118 STAT. 3987 PUBLIC LAW 108–494—DEC. 23, 2004 (2) to ensure that funds collected on telecommunications bills for enhancing emergency 911 services are used only for the purposes for which the funds are being collected. SEC. 104. COORDINATION OF E–911 IMPLEMENTATION. Part C of title I of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 158. COORDINATION OF E–911 IMPLEMENTATION. ‘‘(a) E–911 IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATION OFFICE.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis- tration shall— ‘‘(A) establish a joint program to facilitate coordination and communication between Federal, State, and local emer- gency communications systems, emergency personnel, public safety organizations, telecommunications carriers, and telecommunications equipment manufacturers and vendors involved in the implementation of E–911 services; and ‘‘(B) create an E-911 Implementation Coordination Office to implement the provisions of this section. ‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly develop a management plan for the program established under this section. Such plan shall include the organizational structure and funding profiles for the 5-year duration of the program. The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall, within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit the management plan to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Com- merce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate. ‘‘(3) PURPOSE OF OFFICE.—The Office shall— ‘‘(A) take actions, in concert with coordinators des- ignated in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), to improve such coordination and communication; ‘‘(B) develop, collect, and disseminate information con- cerning practices, procedures, and technology used in the implementation of E–911 services; ‘‘(C) advise and assist eligible entities in the prepara- tion of implementation plans required under subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii); ‘‘(D) receive, review, and recommend the approval or disapproval of applications for grants under subsection (b); and ‘‘(E) oversee the use of funds provided by such grants in fulfilling such implementation plans. ‘‘(4) REPORTS.—The Assistant Secretary and the Adminis- trator shall provide a joint annual report to Congress by the first day of October of each year on the activities of the Office to improve coordination and communication with respect to the implementation of E–911 services. ‘‘(b) PHASE II E–911 IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— ‘‘(1) MATCHING GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, after consultation with the Secretary of Home- land Security and the Chairman of the Federal Communications Deadline. 47 USC 942. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00521 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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