,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #b1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,moran1 and ,mr4 ,young7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,electronic  
,signatures in ,global and ,national    
,commerce ,act to accommodate emerging  
technologies4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,e-,,sign      
,modernization ,act of #bjbj4  #b4      
,requirements for consent to electronic 
disclosures  7a7 ,in general ,title ,i  
of the ,electronic ,signatures in       
,global and ,national ,commerce ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gjja et seq47 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in section #aja7;c7 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #gjja7;c77-- 7,a7 in paragraph
 7#a71 by striking subparagraphs 7,c7   
and 7,d7 and inserting the following3   
7,c7 the consumer1 prior to consenting1 
is provided with a statement of the     

hardware and software requirements for  
access to and retention of the          
electronic records2 and  7,d7 after the 
consent of a consumer in accordance with
 subparagraph 7,a71 if a change in the  
hardware or software requirements needed
 to access or retain electronic records 
creates a material risk that the        
consumer will not be able to access or  
retain a subsequent electronic record   
that was the subject of the consent1 the
 person providing the electronic record 
provides the consumer with a statement  
of-- 7i7 the revised hardware and       
software requirements for access to and 
retention of the electronic records2 and
  7ii7 the right to withdraw consent    
without the imposition of any fees for  
such withdrawal and without the         
imposition of any condition or          
consequence that was not disclosed under
 subparagraph 7,b77i74  2  7,b7 by      
striking paragraph 7#c72 and  7,c7 by   
redesignating paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 and
 7#f7 as paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 and     

7#e71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by        
striking section #aje 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#gjje74  7b7 ,rule of construction      
,nothing in this section1 or the        
amendments made by this section1 may be 
construed as affecting the consent      
provided by any consumer under section  
#aja7;c7 of the ,electronic ,signatures 
in ,global and ,national ,commerce ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gjja7;c77 before the    
date of enactment of this ,act4