[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1233 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1233

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To provide penalties for certain unauthorized writing with respect to 
                           consumer products.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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.''.

            Passed the Senate October 16, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1233

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To provide penalties for certain unauthorized writing with respect to 
                           consumer products.