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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1906
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the
labeling of milk and milk products, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 28, 1993
Mr. OBEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to the labeling of milk and milk products, and
for other purposes.
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 the ‘‘Bovine Growth Hor-
mone Milk Labeling Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 321) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(gg) The term ‘bovine growth hormone’ means—
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‘‘(A) 
a 
substance 
described 
as 
bovine
somatotropin, bST, BST, bGH, or BGH; and
‘‘(B) a growth hormone, intended for use in bo-
vine animals, that has been produced through re-
combinant DNA techniques.
‘‘(hh) The term ‘cow’ means a bovine animal.’’.
SEC. 3. LABELING.
Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(s)(1) If it is milk that—
‘‘(A) is intended for human consumption; and
‘‘(B)(i) is produced by cows that have been
injected with bovine growth hormone; or
‘‘(ii) has been commingled with milk produced
by such cows,
unless the labeling of the milk bears the following state-
ment: ‘This milk was produced by cows injected with
bovine growth hormone.’ ’’.
‘‘(2) If it is milk that is intended for human con-
sumption, other than milk described in paragraph (1), un-
less the labeling of the milk bears the following statement:
‘This milk was not produced by cows injected with bovine
growth hormone.’ ’’.
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‘‘(3) If it is a milk product that is intended for human
consumption and is derived from milk described in para-
graph (1), unless the labeling of the milk product bears
the following statement: ‘This milk product was derived
from milk produced by cows injected with bovine growth
hormone.’ ’’.
‘‘(4) If it is a milk product that is intended for human
consumption and is not derived from milk described in
paragraph (1), unless the labeling of the milk product
bears the following statement: ‘This milk product was not
derived from milk produced by cows injected with bovine
growth hormone.’ ’’.
SEC. 4. RECORDS.
(a) PROHIBITED ACT.—Section 301 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(u) The failure to prepare and maintain records re-
quired by section 512A, or to comply with a requirement
of regulations promulgated under such section.’’.
(b) RECORDS.—Chapter V of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 512 (21 U.S.C. 306b) the following:
‘‘SEC. 512A. BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE.
‘‘(a) RECORDS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person who sells bovine
growth hormone, purchases the hormone, distributes
the hormone, or injects the hormone into a cow shall
prepare and maintain records that comply with the
regulations issued by the Secretary under paragraph
(2).
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS REGARDING RECORDS.—
‘‘(A) PERSONS COVERED.—Not later than
thirty days after the date of enactment of the
Bovine Growth Hormone Milk Labeling Act,
the Secretary shall issue regulations that re-
quire—
‘‘(i) persons who sell bovine growth
hormone;
‘‘(ii) persons who purchase bovine
growth hormone;
‘‘(iii) persons who distribute bovine
growth hormone; and
‘‘(iv) persons who inject bovine growth
hormone into cows,
to create and maintain records that contain the
applicable information specified in subpara-
graph (B).
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‘‘(B) INFORMATION.—Regulations issued
under this paragraph shall require records to
contain a description of—
‘‘(i) the quantity and source of the bo-
vine growth hormone obtained (by manu-
facture, purchase, or any other means);
‘‘(ii) the date on which the hormone
was obtained; and
‘‘(iii) the identity of each person to
whom the hormone was sold or otherwise
distributed, the cows into which any por-
tion of the hormone was injected, and each
person who has an operator or ownership
interest in the cows.
‘‘(b) OTHER REGULATIONS.—Not later than thirty
days after the date of enactment of the Bovine Growth
Hormone Milk Labeling Act, the Secretary shall issue reg-
ulations that establish—
‘‘(1) requirements with respect to the sale, dis-
tribution, and administration of bovine growth hor-
mone; and
‘‘(2) such other requirements with respect to
the use of bovine growth hormone as the Secretary
may determine to be necessary to carry out the ob-
jectives of this Act.’’.