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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2328
To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the sale of alcoholic
beverages to persons who are less than 21 years of age.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 13, 1995
Mr. STOCKMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the sale
of alcoholic beverages to persons who are less than 21
years of age.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as ‘‘Jeramy’s Act’’.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MINIMUM DRINKING AGE.
Section 158 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsections (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), and
(b)(2) by striking ‘‘under this section’’ and inserting
‘‘pursuant to subsection (a)’’;
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (e); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the follow-
ing new subsections:
‘‘(c) WITHHOLDING
OF FUNDS
FOR NONCOMPLI-
ANCE WITH RESPECT
TO SALE
OF ALCOHOLIC BEV-
ERAGES.—
‘‘(1) FIRST YEAR.—The Secretary shall with-
hold 5 percent of the amount required to be appor-
tioned to any State under each of sections
104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(5) of this title on
the first day of the fiscal year succeeding the first
fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1998, in
which the sale in such State of any alcoholic bev-
erage to a person who is less than 21 years of age
is lawful.
‘‘(2) AFTER THE FIRST YEAR.—The Secretary
shall withhold 10 percent of the amount required to
be apportioned to any State under each of sections
104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(5) of this title on
the first day of each fiscal year after the second fis-
cal year beginning after September 30, 1997, in
which the sale in such State of any alcoholic bev-
erage to a person who is less than 21 years of age
is lawful.
‘‘(d) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY; EFFECT OF COMPLI-
ANCE AND NONCOMPLIANCE.—
‘‘(1) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF WITHHELD
FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) FUNDS WITHHELD ON OR BEFORE
SEPTEMBER 30, 2000.—Any funds withheld pur-
suant to subsection (c) from apportionment to
any State on or before September 30, 2000,
shall remain available for apportionment to
such State until the end of the 3rd fiscal year
following the fiscal year for which such funds
are authorized to be appropriated.
‘‘(B) FUNDS WITHHELD AFTER SEPTEM-
BER 30, 2000.—No funds withheld pursuant to
subsection (c) from apportionment to any State
after September 30, 2000, shall be available for
apportionment to such State.
‘‘(2) APPORTIONMENT
OF
WITHHELD
FUNDS
AFTER COMPLIANCE.—If, before the last day of the
period for which funds withheld pursuant to sub-
section (c) from apportionment are to remain avail-
able for apportionment to a State under paragraph
(1)(A), the State makes effective a law which is in
compliance with subsection (c), the Secretary shall
on the day following the effective date of such law
apportion to such State the withheld funds remain-
ing available for apportionment to such State.
‘‘(3) PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY
OF
SUBSE-
QUENTLY APPORTIONED FUNDS.—Any funds appor-
tioned pursuant to paragraph (2) shall remain avail-
able for expenditure until the end of the 3rd fiscal
year succeeding the fiscal year in which such funds
are so apportioned. Sums not obligated at the end
of such period shall lapse or, in the case of funds
apportioned under section 104(b)(5) of this title,
shall lapse and be made available by the Secretary
for projects in accordance with section 118(c)(2) of
this title.
‘‘(4) EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—If, at the
end of the period for which funds withheld under
this section from apportionment are available for ap-
portionment to a State under paragraph (1), the
State has not made effective a law which is in com-
pliance with subsection (a), such funds shall lapse
or, in the case of funds withheld from apportionment
under section 104(b)(5) of this title, such funds
shall lapse and be made available by the Secretary
for projects in accordance with section 118(c)(2) of
this title.’’.
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