,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gehc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ac1 #bjbj,mr4 
,curtis 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 and
 ,mr4 ,bilirakis7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the disclosure of
 a camera or recording capability in    
certain internet-connected devices4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,informing ,consumers about ,smart 
,devices ,act4  #b4 ,required disclosure
 of a camera or recording capability in 
certain internet-connected devices ,each
 manufacturer of a covered device shall 
disclose whether the covered device     
manufactured by the manufacturer        
contains a camera or microphone as a    
component of the covered device4  #c4   
,enforcement by the ,federal ,trade     
,commission  7a7 ,unfair or deceptive   
acts or practices ,a violation of       
section #b shall be treated as a        
violation of a rule defining an unfair  

or deceptive act or practice prescribed 
under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the   
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7b7      
,actions by the ,commission  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,federal ,trade ,commission
 shall prevent any person from violating
 this ,act or a regulation promulgated  
under this ,act in the same manner1 by  
the same means1 and with the same       
jurisdiction1 powers1 and duties as     
though all applicable terms and         
provisions of the ,federal ,trade       
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 were incorporated into and made a 
part of this ,act4  7#b7 ,penalties and 
privileges ,any person who violates this
 ,act or a regulation promulgated under 
this ,act shall be subject to the       
penalties and entitled to the privileges
 and immunities provided in the ,federal
 ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#da et seq474  7c7 ,commission guidance 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         

,commission1 through outreach to        
relevant private entities1 shall issue  
guidance to assist manufacturers in     
complying with the requirements of this 
,act1 including guidance about best     
practices for making the disclosure     
required by section #b as clear and     
conspicuous as possible4  7d7 ,tailored 
guidance ,a manufacturer of a covered   
device may petition the ,commission for 
tailored guidance as to how to meet the 
requirements of section #b4  7e7        
,limitation on ,commission ,guidance ,no
 guidance issued by the ,commission with
 respect to this ,act shall confer any  
rights on any person1 ,state1 or        
locality1 nor shall operate to bind the 
,commission or any person to the        
approach recommended in such guidance4  
,in any enforcement action brought      
pursuant to this ,act1 the ,commission  
shall allege a specific violation of a  
provision of this ,act4 ,the ,commission
 may not base an enforcement action on1 
or execute a consent order based on1    

practices that are alleged to be        
inconsistent with any such guidelines1  
unless the ,commission determines such  
practices expressly violate section #b4 
#d4 ,definition of covered device ,as   
used in this ,act1 the term covered     
device-- 7#a7 means a consumer product1 
as defined by section #c7;a7 of the     
,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb7;a77 that is capable of 
connecting to the internet1 a component 
of which is a camera or microphone2 and 
7#b7 does not include-- 7,a7 a telephone
 7including a mobile phone71 a laptop1  
tablet1 or any device that a consumer   
would reasonably expect to have a       
microphone or camera2  7,b7 any device  
that is specifically marketed as a      
camera1 telecommunications device1 or   
microphone2 or  7,c7 any device or      
apparatus described in sections #bee1   
#gaf1 and #gah1 and subsections 7aa7 and
 7bb7 of section #cjc of the            
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bee2 #fag2 #fai2 and         

#cjc7;aa7 and 7bb771 and any regulations
 promulgated thereunder4  #e4 ,effective
 date ,this ,act shall apply to all     
devices manufactured after the date that
 is #ahj days after the date on which   
guidance is issued by the ,commission   
under section #c7;c71 and shall not     
apply to devices manufactured or sold   
before such date1 or otherwise          
introduced into interstate commerce     
before such date4