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







                                    


104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 436

  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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 1995

Mr. Ewing (for himself, and Mrs. Danner) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Commerce and, in addition, to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  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. DIFFERENTIATION AMONG FATS, OILS, AND GREASES.

    (a) In General.--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 
differentiate between--
            (1)(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; or
            (B) oils of vegetable origin, including oils from the 
        seeds, nuts, and kernels referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of 
        such section; and
            (2) other oils and greases, including petroleum.
    (b) Considerations.--In differentiating between the class of fats, 
oils, and greases described in subsection (a)(1) and the class of oils 
and greases described in subsection (a)(2), 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.
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