[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2621 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                      October 16, 2002.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
2621) entitled ``An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, with 
respect to consumer product protection.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Product Packaging Protection Act of 
2002''.

SEC. 2. TAMPERING WITH CONSUMER PRODUCTS.

    Section 1365 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
        (g) and (h), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f)(1) Whoever, without the consent of the manufacturer, 
retailer, or distributor, intentionally tampers with a consumer product 
that is sold in interstate or foreign commerce by knowingly placing or 
inserting any writing in the consumer product, or in the container for 
the consumer product, before the sale of the consumer product to any 
consumer shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 
year, or both.
    ``(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), if any 
person commits a violation of this subsection after a prior conviction 
under this section becomes final, such person shall be fined under this 
title, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both.
    ``(3) In this subsection, the term `writing' means any form of 
representation or communication, including hand-bills, notices, or 
advertising, that contain letters, words, or pictorial 
representations.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2621

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