[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4503 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4503

To allow for additional markings, including the word ``Israel'', to be 
 used for country of origin marking requirements for goods made in the 
       geographical areas known as the West Bank and Gaza Strip.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2016

 Mr. Poe of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To allow for additional markings, including the word ``Israel'', to be 
 used for country of origin marking requirements for goods made in the 
       geographical areas known as the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

    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 ``Fair Treatment of Israel in Product 
Labeling Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL MARKINGS FOR GOODS.

    (a) In General.--For goods produced or originating in the 
geographical areas known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, proper 
markings for country of origin marking requirements, in accordance with 
the requirements of section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1304), shall include--
            (1) Israel;
            (2) West Bank;
            (3) Gaza;
            (4) Gaza Strip;
            (5) West Bank/Gaza; or
            (6) West Bank/Gaza Strip.
    (b) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of 
State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or any other competent 
Federal official (or their designees) shall not prohibit the use of any 
of the markings listed under subsection (a) for purposes of country of 
origin marking requirements.
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