[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1894 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1894

   To amend the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1988 to improve a 
                       warning label requirement.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 1, 1998

 Mr. Thurmond introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1988 to improve a 
                       warning label requirement.

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

SECTION 1. LABELING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 204(a) of the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1988 (27 
U.S.C. 215(a)) is amended by striking ``may cause health problems'' and 
inserting ``may lead to alcoholism. (3) Moderate consumption of 
alcoholic beverages may cause health problems such as hypertension and 
breast cancer''.
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