PUBLIC LAW 113–197—NOV. 26, 2014 128 STAT. 2055 

Public Law 113–197 

113th Congress 

An Act 

To promote the non-exclusive use of electronic labeling for devices licensed by 

the Federal Communications Commission. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhance Labeling, Accessing, 

and Branding of Electronic Licenses Act of 2014’’ or the ‘‘E–LABEL 

Act’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

Congress finds the following: 

(1) The Federal Communications Commission (referred to 

in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) first standardized physical 

labels for licensed products such as computers, phones, and 

other electronic devices in 1973, and the Commission has 

continually refined physical label requirements over time. 

(2) As devices become smaller, compliance with physical 

label requirements can become more difficult and costly. 

(3) Many manufacturers and consumers of licensed devices 

in the United States would prefer to have the option to provide 

or receive important Commission labeling information digitally 

on the screen of the device, at the discretion of the user. 

(4) An electronic labeling option would give flexibility to 

manufacturers in meeting labeling requirements. 

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC LABELING. 

Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 601 

et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 720. OPTIONAL ELECTRONIC LABELING OF COMMUNICATIONS 

EQUIPMENT. 

‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

‘‘(1) the term ‘electronic labeling’ means displaying required 

labeling and regulatory information electronically; and 

‘‘(2) the term ‘radiofrequency device with display’ means 

any equipment or device that— 

‘‘(A) is required under regulations of the Commission 

to be authorized by the Commission before the equipment 

or device may be marketed or sold within the United States; 

and 

‘‘(B) has the capability to digitally display required 

labeling and regulatory information. 

47 USC 621. 

47 USC 622 note. 

47 USC 609 note. 

Enhance 

Labeling, 

Accessing, and 

Branding of 

Electronic 

Licenses Act of 

2014. 

Nov. 26, 2014 

[S. 2583] 


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128 STAT. 2056 PUBLIC LAW 113–197—NOV. 26, 2014 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2583 (H.R. 5161): 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113–575 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce) accompanying 

H.R. 5161. 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014): 

Sept. 18, considered and passed Senate. 

Nov. 13, considered and passed House. 

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‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS FOR ELEC- TRONIC LABELING.—Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of the Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses Act of 2014, the Commission shall promulgate regulations or take other appropriate action, as necessary, to allow 

manufacturers of radiofrequency devices with display the option 

to use electronic labeling for the equipment in place of affixing 

physical labels to the equipment.’’. 

SEC. 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 

The amendment made by section 3 shall not be construed 

to affect the authority of the Federal Communications Commission 

under section 302 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 

302a) to provide for electronic labeling of devices. 

Approved November 26, 2014. 

47 USC 622 note. 

Deadline. 

47 USC 622. 


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