Fair Treatment of Israel in Product Labeling Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4503
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2016-02-09
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Customs enforcement

Department of the Treasury

Gaza Strip

Israel

Middle East

West Bank
Latest action: action_date: 2016-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-02-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fair Treatment of Israel in Product Labeling Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill requires that, for goods produced or originating in the areas known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, proper markings for country of origin include: (1) Israel, (2) West Bank, (3) Gaza, (4) Gaza Strip, (5) West Bank/Gaza, or (6) West Bank/Gaza Strip. </p> <p>Neither the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, nor any competent official of another federal department or agency shall prohibit the use of any such markings for purposes of country of origin marking requirements.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4503 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Treatment of Israel in Product Labeling Act of 2016 . 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.