[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 14 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S724]
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                 FEDERAL TEA TASTERS REPEAL ACT OF 1996

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar 306, S. 1518.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1518) to eliminate the Board of Tea Experts by 
     prohibiting funding for the Board and by repealing the Tea 
     Importation Act of 1897.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. DOLE. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be deemed read a 
third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, 
and that any statements be placed at the appropriate place in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  So the bill (S. 1518) was deemed read the third time and passed, as 
follows:

                                S. 1518

       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 ``Federal Tea Tasters Repeal 
     Act of 1996''.

     SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF FUNDING.

       None of the funds appropriated or made available to the 
     Federal Drug Administration shall be used to operate the 
     Board of Tea Experts and related activities.

     SEC. 3. REPEAL OF TEA IMPORTATION ACT OF 1897.

       The Tea Importation Act (21 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) is repealed.

     SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

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