Introduced in response to the notice issued by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office on 1/23/16 (see Update on Conflict and Diplomacy in JPS 45 [2]), this bill would alter U.S. regulations on labeling of goods imported from Israel and the oPt. Goods would be required to carry one of the following “country of origin” labels: “Israel,” “West Bank,” “Gaza,” “Gaza Strip,” “West Bank/Gaza,” or “West Bank/Gaza Strip.” The new system would allow products imported from Israel’s settlements in the oPt to be labeled as if they originated in Israel.
1 cosponsor (1R).
See also: similar bill S. 2474 of 2/1/16, which offered a slightly different list of identifiers for products imported from Israel and the oPt.
Last major action: 2/11/16 referred to House Subcomm. on Trade.