,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ahd  #aadth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#caed  ,report ,no4 #aad-bdc  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july  
#bb1 #bjae ,mr4 ,mullin 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,loebsack7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,september #h1 #bjae ,committed to the  
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to allow           
manufacturers to meet warranty and      
labeling requirements for consumer      
products by displaying the terms of     
warranties on ,internet websites1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,e-,warranty ,act of #bjae4  #b4        
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3  7#a7 ,many manufacturers and 
consumers prefer to have the option to  
provide or receive warranty information 
online4  7#b7 ,modernizing warranty     
notification rules is necessary to allow

 the ,united ,states to continue to     
compete globally in manufacturing1      
trade1 and the development of consumer  
products connected to the ,internet4    
7#c7 ,allowing an electronic warranty   
option would expand consumer access to  
relevant consumer information in an     
environmentally friendly way1 and would 
provide additional flexibility to       
manufacturers to meet their labeling and
 warranty requirements4  #c4 ,electronic
 display of terms of written warranty   
for consumer products  7a7 ,in general  
,section #ajb7;b7 of the ,magnuson-,moss
 ,warranty--,federal ,trade ,commission 
,improvement ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4        
#bcjb7;b77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#d7  7,a7 ,except  
as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the   
rules prescribed under this subsection  
shall allow for the satisfaction of all 
requirements concerning the availability
 of terms of a written warranty on a    
consumer product under this subsection  
by--  7i7 making available such terms in

 an accessible digital format on the    
,internet website of the manufacturer of
 the consumer product in a clear and    
conspicuous manner2 and  7ii7 providing 
to the consumer 7or prospective         
consumer7 information with respect to   
how to obtain and review such terms by  
indicating on the product or product    
packaging or in the product manual--    
7,i7 the ,internet website of the       
manufacturer where such terms can be    
obtained and reviewed2 and  7,,ii7 the  
phone number of the manufacturer1 the   
postal mailing address of the           
manufacturer1 or another reasonable     
non-,internet based means of contacting 
the manufacturer to obtain and review   
such terms4  7,b7 ,with respect to any  
requirement that the terms of any       
written warranty for a consumer product 
be made available to the consumer 7or   
prospective consumer7 prior to sale of  
the product1 in a case in which a       
consumer product is offered for sale in 
a retail location1 by catalog1 or       

through door-to-door sales1 subparagraph
 7,a7 shall only apply if the seller    
makes available1 through electronic or  
other means1 at the location of the sale
 to the consumer purchasing the consumer
 product the terms of the warranty for  
the consumer product before the         
purchase4  4  7b7 ,revision of rules    
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,federal ,trade ,commission  
shall revise the rules prescribed under 
such section to comply with the         
requirements of paragraph 7#d7 of such  
section1 as added by subsection 7a7 of  
this section4  7#b7 ,authority to waive 
requirement for oral presentation ,in   
revising rules under paragraph 7#a71 the
 ,federal ,trade ,commission may waive  
the requirement of section #aji7;a7 of  
such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bcji7;a77 to  
give interested persons an opportunity  
for oral presentation if the ,commission
 determines that giving interested      
persons such opportunity would interfere

 with the ability of the ,commission to 
revise rules under paragraph 7#a7 in a  
timely manner4  ,september #h1 #bjae    
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed