Introduced in House
American CANS Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the American Consumer Awareness of National Source Act or the American CANS Act.
SEC. 2. METHOD OF NOTIFICATION OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT PACKAGED IN A CANTrack this section →
(a) In general Section 304(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304(b)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: In the case of such an article that is an agricultural product (as defined in section 207 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946) packaged in a can, the marking required under this subsection shall appear on the front label of the can or be stamped, embossed, or printed on the top of the can.. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall only apply to agricultural products imported on or after the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act.