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Calendar No. 570 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2583 

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

by the Federal Communications Commission. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 10, 2014 

Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. ROCKEFELLER) introduced the following 

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

Science, and Transportation 

SEPTEMBER 17 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 16), 2014 

Reported by Mr. ROCKEFELLER, without amendment 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) The Federal Communications Commission 

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

5 first standardized physical labels for licensed prod6 ucts such as computers, phones, and other electronic 

7 devices in 1973, and the Commission has continually 

8 refined physical label requirements over time. 

9 (2) As devices become smaller, compliance with 

10 physical label requirements can become more dif11 ficult and costly. 

12 (3) Many manufacturers and consumers of li13 censed devices in the United States would prefer to 

14 have the option to provide or receive important Com15 mission labeling information digitally on the screen 

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

17 (4) An electronic labeling option would give 

18 flexibility to manufacturers in meeting labeling re19 quirements. 

20 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

21 COMMISSION TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC LABEL22 ING. 

23 Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 

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

25 following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 720. OPTIONAL ELECTRONIC LABELING OF COMMU2 NICATIONS EQUIPMENT. 

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

4 ‘‘(1) the term ‘electronic labeling’ means dis5 playing required labeling and regulatory information 

6 electronically; and 

7 ‘‘(2) the term ‘radiofrequency device with dis8 play’ means any equipment or device that— 

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

10 Commission to be authorized by the Commis11 sion before the equipment or device may be 

12 marketed or sold within the United States; and 

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

14 required labeling and regulatory information. 

15 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS

16 FOR ELECTRONIC LABELING.—Not later than 9 months 

17 after the date of enactment of the Enhance Labeling, Ac18 cessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses Act of 2014, 

19 the Commission shall promulgate regulations or take other 

20 appropriate action, as necessary, to allow manufacturers 

21 of radiofrequency devices with display the option to use 

22 electronic labeling for the equipment in place of affixing 

23 physical labels to the equipment.’’. 

24 SEC. 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 

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1 tions Commission under section 302 of the Communica2 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 302a) to provide for elec3 tronic labeling of devices. 


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Calendar No. 570 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2583 

A BILL 

To promote the non-exclusive use of electronic lamunications Commission. beling for devices licensed by the Federal ComSEPTEMBER 17 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 16), 2014 

Reported without amendment 


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