3.0.0 1076 2023-01-11T13:27:19Z 2023-01-11T13:27:19Z Senate S 2015-04-23 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-04-23T19:31:18Z Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015 114 2024 HR 2015-04-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Identical bill CRS 2015-04-23 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-04-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2015-04-23 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2015-04-23 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-04-23 True Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Computer security and identity theft Consumer affairs Crimes against property Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Telephone and wireless communication Trade restrictions Science, Technology, Communications 00 2015-04-23 Introduced in Senate 2015-05-27T19:06:06Z Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require commercial mobile service providers to make available on smartphones, in coordination with smartphone manufacturers and operating system providers, a function that an account holder may use remotely to: (1) delete or render inaccessible all information on the smartphone relating to the account holder, (2) render the smartphone inoperable on the global networks of such service providers, (3) prevent reactivation or reprogramming without a passcode or similar authorization after the smartphone has been rendered inoperable or has been subject to an unauthorized factory reset, and (4) restore personal information from the smartphone onto a compatible or interoperable device.

Requires service providers to ensure that smartphones: (1) prompt the account holder to enable such functions during the initial setup process, and (2) allow only the account holder to opt out.

Prohibits a smartphone from being manufactured in the United States or imported into the United States for sale or resale to the public, unless the smartphone is configured in such a manner that a service provider may comply with such functionality requirements.

Prohibits service providers from charging a fee for making available such functions, the initial prompt, and the ability to opt out.

Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a common national framework for smartphone anti-theft measures to protect consumers.

Requires the FCC to determine whether this Act should apply to tablets with commercial mobile services.

]]> Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015 Display Title Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require mobile service providers and smartphone manufacturers to give consumers the ability to remotely delete data from smartphones and render smartphones inoperable. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1076is/xml/BILLS-114s1076is.xml 2015-04-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.