47 U.S.C. § 1456 — System certification

Page 452 TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS § 1456 any Federal real property pursuant to title 40, United States Code, the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–287) [40 U.S.C. 1303 note], or any other law governing real property activities of the Fed- eral Government. No agreement entered into pursuant to this section, or the amendments made by this sec- tion, may obligate the Federal Government to hold, control, or otherwise retain or use real property that may otherwise be deemed as excess, surplus, or that could be otherwise sold, leased, or redeveloped.’’ § 1456. System certification Not later than 6 months after February 22, 2012, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall update and revise section 33.4 of OMB Circular A–11 to reflect the rec- ommendations regarding such Circular made in the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Incentive Subcommittee report, adopted January 11, 2011. (Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, § 6411, Feb. 22, 2012, 126 Stat. 234.) § 1457. Public Safety Trust Fund (a) Establishment of Public Safety Trust Fund (1) In general There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Public Safety Trust Fund. (2) Availability Amounts deposited in the Public Safety Trust Fund shall remain available through fis- cal year 2022. Any amounts remaining in the Fund after the end of such fiscal year shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury, where such amounts shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. (b) Use of Fund As amounts are deposited in the Public Safety Trust Fund, such amounts shall be used to make the following deposits or payments in the fol- lowing order of priority: (1) Repayment of amount borrowed for First Responder Network Authority An amount not to exceed $2,000,000,000 shall be available to the NTIA to reimburse the gen- eral fund of the Treasury for any amounts bor- rowed under section 1427 of this title. (2) State and Local Implementation Fund $135,000,000 shall be deposited in the State and Local Implementation Fund established by section 1441 of this title. (3) Buildout by First Responder Network Au- thority $7,000,000,000, reduced by the amount bor- rowed under section 1427 of this title, shall be deposited in the Network Construction Fund established by section 1426 of this title. (4) Public safety research $100,000,000 shall be available to the Director of NIST to carry out section 1443 of this title. (5) Deficit reduction $20,400,000,000 shall be deposited in the gen- eral fund of the Treasury, where such amount shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of def- icit reduction. (6) 9–1–1, E9–1–1, and Next Generation 9–1–1 implementation grants $115,000,000 shall be available to the Assist- ant Secretary and the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra- tion to carry out the grant program under sec- tion 942 of this title. (7) Additional public safety research $200,000,000 shall be available to the Director of NIST to carry out section 1443 of this title. (8) Additional deficit reduction Any remaining amounts deposited in the Public Safety Trust Fund shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury, where such amounts shall be dedicated for the sole pur- pose of deficit reduction. (c) Investment Amounts in the Public Safety Trust Fund shall be invested in accordance with section 9702 of title 31, and any interest on, and proceeds from, any such investment shall be credited to, and become a part of, the Fund. (Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, § 6413, Feb. 22, 2012, 126 Stat. 235.) SUBCHAPTER V—NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 ADVANCEMENT ACT OF 2012 § 1471. Definitions In this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply: (1) 9–1–1 services and E9–1–1 services The terms ‘‘9–1–1 services’’ and ‘‘E9–1–1 serv- ices’’ shall have the meaning given those terms in section 942 of this title. (2) Multi-line telephone system The term ‘‘multi-line telephone system’’ or ‘‘MLTS’’ means a system comprised of com- mon control units, telephone sets, control hardware and software and adjunct systems, including network and premises based sys- tems, such as Centrex and VoIP, as well as PBX, Hybrid, and Key Telephone Systems (as classified by the Commission under part 68 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations), and in- cludes systems owned or leased by govern- mental agencies and non-profit entities, as well as for profit businesses. (3) Office The term ‘‘Office’’ means the 9–1–1 Imple- mentation Coordination Office established under section 942 of this title. (Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, § 6502, Feb. 22, 2012, 126 Stat. 237.) § 1472. Parity of protection for provision or use of Next Generation 9–1–1 services (a) Immunity A provider or user of Next Generation 9–1–1 services, a public safety answering point, and the officers, directors, employees, vendors, agents, and authorizing government entity (if any) of such provider, user, or public safety an- swering point, shall have immunity and protec- tion from liability under Federal and State law