Title: Anti-BDS Labeling Act
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
Anti-BDS Labeling Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the continuation of U.S. policy related to country of origin marking for imported goods that are produced in the West Bank or Gaza. Currently, such goods must carry specified markings that indicate their origin. Further, the bill prohibits the use of any funds made available to the Department of State or to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to rescind or change this policy.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2489 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2489

   To require the maintenance of the country of origin markings for 
    imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2021

Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Rubio, 
 Mr. Hagerty, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which 
        was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the maintenance of the country of origin markings for 
    imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Anti-BDS Labeling Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING POLICY FOR 
              IMPORTED GOODS PRODUCED IN THE WEST BANK OR GAZA.

    The policy of the Government of the United States with respect to 
country of origin marking of imported goods produced in the West Bank 
or Gaza, notice of which was published by U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection in the Federal Register on December 23, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 
83984), shall remain in effect until repealed by an Act of Congress.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO RESCIND OR CHANGE THE COUNTRY OF 
              ORIGIN MARKING POLICY FOR IMPORTED GOODS PRODUCED IN THE 
              WEST BANK OR GAZA.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
Department of State or U.S. Customs and Border Protection on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended to 
prepare or promulgate any policy, guidance, regulation, notice, or 
Executive order or to otherwise implement, administer, or enforce any 
policy that rescinds or changes the policy of the Government of the 
United States with respect to country of origin marking of imported 
goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, notice of which was published 
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Federal Register on 
December 23, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 83984).
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