2011 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 44 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (§§ 3531 - 3549)
Section 3546 - Use of domestic products

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 44 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 3546 - Use of domestic products
Containssection 3546
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 102-550, title IX, §920, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3883.
Statutes at Large Reference106 Stat. 3883
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 102-550

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42 USC § 3546 (2011)
§3546. Use of domestic products (a) Prohibition against fraudulent use of “Made in America” labels

A person shall not intentionally affix a label bearing the inscription of “Made in America”, or any inscription with that meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States, if that product is not a domestic product.

(b) Report

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture shall each submit, before January 1, 1994, a report to the Congress on procurements of products that are not domestic products.

(c) “Domestic product” defined

For the purposes of this section, the term “domestic product” means a product—

(1) that is manufactured or produced in the United States; and

(2) at least 50 percent of the cost of the articles, materials, or supplies of which are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States.

(Pub. L. 102–550, title IX, §920, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3883.)

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, and not as part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act which comprises this chapter.

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