,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bfd  #aacth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#aabc  ,report ,no4 #aac-cef  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march 
#ac1 #bjac ,mr4 ,goodlatte 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,coble1 ,mr4 ,watt1
 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 and ,ms4          
,del,bene7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,february 
#be1 #bjad ,additional sponsors3 ,ms4   
,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1    
,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,chaffetz1 and ,ms4
 ,mc,collum  ,february #be1 #bjad       
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed ,strike out all after the
 enacting clause and insert the part    
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
promote consumer choice and wireless    
competition by permitting consumers to  
unlock mobile wireless devices1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,unlocking     

,consumer ,choice and ,wireless         
,competition ,act4  #b4 ,repeal of      
existing rule and additional rulemaking 
by ,librarian of ,congress  7a7 ,repeal 
and replace ,paragraph 7#c7 of section  
#bja4dj7;b7 of title #cg1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations1 as amended and   
revised by the ,librarian of ,congress  
on ,october #bh1 #bjab1 pursuant to his 
authority under section #abja7;a7 of    
title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall 
have no force and effect1 and such      
paragraph shall read1 and shall be in   
effect1 as such paragraph was in effect 
on ,july #bg1 #bjaj4  7b7 ,rulemaking   
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,librarian of ,congress1 upon the       
recommendation of the ,register of      
,copyrights1 who shall consult with the 
,assistant ,secretary for               
,communications and ,information of the 
,department of ,commerce and report and 
comment on his or her views in making   
such recommendation1 shall determine1   

consistent with the requirements set    
forth under section #abja7;a77#a7 of    
title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1       
whether to extend the exemption for the 
class of works described in section     
#bja4dj7;b77#c7 of title #cg1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 as amended by    
subsection 7a71 to include any other    
category of wireless devices in addition
 to wireless telephone handsets4  7c7   
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
,act alters1 or shall be construed to   
alter1 the authority of the ,librarian  
of ,congress under section #abja7;a77#a7
 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,unlocking ,consumer ,choice and
 ,wireless ,competition ,act4  #b4      
,repeal of existing rule and additional 
rulemaking by ,librarian of ,congress   
7a7 ,repeal and replace ,paragraph 7#c7 
of section #bja4dj7;b7 of title #cg1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 as      
amended and revised by the ,librarian of
 ,congress on ,october #bh1 #bjab1      

pursuant to the ,librarian's authority  
under section #abja7;a7 of title #ag1   
,united ,states ,code1 shall have no    
force and effect1 and such paragraph    
shall read1 and shall be in effect1 as  
such paragraph was in effect on ,july   
#bg1 #bjaj1 subject to subsections 7c7  
and 7d74  7b7 ,rulemaking ,not later    
than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,librarian  
of ,congress1 upon the recommendation of
 the ,register of ,copyrights1 who shall
 consult with the ,assistant ,secretary 
for ,communications and ,information of 
the ,department of ,commerce and report 
and comment on his or her views in      
making such recommendation1 shall       
determine1 consistent with the          
requirements set forth under section    
#abja7;a77#a7 of title #ag1 ,united     
,states ,code1 whether to extend the    
exemption for the class of works        
described in section #bja4dj7;b77#c7 of 
title #cg1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 as amended by subsection  

7a7 of this section1 to include any     
other category of wireless devices in   
addition to wireless telephone handsets4
  7c7 ,unlocking at direction of        
purchaser or family member ,with respect
 to paragraph 7#c7 of section           
#bja4dj7;b7 of title #cg1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations1 as made effective
 by subsection 7a7 of this subsection1  
and with respect to any other category  
of wireless devices1 in addition to     
wireless telephone handsets1 with       
respect to which1 as determined by the  
,librarian of ,congress in a rulemaking 
conducted under subsection 7b7 or       
otherwise under section                 
#abja7;a77#a77;,c7 of title #ag1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 circumvention 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 authorized by the operator
 of such network1 in the case of a      
purchaser of such handset or device for 

personal use1 such circumvention may be 
initiated by the purchaser1 by a family 
member of such purchaser1 or by another 
person at the direction of such         
purchaser or family member1 for the sole
 use or benefit of such purchaser or    
family member4  7d7 ,rule of            
construction ,nothing in this ,act      
alters1 or shall be construed to alter1 
the authority of the ,librarian of      
,congress under section #abja7;a77#a7 of
 title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1      
including the authority1 with respect to
 the applicable #c-year period1 to      
modify or delete paragraph 7#c7 of      
section #bja4dj7;b7 of title #cg1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations1 or modify or  
delete any category of wireless devices 
exempted under subsection 7b7 of this   
section4  ,february #be1 #bjad ,reported
 with an amendment1 committed to the    
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed