Part E. Athlete Agents.
§ 47–2887.01. Definitions.
For the purposes of this part, the term:
(1) “Agency contract” means an agreement in which a student-athlete authorizes a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the student-athlete a professional-sports-services contract or an endorsement contract.
(2) "Athlete agent":
(A) Means an individual, whether or not registered under this part, who:
(i) Directly or indirectly recruits or solicits a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract or, for compensation, procures employment or offers, promises, attempts, or negotiates to obtain employment for a student-athlete as a professional athlete or member of a professional sports team or organization;
(ii) For compensation or in anticipation of compensation related to a student-athlete's participation in athletics:
(I) Serves the athlete in an advisory capacity on a matter related to finances, business pursuits, or career management decisions, unless the individual is an employee of an educational institution acting exclusively as an employee of the institution for the benefit of the institution; or
(II) Manages the business affairs of the athlete by providing assistance with bills, payments, contracts, or taxes; or
(iii) In anticipation of representing a student-athlete for a purpose related to the athlete's participation in athletics:
(I) Gives consideration to the student-athlete or another person;
(II) Serves the student-athlete in an advisory capacity on a matter related to finances, business pursuits, or career management decisions; or
(III) Manages the business affairs of the student-athlete by providing assistance with bills, payments, contracts, or taxes.
(B) Does not include an individual who:
(i) Acts solely on behalf of a professional sports team or organization; or
(ii) Is a licensed, registered, or certified professional and offers or provides services to a student-athlete customarily provided by members of the profession, unless the individual:
(I) Recruits or solicits the student-athlete to enter into an agency contract;
(II) For compensation, procures employment or offers, promises, attempts, or negotiates to obtain employment for the student-athlete as a professional athlete or member of a professional sports team or organization; or
(III) Receives consideration for providing the services calculated using a different method than for an individual who is not a student-athlete.
(3) “Athletic director” means an individual responsible for administering the overall athletic program of an educational institution or, if an educational institution has separately administered athletic programs for male students and female students, the athletic program for males or the athletic program for females, as appropriate.
(4) “Contact” means a communication, direct or indirect, between an athlete agent and a student-athlete, to recruit or solicit the student-athlete to enter into an agency contract.
(4A) "Educational institution" includes a public or private elementary school, secondary school, technical or vocational school, community college, college, or university.
(5) “Endorsement contract” means an agreement under which a student-athlete is employed or receives consideration to use on behalf of the other party any value that the student-athlete may have because of publicity, reputation, following, or fame obtained because of athletic ability or performance.
(5A) "Enrolled" or "enrolls" means registered for courses and attending athletic practice or class.
(6) “Intercollegiate sport” means a sport played at the collegiate level for which eligibility requirements for participation by a student-athlete are established by a national association for the promotion or regulation of collegiate athletics.
(6A) "Interscholastic sport" means a sport played between educational institutions that are not community colleges, colleges, or universities.
(6B) "Licensed, registered, or certified professional" means an individual licensed, registered, or certified as an attorney, dealer in securities, financial planner, insurance agent, real estate broker or sales agent, tax consultant, accountant, or member of a profession, other than that of athlete agent, who is licensed, registered, or certified by the District or a nationally recognized organization that licenses, registers, or certifies members of the profession on the basis of experience, education, or testing.
(6C) "Mayor" includes the Mayor's delegee.
(7) “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(8) Professional-sports-services-contract" means an agreement under which an individual is employed as a professional athlete or agrees to render services as a player on a professional sports team or with a professional sports organization.
(9) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(9A) "Recruit or solicit" means to attempt to influence the choice of an athlete agent by a student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the choice by a parent or guardian of the student-athlete. The term does not include giving advice on the selection of a particular agent in a family, coaching, or social situation unless the individual giving the advice does so because of the receipt or anticipated receipt of an economic benefit, directly or indirectly, from the agent.
(10) “Registration” means registration as an athlete agent pursuant to this part.
(10A) "Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to:
(A) Execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
(B) Attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process.
(11) “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(12) "Student-athlete" means an individual who is eligible to attend an educational institution and engages in, is eligible to engage in, or may be eligible in the future to engage in, any interscholastic or intercollegiate sport. The term does not include an individual permanently ineligible to participate in a particular interscholastic or intercollegiate sport for that sport.
§ 47–2887.02. Service of process; subpoenas.
(a) By acting as an athlete agent in the District of Columbia, a nonresident individual appoints the Mayor as the individual’s agent for service of process in any civil action in the District of Columbia related to the individual’s acting as an athlete agent in the District of Columbia.
