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Union Calendar No. 383 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4583 
[Report No. 109–644] 
To amend the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to revise the requirements 
for labeling of certain wool and cashmere products. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2005 
Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SIMMONS and Mr. MARSHALL 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 16, 2005] 
A BILL 
To amend the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 to revise 
the requirements for labeling of certain wool and cash-
mere products. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wool Suit Fabric Label-
ing 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 diame-
ter of wool fiber of such wool product does not average 
19.5 microns or finer; 
‘‘(B) ‘Super 90’s’ or ‘90’s’, if the average diame-
ter of wool fiber of such wool product does not average 
19.0 microns or finer; 
‘‘(C) ‘Super 100’s’ or ‘100’s’, if the average di-
ameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not av-
erage 18.5 microns or finer; 
‘‘(D) ‘Super 110’s’ or ‘110’s’, if the average di-
ameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not av-
erage 18.0 microns or finer; 
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‘‘(E) ‘Super 120’s’ or ‘120’s’, if the average di-
ameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not av-
erage 17.5 microns or finer; 
‘‘(F) ‘Super 130’s’ or ‘130’s’, if the average di-
ameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not av-
erage 17.0 microns or finer; 
‘‘(G) ‘Super 140’s’ or ‘140’s’, if the average di-
ameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not av-
erage 16.5 microns or finer; 
‘‘(H) ‘Super 150’s’ or ‘150’s’, if the average di-
ameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not av-
erage 16.0 microns or finer; 
‘‘(I) ‘Super 160’s’ or ‘160’s’, if the average di-
ameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not av-
erage 15.5 microns or finer; 
‘‘(J) ‘Super 170’s’ or ‘170’s’, if the average di-
ameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not av-
erage 15.0 microns or finer; 
‘‘(K) ‘Super 180’s’ or ‘180’s’, if the average di-
ameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not av-
erage 14.5 microns or finer; 
‘‘(L) ‘Super 190’s’ or ‘190’s’, if the average di-
ameter of wool fiber of such wool product does not av-
erage 14.0 microns or finer; 
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