,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aidi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #e1    
#bjae,mr4 ,schumer 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 and ,mrs4 
,boxer7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to make it unlawful to alter or      
remove the unique equipment             
identification number of a mobile       
device4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,mobile ,device ,theft 
,deterrence ,act of #bjae4  #b4         
,altering or removing mobile device     
unique equipment identification numbers 
7a7 ,in general ,chapter #be of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#eae4 ,altering or removing unique      
mobile device equipment identification  
numbers  7a7 ,definitions ,in this      
section--  7#a7 the term manufacturer   
means a person who has lawfully obtained
 the right to assign a mobile device    

equipment identification number to a    
mobile device before the initial sale of
 the mobile device2 and  7#b7 the term  
unique mobile device equipment          
identification number means--  7,a7 an  
international mobile equipment identity 
number2  7,b7 electronic serial number2 
or  7,c7 any other number or signal--   
7i7 that identifies a specific mobile   
wireless communications device2 and     
7ii7 has the same function and purposes 
as a number described in subparagraph   
7,a7 or 7,b74  7b7 ,prohibition ,except 
as provided in subsection 7d71 it shall 
be unlawful to--  7#a7 knowingly remove1
 obliterate1 tamper with1 or alter a    
mobile device identification number2 or 
7#b7 knowingly use1 produce1 traffic in1
 have control or custody of1 or possess 
hardware or software1 knowing it has    
been configured to engage in the conduct
 described in paragraph 7#a74  7c7      
,penalty ,any person who violates       
subsection 7b7 shall be fined under this
 title1 imprisoned not more than #e     

years1 or both4  7d7 ,exception         
,subsection 7b7 shall not apply to the  
manufacturer of a mobile device1 a      
person that engineers1 tests1 repairs1  
or refurbishes a mobile device1 or a    
person that implements technologies for 
the purpose of protecting the security  
and privacy of mobile device end users  
while allowing the transmission of the  
mobile device identification number to  
service providers1 unless the           
manufacturer or person knows that the   
mobile device or part involved is       
stolen4  4  7b7 ,technical and          
conforming amendment ,the table of      
sections for chapter #be of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #ead the following3  #eae4      
,altering or removing unique mobile     
device equipment identification numbers4
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