Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 19, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act - Amends the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to declare that specified wool products are misbranded if the average diameter of their wool fiber does not meet certain standards of fineness. Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to adopt additional standards or deviations.

Declares that specified cashmere products are misbranded if they do not meet certain standards of fiber origin and size.

[109th Congress Public Law 428]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


[DOCID: f:publ428.109]

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Public Law 109-428
109th Congress

                                 An Act


 
     To amend the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to revise the 
         requirements for labeling of certain wool and cashmere 
            products. <<NOTE: Dec. 20, 2006 -  [H.R. 4583]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Wool Suit Fabric 
Labeling Fairness and International Standards Conforming Act.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 15 USC 68 note.>> 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;

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            ``(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.''.

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    (b) <<NOTE: 15 USC 68b note.>> Applicability Date.--The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to wool products manufactured on or 
after January 1, 2007.

    Approved December 20, 2006.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4583:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 109-644 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):
            Sept. 19, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.

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