[107th Congress Public Law 307]
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Public Law 107-307
107th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to consumer product 
           protection. <<NOTE: Dec. 2, 2002 -  [H.R. 2621]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Product Packaging 
Protection Act of 2002.>> assembled,

SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 18 USC 1365 note.>> 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) <<NOTE: Penalties.>> 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.''.

    Approved December 2, 2002.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2621 (S. 1233):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107-485 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 107-106 accompanying S. 1233 (Comm. on the 
Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002):
            June 11, considered and passed House.
            Oct. 16, considered and passed Senate, amended.
            Nov. 14, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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