[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2096 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 539
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2096

                          [Report No. 110-246]

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 26, 2007

 Mr. Dorgan (for himself and Mr. Stevens, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Nelson 
    of Florida, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Webb) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

                           December 12, 2007

               Reported by Mr. Inouye, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF EXPIRATION DATE FOR REGISTERED 
              TELEPHONE NUMBERS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Do-Not-Call Implementation Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 note) 
is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by inserting ``Such rule shall not provide any 
        date of expiration for telephone numbers registered on the `do-
        not-call' registry, nor for any predetermined time limitation 
        for telephone numbers to remain on the registry.'' after the 
        first sentence in section 3; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF EXPIRATION DATE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``In issuing regulations regarding the `do-not-call' 
registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R. 310.4(b)(1)(iii)), 
the Federal Trade Commission shall not provide for any date of 
expiration for telephone numbers registered on the `do-not-call' 
registry, nor for any predetermined time limitation for telephone 
numbers to remain on the registry.''.</DELETED>

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.
                                                       Calendar No. 539

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 2096

                          [Report No. 110-246]

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                                 A BILL

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

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                           December 12, 2007

                       Reported with an amendment