[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2328 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2328

    To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the sale of 
   alcoholic beverages to persons who are less than 21 years of age.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 13, 1995

 Mr. Stockman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the sale of 
   alcoholic beverages to persons who are less than 21 years of age.
    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 ``Jeramy's Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL MINIMUM DRINKING AGE.

    Section 158 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsections (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), and (b)(2) by 
        striking ``under this section'' and inserting ``pursuant to 
        subsection (a)'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsections:
    ``(c) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance With Respect to Sale 
of Alcoholic Beverages.--
            ``(1) First year.--The Secretary shall withhold 5 percent 
        of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under 
        each of sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(5) of this 
        title on the first day of the fiscal year succeeding the first 
        fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1998, in which the 
        sale in such State of any alcoholic beverage to a person who is 
        less than 21 years of age is lawful.
            ``(2) After the first year.--The Secretary shall withhold 
        10 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any 
        State under each of sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), and 
        104(b)(5) of this title on the first day of each fiscal year 
        after the second fiscal year beginning after September 30, 
        1997, in which the sale in such State of any alcoholic beverage 
        to a person who is less than 21 years of age is lawful.
    ``(d) Period of Availability; Effect of Compliance and 
Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Period of availability of withheld funds.--
                    ``(A) Funds withheld on or before september 30, 
                2000.--Any funds withheld pursuant to subsection (c) 
                from apportionment to any State on or before September 
                30, 2000, shall remain available for apportionment to 
                such State until the end of the 3rd fiscal year 
                following the fiscal year for which such funds are 
                authorized to be appropriated.
                    ``(B) Funds withheld after september 30, 2000.--No 
                funds withheld pursuant to subsection (c) from 
                apportionment to any State after September 30, 2000, 
                shall be available for apportionment to such State.
            ``(2) Apportionment of withheld funds after compliance.--
        If, before the last day of the period for which funds withheld 
        pursuant to subsection (c) from apportionment are to remain 
        available for apportionment to a State under paragraph (1)(A), 
        the State makes effective a law which is in compliance with 
        subsection (c), the Secretary shall on the day following the 
        effective date of such law apportion to such State the withheld 
        funds remaining available for apportionment to such State.
            ``(3) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned 
        funds.--Any funds apportioned pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
        remain available for expenditure until the end of the 3rd 
        fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year in which such funds are 
        so apportioned. Sums not obligated at the end of such period 
        shall lapse or, in the case of funds apportioned under section 
        104(b)(5) of this title, shall lapse and be made available by 
        the Secretary for projects in accordance with section 118(c)(2) 
        of this title.
            ``(4) Effect of noncompliance.--If, at the end of the 
        period for which funds withheld under this section from 
        apportionment are available for apportionment to a State under 
        paragraph (1), the State has not made effective a law which is 
        in compliance with subsection (a), such funds shall lapse or, 
        in the case of funds withheld from apportionment under section 
        104(b)(5) of this title, such funds shall lapse and be made 
        available by the Secretary for projects in accordance with 
        section 118(c)(2) of this title.''.
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