2014 US Code
Title 47 - Telecommunications (Sections 1 - 1473)
Chapter 5 - Wire or Radio Communication (Sections 151 - 622)
Subchapter VI - Miscellaneous Provisions (Sections 601 - 622)
Sec. 622 - Optional electronic labeling of communications equipment
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS CHAPTER 5 - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION SUBCHAPTER VI - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 622 - Optional electronic labeling of communications equipment |
Contains | section 622 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VII, §720, as added Pub. L. 113-197, §3, Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2055. |
Statutes at Large References | 128 Stat. 2055, 2056 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 113-197 |
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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 labelingNot later than 9 months after November 26, 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.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VII, §720, as added Pub. L. 113–197, §3, Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2055.)
SAVINGS CLAUSEPub. L. 113–197, §4, Nov. 26, 2014, 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."
FINDINGSPub. L. 113–197, §2, Nov. 26, 2014, 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."
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