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Union Calendar No. 184 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3154 

[Report No. 114–243] 

To allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for 

consumer products by displaying the terms of warranties on Internet 

websites, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 22, 2015 

Mr. MULLIN (for himself and Mr. LOEBSACK) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To allow manufacturers to meet warranty and labeling requirements for consumer products by displaying the 

terms of warranties on Internet websites, and for other 

purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘E-Warranty Act of 

5 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) Many manufacturers and consumers prefer 

9 to have the option to provide or receive warranty in10 formation online. 

11 (2) Modernizing warranty notification rules is 

12 necessary to allow the United States to continue to 

13 compete globally in manufacturing, trade, and the 

14 development of consumer products connected to the 

15 Internet. 

16 (3) Allowing an electronic warranty option 

17 would expand consumer access to relevant consumer 

18 information in an environmentally friendly way, and 

19 would provide additional flexibility to manufacturers 

20 to meet their labeling and warranty requirements. 

21 SEC. 3. ELECTRONIC DISPLAY OF TERMS OF WRITTEN WAR22 RANTY FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS. 

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1 ment Act (15 U.S.C. 2302(b)) is amended by adding at 

2 the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 

4 rules prescribed under this subsection shall allow for the 

5 satisfaction of all requirements concerning the availability 

6 of terms of a written warranty on a consumer product 

7 under this subsection by— 

8 ‘‘(i) making available such terms in an acces9 sible digital format on the Internet website of the 

10 manufacturer of the consumer product in a clear 

11 and conspicuous manner; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) providing to the consumer (or prospective 

13 consumer) information with respect to how to obtain 

14 and review such terms by indicating on the product 

15 or product packaging or in the product manual— 

16 ‘‘(I) the Internet website of the manufac17 turer where such terms can be obtained and re18 viewed; and 

19 ‘‘(II) the phone number of the manufac20 turer, the postal mailing address of the manu21 facturer, or another reasonable non-Internet 

22 based means of contacting the manufacturer to 

23 obtain and review such terms. 

24 ‘‘(B) With respect to any requirement that the terms 

25 of any written warranty for a consumer product be made 


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1 available to the consumer (or prospective consumer) prior 

2 to sale of the product, in a case in which a consumer prod3 uct is offered for sale in a retail location, by catalog, or 

4 through door-to-door sales, subparagraph (A) shall only 

5 apply if the seller makes available, through electronic or 

6 other means, at the location of the sale to the consumer 

7 purchasing the consumer product the terms of the war8 ranty for the consumer product before the purchase.’’. 

9 (b) REVISION OF RULES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

11 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 

12 Trade Commission shall revise the rules prescribed 

13 under such section to comply with the requirements 

14 of paragraph (4) of such section, as added by sub15 section (a) of this section. 

16 (2) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REQUIREMENT FOR

17 ORAL PRESENTATION.—In revising rules under para18 graph (1), the Federal Trade Commission may waive 

19 the requirement of section 109(a) of such Act (15 

20 U.S.C. 2309(a)) to give interested persons an oppor21 tunity for oral presentation if the Commission deter22 mines that giving interested persons such oppor23 tunity would interfere with the ability of the Com24 mission to revise rules under paragraph (1) in a 

25 timely manner. 


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Union Calendar No. 184 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3154 

[Report No. 114–243] 

A BILL 

To allow manufacturers to meet warranty and lawebsites, and for other purposes. displaying the terms of warranties on Internet beling requirements for consumer products by 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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