Sec. 2. Mandatory origin and location disclosure for products advertised for sale on the internet

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It shall be unlawful for a product to be introduced, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in commerce on an internet website unless the internet website description of the product— except as provided in subparagraph (B), indicates in a conspicuous place the country of origin of the product, in a manner consistent with the regulations prescribed under section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1304 ) and the country of origin marking regulations administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; or includes, in the case of— a new passenger motor vehicle (as defined in section 32304 of title 49, United States Code), the disclosure required by such section; a textile fiber product (as defined in section 2 of the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act ( 15 U.S.C. 70b )), the disclosure in labeling required by such Act; a wool product (as defined in section 2 of the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 ( 15 U.S.C. 68 )), the disclosure in labeling required by such Act; a fur product (as defined in section 2 of the Fur Products Labeling Act ( 15 U.S.C. 69 )), the disclosure in labeling required by such Act; a covered commodity (as defined in section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1638 )), the country of origin information required by section 282 of such Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1638a ); and a pharmaceutical product subject to the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration, the disclosure required by section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 352 ); and indicates in a conspicuous place the country in which the seller of the product is located (and, if applicable, the country in which any parent corporation of such seller is located), in a manner consistent with the regulations prescribed under such section 304.

The disclosure of a product’s country of origin required pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall not be made in such a manner as to represent to a consumer that the product is in whole, or substantial part, of domestic origin consistent with the decisions and orders of the Commission issued pursuant to section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 5 ). Notwithstanding section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 230(c)(1) ), subject to paragraph (2), the requirements of this section shall apply to the provider or publisher of any internet marketplace.

The requirements of this section shall not apply to the provider or publisher of any internet website marketplace that can demonstrate that it acted in good faith reliance on the written designation of a product's country of origin made by a product's manufacturer, marketer, or importer.

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