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Calendar No. 142 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1359 

[Report No. 114–77] 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 14, 2015 

Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. NELSON) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

JULY 7, 2015 

Reported by Mr. THUNE, without amendment 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 2015’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress makes the following findings: 

6 (1) Many manufacturers and consumers prefer 

7 to have the option to provide or receive warranty in8 formation online. 

9 (2) Modernizing warranty notification rules is 

10 necessary to allow the United States to continue to 

11 compete globally in manufacturing, trade, and the 

12 development of consumer products connected to the 

13 Internet. 

14 (3) Allowing an electronic warranty option 

15 would expand consumer access to relevant consumer 

16 information in an environmentally friendly way, and 

17 would provide additional flexibility to manufacturers 

18 to meet their labeling and warranty requirements. 

19 SEC. 3. ELECTRONIC DISPLAY OF TERMS OF WRITTEN WAR20 RANTY FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(b) of the Magnuson22 Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improve23 ment Act (15 U.S.C. 2302(b)) is amended by adding at 

24 the end the following: 

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

26 rules prescribed under this subsection shall allow for the 


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1 satisfaction of all requirements concerning the availability 

2 of terms of a written warranty on a consumer product 

3 under this subsection by— 

4 ‘‘(i) making available such terms in an acces5 sible digital format on the Internet website of the 

6 manufacturer of the consumer product in a clear 

7 and conspicuous manner; and 

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

9 consumer) information with respect to how to obtain 

10 and review such terms by indicating on the product 

11 or product packaging or in the product manual— 

12 ‘‘(I) the Internet website of the manufac13 turer where such terms can be obtained and re14 viewed; and 

15 ‘‘(II) the phone number of the manufac16 turer, the postal mailing address of the manu17 facturer, or another reasonable non-Internet 

18 based means of contacting the manufacturer to 

19 obtain and review such terms. 

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

21 of any written warranty on a consumer product be made 

22 available to the consumer (or prospective consumer) prior 

23 to sale of the product, in a case in which a consumer prod24 uct is offered for sale in a retail location, by catalog, or 

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


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1 apply if the seller makes available at the location of the 

2 sale to the consumer purchasing the consumer product the 

3 terms of the warranty on the consumer product before the 

4 purchase.’’. 

5 (b) REVISION OF RULES.— 

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

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

8 Trade Commission shall revise the rules prescribed 

9 under such section to comply with the requirements 

10 of paragraph (4) of such section, as added by sub11 section (a) of this section. 

12 (2) AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REQUIREMENT FOR

13 ORAL PRESENTATION.—In revising rules under para14 graph (1), the Federal Trade Commission may waive 

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

16 U.S.C. 2309(a)) to give interested persons an oppor17 tunity for oral presentation if the Commission deter18 mines that giving interested persons such oppor19 tunity would interfere with the ability of the Com20 mission to revise rules under paragraph (1) in a 

21 timely manner. 


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Calendar No. 142 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1359 

[Report No. 114–77] 

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 

JULY 7, 2015 

Reported without amendment 


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