| HR 140 IH
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 140
To eliminate the
Federal quota and price support programs for tobacco, to compensate quota
holders and active producers for the loss of tobacco quota asset value,
to establish a permanent advisory board to determine and describe the physical
characteristics of United States farm-produced tobacco and unmanufactured
imported tobacco, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 7, 2003
Mr. MCINTYRE (for himself, Mr.
BOYD, and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To eliminate the
Federal quota and price support programs for tobacco, to compensate quota
holders and active producers for the loss of tobacco quota asset value,
to establish a permanent advisory board to determine and describe the physical
characteristics of United States farm-produced tobacco and unmanufactured
imported tobacco, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE
OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act
may be cited as the `Tobacco Livelihood and Economic Assistance for our
Farmers Act'.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The
table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table
of contents.
TITLE I--TERMINATION OF CURRENT
TOBACCO PROGRAMS
Sec. 101. Termination of
marketing quota programs and repeal of related provisions.
Sec. 102. Termination of
tobacco price support loan and no net cost provisions and repeal of related
provisions.
Sec. 103. Geographical restrictions
on expansion of tobacco production.
Sec. 104. Continued availability
of Federal crop insurance.
TITLE II--PAYMENTS TO TOBACCO
QUOTA HOLDERS AND PRODUCERS
Sec. 202. Payments to tobacco
quota holders.
Sec. 203. Transition payments
for active producers of quota tobacco.
TITLE III--TOBACCO QUALITY BOARD
Sec. 301. Establishment
of Board.
Sec. 304. Administrative
provisions.
TITLE IV--TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURER
AND IMPORTER USER FEES
Sec. 402. Allocation of
user fees.
TITLE V--FDA REGULATION OF TOBACCO
PRODUCTS
Sec. 503. Amendment of Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Sec. 504. Regulatory record.
Sec. 505. Conforming and
other amendments to general provisions.
Sec. 506. Cigarette label
and advertising warnings.
Sec. 507. Authority to revise
cigarette warning label statements.
Sec. 508. Smokeless tobacco
labels and advertising warnings.
Sec. 509. Authority to revise
smokeless tobacco product warning label statements.
Sec. 510. Tar, nicotine,
and other smoke constituent disclosure to the public.
Sec. 511. Regulation requirement.
Sec. 512. FTC jurisdiction
not affected.
SEC. 2. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this
Act, or an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision
to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder of
this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected.
TITLE I--TERMINATION OF CURRENT
TOBACCO PROGRAMS
SEC. 101. TERMINATION OF MARKETING
QUOTA PROGRAMS AND REPEAL OF RELATED PROVISIONS.
(a) TOBACCO CONTROL ACT-
The Act of April 25, 1936 (commonly known as the Tobacco Control Act; 7
U.S.C. 515-515k), is repealed.
(b) COMMODITY HANDLING ORDERS-
Section 8c(2) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(2)), reenacted
with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is
amended by striking `tobacco,'.
(c) PROCESSING TAX- Section
9(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 609(b)), reenacted with
amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by
striking `tobacco,'
(2) in paragraph (6)(B)(i),
by striking `, or, in the case of tobacco, is less than the fair exchange
value by not more than 10 per centum,'.
(d) BURLEY TOBACCO IMPORT
REVIEW- Section 3 of Public Law 98-59 (7 U.S.C. 625) is repealed.
(e) DECLARATION OF POLICY-
Section 2 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1282) is
amended by striking `tobacco,'.
(f) DEFINITIONS- Section
301(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1301(b)) is
amended--
(A) by striking subparagraph
(C); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraph
(D) as subparagraph (C);
(2) in paragraph (6)(A),
by striking `tobacco,';
(3) in paragraph (7), by
striking the following:
`Tobacco (flue-cured), July
1-June 30;
Tobacco (other than flue-cured),
October 1-September 30;'
(A) by striking subparagraph
(B); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraph
(C) as subparagraph (B);
(5) in paragraph (11)(B),
by striking `and tobacco';
(6) in paragraph (12), by
striking `tobacco,';
(A) by striking `(A)' in
subparagraph (A); and
(B) by striking subparagraphs
(B), (C), and (D);
(8) by striking paragraph
(15);
(A) by striking subparagraph
(B); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraph
(C) as subparagraph (B);
(10) by striking paragraph
(17); and
(11) by redesignating paragraph
(16) as paragraph (15).
