47 U.S.C. § 622 — Optional electronic labeling of communica-

Page 344 TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS § 622 gramming distributor that demonstrates that obtaining the equipment to comply with the regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (a) would result in financial hardship, the Federal Communications Commission may grant a waiver of the effective date set forth in para- graph (1) for 1 year and may renew such waiver for 1 additional year. (3) Waiver authority Nothing in this section affects the Commis- sion’s authority under section 1.3 of its rules (47 C.F.R. 1.3) to waive any rule required by this Act, or the application of any such rule, for good cause shown to a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor, or to a class of such stations, operators, or distributors. (c) Compliance Any broadcast television operator, cable oper- ator, or other multichannel video programming distributor that installs, utilizes, and maintains in a commercially reasonable manner the equip- ment and associated software in compliance with the regulations issued by the Federal Com- munications Commission in accordance with subsection (a) shall be deemed to be in compli- ance with such regulations. (d) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) the term ‘‘television broadcast station’’ has the meaning given such term in section 325 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325); and (2) the terms ‘‘cable operator’’ and ‘‘multi- channel video programming distributor’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 602 of Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522). (Pub. L. 111–311, § 2, Dec. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3294.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Communications Act of 1934, referred to in sub- sec. (a), is act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables. This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), is Pub. L. 111–311, Dec. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3294, known as the Com- mercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act or the CALM Act, which enacted this section and provisions set out as a note under section 609 of this title. CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Commercial Ad- vertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, or the CALM Act, and not as part of the Communications Act of 1934 which comprises this chapter. § 622. Optional electronic labeling of communica- tions equipment (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term ‘‘electronic labeling’’ means dis- playing required labeling and regulatory infor- mation electronically; and (2) the term ‘‘radiofrequency device with dis- play’’ means any equipment or device that— (A) is required under regulations of the Commission to be authorized by the Com- mission before the equipment or device may be marketed or sold within the United States; and (B) has the capability to digitally display required labeling and regulatory informa- tion. (b) Requirement to promulgate regulations for electronic labeling Not later than 9 months after November 26, 2014, the Commission shall promulgate regula- tions or take other appropriate action, as nec- essary, to allow manufacturers of radio- frequency devices with display the option to use electronic labeling for the equipment in place of affixing physical labels to the equipment. (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VII, § 720, as added Pub. L. 113–197, § 3, Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2055.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SAVINGS CLAUSE Pub. L. 113–197, § 4, Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2056, pro- vided that: ‘‘The amendment made by section 3 [enact- ing this section] shall not be construed to affect the au- thority of the Federal Communications Commission under section 302 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 302a) to provide for electronic labeling of de- vices.’’ FINDINGS Pub. L. 113–197, § 2, Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2055, pro- vided that: ‘‘Congress finds the following: ‘‘(1) The Federal Communications Commission (re- ferred to in this section as the ‘Commission’) first standardized physical labels for licensed products such as computers, phones, and other electronic de- vices in 1973, and the Commission has continually re- fined physical label requirements over time. ‘‘(2) As devices become smaller, compliance with physical label requirements can become more dif- ficult and costly. ‘‘(3) 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 de- vice, at the discretion of the user. ‘‘(4) An electronic labeling option would give flexi- bility to manufacturers in meeting labeling require- ments.’’ § 623. Configuration of multi-line telephone sys- tems for direct dialing of 9–1–1. (a) System manufacture, importation, sale, and lease A person engaged in the business of manufac- turing, importing, selling, or leasing multi-line telephone systems may not manufacture or im- port for use in the United States, or sell or lease or offer to sell or lease in the United States, a multi-line telephone system, unless such system is pre-configured such that, when properly in- stalled in accordance with subsection (b), a user may directly initiate a call to 9–1–1 from any station equipped with dialing facilities, without dialing any additional digit, code, prefix, or post-fix, including any trunk-access code such as the digit ‘‘9’’, regardless of whether the user is required to dial such a digit, code, prefix, or post-fix for other calls. (b) System installation, management, and oper- ation A person engaged in the business of installing, managing, or operating multi-line telephone