is available in every community and is coordinated on a local, regional, and statewide basis;“(D) identify location technology for nomadic devices and for office buildings and multi-dwelling units;“(E) include a proposed timetable, an outline of costs, and potential savings;“(F) provide specific legislative language, if necessary, for achieving the plan;“(G) provide recommendations on any legislative changes, including updating definitions, that are necessary to facilitate a national IP-enabled emergency network;“(H) assess, collect, and analyze the experiences of the public safety answering points and related public safety authorities who are conducting trial deployments of IP-enabled emergency networks as of the date of enactment 122 STAT. 2624 of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008;“(I) identify solutions for providing 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 access to those with disabilities and needed steps to implement such solutions, including a recommended timeline; and“(J) analyze efforts to provide automatic location for enhanced 9–1–1 services and provide recommendations on regulatory or legislative changes that are necessary to achieve automatic location for enhanced 9–1–1 services.“(3) Consultation.—In developing the plan required by paragraph (1), the Office shall consult with representatives of the public safety community, groups representing those with disabilities, technology and telecommunications providers, IP-enabled voice service providers, Telecommunications Relay Service providers, and other emergency communications providers and others it deems appropriate.”.