[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7364 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7364
To prohibit a person from advertising for sale a product produced or
manufactured using the forced labor of individuals in the People's
Republic of China, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 15, 2024
Mr. Curtis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To prohibit a person from advertising for sale a product produced or
manufactured using the forced labor of individuals in the People's
Republic of China, 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 ``No Forced Labor on TV Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION REGARDING PRODUCTS PRODUCED USING FORCED LABOR.
(a) Prohibition.--A person may not advertise for sale a covered
product.
(b) Enforcement by Commission.--
(1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of
this section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation
under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act
(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or
practices.
(2) Powers of commission.--The Commission shall enforce
this section in the same manner, by the same means, and with
the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission
Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a
part of this section. Any person who violates this section
shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the
privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade
Commission Act.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Trade Commission.
(2) Covered product.--The term ``covered product'' means a
product produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, using
the forced labor of individuals in the People's Republic of
China.
(3) Forced labor.--The term ``forced labor''--
(A) has the meaning given that term in section 307
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307); and
(B) includes convict labor and indentured labor
under penal sanctions.
(d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date
that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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