15 U.S.C. § 6154: Reporting requirements

(a) Biennial reportsNot later than December 31, 2009, and biennially thereafter, the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce that includes—(1) the number of consumers who have placed their telephone numbers on the registry; (2) the number of persons paying fees for access to the registry and the amount of such fees; (3) the impact on the “do-not-call” registry of—(A) the 5-year reregistration requirement; (B) new telecommunications technology; and (C) number portability and abandoned telephone numbers; and (4) the impact of the established business relationship exception on businesses and consumers. (b) Additional reportNot later than December 31, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce that includes—(1) the effectiveness of do-not-call outreach and enforcement efforts with regard to senior citizens and immigrant communities; (2) the impact of the exceptions to the do-not-call registry on businesses and consumers, including an analysis of the effectiveness of the registry and consumer perceptions of the registry’s effectiveness; and (3) the impact of abandoned calls made by predictive dialing devices on do-not-call enforcement.