[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1906 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1906

 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 
      labeling of milk and milk products, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 1993

   Mr. Obey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 
      labeling of milk and milk products, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Labeling 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(gg) The term `bovine growth hormone' means--
            ``(A) a substance described as bovine somatotropin, bST, 
        BST, bGH, or BGH; and
            ``(B) a growth hormone, intended for use in bovine animals, 
        that has been produced through recombinant DNA techniques.
    ``(hh) The term `cow' means a bovine animal.''.

SEC. 3. LABELING.

    Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
343) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s)(1) If it is milk that--
            ``(A) is intended for human consumption; and
            ``(B)(i) is produced by cows that have been injected with 
        bovine growth hormone; or
            ``(ii) has been commingled with milk produced by such cows,
unless the labeling of the milk bears the following statement: `This 
milk was produced by cows injected with bovine growth hormone.'''.
    ``(2) If it is milk that is intended for human consumption, other 
than milk described in paragraph (1), unless the labeling of the milk 
bears the following statement: `This milk was not produced by cows 
injected with bovine growth hormone.'''.
    ``(3) If it is a milk product that is intended for human 
consumption and is derived from milk described in paragraph (1), unless 
the labeling of the milk product bears the following statement: `This 
milk product was derived from milk produced by cows injected with 
bovine growth hormone.'''.
    ``(4) If it is a milk product that is intended for human 
consumption and is not derived from milk described in paragraph (1), 
unless the labeling of the milk product bears the following statement: 
`This milk product was not derived from milk produced by cows injected 
with bovine growth hormone.'''.

SEC. 4. RECORDS.

    (a) Prohibited Act.--Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(u) The failure to prepare and maintain records required by 
section 512A, or to comply with a requirement of regulations 
promulgated under such section.''.
    (b) Records.--Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
is amended by inserting after section 512 (21 U.S.C. 306b) the 
following:

``SEC. 512A. BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE.

    ``(a) Records.--
            ``(1) In General.--A person who sells bovine growth 
        hormone, purchases the hormone, distributes the hormone, or 
        injects the hormone into a cow shall prepare and maintain 
        records that comply with the regulations issued by the 
        Secretary under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Regulations regarding records.--
                    ``(A) Persons covered.--Not later than thirty days 
                after the date of enactment of the Bovine Growth 
                Hormone Milk Labeling Act, the Secretary shall issue 
                regulations that require--
                            ``(i) persons who sell bovine growth 
                        hormone;
                            ``(ii) persons who purchase bovine growth 
                        hormone;
                            ``(iii) persons who distribute bovine 
                        growth hormone; and
                            ``(iv) persons who inject bovine growth 
                        hormone into cows,
                to create and maintain records that contain the 
                applicable information specified in subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Information.--Regulations issued under this 
                paragraph shall require records to contain a 
                description of--
                            ``(i) the quantity and source of the bovine 
                        growth hormone obtained (by manufacture, 
                        purchase, or any other means);
                            ``(ii) the date on which the hormone was 
                        obtained; and
                            ``(iii) the identity of each person to whom 
                        the hormone was sold or otherwise distributed, 
                        the cows into which any portion of the hormone 
                        was injected, and each person who has an 
                        operator or ownership interest in the cows.
    ``(b) Other Regulations.--Not later than thirty days after the date 
of enactment of the Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Labeling Act, the 
Secretary shall issue regulations that establish--
            ``(1) requirements with respect to the sale, distribution, 
        and administration of bovine growth hormone; and
            ``(2) such other requirements with respect to the use of 
        bovine growth hormone as the Secretary may determine to be 
        necessary to carry out the objectives of this Act.''.

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