(b) The Mayor may issue subpoenas for any material that is relevant to the administration of this part.
§ 47–2887.03. Athlete agents: registration required; void contracts.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual may not act as an athlete agent in the District of Columbia without holding a certificate of registration under § 47-2887.05 or § 47-2887.07.
(b) Before being issued a certificate of registration, an individual may act as an athlete agent in the District of Columbia for all purposes except signing an agency contract, if:
(1) A student-athlete or another person acting on behalf of the student-athlete initiates communication with the individual; and
(2) Within 7 days after an initial act as an athlete agent, the individual submits an application for registration as an athlete agent in the District of Columbia.
(c) An agency contract resulting from conduct in violation of this section is void and the athlete agent shall return any consideration received under the contract.
§ 47–2887.04. Registration as athlete agent; application; requirements; reciprocal registration.
(a) An applicant for registration as an athlete agent shall submit an application for registration to the Mayor in a form prescribed by the Mayor. The applicant must be an individual, and the application shall be signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury. The application must contain at least the following:
(1) The applicant's:
(A) Legal name and other names used;
(B) Date and place of birth;
(C) Contact information, including:
(i) Address for the applicant's principal place of business;
(ii) Work and mobile telephone numbers;
(iii) Any means the applicant uses to communicate electronically, including a facsimile number, electronic-mail address, and personal and business or employer websites;
(2) The name of the applicant's business or employer, if applicable, including for each business or employer, its mailing address, telephone number, organizational form, and the nature of the business;
(3) Each social-media account with which the applicant or the applicant's business or employer is affiliated;
(4) Each business or occupation in which the applicant engaged within the 5 years before the date of the application, including self-employment and employment by others, and any professional or occupational license, registration, or certification held by the applicant during that time;
(5) A description of the applicant's:
(A) Formal training as an athlete agent;
(B) Practical experience as an athlete agent; and
(C) Educational background relating to the applicant's activities as an athlete agent;
(6) The name of each student-athlete for whom the applicant acted as an athlete agent within 5 years before the date of the application or, if the individual is a minor, the name of the parent or guardian of the minor, together with the student-athlete's sport and last-known team;
(7) The name and address of each person that:
(A) Is a partner, member, officer, manager, associate, or profit sharer or directly or indirectly holds an equity interest of 5% or greater of the athlete agent's business if it is not a corporation; and
(B) Is an officer or director of a corporation employing the athlete agent or a shareholder having an interest of 5% percent or greater in the corporation;
(8) A description of the status of any application by the applicant, or any person named under paragraph (7) of this subsection, for a State or federal business, professional, or occupational license, other than as an athlete-agent, including any denial, refusal to renew, suspension, withdrawal, or termination of the license and any reprimand or censure related to the license;
(9) Whether the applicant, or any person named under paragraph (7) of this subsection, has pleaded guilty or no contest to, has been convicted of, or has charges pending for, a crime that would involve moral turpitude or be a felony if committed in the District and, if so, identification of:
(A) The crime;
(B) The law-enforcement agency involved; and
(C) If applicable, the date of the conviction and the fine or penalty imposed;
(10) Whether, within 15 years before the date of application, the applicant, or any person named under paragraph (7) of this subsection, has been a defendant or respondent in a civil proceeding, including a proceeding seeking an adjudication of legal incompetence and, if so, the date and a full explanation of each proceeding;
(11) Whether the applicant, or any person named under paragraph (7) of this subsection, has an unsatisfied judgment or a judgment of continuing effect, including alimony or a domestic order in the nature of child support, which is not current at the date of the application;
(12) Whether, within 10 years before the date of application, the applicant, or any person named under paragraph (7) of this subsection, was adjudicated bankrupt or was an owner of a business that was adjudicated bankrupt;
(13) Whether there has been any administrative or judicial determination that the applicant, or any person named under paragraph (7) of this subsection, made a false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representation;
(14) Each instance in which conduct of the applicant, or any person named under paragraph (7) of this subsection, resulted in the imposition of a sanction, suspension, or declaration of ineligibility to participate in an interscholastic, intercollegiate, or professional athletic event on a student-athlete or a sanction on an educational institution;
(15) Each sanction, suspension, or disciplinary action taken against the applicant, or any person named under paragraph (7) of this subsection, arising out of occupational or professional conduct;
(16) Whether there has been a denial of an application for, suspension or revocation of, refusal to renew, or abandonment of, the registration of the applicant, or any person named under paragraph (7) of this subsection, as an athlete agent in any State;
(17) Each State in which the applicant currently is registered as an athlete agent or has applied to be registered as an athlete agent;
(18) If the applicant is certified or registered by a professional league or players association:
(A) The name of the league or association;
(B) The date of certification or registration, and the date of expiration of the certification or registration, if any; and
(C) If applicable, the date of any denial of an application for, suspension or revocation of, refusal to renew, withdrawal of, or termination of, the certification or registration or any reprimand or censure related to the certification or registration; and
(19) Any additional information required by the Mayor.
