§7711 — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

Summary

The Commission can make rules to carry out this Act, except for the changes made by sections 4 and 12. Any rules it makes must follow the rulemaking process in section 553 of title 5. Those rules cannot let the Commission require that commercial email messages use specific words, symbols, marks, or labels. The rules also cannot force the identification called for in section 7704(a)(5)(A) to appear in any particular part of the email (for example, the subject line or the body).

Title 15, §7711

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(a)The Commission may issue regulations to implement the provisions of this Act (not including the amendments made by section 4 and 12). Any such regulations shall be issued in accordance with section 553 of title 5.

(b)Subsection (a) may not be construed to authorize the Commission to establish a requirement pursuant to section 7704(a)(5)(A) of this title to include any specific words, characters, marks, or labels in a commercial electronic mail message, or to include the identification required by section 7704(a)(5)(A) of this title in any particular part of such a mail message (such as the subject line or body).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act (not including the

Amendments

made by section 4 and 12), referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 108–187, Dec. 16, 2003, 117 Stat. 2699, which is classified principally to this chapter. section 4 enacted section 7703 of this title, section 1037 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and provisions listed in a table relating to sentencing guidelines set out as a note under section 994 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. section 12 amended section 227 of Title 47, Telecommunications. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 7701 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 2004, see section 16 of Pub. L. 108–187, set out as a note under section 7701 of this title.

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