[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4583 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4583
To amend the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to revise the
requirements for labeling of certain wool and cashmere products.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 16, 2005
Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
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 19.5 microns or finer;
``(B) `Super 90's' or `90's', if the average
diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not
average 19.0 microns or finer;
``(C) `Super 100's' or `100's', if the average
diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not
average 18.5 microns or finer;
``(D) `Super 110's' or `110's', if the average
diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not
average 18.0 microns or finer;
``(E) `Super 120's' or `120's', if the average
diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not
average 17.5 microns or finer;
``(F) `Super 130's' or `130's', if the average
diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not
average 17.0 microns or finer;
``(G) `Super 140's' or `140's', if the average
diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not
average 16.5 microns or finer;
``(H) `Super 150's' or `150's', if the average
diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not
average 16.0 microns or finer;
``(I) `Super 160's' or `160's', if the average
diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not
average 15.5 microns or finer;
``(J) `Super 170's' or `170's', if the average
diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not
average 15.0 microns or finer;
``(K) `Super 180's' or `180's', if the average
diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not
average 14.5 microns or finer;
``(L) `Super 190's' or `190's', if the average
diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not
average 14.0 microns or finer;
``(M) `Super 200's' or `200's', if the average
diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not
average 13.5 microns or finer; and
``(N) `Super 210's' or `210's', if the average
diameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not
average 13.0 microns or finer.
In each such case, the average fiber diameter of such wool
product may have a variation of up to 0.25 microns and may be
subject to such other 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, 2006.
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