,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 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 prominently disclose       
product country-of-origin information1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,promoting ,responsibility ,in ,markets 
and ,e-,retailers ,act of #bjai or the  
,,prime ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3 7#a7 ,commission ,the term       
,commission means the ,federal ,trade   
,commission4  7#b7 ,country of origin   
,the term country of origin has the     
meaning given such term for purposes of 
section #cjd of the ,tariff ,act of     
#aici 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acjd74  7#c7      
,internet application ,the term internet
 application means a computer program or
 software application that is downloaded

 by a user to an internet-connected     
device4  7#d7 ,online retail platform   
,the term online retail platform means  
any internet website or other online    
platform through which products are     
sold4  #c4 ,country of origin           
requirements for online retailers and   
sellers  7a7 ,in general ,beginning on  
the date that is #ahj days after the    
date of the promulgation of final       
regulations implementing this section-- 
7#a7 it shall be unlawful for any person
 to operate an online retail platform   
that does not comply with the           
requirements of subsection 7b72 and     
7#b7 it shall be unlawful for any person
 who offers a product for sale through  
an online retail platform to knowingly  
provide false information to the        
platform with respect to the country of 
origin of such product4  7b7 ,country of
 origin disclosure requirements ,the    
requirements of this subsection1 with   
respect to an online retail platform1   
are the following3 7#a7 ,the online     

retail platform requires any person who 
wishes to sell a product through the    
platform to provide the platform with   
information on the country of origin of 
such product which shall include1 if    
applicable1 the country of origin of the
 product as the product is marked or    
labeled pursuant to section #cjd of the 
,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4    
#acjd7 and the regulations promulgated  
under such ,act4  7#b7 ,with respect to 
any article of foreign origin imported  
into the ,united ,states that is subject
 to the country of origin marking       
requirement of section #cjd of the      
,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4    
#acjd7 and is offered for sale on the   
online retail platform1 the platform    
discloses1 in a conspicuous manner and  
in the same language that is used on the
 rest of the platform1 the name of the  
country of origin 7as such term is      
defined for purposes of such section    
#cjd7 of that article4  #d4 ,country of 
origin disclosure requirements for      

sellers of internet applications        
,beginning on the date that is #ahj days
 after the date of the promulgation of  
final regulations implementing this     
section--  7#a7 it shall be unlawful for
 any person to sell or distribute an    
internet application unless the person  
discloses to any individual who         
downloads such application1 in a clear  
and conspicuous manner and in the same  
language that is used on the rest of the
 platform on which such application is  
sold or distributed--  7,a7 the country 
in which the developer of such          
application is located2  7,b7 the       
country in which the publisher of such  
application is located2 and  7,c7 if    
applicable1 the country in which the    
parent corporation of such developer or 
publisher is located2 and  7#b7 it shall
 be unlawful for the developer or       
publisher of an internet application to 
knowingly provide false information to a
 seller or distributor of internet      
applications with respect to the country

 in which such developer or publisher or
 the parent corporation of such         
developer or publisher is located4  #e4 
,enforcement  7a7 ,unfair and deceptive 
acts or practices ,a violation of this  
,act 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  7b7 ,powers of     
,commission  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,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   
this ,act shall be subject to the       
penalties 7including the provisions of  
subsections 7l7 and 7m7 of section #e of
 such ,act which provide for a maximum  

civil penalty per violation of #db1cej  
7as of ,february #ad1 #bjai771 and      
entitled to the privileges and          
immunities1 provided in the ,federal    
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq474  7c7 ,consultation with   
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
,in carrying out this ,act and          
promulgating rules under this ,act1 the 
,commission shall consult with the      
,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection4  7d7 ,rulemaking   
,the ,commission shall promulgate in    
accordance with section #eec of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 such rules as
 may be necessary to carry out this     
,act4