,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjaf,mr4  
,nunes 7= himself & ,mr4 ,?ompson (     
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,int]nal  
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf to modify !       
taxation ( mead & c]ta9 l[ alcohol by   
volume w9e4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,l[ ,alcohol ,w9e ,act4 
#b4 ,modification ( taxation ( mead &   
c]ta9 l[ alcohol by volume w9e  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,section #ejda ( ! ,int]nal       
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7 ,mead & l[      
alcohol by volume w9e  7#a7 ,tax & tax  
rate ,= purposes ( subsections 7a7 &    
7b77#a71 mead & l[ alcohol by volume w9e
 %all be treat$ z /ill w9es conta9+ n m 
?an #ad p]c5t ( alcohol by volume4  7#b7
 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( p>agraph     
7#a7-- 7,a7 ,mead ,! t]m mead means a   
w9e--  7i7 conta9+ n m ?an #j4fd gram ( 
c>bon dioxide p] hundr$ millilit]s (    

w9e1 except t ! ,secret>y may by        
regulations prescribe su* tol]ances to  
?is limitation z may be reasonably      
necess>y 9 good comm]cial practice1     
7ii7 :i* is d]iv$ solely f honey & wat]1
  7iii7 :i* conta9s no fruit product or 
fruit flavor+1 &  7iv7 :i* conta9s less 
?an #h4e p]c5t alcohol by volume4  7,b7 
,l[ alcohol by volume w9e def9$ ,! t]m  
l[ alcohol by volume w9e means a w9e--  
7i7 conta9+ n m ?an #j4fd gram ( c>bon  
dioxide p] hundr$ millilit]s ( w9e1     
except t ! ,secret>y may by regulations 
prescribe su* tol]ances to ?is          
limitation z may be reasonably necess>y 
9 good comm]cial practice1  7ii7 :i* is 
d]iv$-- 7,i7 prim>ily f grapes1 or      
7,,ii7 f grape juice conc5trate & wat]1 
7iii7 :i* conta9s no fruit product or   
fruit flavor+ o!r ?an grape1 &  7iv7 :i*
 conta9s less ?an #h4e p]c5t alcohol by 
volume4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!      
am5dm5t made by ?is section %all apply  
to w9es remov$ dur+ cal5d> ye>s beg9n+  
aft] ,decemb] #ca1 #bjaf4