[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 433 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 433

   To amend the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1988 to prohibit 
    additional statements and representations relating to alcoholic 
             beverages and health, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 22, 1999

 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 prohibit 
    additional statements and representations relating to alcoholic 
             beverages and health, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Alcoholic Beverage Label 
Preservation Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND REPRESENTATIONS.

    (a) Finding.--Section 202 of the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 
1988 (27 U.S.C. 213) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The'' and 
        inserting ``(a)(1) The'';
            (2) in the last sentence, by striking ``It is therefore'' 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(b) It is''; and
            (3) in subsection (a) (as designated in paragraph (1)), by 
        adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Congress finds that--
            ``(A) the consumers would be confused by an additional 
        statement or representation, beyond the statement required by 
        this Act, on alcoholic beverage containers relating to the 
        health effects or consequences of alcoholic beverage 
        consumption;
            ``(B) any such additional statement or representation would 
        conflict with, dilute, impede, and undermine the clear reminder 
        of the health effects or consequences in the statement required 
        by this Act;
            ``(C) the effects of and consequences arising from drunk 
        driving, underage drinking, drinking during pregnancy, and 
        alcoholism have had a devastating effect on the health and 
        safety of United States citizens; and
            ``(D) prevention of the effects and consequences is 
        furthered by--
                    ``(i) having an exclusive and clear statement on 
                alcoholic beverage containers relating to the health 
                effects and consequences of alcoholic beverage 
                consumption; and
                    ``(ii) prohibiting any other statement or 
                representation pertaining to the health effects or 
                consequences of alcoholic beverage consumption.''.
    (b) Prohibition.--Section 205 of the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling 
Act of 1988 (27 U.S.C. 216) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``No'' and inserting ``(a) No''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) No container of an alcoholic beverage, or any box, carton, or 
other package, irrespective of the material from which made, that 
contains such a container, shall bear any statement or representation 
relating to alcoholic beverages and health, other than the statement 
required by section 204.''.
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