(b) Instead of proceeding under subsection (a) of this section, an individual registered as an athlete agent in another State may apply for registration as an athlete agent in the District by submitting to the Mayor:
(1) A copy of the application for registration in the other State;
(2) A statement that identifies any material change in the information on the application or verifies there is no material change in the information, signed under penalty of perjury; and
(3) A copy of the certificate of registration from the other State.
(c) Except as provided in § 47-2887.05(b), the Mayor shall issue a certificate of registration to an individual who applies for registration under subsection (b) of this section if the Mayor determines:
(1) The application and registration requirements of the other State are substantially similar to or more restrictive than this part; and
(2) The applicant's registration in another State has not been revoked or suspended and no action involving the individual's conduct as an athlete agent is pending against the individual or the individual's registration in any other State.
(d) For purposes of implementing subsection (c) of this section, the Mayor shall:
(1) Cooperate with national organizations concerned with athlete agent issues and agencies in other States that register athlete agents to develop a common registration form and determine which States have laws that are substantially similar to or more restrictive than this part; and
(2) Exchange information, including information related to actions taken against registered athlete agents or their registrations, with the national organizations and State agencies identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
§ 47–2887.05. Certificate of registration; issuance or denial; renewal.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Mayor shall issue a certificate of registration to an individual who complies with § 47-2887.04(a) or whose application has been accepted under § 47-2887.04(b).
(b) The Mayor may refuse to issue a certificate of registration if the Mayor determines that the applicant has engaged in conduct that has a significant adverse effect on the applicant’s fitness to act as an athlete agent. In making the determination, the Mayor may consider whether the applicant has:
(1) Been convicted of an offense that is directly related to the occupation for which the registration is sought, pursuant to a determination made under § 47-2853.17(c-1)(2);
(2) Made a materially false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representation in the application or as an athlete agent;
(3) Engaged in conduct that would disqualify the applicant from serving in a fiduciary capacity;
(4) Engaged in conduct prohibited by § 47-2887.13;
(5) Had a registration or licensure as an athlete agent suspended, revoked, or denied or been refused renewal of registration or licensure as an athlete agent in any State;
(5A) Been refused renewal of registration as an athlete agent in any State;
(6) Engaged in conduct the consequence of which was that a sanction, suspension, or declaration of ineligibility to participate in an interscholastic or intercollegiate athletic event was imposed on a student-athlete or educational institution; or
(7) Engaged in conduct that significantly adversely reflects on the applicant’s credibility, honesty, or integrity.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in § 47-2853.17(c-1)(2), in making a determination under subsection (b) of this section, the Mayor shall consider:
(1) How recently the conduct occurred;
(2) The nature of the conduct and the context in which it occurred; and
(3) Any other relevant conduct of the applicant.
(d) An athlete agent may apply to renew a registration by submitting an application for renewal in a form prescribed by the Mayor. An application filed under this section is a public record. The application for renewal must be signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury and must contain current information on all matters required in an original registration.
(e) An athlete agent registered under § 47-2887.04(c) may renew the registration by proceeding under subsection (d) of this section or, if the registration in the other State has been renewed, by submitting to the Mayor copies of the application for renewal in the other State and the renewed registration from the other State. The Mayor shall renew the registration if the Mayor determines:
(1) The registration requirements of the other State are substantially similar to or more restrictive than this part; and
(2) The renewed registration has not been suspended or revoked and no action involving the individual's conduct as an athlete agent is pending against the individual or the individual's registration in any State.
(f) A certificate of registration or a renewal of a registration is valid for 2 years.
§ 47–2887.06. Suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew registration.
(a) The Mayor may limit, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a registration for conduct that would have justified denial of registration under § 47-2887.05(b).
(b) The Mayor may limit, deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a certificate of registration or licensure only after proper notice and an opportunity for a hearing. Chapter 5 of Title 2 applies to this part.
§ 47–2887.07. Temporary registration.
The Mayor may issue a temporary certificate of registration while an application for registration or renewal of registration is pending.
§ 47–2887.08. Registration and renewal fees.