(g) PARITY PAYMENTS- Section
303 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1303) is amended
in the first sentence by striking `rice, or tobacco' and inserting `or
rice'.
(h) MARKETING QUOTAS- Part
I of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938
(7 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) is repealed.
(i) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS-
Section 361 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1361)
is amended by striking `tobacco,'.
(j) ADJUSTMENT OF QUOTAS-
Section 371 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1371)
is amended--
(1) in the first sentence
of subsection (a) by striking `, rice, or tobacco' and inserting `or rice';
and
(2) in the first sentence
of subsection (b), by striking `, rice, or tobacco' and inserting `or rice'.
(k) REPORTS AND RECORDS-
Section 373 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1373)
is amended--
(A) by striking the first
sentence and inserting the following new sentence: `This subsection shall
apply to warehousemen, processors, and common carriers of corn, wheat,
cotton, or rice, all ginners of cotton, and all persons engaged in the
business of purchasing corn, wheat, cotton, or rice from producers.'; and
(B) in the last sentence
by striking `$500' and all that follows through the period at the end of
the sentence and inserting `$500.'.
(2) in subsection (b), by
striking `rice, or tobacco' and inserting `or rice'.
(l) REGULATIONS- Section
375(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1375(a)) is
amended by striking `peanuts, or tobacco' and inserting `or peanuts'.
(m) EMINENT DOMAIN- Section
378 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1378) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence
of subsection (c) by striking `and tobacco'; and
(2) by striking subsection
(f).
(n) BURLEY TOBACCO FARM
RECONSTITUTION- Section 379 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938
(7 U.S.C. 1379) is amended--
(A) by striking `(a)'; and
(B) in paragraph (6) by
striking `, but this clause (6) shall not be applicable in the case of
burley tobacco'; and
(2) by striking subsections
(b) and (c).
(o) ACREAGE-POUNDAGE QUOTAS-
Section 4 of the Act of April 16, 1955 (Public Law 89-12; 7 U.S.C. 1314c
note), is repealed.
(p) BURLEY TOBACCO ACREAGE
ALLOTMENTS- The Act of July 12, 1952 (7 U.S.C. 1315), is repealed.
(q) TRANSFER OF ALLOTMENTS-
Section 703 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 (7 U.S.C. 1316) is
repealed.
(r) ADVANCE RECOURSE LOANS-
Section 13(a)(2)(B) of the Food Security Improvements Act of 1986 (7 U.S.C.
1433c-1(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking `tobacco and'.
(s) TOBACCO FIELD MEASUREMENT-
Section 1112 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Public Law
100-203) is amended by striking subsection (c).
(t) LIABILITY- The amendments
made by this section shall not affect the liability of any person under
any provision of law in effect before the amendments take effect as provided
under subsection (u).
(u) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS-
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the 2004
and subsequent tobacco crops.
SEC. 102. TERMINATION OF TOBACCO
PRICE SUPPORT LOAN AND NO NET COST PROVISIONS AND REPEAL OF RELATED PROVISIONS.
(a) PARITY PRICE SUPPORT-
Section 101 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence
of subsection (a), by striking `tobacco (except as otherwise provided herein),
corn,' and inserting `corn';
(2) by striking subsection
(c);
(3) in subsection (d)(3)--
(A) by striking `, except
tobacco,'; and
(B) by striking `and no
price support shall be made available for any crop of tobacco for which
marketing quotas have been disapproved by producers;'; and
(4) by redesignating subsections
(d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.
(b) TERMINATION OF TOBACCO
PRICE SUPPORT AND NO NET COST PROVISIONS- Sections 106, 106A, and 106B
of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445, 1445-1, 1445-2) are repealed.
