PUBLIC LAW 109–428—DEC. 20, 2006 120 STAT. 2913

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.

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;

15 USC 68 note.

Wool Suit Fabric

Labeling

Fairness and

International

Standards

Conforming Act.

Dec. 20, 2006

[H.R. 4583]

120 STAT. 2914 PUBLIC LAW 109–428—DEC. 20, 2006

‘‘(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.’’.

PUBLIC LAW 109–428—DEC. 20, 2006 120 STAT. 2915

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4583:

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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(b) APPLICABILITY DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to wool products manufactured on or after January

1, 2007.

Approved December 20, 2006.

15 USC 68b note.