(a) An application for registration or renewal of registration must be accompanied by a fee established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The Mayor shall, by rule, establish reasonable fees for:
(1) An initial application for registration;
(2) An application for registration based upon a certificate of registration or licensure issued by another State;
(3) An application for renewal of registration; and
(4) An application for renewal of registration based upon an application for renewal of registration or licensure submitted in another State.
§ 47–2887.09. Required form of agency contract.
(a) An agency contract must be in a record signed by the parties.
(b) An agency contract must state or contain:
(1) The amount and method of calculating the consideration to be paid by the student-athlete for services to be provided by the athlete agent under the contract and any other consideration the athlete agent has received or will receive from any other source for entering into the contract or for providing the services;
(1A) A statement that the athlete agent is registered as an athlete agent in the District and a list of any other States in which the person is registered as an athlete agent;
(2) The name of any person not listed in the application for registration or renewal of registration who will be compensated because the student-athlete signed the agency contract;
(3) A description of any expenses that the student-athlete agrees to reimburse;
(4) A description of the services to be provided to the student-athlete;
(5) The duration of the contract; and
(6) The date of execution.
(c) Subject to subsection (f) of this section, an agency contract must contain a conspicuous notice in boldface type and in substantially the following form:
"WARNING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE.
"IF YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT:
"(1) YOU MAY LOSE YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE AS A STUDENT- ATHLETE IN YOUR SPORT;
"(2) IF YOU HAVE AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, WITHIN 72 HOURS AFTER SIGNING THIS CONTRACT OR BEFORE THE NEXT SCHEDULED ATHLETIC EVENT IN WHICH YOU PARTICIPATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, BOTH YOU AND YOUR ATHLETE AGENT MUST NOTIFY YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR THAT YOU HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS CONTRACT AND PROVIDE THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE ATHLETE AGENT; AND
"(3) YOU MAY CANCEL THIS CONTRACT WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER SIGNING IT. CANCELLATION OF THIS CONTRACT MAY NOT REINSTATE YOUR ELIGIBILITY AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE IN YOUR SPORT."
(c-1) An agency contract must be accompanied by a separate record signed by the student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student-athlete, acknowledging that signing the contract may result in the loss of the student-athlete's eligibility to participate in the student-athlete's sport.
(d) A student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student-athlete may void an agency contract that does not conform to this section. If the contract is voided, any consideration received from the athlete agent under the contract to induce entering into the contract is not required to be returned.
(e) At the time an agency contract is executed, the athlete agent shall give the student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student-athlete a copy in a record of the contract and the separate acknowledgement required by subsection (c-1) of this section.
(f) If a student-athlete is a minor, an agency contract must be signed by the parent or guardian of the minor and the notice required by subsection (c) of this section must be revised accordingly.
§ 47–2887.10. Notice to educational institution.
(a) Not later than 72 hours after entering into an agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which the student-athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the athlete agent shall give notice in a record of the existence of the contract to the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student-athlete is enrolled or at which the athlete agent has reasonable grounds to believe the student-athlete intends to enroll.
(b) Not later than 72 hours after entering into an agency contract or before the next scheduled athletic event in which the student-athlete may participate, whichever occurs first, the student-athlete shall inform the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student-athlete is enrolled that the student-athlete has entered into an agency contract and the name and contact information of the athlete agent.
(c) If an athlete agent enters into an agency contract with a student-athlete and the student-athlete subsequently enrolls at an educational institution, the agent shall notify the athletic director of the institution of the existence of the contract not later than 72 hours after the agent knew or should have known that the student-athlete enrolled in the educational institution.
(d) If an athlete agent has a relationship with a student-athlete before the student-athlete enrolls in an educational institution and receives an athletic scholarship from the institution, the agent shall notify the institution of the relationship not later than 10 days after the enrollment if the agent knows or should have known of the enrollment and:
(1) The relationship was motivated in whole or part by the intention of the agent to recruit or solicit the student-athlete to enter an agency contract in the future; or
(2) The agent directly or indirectly recruited or solicited the student-athlete to enter an agency contract before the enrollment.
(e) An athlete agent shall give notice in a record to the athletic director of any educational institution at which a student-athlete is enrolled before the agent communicates or attempts to communicate with:
(1) The student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete, to influence the student-athlete or parent or guardian of the student-athlete to enter into an agency contract; or
(2) Another individual to have that individual influence the student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student-athlete, to enter into an agency contract.
(f) If a communication or attempt to communicate with an athlete agent is initiated by a student-athlete or another individual on behalf of the student-athlete, the agent shall notify, in a record, the athletic director of any educational institution at which the student-athlete is enrolled. The notification must be made not later than 10 days after the communication or attempt.
