118 HR 9349 IH: American Consumer Awareness of National Source Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-08-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9349IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 13, 2024Mr. Harder of California (for himself and Mr. Van Orden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that required country-of-origin labeling for any agricultural product packaged in a can shall be on the front label or top of such can, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the American Consumer Awareness of National Source Act or the American CANS Act.

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Method of notification of country of origin of an agricultural product packaged in a can

(a)

In general

Section 304(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304(b)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: In the case of such an article that is an agricultural product (as defined in section 207 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946) packaged in a can, the marking required under this subsection shall appear on the front label of the can or be stamped, embossed, or printed on the top of the can..(b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall only apply to agricultural products imported on or after the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.