[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2969 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 2969


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 1996

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
To eliminate the Board of Tea Experts by repealing the Tea Importation 
                              Act of 1897.

    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 ``Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act of 
1996''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TEA IMPORTATION ACT OF 1897.

    The Tea Importation Act (21 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) is repealed.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 21, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.