[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1958 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1958

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Act of March 16, 
  1950, and the Federal Trade Commission Act to end the regulation of 
                               margarine.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 1997

Mr. Whitfield introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Act of March 16, 
  1950, and the Federal Trade Commission Act to end the regulation of 
                               margarine.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION. 1. MARGARINE.

    (a) Section 301(m).--Subsection (m) of section 301 (21 U.S.C. 331) 
is repealed.
    (b) Section 407.--Section 407 (21 U.S.C. 347) is repealed.
    (c) Act of March 16, 1950.--Sections 3(a) and 6 of the Act of March 
16, 1950 (21 U.S.C. 347a, 347b) are repealed.
    (d) Federal Trade Commission Act.--Section 15 of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 55) is amended:
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting 
        ``(a)'', and by striking paragraph (2); and
            (2) by striking subsection (f).

 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall not enforce any regulation that is inconsistent with the 
amendments made by section 1 after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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