Editorial Notes
References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (d) and (e)(1), was in the original “this title”, meaning title VI of Pub. L. 109–347, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1936, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title VI to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (b)(2)(E). Pub. L. 116–283, substituted in first sentence, “other than an alert issued by—” for “other than an alert issued by the President.”, and added cls. (i) and (ii), and struck out after first sentence “Within 2 years after the Commission completes the proceeding under paragraph (1), the Commission shall examine the issue of whether a commercial mobile service provider should continue to be permitted to offer its subscribers such capability. The Commission shall submit a report with its recommendations to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title

Pub. L. 109–347, title VI, § 601, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1936, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter, section 314a of Title 6, Domestic Security, and section 5189e of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and amending section 101 of Title 6 and sections 5150, 5172, 5173, and 5184 of Title 42] may be cited as the ‘Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act’.”

Wireless Emergency Alerts for Shark Attacks

Pub. L. 119–100, June 26, 2026, 140 Stat. 845, provided that:

“SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.

“This Act may be cited as ‘Lulu’s Law’.

“SEC. 2.
WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS.
“(a)
Definition.—
In this section, the term ‘Alert Message’ has the meaning given the term in section 10.10(a) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.
“(b)
Requirement.—
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [June 26, 2026], the Federal Communications Commission shall issue an order to provide that a shark attack is an event for which an Alert Message may be transmitted.”