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§ 1202. Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory Committee
(a) Establishment
(b) MembershipThe chairman of the Federal Communications Commission shall appoint the members of the Advisory Committee, as soon as practicable after October 13, 2006, from the following groups:
(1) State and local government representatives
(2) Tribal governments
(3) Subject matter expertsIndividuals who have the requisite technical knowledge and expertise to serve on the Advisory Committee in the fulfillment of its duties, including representatives of—
(A) communications service providers;
(B) vendors, developers, and manufacturers of systems, facilities, equipment, and capabilities for the provision of communications services;
(C) third-party service bureaus;
(D) technical experts from the broadcasting industry;
(E) the national organization representing the licensees and permittees of noncommercial broadcast television stations;
(F) national organizations representing individuals with special needs, including individuals with disabilities and the elderly; and
(G) other individuals with relevant technical expertise.
(4) Qualified representatives of other stakeholders and interested parties
(c) Development of system-critical recommendationsWithin 1 year after October 13, 2006, the Advisory Committee shall develop and submit to the Federal Communications Commission recommendations—
(1) for protocols, technical capabilities, and technical procedures through which electing commercial mobile service providers receive, verify, and transmit alerts to subscribers;
(2) for the establishment of technical standards for priority transmission of alerts by electing commercial mobile service providers to subscribers;
(3) for relevant technical standards for devices and equipment and technologies used by electing commercial mobile service providers to transmit emergency alerts to subscribers;
(4) for the technical capability to transmit emergency alerts by electing commercial mobile providers to subscribers in languages in addition to English, to the extent practicable and feasible;
(5) under which electing commercial mobile service providers may offer subscribers the capability of preventing the subscriber’s device from receiving emergency alerts, or classes of such alerts, (other than an alert issued by the President), consistent with section 1201(b)(2)(E) of this title;
(6) for a process under which commercial mobile service providers can elect to transmit emergency alerts if—
(A) not all of the devices or equipment used by such provider are capable of receiving such alerts; or
(B) the provider cannot offer such alerts throughout the entirety of its service area; and
(7) as otherwise necessary to enable electing commercial mobile service providers to transmit emergency alerts to subscribers.
(d) Meetings
(1) Initial meeting
(2) Other meetings
(3) Notice; open meetings
(e) Rules
(1) Quorum
(2) Subcommittees
(3) Additional rules
(f) Chapter 10 of title 5
(g) Consultation with NIST
(Pub. L. 109–347, title VI, § 603, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1938; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(300), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4339.)