Public Law 98-363
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Public Law 98-363 is the federal statute that established the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, effectively encouraging all U.S. states to raise the legal drinking age to 21 by tying it to highway funding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 98-363 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4645938 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 98-363 Context triple: [National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, publicLawNumber, Public Law 98-363]
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A.
Public Law 98-353
Public Law 98-353 is a 1984 U.S. federal statute that overhauled the bankruptcy system and expanded the number of federal judgeships.
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B.
Public Law 93-198
Public Law 93-198 is the 1973 federal statute that granted the District of Columbia limited home rule, establishing an elected mayor and city council while retaining certain congressional oversight.
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C.
Public Law 93-406
Public Law 93-406 is the formal designation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, a landmark U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry.
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D.
Public Law 99-433
Public Law 99-433 is the formal designation of the Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, a landmark U.S. law that overhauled the military command structure and strengthened joint operations among the armed services.
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E.
Public Law 92-463
Public Law 92-463 is the United States federal statute enacted in 1972 that established the Federal Advisory Committee Act, governing the creation and operation of federal advisory committees to ensure transparency and public involvement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 98-363 Target entity description: Public Law 98-363 is the federal statute that established the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, effectively encouraging all U.S. states to raise the legal drinking age to 21 by tying it to highway funding.
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A.
Public Law 98-353
Public Law 98-353 is a 1984 U.S. federal statute that overhauled the bankruptcy system and expanded the number of federal judgeships.
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B.
Public Law 93-198
Public Law 93-198 is the 1973 federal statute that granted the District of Columbia limited home rule, establishing an elected mayor and city council while retaining certain congressional oversight.
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C.
Public Law 93-406
Public Law 93-406 is the formal designation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, a landmark U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry.
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D.
Public Law 99-433
Public Law 99-433 is the formal designation of the Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, a landmark U.S. law that overhauled the military command structure and strengthened joint operations among the armed services.
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E.
Public Law 92-463
Public Law 92-463 is the United States federal statute enacted in 1972 that established the Federal Advisory Committee Act, governing the creation and operation of federal advisory committees to ensure transparency and public involvement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Public Law
ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ |
| affects |
U.S. state governments
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
territorial governments of the United States ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote highway safety
ⓘ
reduce alcohol-related traffic fatalities among youth ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| chamber |
United States House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 23 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conditionImposedOn | federal highway construction funds ⓘ |
| constitutionalPowerInvoked | Spending Clause of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| doesNotDirectlyRegulate | drinking of alcohol in private settings by persons under 21 ⓘ |
| encourages | all U.S. states to raise the legal drinking age to 21 ⓘ |
| enforcementTool | reduction of federal-aid highway apportionments ⓘ |
| hasComponent | National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalCitation | 98 Stat. 435 ⓘ |
| hasLongTermEffect | establishment of 21 as de facto national minimum drinking age in the United States ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | response to high rates of alcohol-related crashes involving young drivers ⓘ |
| implementedBy | U.S. Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | state-level minimum drinking age laws ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | national minimum drinking age of 21 in the United States ⓘ |
| legalMechanism | withholding a percentage of federal highway funds from noncompliant states ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| policyArea |
public health
ⓘ
substance use regulation ⓘ transportation safety ⓘ |
| policyInstrument | conditional federal highway funds ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | minimum legal drinking age for purchase or public possession of alcoholic beverages ⓘ |
| regulatesActivity |
public possession of alcoholic beverages
ⓘ
purchase of alcoholic beverages ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
drunk driving prevention
ⓘ
federalism in the United States ⓘ spending power of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| requires | states to adopt a minimum legal drinking age of 21 for purchase or public possession of alcoholic beverages to receive certain federal highway funds ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal highway safety program
ⓘ
highway funding ⓘ minimum legal drinking age ⓘ |
| targetsAgeGroup | persons under 21 years of age ⓘ |
| typeOfSanction | fiscal sanction on noncompliant states ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1984 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 98-363 Description of subject: Public Law 98-363 is the federal statute that established the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, effectively encouraging all U.S. states to raise the legal drinking age to 21 by tying it to highway funding.
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