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                                                 Union Calendar No. 383
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4583

                          [Report No. 109-644]

     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

                           September 8, 2006

           Additional sponsors: Mr. Simmons and Mr. Marshall

                           September 8, 2006

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           December 16, 2005]

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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;
            ``(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;
            ``(O) `Super 220's' or `220's', if the average diameter of 
        wool fiber of such wool product does not average 12.5 microns 
        or finer;
            ``(P) `Super 230's' or `230's', if the average diameter of 
        wool fiber of such wool product does not average 12.0 microns 
        or finer;
            ``(Q) `Super 240's' or `240's', if the average diameter of 
        wool fiber of such wool product does not average 11.5 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 11.0 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.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 383

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4583

                          [Report No. 109-644]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 8, 2006

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed