,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #d1 #bjai
 ,mr4 ,merkley introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require online retailers to       
disclose the country of origin of       
products imported into the ,united      
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,transparency in ,online ,retailing
 ,act4  #b4 ,disclosure of country of   
origin by online retailers  7a7 ,in     
general ,a person that1 through an      
internet website1 sells an article of   
foreign origin imported into the ,united
 ,states shall mark in a conspicuous    
place on that website1 and in the same  
language that is used on the rest of    
that website1 the name of the country of
 origin of that article4  7b7           
,enforcement  7#a7 ,unfair and deceptive
 acts or practices ,a violation of      

subsection 7a7 shall be treated as a    
violation of a rule defining an unfair  
or deceptive act or practice prescribed 
under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the   
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7#b7     
,powers of ,federal ,trade ,commission  
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,federal ,trade   
,commission shall enforce this ,act 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  7,b7 ,privileges and
 immunities ,any person that violates   
subsection 7a7 shall be subject to the  
penalties1 and entitled to the          
privileges and immunities1 provided in  
the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474