[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2096 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2096

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic 
removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal ``do-not-call'' 
                               registry.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF EXPIRATION DATE FOR REGISTERED TELEPHONE 
              NUMBERS.

    (a) In General.--The registration of a telephone number on the do-
not-call registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. 
310.4(b)(1)(iii)) shall not expire at the end of any specified time 
period.
    (b) Reinstatement.--The Federal Trade Commission shall reinstate 
the registration of any telephone number that has been removed from the 
registry before the date of enactment of this Act under a Federal Trade 
Commission rule or practice requiring the removal of a telephone number 
from the registry 5 years after its registration.
    (c) Registry Maintenance.--The Federal Trade Commission may check 
telephone numbers listed on the do-not-call registry against national 
databases periodically and purge those numbers that have been 
disconnected and reassigned.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON ACCURACY.

    Not later than 9 months after the enactment of this Act, the 
Federal Trade Commission shall report to the Congress on efforts taken 
by the Commission, after the date of enactment of this Act, to improve 
the accuracy of the ``do-not-call'' Registry.

            Passed the Senate December 17, 2007.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 2096

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To amend the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic 
removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal ``do-not-call'' 
                               registry.