12 2 STA T . 2 6 2 4PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 83—J UL Y 23 , 2008 oftheN e wandEm e rgi ng T e c hno l ogie s91 1 I m p ro v ement A ct of 20 0 8;‘ ‘ ( I ) identif y sol u tions for providing 9 – 1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 access to those with disa b ilities and needed steps to implement such solutions , including a recommended timeline; and ‘‘( J ) analy z e 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 ) CONSULTA T I ON. — In developing the plan re q uired by paragraph (1), the O ffice shall consult with representatives of the public safety community, groups representing those with disabilities, technology and telecommunications providers, I P- enabled voice service providers, Telecommunications R elay S ervice providers, and other emergency communications pro- viders and others it deems appropriate. ’ ’. TI T LE II —PAR IT YOF PROTE C TIO NSEC.201 . LIAB ILI TY . (a) A ME N D MENTS.—Section 4 of the W ireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 (4 7U .S.C. 6 1 5 a) is amended— (1) by stri k ing ‘‘ PARITYOF PROT EC TIO N FOR PRO V I S ION OR U SE OF W IRE L ESS SERVICE . ’’ in the section heading and inserting ‘‘SERVICE PROVI D ER PARITY OF PROTECTION.’’; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking ‘‘wireless carrier,’’ and inserting ‘‘wire- less carrier, IP-enabled voice service provider, or other emergency communications provider,’’; ( B ) by striking ‘‘its officers’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘their officers’’; (C) by striking ‘‘emergency calls or emergency services’’ and inserting ‘‘emergency calls, emergency services, or other emergency communications services’’; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking ‘‘using wireless 9–1–1 service shall’’ and inserting ‘‘using wireless 9–1–1 service, or making 9–1–1 communications via IP-enabled voice service or other emergency communications service, shall’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘that is not wireless’’ and inserting ‘‘that is not via wireless 9–1–1 service, IP-enabled voice service, or other emergency communications service’’; and (4) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking ‘‘wireless 9–1–1 communications, a PSAP’’ and inserting ‘‘9–1–1 communications via wireless 9–1–1 service, IP-enabled voice service, or other emergency communications service, a PSAP’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘that are not wireless’’ and inserting ‘‘that are not via wireless 9–1–1 service, IP-enabled voice service, or other emergency communications service’’. (b) D E F INITION.—Section 7 of the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 (as redesignated by section 101(1) of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs
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