[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 11, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S1442]
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SA 289. Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 178, to provide
justice for the victims of trafficking; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. REQUIRED EMERGENCY DISCLOSURE OF CALL LOCATION
INFORMATION.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Kelsey
Smith Act''.
(b) In General.--Title II of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
222 the following:
``SEC. 222A. REQUIRED EMERGENCY DISCLOSURE OF CALL LOCATION
INFORMATION.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 222, at the
request of a law enforcement agency, a telecommunications
carrier shall provide call location information concerning
the user of a commercial mobile service (as such term is
defined in section 332(d)) or the telecommunications device
of the user of an IP-enabled voice service (as such term is
defined in section 7 of the Wireless Communications and
Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615b)) to a law
enforcement official, in order to respond to the user's call
for emergency services or to respond to an emergency
situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical
harm if the telecommunications carrier believes that an
emergency involving danger of death or serious physical
injury to any person or response to a user's call for
emergency services requires disclosure without delay of
location records relating to the emergency or user request.
``(b) Form of Request.--A request for call location
information under subsection (a) shall be accompanied by a
sworn written statement from the law enforcement agency
stating facts that support such agency's probable cause to
believe that disclosure without delay is required--
``(1) by an emergency involving risk of death or serious
physical injury; or
``(2) in order to respond to the user's call for emergency
services.
``(c) Hold Harmless.--No cause of action shall lie in any
court nor shall any civil or administrative proceeding be
commenced by a governmental entity against any
telecommunications carrier, or its directors, officers,
employees, agents, or vendors, for providing in good faith
call location information or other information, facilities,
or assistance in accordance with subsection (a) and any
regulations promulgated under this section.
``(d) Court Order.--Not later than 48 hours after a law
enforcement agency makes a request for call location
information under subsection (a), the law enforcement agency
shall request a court order stating whether such agency had
probable cause to believe that the conditions described in
subsection (b)(1) or subsection (b)(2) existed at the time of
the request under subsection (a).
``(e) Definition.--In this section--
``(1) the term `emergency services' has the meaning given
such term in section 222; and
``(2) the term `law enforcement agency' means an agency of
the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a
State, authorized by law or by a government agency to engage
in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or
prosecution of any violation of criminal law.''.
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