H.R. 5343--technical Amendments to the American Technology Preeminence Act: Markup Before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, June 10, 1992, Volume 4 |
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102D CONGRESS American Technology Preeminence BILL AS REPORTED Chairman clarifies clause Committee on Energy Committee on Science CONC CONG CONGR BRARY CONGR THE LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Congressional Budget Office consumer commodity displays the avoirdupois effective date Energy and Commerce English units Fair Packaging February 14 food industry Food Marketing Institute FPLA GATEWAY FOODS GRESS THE LIBRARY House of Representatives include a statement inserting in lieu June labeled in terms legislation LIBRA LIBRARY CONGRESS LIBRARY GRESS LIBRARY OF CONGR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS lieu thereof weight METRIC AMENDMENT metric conversion metric labeling metric measurements nutrition labeling package sizes Packaging and Labeling provided in paragraph quantity of contents RARY OF CONGRESS recipe programs retail store level RON PACKARD SI metric system Smith's Food statement in terms subsection system of measure technical amendments Technology Preeminence Act terms of weight three decimal places Topco Associates unit pricing WALKER weight or mass
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Page 18 - For purposes of paragraph (3) (A) (ii) of this subsection the term "random package" means a package which is one of a lot, shipment, or delivery of packages of the same consumer commodity with varying weights, that is, packages with no fixed weight pattern. (b) No person subject to the prohibition contained in section 3 shall distribute or cause to be distributed in commerce any packaged consumer commodity if any qualifying words or phrases appear in conjunction with the separate statement of the...
Page 18 - ... used to supplement the label statement of net quantity of contents of packages containing such commodity, but this paragraph shall not be construed as authorizing any limitation on the size, shape, weight, dimensions, or number of packages which may be used to enclose any commodity...
Page 12 - States, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. The amendments are as follows : Page 2.
Page 18 - Commerce determines that there is undue proliferation of the weights, measures, or quantities in which any consumer commodity or reasonably comparable consumer commodities are being distributed in packages for sale at retail and such undue proliferation impairs the reasonable ability of consumers to make value comparisons with respect to such consumer commodity or commodities, he shall request manufacturers, packers, and distributors of the commodity or commodities to participate in the development...
Page 18 - ... characterization of the size of a package enclosing any consumer commodity, which may be used to supplement the label statement of net quantity of contents of packages containing such commodity, but this paragraph shall not be construed as authorizing any limitation on the size, shape, weight, dimensions, or number of packages which may be used to enclose any commodity...
Page 5 - If not, the Chair will put the question. All those in favor, signify by saying aye.
Page 18 - ... paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall prohibit supplemental statements, at other places on the package, describing in nondeceptive terms the net quantity of contents: Provided, That such supplemental statements of net quantity of contents shall not include any term qualifying a unit of weight, measure, or count that tends to exaggerate the amount of the commodity contained in the package.
Page 15 - XI, of the Rules of the House of Representatives have been submitted by the Committee on Government Operations for inclusion in this report.
Page 18 - Whenever the Secretary of Commerce determines that there is undue proliferation of the weights, measures, or quantities in which any consumer commodity or reasonably comparable consumer commodities are being distributed in packages for sale at retail and such undue proliferation impairs the reasonable ability of consumers to make value comparisons...
Page 9 - Thank you for the opportunity to express our views and we look forward to working with you and other members of the committee in resolving this problem.