text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2014''.
  
  SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF WHITELIST SERVICES.
  
      (a) In General.--Part I of title II of the Communications Act of 
  1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
  following:
  
  ``SEC. 232. AVAILABILITY OF WHITELIST SERVICES.
  
      ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
              ``(1) the term `voice service' means any service that 
          furnishes voice communications to an end user using resources 
          from the North American Numbering Plan or any successor plan 
          adopted by the Commission under section 251(e)(1);
              ``(2) the term `exempt entity' means--
                      ``(A) the Federal Government, a State, a political 
                  subdivision of a State, or an agency thereof; and
                      ``(B) any entity with respect to which the 
                  Commission determines that allowing calls that 
                  originate from that entity to connect directly with the 
                  voice service customer premises equipment (commonly 
                  referred to as `CPE') of a subscriber would serve the 
                  public interest; and
              ``(3) the term `whitelist' means a list of telephone 
          numbers, designated by a subscriber, for which calls 
          originating from those numbers to the subscriber are permitted 
          to connect directly with the voice service CPE of the 
          subscriber.
      ``(b) Requirement To Offer Whitelist Service.--A provider of a 
  voice service shall offer each subscriber the option to designate a 
  whitelist, if technically feasible (as determined by the Commission on 
  a periodic basis).
      ``(c) Treatment of Nonapproved Telephone Numbers.--
              ``(1) In general.--If a subscriber elects to designate a 
          whitelist under subsection (b), the provider of the voice 
          service of the subscriber shall ensure that any call the 
          provider receives for termination that is not associated with a 
          telephone number on the whitelist of the subscriber or the 
          telephone number of an exempt entity is processed according to 
          preferences set by the subscriber with respect to the 
          whitelist, including by limiting or disabling the ability of an 
          incoming call to connect with the CPE of the subscriber.
              ``(2) Safe harbor.--Whitelist processing that, in 
          accordance with the preferences of a subscriber, limits or 
          disables connection with the CPE of a subscriber shall not be 
          considered to be--
                      ``(A) blocking traffic; or
                      ``(B) an unjust or unreasonable practice under 
                  section 201 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
                  U.S.C. 201).
      ``(d) Number of Telephone Numbers on Whitelist Free of Charge.--
              ``(1) In general.--A provider of a voice service shall 
          allow a subscriber (or a designated representative thereof) to 
          designate not less than 10 telephone numbers to be on the 
          whitelist under subsection (b), free of charge.
              ``(2) Telephone numbers of exempt entities.--The telephone 
          number of an exempt entity shall not be considered to be on the 
          whitelist of a subscriber for purposes of calculating the 10 
          telephone numbers that may be designated under paragraph 
          (1).''.
      (b) Effective Date.--Section 232 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
  as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is 2 
  years after the date of enactment of this Act.
  
  SEC. 3. AUTHENTICATION OF CALL ORIGINATION.
  
      Part I of title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 
  et seq.), as amended by section 2, is amended by adding at the end the 
  following:
  
  ``SEC. 233. AUTHENTICATION OF CALL ORIGINATION.
  
      ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `voice service' means 
  any service that furnishes voice communications to an end user using 
  resources from the North American Numbering Plan or any successor plan 
  adopted by the Commission under section 251(e)(1).
      ``(b) Development of Authentication Standards by Commission.--Not 
  later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Phone Scam 
  Prevention Act of 2014, the Commission shall develop authentication 
  standards for providers of a voice service to validate the calling 
  party number and caller identification information of a call originated 
  through a voice service so that the subscriber receiving the call may 
  obtain--
              ``(1) a secure assurance of the origin of the call, 
          including--
                      ``(A) the calling party number; and
                      ``(B) caller identification information for the 
                  call; or
              ``(2) notice that an assurance described in paragraph (1) 
          is unavailable.
      ``(c) Adoption of Authentication Standards by Entities.--Each 
  provider of a voice service that is allocated telephone numbers from 
  the portion of the North American Numbering Plan that pertains to the 
  United States shall adopt the authentication standards developed under 
  subsection (b).''.
  
  SEC. 4. EXPANDING AND CLARIFYING PROHIBITION ON INACCURATE CALLER ID 
                INFORMATION.
  
      (a) Communications From Outside the United States.--Section 
  227(e)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(1)) is 
  amended by striking ``in connection with any telecommunications service 
  or IP-enabled voice service'' and inserting ``or any person outside the 
  United States if the recipient of the call is within the United States, 
  in connection with any voice service''.
      (b) Coverage of Text Messages and Other Voice Services.--Section 
  227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8)) is 
  amended--
              (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``telecommunications 
          service or IP-enabled voice service'' and inserting ``voice 
          service (including a text message sent using a text messaging 
          service)'';
              (2) in the first sentence of subparagraph (B), by striking 
          ``telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service'' and 
          inserting ``voice service (including a text message sent using 
          a text messaging service)''; and
              (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
          following:
                      ``(C) Text message.--The term `text message'--
                              ``(i) means a real-time or near real-time 
                          message consisting of text, images, sounds, or 
                          other information that is transmitted from or 
                          received by a device that is identified as the 
                          transmitting or receiving device by means of a 
                          telephone number;
                              ``(ii) includes a short message service 
                          (commonly referred to as `SMS') message, an 
                          enhanced message service (commonly referred to 
                          as `EMS') message, and a multimedia message 
                          service (commonly referred to as `MMS') 
                          message; and
                              ``(iii) does not include a real-time, 2-way 
                          voice or video communication.
                      ``(D) Text messaging service.--The term `text 
                  messaging service' means a service that permits the 
                  transmission or receipt of a text message, including a 
                  service provided as part of or in connection with a 
                  voice service.
                      ``(E) Voice service.--The term `voice service' 
                  means any service that furnishes voice communications 
                  to an end user using resources from the North American 
                  Numbering Plan or any successor plan adopted by the 
                  Commission under section 251(e)(1).''.
      (c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
  to modify, limit, or otherwise affect--
              (1) the authority, as of the day before the date of 
          enactment of this Act, of the Federal Communications Commission 
          to interpret the term ``call'' to include a text message (as 
          defined under section 227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 
          1934, as added by subsection (b)); or
              (2) any rule or order adopted by the Federal Communications 
          Commission in connection with--
                      (A) the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 
                  (Public Law 102-243; 105 Stat. 2394) or the amendments 
                  made by that Act; or
                      (B) the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (15 U.S.C. 7701 et 
                  seq.).
      (d) Regulations.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
  enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall 
  prescribe regulations to implement the amendments made by this section.
      (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
  effect on the date that is 6 months after the date on which the Federal 
  Communications Commission prescribes regulations under subsection (d).
target: Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2014 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require voice communications service providers to offer subscribers the option to designate a list of approved telephone numbers for which calls originating from those numbers are permitted to connect directly with the subscriber's telephone and other customer premises equipment.  Requires providers to ensure that any call for termination that is not from a number on the subscriber's list is processed according to the subscriber's preferences, including by limiting or disabling the ability of an incoming call to connect with the subscriber's equipment.  Exempts government and public interest calls from being subject to a subscriber's preferences.  Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop authentication standards for providers to validate caller information so that subscribers may obtain secure assurances of a call's origin, including the calling party's number and identification.  Extends the prohibition on the provision of inaccurate caller identification information to persons outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States. Expands the definition &quot;caller identification information&quot; to include text messages. Revises caller identification requirements to make standards applicable to voice communications using resources from the North American Numbering Plan (currently, the requirements apply to telecommunications or IP-enabled voice services).
feat_title: Phone Scam Prevention Act of 2014