[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 436 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  1st Session

                               H. R. 436

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                                 AN ACT

   To require the head of any Federal agency to differentiate between 
  fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and 
 other oils and greases, in issuing certain regulations, and for other 
                               purposes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 436

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To require the head of any Federal agency to differentiate between 
  fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and 
 other oils and greases, in issuing certain regulations, 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 ``Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. DIFFERENTIATION AMONG FATS, OILS, AND GREASES.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), in issuing 
or enforcing any regulation or establishing any interpretation or 
guideline relating to a fat, oil, or grease under any Federal law, the 
head of any Federal agency shall--
            (1) differentiate between and establish separate classes 
        for--
                    (A) animal fats and oils and greases, and fish and 
                marine mammal oils, within the meaning of paragraph (2) 
                of section 61(a) of title 13, United States Code, and 
                oils of vegetable origin, including oils from the 
                seeds, nuts, and kernels referred to in paragraph 
                (1)(A) of such section; and
                    (B) other oils and greases, including petroleum; 
                and
            (2) apply different standards to different classes of fats 
        and oils as provided in subsection (b).
    (b) Considerations.--In differentiating between the class of fats, 
oils, and greases described in subsection (a)(1)(A) and the class of 
oils and greases described in subsection (a)(1)(B), the head of the 
Federal agency shall consider differences in the physical, chemical, 
biological, and other properties, and in the environmental effects, of 
the classes.
    (c) Exception.--The requirements of this Act shall not apply to the 
Food and Drug Administration and the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service.
    (d) Financial Responsibility.--
            (1) Section 1004(a)(1) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
        U.S.C. 2704(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``for a tank 
        vessel,'' and inserting ``for a tank vessel carrying oil in 
        bulk as cargo or cargo residue (except a tank vessel on which 
        the only oil carried is an animal fat or vegetable oil, as 
        those terms are used in section 2 of the Edible Oil Regulatory 
        Reform Act)''.
            (2) Section 1016(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
        U.S.C. 2716(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
        ``, in the case of a tank vessel, the responsible party could 
        be subject under section 1004(a)(1) or (d) of this Act, or to 
        which, in the case of any other vessel, the responsible party 
        could be subjected under section 1004(a)(2) or (d)'' and 
        inserting ``the responsible party could be subjected under 
        section 1004(a) or (d) of this Act''.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 10, 1995.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.