,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjag,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself and 
,ms4 ,sinema7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,federal ,trade  
,commission to establish labels that may
 be used as a voluntary means of        
indicating to consumers the extent to   
which products are of ,united ,states   
origin1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,made in ,america ,act of #bjag4    
#b4 ,america ,star labels  7a7          
,establishment ,not later than #b years 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,commission shall promulgate  
regulations in accordance with section  
#eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 to establish labels that a person may  
use as a voluntary means of indicating  
to consumers the extent to which        
products that such person introduces1   

delivers for introduction1 sells1       
advertises1 or offers for sale in       
commerce are of ,united ,states origin4 
,such labels shall be known as ,america 
,star labels4  7b7 ,requirements for    
labels  7#a7 ,in general ,the           
regulations required by subsection 7a7  
shall establish #d ,america ,star       
labels1 as follows3 7,a7 ,a label that  
may be used for a product that satisfies
 the standard for an unqualified ,united
 ,states origin claim set forth by the  
,commission in the ,enforcement ,policy 
,statement4  7,b7 ,a label that may be  
used for a product for which not less   
than #ij percent of the total cost of   
manufacturing the product is            
attributable to ,united ,states costs1  
as determined under the ,enforcement    
,policy ,statement4  7,c7 ,a label that 
may be used for a product for which not 
less than #hj percent of the total cost 
of manufacturing the product is         
attributable to ,united ,states costs1  
as determined under the ,enforcement    

,policy ,statement4  7,d7 ,a label that 
may be used for a product for which not 
less than #gj percent of the total cost 
of manufacturing the product is         
attributable to ,united ,states costs1  
as determined under the ,enforcement    
,policy ,statement4  7#b7 ,goals ,the   
,america ,star labels shall be designed 
to achieve the following goals3 7,a7    
,providing clarity for consumers about  
the extent to which products are        
manufactured in the ,united ,states4    
7,b7 ,encouraging manufacturers to      
manufacture more products in the ,united
 ,states4  7,c7 ,highlighting the       
importance of domestic manufacturing for
 the economy of the ,united ,states4    
7#c7 ,appearance and content2 additional
 standards and requirements ,the        
regulations required by subsection 7a7  
shall establish the visual appearance   
and content of the ,america ,star       
labels1 any standards 7in addition to   
the standards described in paragraph    
7#a77 that a product shall meet in order

 for a particular ,america ,star label  
to be used for such product1 and        
requirements for the permissible use of 
the ,america ,star labels1 as the       
,commission considers appropriate to    
achieve the goals described in paragraph
 7#b7 and to ensure that the labels--   
7,a7 are consistent with public         
perceptions of the meaning of           
descriptions of the extent to which a   
product is of ,united ,states origin2   
and  7,b7 are not used in a way that is 
unfair or deceptive1 including1 for a   
product that does not meet the standards
 for an ,america ,star label1 placing   
such label on such product1 using such  
label in any marketing materials for    
such product1 or in any other way       
representing that such product meets the
 standards of such label4  7c7 ,use of  
labels voluntary ,the ,commission may   
not require a person who makes a        
qualified or unqualified claim that a   
product is of ,united ,states origin to 
use an ,america ,star label to make such

 claim4  7d7 ,rule of construction      
,nothing in this ,act shall be construed
 to affect the standards of the         
,commission in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
for a qualified or unqualified claim    
that a product is of ,united ,states    
origin4  7e7 ,consultation ,in          
promulgating the regulations required by
 subsection 7a71 the ,commission shall  
consult with-- 7#a7 the ,commissioner of
 ,united ,states ,customs and ,border   
,protection in order to ensure          
consistency with the country of origin  
labeling requirements under section #cjd
 of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai      
,u4,s4,c4 #acjd72 and  7#b7 the ,united 
,states ,trade ,representative in order 
to ensure consistency with the          
obligations of the ,united ,states under
 international trade agreements4  7f7   
,enforcement  7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive 
acts or practices ,a violation of a     
regulation promulgated under this       
section shall be treated as a violation 

of a regulation under section           
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade 
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 regarding unfair or  
deceptive acts or practices4  7#b7      
,powers of ,commission ,the ,commission 
shall enforce the regulations           
promulgated under this section in the   
same manner1 by the same means1 and with
 the same jurisdiction1 powers1 and     
duties as though all applicable terms   
and provisions of the ,federal ,trade   
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 were incorporated into and made a 
part of this ,act4 ,any person who      
violates a regulation promulgated under 
this section shall be subject to the    
penalties and entitled to the privileges
 and immunities provided in the ,federal
 ,trade ,commission ,act4  #c4          
,preemption of certain ,state           
requirements  7a7 ,requirements more    
stringent than ,,ftc standards ,section 
#cbjicc of the ,violent ,crime ,control 
and ,law ,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#ae

 ,u4,s4,c4 #de;a7 and any regulation    
promulgated by the ,commission under    
such section shall supercede any        
provision of law of a ,state or a       
political subdivision of a ,state that  
imposes more stringent requirements     
relating to the extent to which any     
person may introduce1 deliver for       
introduction1 sell1 advertise1 or offer 
for sale in commerce a product with a   
,made in the ,u4,s4,a4 or ,made in      
,america label1 or the equivalent       
thereof1 in order to represent that such
 product is in whole or substantial part
 of domestic origin4  7b7 ,requirements 
limiting ability ,to use ,america ,star 
labels ,the regulations promulgated     
under section #b shall supercede any    
provision of law of a ,state or a       
political subdivision of a ,state       
relating to the extent to which any     
person introduces1 delivers for         
introduction1 sells1 advertises1 or     
offers for sale in commerce a product   
with a ,made in the ,u4,s4,a4 or ,made  

in ,america label1 or the equivalent    
thereof1 in order to represent that such
 product is in whole or substantial part
 of domestic origin1 to the extent that 
such provision would have the effect of 
limiting the ability of a person to use 
an ,america ,star label with respect to 
a product in accordance with such       
regulations4  #d4 ,definitions ,in this 
,act3 7#a7 ,commission ,the term        
,commission means the ,federal ,trade   
,commission4  7#b7 ,enforcement ,policy 
,statement ,the term ,enforcement       
,policy ,statement means the            
,enforcement ,policy ,statement on      
,u4,s4 ,origin ,claims issued by the    
,commission in ,december #aiig1 or any  
successor guidance or regulation4  7#c7 
,state ,the term ,state means each of   
the several ,states1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 each commonwealth1 territory1
 or possession of the ,united ,states1  
and each federally recognized ,indian   
tribe4