A bill to amend Title II of Public Law 94-305 to expand the duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, to promote the viability of small businesses in the sale and distribution of soft drinks, to clarify the status of territorial provisions in licenses to manufacture, distribute, and sell trademarked soft drink products, and to protect the environment from adverse effects which would result from the elimination of returnable, refillable bottles and for other purposes.
Small Business Soft Drink Energy Conservation and Interbrand Competition Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to declare that exclusive territorial arrangements made as a part of a licensing agreement for the manufacture, distribution, or sale of a trademarked soft drink product are lawful under the Federal Trade Commission Act and Federal antitrust laws. Requires that: (1) such product shall be in competition with other products of the same general class; and (2) the elimination of the territorial provisions in such agreement would not adversely affect the quality of the environment, significantly increase energy consumption, cause inflation in the cost of soft drink products, or lead to concentration of economic power in the soft drink industry.
Makes this Act applicable to any proceeding involving the lawfulness of any territorial provision which is pending on or commenced after the date of enactment.
Requires the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to consult with the Small Business Administration prior to any action with respect to soft drink product territorial arrangements.
Directs the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to report to the President and to Congress within two years of the date of enactment of this Act on the implementation of the provisions of this Act.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
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