[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1077 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1077

 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow consumers 
 greater access to information regarding the health benefits of foods 
                        and dietary supplements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 1999

  Mr. Paul (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
  Hostettler, and Mr. Stump) 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 to allow consumers 
 greater access to information regarding the health benefits of foods 
                        and dietary supplements.

    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 ``Consumer Health Free Speech Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    Section 201(g)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 321(g)(1)) is amended in clause (B) by inserting ``(other than 
food, including dietary supplements)'' after ``articles''.

SEC. 3. ADULTERATED FOOD.

    Section 402(f)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 342(f)(1)) is amended in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking 
``significant or unreasonable'' and inserting ``significant and 
unreasonable''.
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