(c) DEFINITION OF BASIC
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY- Section 408(c) of the Agricultural Act of 1949
(7 U.S.C. 1428(c)) is amended by striking `tobacco,'.
(d) REVIEW OF BURLEY TOBACCO
IMPORTS- Section 3 of Public Law 98-59 (7 U.S.C. 625) is repealed.
(e) POWERS OF COMMODITY
CREDIT CORPORATION- Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter
Act (15 U.S.C. 714c) is amended by inserting `(other than tobacco)' after
`agricultural commodities' each place it appears.
(f) TRANSITION PROVISIONS-
(1) PRICE SUPPORT LOAN OBLIGATIONS-
The amendments made by this section shall not affect any person's obligations
that arise under or with respect to the price support loan program or loans
issued through such program under any provision of law in effect before
the amendments take effect as provided under subsection (g).
(2) TOBACCO STOCKS AND LOANS-
The Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations that require--
(A) the orderly disposition
of quota tobacco held by any producer-owned cooperative marketing association
that has entered into a loan agreement with the Commodity Credit Corporation
to make price support available to producers of quota tobacco;
(B) the repayment of all
tobacco price support loans or surrender of collateral by such associations
not later than one year after this section becomes effective.
(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR TERMINATION
OF NO NET COST FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS- Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, upon the repeal by subsection (b) of the authorities in section
106A and 106B of the Agricultural Act of 1949 for the establishment of
tobacco no net cost funds and accounts, respectively--
(A) any obligation of a
tobacco producer, purchaser, or importer to make payments into any such
fund or account also shall terminate; and
(B) any monies in any such
fund or account shall be disposed of in the manner prescribed by the Secretary
of Agriculture, except that--
(i) to the extent needed,
such monies shall be applied or used for the purposes therefor prescribed
by such sections; and
(ii) if any monies remain,
the Secretary shall transfer such monies to the Secretary of Health and
Human Services for use in accordance with section 402.
(g) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS-
This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect
to the 2004 and subsequent tobacco crops.
SEC. 103. GEOGRAPHICAL RESTRICTIONS
ON EXPANSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTION.
(a) PURPOSE- The purpose
of this section is to provide an orderly economic transition away from
the marketing of tobacco based on quotas and price support while also addressing
the economic dislocation, and the resulting impact on interstate commerce,
that the termination of the current tobacco program might cause in certain
communities.
(b) PENALTY APPLICABLE TO
TOBACCO GROWN IN NONQUOTA COUNTIES AND STATES- The marketing of tobacco
in the 2004 or subsequent marketing years, of a kind of tobacco that was
subject to a marketing quota in the 2003 marketing year, shall be subject
to a penalty equal to 100 percent of the total amount received on the marketing
of the tobacco unless the tobacco was grown in any county in which such
kind of tobacco was grown pursuant to a marketing quota in the 2003 marketing
year.
(c) DEFINITIONS- In this
section:
(1) The term `marketing
year' means July 1 to June 30 for flue-cured tobacco and October 1 to September
30 for all other kinds of tobacco.
(2) The term `marketing
quota in the 2003 marketing year' means a quota established for that year
pursuant to part I of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) and related provisions, as in effect
for that marketing year.
SEC. 104. CONTINUED AVAILABILITY
OF FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.
Nothing in this title shall
be construed to affect the eligibility of tobacco producers to obtain crop
insurance for their crops pursuant to the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) under the terms of such Act.
TITLE II--PAYMENTS TO TOBACCO
QUOTA HOLDERS AND PRODUCERS
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.
(1) The term `active producer
of quota tobacco' means a person that was the actual producer, as determined
by the Secretary, of tobacco marketed under a marketing quota for the 2001
tobacco marketing year.
(2) The term `quota tobacco'
means a kind of tobacco that is subject to farm marketing quotas or farm
acreage allotments for the 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 tobacco marketing
years under a marketing quota or allotment program established under part
I of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938
(7 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.).
(3) The term `Secretary'
means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(4) The term `tobacco quota
holder' means an owner of a farm on January 1, 2002, for which a tobacco
farm marketing quota or farm acreage allotment for quota tobacco was established
with respect to the 2002 tobacco marketing year under a marketing quota
program established under part I of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938.
