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

                                                 Union Calendar No. 139

104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 436

                  [Report No. 104-262, Parts I and II]

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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.

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                           September 27, 1995

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
                                                 Union Calendar No. 139
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 436

                  [Report No. 104-262, Parts I and II]

  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

                           September 27, 1995

      Reported from the Committee on Agriculture with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           September 27, 1995

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Holden, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
Walsh, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Combest, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
Manton, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Armey, 
Mr. Souder, Mr. Costello, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
Poshard, Mr. Latham, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
 Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bishop, 
  Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Gillmor, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
 Pomeroy, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Petri, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
 Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Kim, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
 Doolittle, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Leach, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Packard, Ms. Dunn of 
  Washington, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
Skelton, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. Tate, Mr. Hall of 
Texas, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Horn, Mr. Stockman, 
   Mr. Herger, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Klug, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
   Condit, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Montgomery, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
   Chambliss, Mr. Luther, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lewis of 
   Kentucky, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Hancock

                           September 27, 1995

Reported from the Committee on Commerce with an amendment, committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered 
                             to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                           in boldface roman]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. DIFFERENTIATION AMONG FATS, OILS, AND 
              GREASES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (B) oils of vegetable origin, including oils from 
        the seeds, nuts, and kernels referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of 
        such section; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) other oils and greases, including 
        petroleum.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Animal fat.--The term ``animal fat'' means each type of 
        animal fat, oil, or grease (including fat, oil, or grease from 
        fish or a marine mammal), including any fat, oil, or grease 
        referred to in section 61(a)(2) of title 13, United States 
        Code.
            (2) Vegetable oil.--The term ``vegetable oil'' means each 
        type of vegetable oil (including vegetable oil from a seed, 
        nut, or kernel), including any vegetable oil referred to in 
        section 61(a)(1) of title 13, United States Code.

SEC. 3. DIFFERENTIATION AMONG FATS, OILS, AND GREASES.

    (a) In General.--In issuing or enforcing a regulation, an 
interpretation, or a guideline relating to a fat, oil, or grease under 
a Federal law, the head of a Federal agency shall--
            (1) differentiate between and establish separate categories 
        for--
                    (A)(i) animal fats; and
                    (ii) vegetable oils; and
                    (B) other oils, including petroleum oil; and
            (2) apply different standards to different classes of fat 
        and oil as provided in subsection (b).
    (b) Consideration.--In differentiating between the classes of 
animal fats and vegetable oils referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) and 
the classes of oils described in subsection (a)(1)(B), the head of the 
Federal agency shall consider differences in physical, chemical, 
biological, and other properties, and in the effects on human health 
and the environment, of the classes.

SEC. 4. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

    (a) Limits of Liability.--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 (other than a tank vessel 
carrying animal fat or vegetable oil),''.
    (b) Financial Responsibility.--The first sentence of section 
1016(a) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 2716(a)) is amended by striking ``in the 
case of a tank vessel,'' and inserting ``in the case of a tank vessel 
(other than a tank vessel carrying animal fat or vegetable oil),''.

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 pertaining to the transportation, storage, 
disposal, discharge, or release of that substance, 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.