II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1654 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 19, 2007 Mr. Kyl introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the sale or provision of caller ID spoofing services.

Section 1040 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a)

Offense

Whoever, using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce— (1)knowingly generates, transmits, or causes to be generated or transmitted— (A)false caller ID information with intent wrongfully to obtain anything of value; or (B)caller ID information pertaining to an actual person or other entity without that person's or entity's consent and with intent to deceive any person or other entity about the identity of the caller; or (2)knowingly offers, sells, or makes available a service that enables users to modify, generate, or transmit false or misleading caller ID information or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b). ; and (2)by adding at the end the following: (f)

Exceptions

Paragraph (a)(2) does not prohibit offering, selling, or making available any such service that transmits, in the signaling data with each call, (1) information sufficient to indicate to the recipient's telephone carrier that the caller ID information is not accurate, (2) if available, the originating telephone number or other information identifying the origin of the call, and (3) the identity of the provider of the service that enabled the user to modify, generate, or transmit the chosen caller ID information. .