,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ac1        
#bjaf,mr4 ,san=d introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf to modify
 rules relat+ to ! taxation ( mead & o!r
 agricultural w9e1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,mead ,equality ,& ,def9ition ,act (  
#bjaf or ! ,,mead ,act4  #b4 ,repeal (  
limitations relat+ to use ( spirits1    
fruits1 h]bs1 etc  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #echg ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (     
#aihf is am5d$ by /rik+ subsection 7b7 &
 by r$esignat+ subsection 7c7 z         
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,regulations ,n    
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury  
%all modify subp>t ,i ( "p #bd (        
sub*apt] ,a ( *apt] #a ( title #bg1     
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations z foll[s3   
7#a7 ,all[ ! use ( spirits 9 !          
production ( agricultural w9e 9 a mann] 

simil> to ! use ( spirits 9 ! production
 ( natural w9e4  7#b7 ,elim9ate any     
limitation on ! quantity ( hops us$ 9 ! 
production ( mead4  7#c7 ,all[1 9 !     
production ( mead1 ! addition ( :olesome
 fruits 7includ+ fruit juices1 fruit    
puree1 fruit extract1 or fruit          
conc5trate71 vegetables1 spices1 & o!r  
+r$i5ts suitable = human food           
consumption t are g5]ally recogniz$ z   
safe = use 9 an alcoholic bev]age1 b    
only to ! ext5t ! addition !re(         
contributes to less ?an #ej p]c5t ( !   
total ,brix ( ! mead4  7#d7 ,all[1 9 !  
production mead1 ! d5sity ( ! honey &   
wat] mixture to be bel[ #ac degrees     
,brix 9 ! case ( an addition describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#c71 b only to ! ext5t !      
result+ mixture is n less ?an #ac       
degrees ,brix4  7#e7 ,provide t aft]    
complete f]m5tation mead may n h an     
alcohol cont5t ( m ?an #bd p]c5t by     
volume4  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9
 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to revoke1 
prescribe1 or limit any o!r exemptions f

 ! requirem5ts "u subp>t ,i ( "p #bd (  
sub*apt] ,a ( *apt] ,i ( title #bg1     
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 = any      
+r$i5t t has be5 recogniz$ be=e1 on1 or 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act z a 
traditional +r$i5t 9 ! production (     
f]m5t$ bev]ages4  7d7 ,effective date ,!
 am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all   
take effect on ! date t is #a ye> aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ?is ,act4  #c4   
,modification ( =mula requirem5t =      
agricultural w9e ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all modify     
subp>t ,i ( "p #bd ( sub*apt] ,a ( *apt]
 #a ( title #bg1 ,code ( ,f$]al         
,regulations to all[1 = rese>* &        
developm5t purposes 7includ+ consum]    
ta/e te/+71 production ( agricultural   
w9e )\t an approv$ =mula1 b only to !   
ext5t su* w9e is n m>ket$ or sold prior 
to approval ( its =mula4  #d4 ,rate (   
taxation = mead  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section  
#ejda7;b7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (  
#aihf is am5d$ by /rik+ & at ! end (    

p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end
 ( p>agraph 7#f7 & ins]t+ 2 &1 & by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#g7  
,on meads conta9+ n m ?an #j4fd grams ( 
c>bon dioxide p] hundr$ millimet]s (    
mead1 at #bb4f c5ts p] gallon 7except t 
! ,secret>y may by regulations prescribe
 su* tol]ances to ?is limitation z may  
be reasonably necess>y 9 good comm]cial 
practice74  4  7b7 ,cr$it = small       
produc]s ,section #ejda7;c7 ( su* ,code 
is am5d$ by ins]t+ or 7b77#g7 aft]      
7b77#f74  7c7 ,effective date ,!        
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
to mead remov$ dur+ cal5d> ye>s beg9n+  
aft] ,decemb] #ca1 #bjaf4