[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 122, 110th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

122 STAT. 633

Public Law 110-187
110th Congress

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. [NOTE: Feb. 15, 2008 -  [H.R. 3541]]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress [NOTE: Do-Not-Call Improvement Act
of 2007. 15 USC 6151 note.] 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 NUMBERS.

The Do-Not-Call Implementation Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 note) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF EXPIRATION DATE.

``(a) No Automatic Removal of Numbers.--Telephone numbers registered
on the national `do-not-call' registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule
(16 CFR 310.4(b)(1)(iii)) since the establishment of the registry and
telephone numbers registered on such registry after the date of
enactment of this Act, shall not be removed from such registry except as
provided for in subsection (b) or upon the request of the individual to
whom the telephone number is assigned.
``(b) Removal of Invalid, Disconnected, and Reassigned Telephone
Numbers.--The Federal Trade Commission shall periodically check
telephone numbers registered on the national `do-not-call' registry
against national or other appropriate databases and shall remove from
such registry those telephone numbers that have been disconnected and
reassigned.   Nothing in this section prohibits the Federal Trade
Commission from removing invalid telephone numbers from the registry at
any time.''.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON ACCURACY.

Not later than 9 months after the enactment of this Act, the Federal
Trade Commission shall report to Congress on efforts taken

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by the Commission, after the date of enactment of this Act, to improve
the accuracy of the ``do-not-call'' registry.

Approved February 15, 2008.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3541 (S. 2096):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 110-486 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 110-246 accompanying S. 2096 (Comm. on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 153 (2007):
Dec. 11, considered and passed
House.
Vol. 154 (2008):
Feb. 6, considered and passed
Senate.