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 118 STAT. 3990 PUBLIC LAW 108–494—DEC. 23, 2004 911 Act of 2004, or as subsequently revised by the Federal Communications Commission. ‘‘(5) PHASE II E–911 SERVICES.—The term ‘phase II E– 911 services’ means only phase II enhanced 911 services, as described in such section 20.18 (47 C.F.R. 20.18), as in effect on such date, or as subsequently revised by the Federal Commu- nications Commission. ‘‘(6) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States.’’. SEC. 105. GAO STUDY OF STATE AND LOCAL USE OF 911 SERVICE CHARGES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate a study of— (1) the imposition of taxes, fees, or other charges imposed by States or political subdivisions of States that are designated or presented as dedicated to improve emergency communica- tions services, including 911 services or enhanced 911 services, or related to emergency communications services operations or improvements; and (2) the use of revenues derived from such taxes, fees, or charges. (b) REPORT.—Within 18 months after initiating the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall transmit a report on the results of the study to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Rep- resentatives Committee on Energy and Commerce setting forth the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, if any, of the study, including— (1) the identity of each State or political subdivision that imposes such taxes, fees, or other charges; and (2) the amount of revenues obligated or expended by that State or political subdivision for any purpose other than the purposes for which such taxes, fees, or charges were designated or presented. SEC. 106. REPORT ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF E–911 PHASE II SERVICES BY TIER III SERVICE PROVIDERS. Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa- tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate detailing— (1) the number of tier III commercial mobile service pro- viders that are offering phase II E–911 services; (2) the number of requests for waivers from compliance with the Commission’s phase II E–911 service requirements received by the Commission from such tier III providers; (3) the number of waivers granted or denied by the Commission to such tier III providers; (4) how long each waiver request remained pending before it was granted or denied; (5) how many waiver requests are pending at the time of the filing of the report; (6) when the pending requests will be granted or denied; Deadline. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00524 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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