text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 
  2012''.
  
  SEC. 2. STOLEN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
  
      (a) In General.--Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 
  1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
  following:
  
  ``SEC. 343. STOLEN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
  
      ``(a) Prohibition on Provision of Service.--
              ``(1) In general.--A provider of commercial mobile service 
          or commercial mobile data service may not provide service on a 
          mobile electronic device that has been reported to such 
          provider as stolen--
                      ``(A) by the person who holds the account with 
                  respect to such service, if such person submits to such 
                  provider a copy of a report made to a law enforcement 
                  agency regarding the theft; or
                      ``(B) by another provider of commercial mobile 
                  service or commercial mobile data service, in 
                  accordance with paragraph (2).
              ``(2) Reporting by service providers.--A provider of 
          commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service to 
          which a mobile electronic device is reported stolen as 
          described in paragraph (1)(A) shall inform all other providers 
          of such service--
                      ``(A) that such device has been reported stolen; 
                  and
                      ``(B) of any information necessary for the 
                  identification of such device.
      ``(b) Remote Deletion of Data.--A provider of commercial mobile 
  service or commercial mobile data service on a mobile electronic device 
  shall make available to the person who holds the account with respect 
  to such service the capability of deleting from such device, from a 
  remote location, all information that was placed on such device after 
  its manufacture.
      ``(c) Device Standards.--A person may not manufacture in the United 
  States or import into the United States for sale or resale to the 
  public a mobile electronic device unless such device is--
              ``(1) equipped with a unique identifier (such as a Mobile 
          Equipment Identifier) that allows a provider of commercial 
          mobile service or commercial mobile data service to identify 
          such device for purposes of complying with subsections (a) and 
          (b); and
              ``(2) configured in such a manner that the provider of 
          commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service on 
          the device is able to make available the remote deletion 
          capability required by subsection (b).
      ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
              ``(1) Commercial mobile data service.--The term `commercial 
          mobile data service' has the meaning given such term in section 
          6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 
          2012 (Public Law 112-96).
              ``(2) Commercial mobile service.--The term `commercial 
          mobile service' has the meaning given such term in section 332.
              ``(3) Mobile electronic device.--The term `mobile 
          electronic device' means a personal electronic device on which 
          commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service is 
          provided, except that such term does not include a device--
                      ``(A) for which the consumer purchases service by 
                  paying in advance for a specified amount of calling or 
                  data usage; or
                      ``(B) with respect to which the consumer does not 
                  have a direct relationship with the provider of 
                  commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data 
                  service.''.
      (b) Report to FCC.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, each provider of commercial mobile service or 
  commercial mobile data service that provides such service on a mobile 
  electronic device shall submit to the Federal Communications Commission 
  a report on--
              (1) the efforts such provider is making in order to be 
          prepared to comply, not later than the effective date described 
          in subsection (c)(1), with the requirements of subsections (a) 
          and (b) of section 343 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
          added by subsection (a) of this section; and
              (2) the progress of such provider toward being prepared to 
          comply with such requirements by such date.
      (c) Effective Date.--
              (1) In general.--Such section 343 shall take effect on the 
          date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
          Act.
              (2) Devices previously manufactured or imported.--In the 
          case of a mobile electronic device that was manufactured in the 
          United States (or imported into the United States, if such 
          device was manufactured outside the United States) before the 
          date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
          Act, a provider of commercial mobile service or commercial 
          mobile data service shall only be required to comply with 
          subsections (a) and (b) of such section to the extent 
          technologically feasible.
      (d) Definitions.--In this section, a term that is defined in such 
  section 343 shall have the meaning given such term in such section.
target: Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a provider of commercial mobile or commercial mobile data service from providing service on a mobile electronic device reported to such provider as stolen by: (1) the person who holds the service account, if such person submits a copy of a report made to a law enforcement agency regarding the theft; or (2) another provider of commercial mobile or commercial mobile data service required by this Act to inform all other providers of a device reported stolen and of any information necessary for identification of the device.
  
  Defines "mobile electronic device" as a personal electronic device on which commercial mobile or commercial mobile data service is provided, excluding devices: (1) for which the consumer purchases service by paying in advance for a specified amount of calling or data usage, or (2) with respect to which the consumer does not have a direct relationship with the provider.
  
  Directs providers to make available to account holders the capability of deleting, from a remote location, all information that was placed on such a device after its manufacture.
  
  Prohibits a person from manufacturing in or importing into the United States for sale or resale to the public a mobile electronic device unless it is: (1) equipped with a unique identifier that allows a provider to identify such device, and (2) configured to enable a provider to make available the remote deletion capability required by this Act.
feat_title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit mobile service providers from providing service on mobile electronic devices that have been reported stolen and to require such providers to give consumers the ability to remotely delete data from mobile electronic devices, and for other purposes.