; actions by States Any person who violates this subsection or the regulations prescribed under this subsection shall be subject to the penalties under paragraph (5) of subsection (e), and to actions by States under paragraph (6) of that subsection, in the same manner and to the same extent as if the person had violated that subsection or the regulations prescribed under that subsection. . (b) Deadline for regulations The Commission shall prescribe regulations to implement subsection (i) of section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227 ), as added by this section, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Commission prescribes regulations under subsection (b). 7. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to limit any authority of the Commission to determine that, for purposes of section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227 ), a call includes a text message or any similar message. 8. Reports to Congress (a) Caller name falsification Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall, in consultation with the Federal Trade Commission, submit to Congress and make available on a public website a report containing the findings and conclusions of a study determining how to minimize the extent to which the names of persons making calls or sending text messages are falsified in caller identification name databases. (b) Technology requirements (1) In general Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 4 years thereafter until the date of termination described in paragraph (2) , the Commission shall submit to Congress and make available on a public website a report that contains the following information: (A) The extent to which subscribers continue to receive calls or text messages with misleading or inaccurate caller