Title 47 — Telecommunications
Chapter 5 — Wire or Radio Communication
§ 622. Optional electronic labeling of communications equipment
Statutory text
Definitions
In this section—
the term “electronic labeling” means displaying required labeling and regulatory information electronically; and
the term “radiofrequency device with display” means any equipment or device that—
is required under regulations of the Commission to be authorized by the Commission before the equipment or device may be marketed or sold within the United States; and
has the capability to digitally display required labeling and regulatory information.
Requirement to promulgate regulations for electronic labeling
Not later than 9 months after , the Commission shall promulgate regulations or take other appropriate action, as necessary, to allow manufacturers of radiofrequency devices with display the option to use electronic labeling for the equipment in place of affixing physical labels to the equipment.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses Act of 2014
Pub. L. 113–197 § 3 · 128 Stat. 2055
Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 622
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VII, § 720, as added Pub. L. 113–197, § 3, Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2055.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VII, § 720, as added Pub. L. 113–197, § 3, Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2055.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC LABELING. 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 COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. “(a) Definitions.— In this section— “(1) the term ‘electronic labeling’ means displaying required labeling and regulatory information electronically; and “(2) the term ‘radiofrequency device with display’ means any equipment or device that— “(A) is required under regulations of the Commission to be authorized by the Commission 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, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses Act of 2014, the Commission shall promulgate regulations or take other appropriate action, as necessary, to allow manufacturers of radiofrequency devices with display the option to use electronic labeling for the equipment in place of affixing physical labels to the equipment.” .
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Savings Clause
Pub. L. 113–197, § 4, , 128 Stat. 2056, provided that: “The amendment made by section 3 [enacting this section] shall not be construed to affect the authority of the Federal Communications Commission under section 302 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 302a) to provide for electronic labeling of devices.”
Findings
Pub. L. 113–197, § 2, , 128 Stat. 2055, provided that:
“Congress finds the following:
“(1) The Federal Communications Commission (referred to in this section as the ‘Commission’) first standardized physical labels for licensed products 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 difficult and costly.
“(3) Many manufacturers and consumers of licensed devices in the United States would prefer to have the option to provide or receive important Commission 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 requirements.”
Credits
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VII, § 720, as added Pub. L. 113–197, § 3, , 128 Stat. 2055.)