[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 231 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 231

     Expressing the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent 
practicable, ink made from vegetable oil should be used in lithographic 
                  printing for the Federal Government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 1994

Mr. Smith of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Danner, Mr. Minge, 
 Mr. Boehner, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Glickman, Mr. Emerson, 
Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Klug, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. 
   Thurman, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Penny, and Mr. Goodlatte) submitted the 
  following concurrent resolution; which was referred jointly to the 
      Committees on Government Operations and House Administration

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
     Expressing the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent 
practicable, ink made from vegetable oil should be used in lithographic 
                  printing for the Federal Government.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Vegetable-based Ink Federal 
Printing Resolution of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) lithographic ink is used in the majority of documents 
        and other publications printed for the Federal Government;
            (2) various types of oil, including vegetable and petroleum 
        oil, are used in lithographic ink;
            (3) greater use of vegetable oil, a renewable agricultural 
        product, in lithographic ink will--
                    (A) reduce the Nation's reliance on nonrenewable 
                petroleum resources;
                    (B) improve environmental quality by lessening the 
                level of volatile organic compound emissions; and
                    (C) speed the paper recycling process and improve 
                the quality of recycled paper;
            (4) according to the Public Printer, use of vegetable-based 
        ink in lithographic printing for the Federal Government adds 
        little, if any, cost to the Government; and
            (5) use of vegetable-based ink in lithographic printing for 
        the Federal Government will--
                    (A) enhance the commercial viability of vegetable-
                based ink and create increased domestic demand for 
                vegetable crops, including an estimated 40 million 
                bushels of soybeans;
                    (B) increase the ability of the United States to 
                retain or enlarge its share of the world market for 
                vegetable-based ink; and
                    (C) create incentives for private sector 
                development of vegetable-based inks that are of high 
                quality and are cost effective, as well as incentives 
                for private sector development of nonpetroleum cleaning 
                agents for printing presses.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent 
practicable, ink made from vegetable oil should be used in lithographic 
printing for the Federal Government.

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