47 U.S.C. § 942
The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall-
The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall develop a management plan for the grant program established under this section, including by developing-
Not later than 90 days after February 22, 2012, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall submit the management plan developed under subparagraph (A) to-
The Office shall-
The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, acting through the Office, shall provide grants to eligible entities for-
The Federal share of the cost of a project eligible for a grant under this section shall not exceed 60 percent.
In providing grants under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall require an eligible entity to certify in its application that-
Not later than 120 days after February 22, 2012, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall issue regulations, after providing the public with notice and an opportunity to comment, prescribing the criteria for selection for grants under this section. The criteria shall include performance requirements and a timeline for completion of any project to be financed by a grant under this section. The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall update such regulations as necessary.
For the purposes of this subsection, the term "designated 9-1-1 charges" means any taxes, fees, or other charges imposed by a State or other taxing jurisdiction that are designated or presented as dedicated to deliver or improve 9-1-1 services, E9-1-1 services, or Next Generation 9-1-1 services.
Each applicant for a matching grant under this section shall certify to the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator at the time of application, and each applicant that receives such a grant shall certify to the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator annually thereafter during any period of time during which the funds from the grant are available to the applicant, that no portion of any designated 9-1-1 charges imposed by a State or other taxing jurisdiction within which the applicant is located are being obligated or expended for any purpose other than the purposes for which such charges are designated or presented during the period beginning 180 days immediately preceding the date of the application and continuing through the period of time during which the funds from the grant are available to the applicant.
Each applicant for a grant under this section shall agree, as a condition of receipt of the grant, that if the State or other taxing jurisdiction within which the applicant is located, during any period of time during which the funds from the grant are available to the applicant, obligates or expends designated 9-1-1 charges for any purpose other than the purposes for which such charges are designated or presented, eliminates such charges, or redesignates such charges for purposes other than the implementation or operation of 9-1-1 services, E9-1-1 services, or Next Generation 9-1-1 services, all of the funds from such grant shall be returned to the Office.
Any applicant that provides a certification under paragraph (2) knowing that the information provided in the certification was false shall-
From the amounts made available to the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator under section 1457(b)(6) of this title, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator are authorized to provide grants under this section through the end of fiscal year 2022. Not more than 5 percent of such amounts may be obligated or expended to cover the administrative costs of carrying out this section.
Effective on October 1, 2022, the authority provided by this section terminates and this section shall have no effect.
In this section, the following definitions shall apply:
The term "9-1-1 services" includes both E9-1-1 services and Next Generation 9-1-1 services.
The term "E9-1-1 services" means both phase I and phase II enhanced 9-1-1 services, as described in section 20.18 of the Commission's regulations (47 C.F.R. 20.18), as in effect on February 22, 2012, or as subsequently revised by the Commission.
The term "eligible entity" means a State or local government or a tribal organization (as defined in section 5304(l) of title 25).
The term "eligible entity" includes public authorities, boards, commissions, and similar bodies created by one or more eligible entities described in subparagraph (A) to provide 9-1-1 services, E9-1-1 services, or Next Generation 9-1-1 services.
The term "eligible entity" does not include any entity that has failed to submit the most recently required certification under subsection (c) within 30 days after the date on which such certification is due.
The term "emergency call" refers to any real-time communication with a public safety answering point or other emergency management or response agency, including-
The term "Next Generation 9-1-1 services" means an IP-based system comprised of hardware, software, data, and operational policies and procedures that-
The term "Office" means the 9-1-1 Implementation Coordination Office.
The term "public safety answering point" has the meaning given the term in section 222 of this title.
The term "State" means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
47 U.S.C. § 942
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2021-Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 117-58 struck out par. (4). Text read as follows: "The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall provide an annual report to Congress by the first day of October of each year on the activities of the Office to improve coordination and communication with respect to the implementation of 9-1-1 services, E9-1-1 services, and Next Generation 9-1-1 services."2012- Pub. L. 112-96 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section established a joint program to facilitate coordination and communication between Federal, State, and local emergency communications systems, emergency personnel, public safety organizations, telecommunications carriers, and telecommunications equipment manufacturers and vendors involved in the implementation of E- 911 services and created an E- 911 Implementation Coordination Office.2008-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110-283, §102(1), inserted "and for migration to an IP-enabled emergency network" before period at end.Subsecs. (d) to (f). Pub. L. 110-283, § 102(2), (3), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsecs. (d) and (e) as (e) and (f), respectively.2007-Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 110-53 inserted at end "Within 180 days after August 3, 2007, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly issue regulations updating the criteria to allow a portion of the funds to be used to give priority to grants that are requested by public safety answering points that were not capable of receiving 911 calls as of August 3, 2007, for the incremental cost of upgrading from Phase I to Phase II compliance. Such grants shall be subject to all other requirements of this section."
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
NEXT GENERATION 911 Pub. L. 117-58, div. B, title IV, §24113(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 818, provided that:"(1) IN GENERAL.-Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 15, 2021], the Secretary shall implement the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States contained in the report entitled 'Next Generation 911: National 911 Program Could Strengthen Efforts to Assist States', numbered GAO-18-252, and dated January 1, 2018, by requiring that the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in collaboration with the appropriate Federal agencies, shall determine the roles and responsibilities of the Federal agencies participating in the initiative entitled 'National NG911 Roadmap initiative' to carry out the national-level tasks with respect which each agency has jurisdiction."(2) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.-The Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall develop an implementation plan to support the completion of national-level tasks under the National NG911 Roadmap initiative."
FINDINGS Pub. L. 108-494, title I, §102, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3986, provided that: "The Congress finds that-"(1) for the sake of our Nation's homeland security and public safety, a universal emergency telephone number (911) that is enhanced with the most modern and state-of-the-art telecommunications capabilities possible should be available to all citizens in all regions of the Nation;"(2) enhanced emergency communications require Federal, State, and local government resources and coordination;"(3) any funds that are collected from fees imposed on consumer bills for the purposes of funding 911 services or enhanced 911 should go only for the purposes for which the funds are collected; and"(4) enhanced 911 is a high national priority and it requires Federal leadership, working in cooperation with State and local governments and with the numerous organizations dedicated to delivering emergency communications services."
PURPOSES Pub. L. 108-494, title I, §103, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3986, provided that: "The purposes of this title [see section 101 of title I of Pub. L. 108-494 set out as a Short Title of 2004 Amendment note under section 901 of this title] are-"(1) to coordinate 911 services and E- 911 services, at the Federal, State, and local levels; and"(2) to ensure that funds collected on telecommunications bills for enhancing emergency 911 services are used only for the purposes for which the funds are being collected."