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Calendar No. 297
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 118
[Report No. 115–203]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 12, 2017
Mr. Lee (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. King, Mrs. Capito, and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
February 5, 2018
Reported by Mr. Thune, with an amendment
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
A BILL
To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017
.
Exclusivity of Federal authority to regulate labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce
Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 45a) is amended—
in the first sentence, by striking To the extent
and inserting the following:
In general
To the extent
;
by adding at the end the following:
Effect on State law
The provisions of this section shall supersede any provisions of the law of any State relating to the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with a Made in the U.S.A.
or Made in America
label, or the equivalent thereof, in order to represent that such product was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin.
; and
in the third sentence of subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1), by striking Nothing in this section
and inserting Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in this section
.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017
.
Exclusivity of Federal authority to regulate labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce
Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 45a) is amended—
in the first sentence, by striking To the extent
and inserting the following:
In general
To the extent
;
by adding at the end the following:
Effect on State law
In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of this section shall supersede any provisions of the law of any State expressly relating to the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with a Made in the U.S.A.
or Made in America
label, or the equivalent thereof, in order to represent that such product was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin.
Enforcement
Nothing in this section shall preclude the application of the law of any State to the use of a label not in compliance with subsection (a).
; and
in the third sentence of subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1), by striking Nothing in this section
and inserting Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in this section
.
February 5, 2018
Reported with an amendment