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 ‘‘Unlocking Consumer 
Choice and Wireless Competition Act’’. 
SEC.
2.
REPEAL
OF
EXISTING
RULE
AND
ADDITIONAL 
RULEMAKING BY LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS. 
(a) REPEAL AND REPLACE.—Paragraph (3) of sec-
tion 201.40(b) of title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, 
as amended and revised by the Librarian of Congress on 
October 28, 2012, pursuant to his authority under section 
1201(a) of title 17, United States Code, shall have no 
force and effect, and such paragraph shall read, and shall 
be in effect, as such paragraph was in effect on July 27, 
2010. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Librarian of Congress, 
upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, 
who shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Commu-
nications and Information of the Department of Com-
merce and report and comment on his or her views in mak-
ing such recommendation, shall determine, consistent with 
the requirements set forth under section 1201(a)(1) of 
title 17, United States Code, whether to extend the exemp-
tion
for
the
class
of
works
described
in
section 
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201.40(b)(3) of title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
amended by subsection (a), to include any other category 
of wireless devices in addition to wireless telephone 
handsets. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
alters, or shall be construed to alter, the authority of the 
Librarian of Congress under section 1201(a)(1) of title 
17, United States Code. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Unlocking Consumer 
Choice and Wireless Competition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXISTING RULE AND ADDITIONAL RULE-
MAKING BY LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS. 
(a) REPEAL AND REPLACE.—Paragraph (3) of section 
201.40(b) of title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
amended and revised by the Librarian of Congress on Octo-
ber 28, 2012, pursuant to the Librarian’s authority under 
section 1201(a) of title 17, United States Code, shall have 
no force and effect, and such paragraph shall read, and 
shall be in effect, as such paragraph was in effect on July 
27, 2010, subject to subsections (c) and (d). 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Librarian of Congress, 
upon the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, who 
shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Communica-
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tions and Information of the Department of Commerce and 
report and comment on his or her views in making such 
recommendation, shall determine, consistent with the re-
quirements set forth under section 1201(a)(1) of title 17, 
United States Code, whether to extend the exemption for 
the class of works described in section 201.40(b)(3) of title 
37, Code of Federal Regulations, as amended by subsection 
(a) of this section, to include any other category of wireless 
devices in addition to wireless telephone handsets. 
(c) UNLOCKING AT DIRECTION OF PURCHASER OR 
FAMILY MEMBER.—With respect to paragraph (3) of sec-
tion 201.40(b) of title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
made effective by subsection (a) of this subsection, and with 
respect to any other category of wireless devices, in addition 
to wireless telephone handsets, with respect to which, as de-
termined by the Librarian of Congress in a rulemaking con-
ducted under subsection (b) or otherwise under section 
1201(a)(1)(C) of title 17, United States Code, circumven-
tion of a computer program by the owner of a copy of the 
program is permitted solely in order to connect to a wireless 
communications network when such connection is author-
ized by the operator of such network, in the case of a pur-
chaser of such handset or device for personal use, such cir-
cumvention may be initiated by the purchaser, by a family 
member of such purchaser, or by another person at the di-
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rection of such purchaser or family member, for the sole 
use or benefit of such purchaser or family member. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act al-
ters, or shall be construed to alter, the authority of the Li-
brarian of Congress under section 1201(a)(1) of title 17, 
United States Code, including the authority, with respect 
to the applicable 3-year period, to modify or delete para-
graph (3) of section 201.40(b) of title 37, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or modify or delete any category of wireless 
devices exempted under subsection (b) of this section. 
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