(g) An educational institution that becomes aware of a violation of this part by an athlete agent shall notify the following entities of the violation:
(1) The Mayor; and
(2) Any professional league or players association with which the athlete agent is licensed or registered, to the extent the educational institution is aware of such affiliations.
(h) For the purposes of this section, the term "communicates or attempts to communicate" means contacting or attempting to contact by an in-person meeting, a record, or any other method that conveys or attempts to convey a message.
§ 47–2887.11. Student-athlete's right to cancel.
(a) A student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the student-athlete may cancel an agency contract by giving notice in a record of cancellation to the athlete agent within 14 days after the contract is signed.
(b) A student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the athlete, may not waive the right to cancel an agency contract.
(c) If a student-athlete, parent, or guardian cancels an agency contract, the student-athlete, parent, or guardian is not required to pay any consideration under the contract or return any consideration received from the athlete agent to influence the student-athlete, parent, or guardian to enter into the contract.
§ 47–2887.12. Required records.
(a) An athlete agent shall retain the following records for a period of 5 years:
(1) The name and address of each individual represented by the athlete agent;
(2) Any agency contract entered into by the athlete agent; and
(3) Any direct costs incurred by the athlete agent in the recruitment or solicitation of a student-athlete to enter into an agency contract.
(b) Records required by subsection (a) of this section to be retained are open to inspection by the Mayor during normal business hours.
§ 47–2887.13. Prohibited conduct.
An athlete agent may not intentionally:
(1) Give a student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation with the intent to influence the student-athlete, parent, or guardian to enter into an agency contract;
(2) Furnish anything of value to a student-athlete or another individual, if to do so may result in loss of the student-athlete's eligibility to participate in the student-athlete's sport, unless:
(A) The agent notifies the athletic director of the educational institution at which the student-athlete is enrolled or at which the agent has reasonable grounds to believe the student-athlete intends to enroll, not later than 72 hours after giving the thing of value; and
(B) The student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete acknowledges to the agent in a record that receipt of the thing of value may result in loss of the student-athlete's eligibility to participate in the athlete's sport;
(3) Initiate contact, directly or indirectly, with a student-athlete or, if the student-athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete to recruit or solicit the student-athlete, parent, or guardian to enter an agency contract unless the athlete agent is registered under this part;
(4) Fail to create, retain, or permit inspection of the records required by § 47-2887.12;
(5) Fail to register when required by § 47-2887.03;
(6) Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration;
(7) Predate or postdate an agency contract;
(8) Fail to notify a student-athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the student-athlete before the student-athlete, parent, or guardian signs an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing may result in loss of the student-athlete's eligibility to participate in the student-athlete's sport;
(9) Encourage another individual to do any of the acts described in paragraphs (1) through (8) of this subsection on behalf of the athlete agent; or
(10) Encourage another individual to assist any other individual in doing any of the acts described in paragraphs (1) through (8) of this subsection on behalf of the athlete agent.
§ 47–2887.14. Criminal penalties; prosecution by Attorney General.
An athlete agent who violates § 47-2887.13 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is punishable by not more than the amount set forth in [§ 22-3571.01] or imprisonment of 6 months, or both. Violations shall be prosecuted by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia in the name of the District of Columbia.
§ 47–2887.15. Civil remedies.
(a) An educational institution or student-athlete may bring an action for damages against an athlete agent if the institution or student-athlete is adversely affected by an act or omission of the athlete agent in violation of this part. An educational institution or student-athlete is adversely affected by an act or omission of the agent only if, because of the act or omission, the institution or an individual who was a student-athlete at the time of the act or omission and enrolled in the institution:
(1) Is suspended or disqualified from participation in an interscholastic or intercollegiate sports event by or under the rules of a State or national federation or association that promotes or regulates interscholastic or intercollegiate sports; or
(2) Suffers financial damage.
(b) A plaintiff that prevails in an action under this section may recover actual damages, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees. An athlete agent found liable under this section forfeits any right of payment for anything of benefit or value provided to the student-athlete and shall refund any consideration paid to the agent by or on behalf of the student-athlete.
§ 47–2887.16. Civil penalty.
The Mayor may assess a civil penalty against an athlete agent not to exceed $25,000 for a violation of this part.
§ 47–2887.16a. Rules.
The Mayor may issue rules pursuant to § 2-501 et seq. to carry out the provisions of this part.
§ 47–2887.17. Uniformity of application and construction.
In applying and construing this uniform part, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
§ 47–2887.18. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
This part modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, approved June 30, 2000 (114 Stat. 467; 5 U.S.C. § 7002) ("Act"), but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7003(b).
