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Union Calendar No. 290
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2621
[Report No. 107–485]
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to consumer product
protection.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 2001
Ms. HART (for herself and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
MAY 23, 2002
Additional sponsors: Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr.
JONES of North Carolina, Mr. PENCE, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. BARTLETT
of Maryland, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. WELDON
of Florida, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr.
HERGER, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. AKIN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr.
WU, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.
BLUMENAUER, and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida
MAY 23, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
consumer product protection.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consumer Product
Protection Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. UNAUTHORIZED PLACEMENT OF WRITING WITH A
CONSUMER PRODUCT.
(a) Section 1365 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as
(g) and (h) respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(f)(1) Whoever knowingly stamps, prints, places, or
inserts any writing in or on any consumer product that
affects interstate or foreign commerce, or the box, pack-
age, or other container of any such product, prior to its
sale to any consumer, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply in any case in
which the manufacturer, retailer, or distributor of the
product in the due course of business consents to the
stamping, printing, placing, or inserting of a writing for
promotional or sales purposes.’’; and
(3) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))—
(A)
in
paragraph
(3)(D),
by
striking
‘‘and’’;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(5) the term ‘writing’ means any form of rep-
resentation or communication (including handbills,
notices, or advertising) that contains letters, words,
graphic, or pictorial representations.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 2261A
and 2332b(g)(3) of title 18, United States Code, are each
amended by striking ‘‘1365(g)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘1365’’.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consumer Product Pro-
tection Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. UNAUTHORIZED PLACEMENT OF WRITING WITH A
CONSUMER PRODUCT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1365 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as
(g) and (h) respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(f)(1) Whoever knowingly stamps, prints, places, or
inserts any writing in or on any consumer product that
affects interstate or foreign commerce, or the box, package,
or other container of any such product, prior to its sale
to any consumer, shall be fined under this title or impris-
oned not more than one year, or both.
‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply in any case in
which the manufacturer, retailer, or distributor of the prod-
uct in the due course of business consents to the stamping,
printing, placing, or inserting of a writing.’’; and
(3) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))—
(A) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking
‘‘and’’;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(5) the term ‘writing’ means any form of rep-
resentation or communication (including handbills,
notices, or advertising) that contains letters, words,
graphic, or pictorial representations.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2332b(g)(3)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘1365(g)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘1365’’.