SEC. 202. PAYMENTS TO TOBACCO
QUOTA HOLDERS.
(a) PAYMENT REQUIRED- The
Secretary shall make payments to each eligible tobacco quota holder for
the termination of tobacco marketing quotas and related price support under
title I, which shall constitute full and fair compensation for any losses
relating to such termination.
(b) ELIGIBILITY- To be eligible
to receive a payment under this section, a person shall submit to the Secretary
an application containing such information as the Secretary may require
to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the person satisfies
the definition of tobacco quota holder. The application shall be submitted
within such time, in such form, and in such manner as the Secretary may
require.
(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary
shall establish a base quota level applicable to each eligible tobacco
quota holder, as determined under subsection (b).
(2) POUNDAGE QUOTAS- For
each kind of tobacco for which the marketing quota is expressed in pounds,
the base quota level for each tobacco quota holder shall be equal to the
basic tobacco marketing quota under the Agriculture Adjustment Act of 1938
for the 1998 marketing year for quota tobacco on the farm owned by the
tobacco quota holder.
(3) MARKETING QUOTAS OTHER
THAN POUNDAGE QUOTAS- For each kind of tobacco for which there is marketing
quota or allotment on an acreage basis, the base quota level for each tobacco
quota holder shall be the amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying--
(A) the basic tobacco farm
marketing quota or allotment for the 1998 marketing year established by
the Secretary for quota tobacco on the farm owned by the tobacco quota
holder; by
(B) the average county production
yield per acre for the county in which the farm is located for the kind
of tobacco for the 1998 marketing year.
(d) PAYMENT- The Secretary
shall make payments to each eligible tobacco quota holder, as determined
under subsection (b), in a total amount equal to the product obtained by
multiplying--
(2) the base quota level
established for the quota holder under subsection (c).
(e) TIME FOR PAYMENT- The
payments to eligible tobacco quota holders required under this section
shall be made in five equal installments during fiscal years 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, and 2008.
(f) RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES-
Any dispute regarding the eligibility of a person to receive a payment
under this section, or the amount of the payment, shall be resolved by
the county committee established under section 8 of the Soil Conservation
and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h) for the county or other area
in which the farm owned by the person is located.
(g) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION-
The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities and authorities of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to carry out this section.
SEC. 203. TRANSITION PAYMENTS
FOR ACTIVE PRODUCERS OF QUOTA TOBACCO.
(a) TRANSITION PAYMENTS
REQUIRED- The Secretary shall make transition payments under this section
to eligible active producers of quota tobacco.
(b) ELIGIBILITY- To be eligible
to receive a transition payment under this section, a person shall submit
to the Secretary an application containing such information as the Secretary
may require to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the
person satisfies the definition of active producer of quota tobacco. The
application shall be submitted within such time, in such form, and in such
manner as the Secretary may require.
(c) PRODUCTION BASE- The
Secretary shall establish a production base applicable to each eligible
active producer of quota tobacco, as determined under subsection (b). A
producer's production base shall be equal to the quantity, in pounds, of
quota tobacco subject to the basic marketing quota produced and marketed
by the producer under the Agriculture Adjustment Act of 1938 for the 2001
marketing year.
(d) PAYMENT- The Secretary
shall make payments to each eligible active producer of quota tobacco,
as determined under subsection (b), in a total amount equal to the product
obtained by multiplying--
(2) the production base
established for the active producer under subsection (c).
(e) TIME FOR PAYMENT- The
payments to eligible active producers of quota tobacco required under this
section shall be made in five equal installments during fiscal years 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
(f) RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES-
Any dispute regarding the eligibility of a person to receive a payment
under this section, or the amount of the payment, shall be resolved by
the county committee established under section 8 of the Soil Conservation
and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h) for the county or other area
in which the farming operation of the person is located.
(g) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION-
The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities and authorities of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to carry out this section.
TITLE III--TOBACCO QUALITY BOARD
SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD.
