Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110
§7711 Regulations
Title 15 › CHAPTER 103 — CONTROLLING THE ASSAULT OF NON-SOLICITED PORNOGRAPHY AND MARKETING › § 7711
Summary
Commission may make rules to carry out this Act (except 4 and 12) under section 553 of title 5. Those rules cannot require specific text or labels in commercial emails or force the identification in section 7704(a)(5)(A) into any part.
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Title 15, §7711
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(a)In general
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)Limitation
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).
Legislative History
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.
Reference
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 7711
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110