[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4152 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4152

  To amend section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to make unlawful the 
  importation, sale for importation, or sale within the United States 
after importation, of articles falsely labeled or advertised as meeting 
  a United States Government or industry standard for performance or 
                                safety.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2004

  Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. Camp) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to make unlawful the 
  importation, sale for importation, or sale within the United States 
after importation, of articles falsely labeled or advertised as meeting 
  a United States Government or industry standard for performance or 
                                safety.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 337 OF TARIFF ACT OF 1930.

    Section 337(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)) 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and (E)'' and 
        inserting ``(E), and (F)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) The importation into the United States, the 
                sale for importation, or the sale within the United 
                States after importation by the owner, importer, or 
                consignee, of articles that are labeled or advertised 
                as meeting a United States Government standard for 
                performance or safety, or an industry standard for 
                performance or safety, but do not in fact meet that 
                standard.''.
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