[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4583 Referred in Senate (RFS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4583


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 20, 2006

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.