[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2161 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2161

   To amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit shipping 
                           alcohol to minors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 1999

Ms. Millender-McDonald (for herself, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Ford, 
Ms. Berkley, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Owens, Ms. Danner, Mr. Smith 
 of Washington, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Thompson of 
Mississippi, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
  Texas, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Rangel, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
Pallone, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Carson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
Faleomavaega, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Luther) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit shipping 
                           alcohol to minors.

    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 ``Alcohol Shipment to Minors 
Prohibition Act''.

SEC. 2. SHIPMENT OF ALCOHOL TO MINORS PROHIBITED.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 59 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1266. Shipment of alcohol to minors
    ``(a) In General.--Whoever violates the labelling requirements of 
subsection (b) or the age verification requirements of subsection (d) 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, 
or both. Whoever violates the sender disclosure requirements of 
subsection (c) or the adult signature requirements of subsection (e) 
shall be fined under this title.
    ``(b) Alcoholic Beverage Label.--Any package placed for shipment in 
interstate commerce that contains any alcoholic beverage shall bear a 
conspicuous label, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary 
of the Treasury may prescribe, stating that the package contains an 
alcoholic beverage and that the signature of a person of legal drinking 
age is required for delivery.
    ``(c) Sender Disclosure.--Any package placed for shipment in 
interstate commerce that contains any alcoholic beverage shall be 
accompanied by documentation showing the full legal name and address of 
the person placing the package for such shipment.
    ``(d) Age Verification.--Whoever places for shipment in interstate 
commerce a package containing any alcoholic beverage shall, prior to 
shipment, verify that the recipient is of legal drinking age.
    ``(e) Adult Signature Required.--Whoever delivers a package shipped 
in interstate commerce that contains any alcoholic beverage and is 
labelled pursuant to subsection (b) shall, upon delivery, obtain the 
signature of a person of legal drinking age, and verify such age.
    ``(f) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `alcoholic beverage' means any spiritous, 
        vinous, malted, fermented, or other fermented liquor, or any 
        compound containing any spiritous, vinous, malted, fermented, 
        or other fermented liquor fit for use for beverage purposes;
            ``(2) the term `legal drinking age' means the minimum 
        lawful age for the purchase of an alcoholic beverage in the 
        State or locality to which the package is shipped; and
            ``(3) the term `verify' means to confirm, by use of 
        official documentation establishing both age and identity.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 59 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
the item relating to section 1265 the following:

``1265. Shipment of alcohol to minors''.
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