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PUBLIC LAW 105-112 —NOV. 21, 1997 111 STAT. 2273 Public Law 105-112 105th Congress An Act To provide a law enforcement exception to the prohibition on the advertising of Nov. 21, 1997 certain electronic devices. [H.R. 1840] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Law Enforcement „ Technology SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Advertisement This Act may be cited as the "Law Enforcement Technology Clarification Act Advertisement Clarification Act of 1997". 18 USC 2510 SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO PROfflBITION ON ADVERTISING CERTAIN °°*® DEVICES. Section 2512 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(3) It shall not be unlawful under this section to advertise for sale a device described in subsection (1) of this section if the advertisement is mailed, sent, or carried in interstate or foreign commerce solely to a domestic provider of wire or electronic communication service or to an agency of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision thereof which is duly authorized to use such device.". Approved November 21, 1997. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1840: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-162 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 143 (1997): July 8, considered and passed House. Nov. 10, considered and passed Senate.