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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5161 

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

by the Federal Communications Commission. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 22, 2014 

Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. BLACKBURN, and Ms. ESHOO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To promote the non-exclusive use of electronic labeling for 

devices licensed by the Federal Communications Commission. 

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 ‘‘Enhance Labeling, Ac5 cessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses Act of 2014’’ 

6 or the ‘‘E-LABEL Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds the following: 

9 (1) The Federal Communications Commission 

10 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) 


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1 first standardized physical labels for licensed prod2 ucts such as computers, phones, and other electronic 

3 devices in 1973, and the Commission has continually 

4 refined physical label requirements over time. 

5 (2) As devices become smaller, compliance with 

6 physical label requirements can become more dif7 ficult and costly. 

8 (3) Many manufacturers and consumers of li9 censed devices in the United States would prefer to 

10 have the option to provide or receive important Com11 mission labeling information digitally on the screen 

12 of the device, at the discretion of the user. 

13 (4) An electronic labeling option would give 

14 flexibility to manufacturers in meeting labeling re15 quirements. 

16 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

17 COMMISSION TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC LABEL18 ING. 

19 Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 

20 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 720. OPTIONAL ELECTRONIC LABELING OF COMMU23 NICATIONS EQUIPMENT. 

24 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the term ‘electronic labeling’ means dis2 playing required labeling and regulatory information 

3 electronically; and 

4 ‘‘(2) the term ‘radiofrequency device with dis5 play’ means any equipment or device that— 

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

7 Commission to be authorized by the Commis8 sion before the equipment or device may be 

9 marketed or sold within the United States; and 

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

11 required labeling and regulatory information. 

12 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS

13 FOR ELECTRONIC LABELING.—Not later than 9 months 

14 after the date of enactment of the Enhance Labeling, Ac15 cessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses Act of 2014, 

16 the Commission shall promulgate regulations or take other 

17 appropriate action, as necessary, to allow manufacturers 

18 of radiofrequency devices with display the option to use 

19 electronic labeling for the equipment in place of affixing 

20 physical labels to the equipment.’’. 

21 SEC. 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 

22 The amendment made by section 3 shall not be con23 strued to affect the authority of the Federal Communica24 tions Commission under section 302 of the CommunicaVerDate Mar 15 2010 22:23 Jul 24, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5161.IH H5161

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1 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 302a) to provide for elec2 tronic labeling of devices. 

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