[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3548 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3548

   To amend title 23, United States Code, to eliminate penalties for 
  noncompliance by States with requirements relating to the national 
                         minimum drinking age.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 29, 1996

 Mr. Klug (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
   Tauzin) 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, to eliminate penalties for 
  noncompliance by States with requirements relating to the national 
                         minimum drinking 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 the ``States Rights Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM DRINKING AGE.

    Section 158 of title 23, United States Code, and the item relating 
to such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title are 
repealed.

SEC. 3. APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS WITHHELD FROM APPORTIONMENT.

    (a) Apportionment.--On the day following the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall apportion any funds withheld under 
section 158 of title 23, United States Code, before such date of 
enactment to the State from which such funds were withheld.
    (b) Period of Availability.--Funds apportioned under this section 
shall remain available for expenditure until the end of the 3rd fiscal 
year succeeding the fiscal year in which such funds are so apportioned.
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