47 U.S.C. § 1206
Reliable emergency alert distribution improvement
United States · Title 47 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Status: effective
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- 47 U.S.C. § 1206, Reliable emergency alert distribution improvement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489014
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Not later than 180 days after January 1, 2021, the Commission, in consultation with the Administrator, shall adopt regulations to implement the amendment made by paragraph (1)(B).11 See References in Text note below.
Not later than 180 days after January 1, 2021, the Commission shall adopt regulations that—
encourage the chief executive of each State—
provide that—
each SECC, not less frequently than annually, shall—
not later than 60 days after the date on which the Commission receives an updated State EAS Plan under clause (i)(III), the Commission shall—
The Commission shall consult with the Administrator regarding the adoption of regulations under paragraph (1)(C).
In this subsection—
Not later than 180 days after January 1, 2021, the Commission, in consultation with the Administrator, shall complete a rulemaking proceeding to establish a system to receive from the Administrator or State, Tribal, or local governments reports of false alerts under the Emergency Alert System or the Wireless Emergency Alerts System for the purpose of recording such false alerts and examining the causes of such false alerts.
Not later than 180 days after January 1, 2021, the Commission, in consultation with the Administrator, shall complete a rulemaking proceeding to modify the Emergency Alert System to provide for repeating Emergency Alert System messages while an alert remains pending that is issued by—
Paragraph (1) shall—
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to impair, limit, or otherwise change—
Not later than 180 days after January 1, 2021, and after providing public notice and opportunity for comment, the Commission shall complete an inquiry to examine the feasibility of updating the Emergency Alert System to enable or improve alerts to consumers provided through the internet, including through streaming services.
Not later than 90 days after completing the inquiry under paragraph (1), the Commission shall submit a report on the findings and conclusions of the inquiry to—
In this section—
Legislative history
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- William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021