[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2096 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2096
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress 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 TELEPHONE
NUMBERS.
(a) In General.--The registration of a telephone number on the do-
not-call registry of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (16 C.F.R.
310.4(b)(1)(iii)) shall not expire at the end of any specified time
period.
(b) Reinstatement.--The Federal Trade Commission shall reinstate
the registration of any telephone number that has been removed from the
registry before the date of enactment of this Act under a Federal Trade
Commission rule or practice requiring the removal of a telephone number
from the registry 5 years after its registration.
(c) Registry Maintenance.--The Federal Trade Commission may check
telephone numbers listed on the do-not-call registry against national
databases periodically and purge those numbers that have been
disconnected and reassigned.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON ACCURACY.
Not later than 9 months after the enactment of this Act, the
Federal Trade Commission shall report to the Congress on efforts taken
by the Commission, after the date of enactment of this Act, to improve
the accuracy of the ``do-not-call'' Registry.
Passed the Senate December 17, 2007.
Attest:
Secretary.
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2096
_______________________________________________________________________
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.