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[H.R. 4583 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.4583

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and six


                                 An Act



     To amend the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to revise the 
    requirements for labeling of certain wool and cashmere products.

    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 ``Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness 
and International Standards Conforming Act''.
SEC. 2. LABELING OF WOOL AND CASHMERE PRODUCTS TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE 
AND PROTECT CONSUMERS.
    (a) In General.--Section 4(a) of the Wool Products Labeling Act of 
1939 (15 U.S.C. 68b(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs:
    ``(5) In the case of a wool product stamped, tagged, labeled, or 
otherwise identified as--
        ``(A) `Super 80's' or `80's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 19.75 microns or finer;
        ``(B) `Super 90's' or `90's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 19.25 microns or finer;
        ``(C) `Super 100's' or `100's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 18.75 microns or finer;
        ``(D) `Super 110's' or `110's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 18.25 microns or finer;
        ``(E) `Super 120's' or `120's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 17.75 microns or finer;
        ``(F) `Super 130's' or `130's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 17.25 microns or finer;
        ``(G) `Super 140's' or `140's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 16.75 microns or finer;
        ``(H) `Super 150's' or `150's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 16.25 microns or finer;
        ``(I) `Super 160's' or `160's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 15.75 microns or finer;
        ``(J) `Super 170's' or `170's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 15.25 microns or finer;
        ``(K) `Super 180's' or `180's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 14.75 microns or finer;
        ``(L) `Super 190's' or `190's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 14.25 microns or finer;
        ``(M) `Super 200's' or `200's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 13.75 microns or finer;
        ``(N) `Super 210's' or `210's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 13.25 microns or finer;
        ``(O) `Super 220's' or `220's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 12.75 microns or finer;
        ``(P) `Super 230's' or `230's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 12.25 microns or finer;
        ``(Q) `Super 240's' or `240's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 11.75 microns or finer; 
    and
        ``(R) `Super 250's' or `250's', if the average diameter of wool 
    fiber of such wool product does not average 11.25 microns or finer.
In each such case, the average fiber diameter of such wool product may 
be subject to such standards or deviations as adopted by regulation by 
the Commission.
    ``(6) In the case of a wool product stamped, tagged, labeled, or 
otherwise identified as cashmere, if--
        ``(A) such wool product is not the fine (dehaired) undercoat 
    fibers produced by a cashmere goat (capra hircus laniger);
        ``(B) the average diameter of the fiber of such wool product 
    exceeds 19 microns; or
        ``(C) such wool product contains more than 3 percent (by 
    weight) of cashmere fibers with average diameters that exceed 30 
    microns.
The average fiber diameter may be subject to a coefficient of variation 
around the mean that shall not exceed 24 percent.''.
    (b) Applicability Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to wool products manufactured on or after January 1, 2007.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.