,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #behc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aj1     
#bjad ,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,rockefeller7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote the            
non-exclusive use of electronic labeling
 for devices licensed by the ,federal   
,communications ,commission4  #a4 ,short
 title  ,this ,act may be cited as the  
,enhance ,labeling1 ,accessing1 and     
,branding of ,electronic ,licenses ,act 
of #bjad or the ,e-,,label ,act4  #b4   
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,the ,federal ,communications     
,commission 7referred to in this section
 as the ,commission7 first standardized 
physical labels for licensed products   
such as computers1 phones1 and other    
electronic devices in #aigc1 and the    
,commission has continually refined     
physical label requirements over time4  

7#b7 ,as devices become smaller1        
compliance with physical label          
requirements can become more difficult  
and costly4  7#c7 ,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 device1 at the discretion of the    
user4  7#d7 ,an electronic labeling     
option would give flexibility to        
manufacturers in meeting labeling       
requirements4  #c4 ,authorization for   
,federal ,communications ,commission to 
allow electronic labeling ,title ,,vii  
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#gbj4 ,optional electronic labeling of  
communications equipment  7a7           
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term electronic labeling means         
displaying required labeling and        
regulatory information electronically2  

and  7#b7 the term radiofrequency device
 with display means any equipment or    
device that-- 7,a7 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 ,states2 and    
7,b7 has the capability to digitally    
display required labeling and regulatory
 information4  7b7 ,requirement ,to     
promulgate regulations for electronic   
labeling ,not later than #i months after
 the date of enactment of the ,enhance  
,labeling1 ,accessing1 and ,branding of 
,electronic ,licenses ,act of #bjad1 the
 ,commission shall promulgate           
regulations or take other appropriate   
action1 as necessary1 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 equipment4  4  #d4 ,savings clause  
,the amendment made by section #c shall 
not be construed to affect the authority

 of the ,federal ,communications        
,commission under section #cjb of the   
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjb;a7 to provide for        
electronic labeling of devices4