I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4657 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2006 Mr. Lipinski (for himself and Mr. Case) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the selling of telephone customer proprietary network information.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Secure Telephone Operations Act of 2006.

2.

Sale of telephone customer proprietary network information

(a)

Prohibition

Chapter 88 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

1802.

Sale of telephone customer proprietary network information

(a)Whoever knowingly sells telephone customer proprietary network information shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. (b)In this section, the term telephone customer proprietary network information means customer proprietary network information as that term is defined in section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934.

. (b)

Clerical amendment to table of sections

The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 88 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1802. Sale of telephone customer proprietary network information.