Obama Signs E-Label Act Into Law

President Barack Obama signed the E-Label Act into law Wednesday, the White House said. The bill (S-2583) will allow device manufacturers to include a required FCC label digitally rather than on the physical device. The House approved the act Nov. 13 (see 1411140031). The bill said U.S. manufacturers and consumers of FCC-licensed devices "would prefer to have the option to provide or receive important Commission labeling information digitally on the screen of the device" and such an option "would give flexibility to manufacturers in meeting labeling requirements." Within nine months, the FCC is required to "promulgate regulations or take other appropriate action, as necessary, to allow manufacturers of radiofrequency devices with display the option to use electronic labeling for the equipment" in place of affixing physical labels to the equipment, the bill said.