Act ( 47 U.S.C. 942 ), as amended by this Act. (h) Savings provision Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall affect any application pending or grant awarded under section 158 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act ( 47 U.S.C. 942 ) prior to date of enactment of this Act. 10. Encouraging deployment of Next Generation 9–1–1 services (a) Consistent implementation of Next Generation 9–1–1 services (1) In general The Office shall implement, to the maximum extent possible, its responsibilities under this Act in a technologically and competitively neutral manner. (2) Federal, State, and local action The Office shall encourage and support efforts by the Federal Government, States, and localities— (A) to implement Next Generation 9–1–1 services in a technologically and competitively neutral manner