[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3363 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3363

    To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraudulently 
               representing a product to be maple syrup.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 3, 2011

  Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Owens, and Ms. Pingree of 
    Maine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraudulently 
               representing a product to be maple syrup.

    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 ``Maple Agriculture Protection and Law 
Enforcement Act of 2011'' or the ``MAPLE Act''.

SEC. 2. FRAUDULENTLY REPRESENTING A PRODUCT AS MAPLE SYRUP.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1041. Fraudulently representing a product as maple syrup
    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `maple syrup' means a 
liquid food--
            ``(1) derived by--
                    ``(A) concentration and heat treatment of the sap 
                of a species of tree in the genus Acer (commonly known 
                as `maple trees'); or
                    ``(B) solution in water of maple sugar (commonly 
                know as `maple concrete') made from the sap of a 
                species of tree in the genus Acer;
            ``(2) that is not less than 66 percent by weight of soluble 
        solids derived solely from the sap of a species of tree in the 
        genus Acer; and
            ``(3) the concentration of which may be adjusted by adding 
        water.
    ``(b) Offense.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it 
        shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly and willfully 
        introduce or deliver for introduction into interstate commerce 
        a product that is labeled as maple syrup and that is not maple 
        syrup.
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
        product labeled as maple syrup that is not maple syrup if the 
        label also includes a clear identification of the true nature 
        of the product.
    ``(c) Penalty.--Any person that violates subsection (b) shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or 
both.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``1041. Fraudulently representing a product as maple syrup.''.
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