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Union Calendar No. 426 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5161 
[Report No. 113–575] 
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) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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To promote the non-exclusive use of electronic labeling for 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhance Labeling, Ac-
cessing, 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 prod-
ucts 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 dif-
ficult and costly. 
(3) Many manufacturers and consumers of li-
censed devices in the United States would prefer to 
have the option to provide or receive important Com-
mission 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 re-
quirements. 
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SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC LABEL-
ING. 
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 COMMU-
NICATIONS EQUIPMENT. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘electronic labeling’ means dis-
playing required labeling and regulatory information 
electronically; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘radiofrequency device with dis-
play’ means any equipment or device that— 
‘‘(A) is required under regulations of the 
Commission to be authorized by the Commis-
sion 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. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS 
FOR ELECTRONIC LABELING.—Not later than 9 months 
after the date of enactment of the Enhance Labeling, Ac-
cessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses Act of 2014, 
the Commission shall promulgate regulations or take other 
appropriate action, as necessary, to allow manufacturers 
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