The Secretary of Agriculture
(in this title referred to as the `Secretary') shall establish a permanent
advisory board within the Department of Agriculture to be known as the
Tobacco Quality Board (in this title referred to as the `Board').
SEC. 302. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT-
The Board shall consist of 11 members, of which five shall be appointed
by the Secretary from nominations submitted by representatives of United
States tobacco producers, five shall be appointed by the Secretary from
nominations submitted by representatives of United States tobacco product
manufacturers, and one shall be an officer or employee of the Department
of Agriculture appointed by the Secretary (who shall serve as Chair of
the Board).
(1) CHAIR- The Chair of
the Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
(2) OTHER MEMBERS- Other
members of the Board shall serve for two-year terms, except that, for the
first appointments to the Board, two producer representatives and two manufacturer
representatives shall have initial terms of one year.
SEC. 303. DUTIES.
The Board shall be responsible
for--
(1) determining and describing
the physical characteristics of United States farm-produced tobacco and
unmanufactured imported tobacco;
(2) assembling and evaluating,
in a systematic manner, concerns and problems with the quality of United
States tobacco, expressed by domestic and
foreign buyers and manufacturers
of tobacco products;
(3) reviewing data collected
by Federal agencies on the physical and chemical integrity of United States
produced and imported unmanufactured tobacco, to ensure that tobacco being
used in domestically-manufactured tobacco products is of the highest quality
and is free from prohibited physical and chemical agents;
(4) investigating and communicating
to the Secretary--
(A) conditions with respect
to the production of tobacco that discourage improvements in the quality
of United States produced tobacco; and
(B) recommendations for
regulatory changes that would address tobacco quality issues; and
(5) such other related activities
assigned to it by the Secretary.
SEC. 304. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) STAFF- The Secretary
shall provide the Board with staff experienced in the sampling and analysis
of unmanufactured tobacco and capable of collecting data and monitoring
tobacco production information, and such other resources necessary for
the Board to perform its duties under this subtitle, as determined by the
Secretary.
(b) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION-
The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities and authorities of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to carry out this title.
TITLE IV--TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURER
AND IMPORTER USER FEES
SEC. 401. USER FEE.
(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary
of Health and Human Services shall assess an annual user fee, calculated
in accordance with this section, upon each tobacco product manufacturer
and tobacco product importer that sells tobacco products in domestic commerce
in the United States. The assessments shall commence during calendar year
2004, based on domestic sales of tobacco products during fiscal year 2003.
(b) BASE AMOUNT OF USER
FEE FOR EACH CLASS OF TOBACCO PRODUCT-
(1) The base amount of the
user fee for cigarette manufacturers and importers shall be $2,116,252,000.
(2) The base amount of the
user fee for small cigar manufacturers and importers shall be $1,051,000.
(3) The base amount of the
user fee for large cigar manufacturers and importers shall be $164,274,000.
(4) The base amount of the
user fee for snuff manufacturers and importers shall be $9,920,000.
(5) The base amount of the
user fee for chewing tobacco manufacturers and importers shall be $2,275,000.
(6) The base amount of the
user fee for pipe tobacco manufacturers and importers shall be $1,505,000.
(7) The base amount of the
user fee for roll-your-own tobacco manufacturers and importers shall be
$3,231,000.
(c) DETERMINATION OF ANNUAL
USER FEE FOR EACH CLASS OF TOBACCO PRODUCT- The total user fee to be assessed
upon, and paid by, the manufacturers and importers of each class of tobacco
product in each calendar year, as allocated pursuant to subsection (d),
shall be the base amount for that class of tobacco product provided in
subsection (b) multiplied by a fraction--
(1) the numerator of which
is the total volume of domestic sales of that class of tobacco product
in the fiscal year ending on September 30 of that calendar year; and
(2) the denominator of which
is the total volume of domestic sales of that class of tobacco product
in fiscal year 2003.
(d) ALLOCATION OF TOTAL
USER FEE AMOUNTS BY MARKET SHARE--
(1) FORMULA- The user fee
for each class of tobacco product to be paid by each manufacturer or importer
of that class of tobacco product under subsection (a) shall be determined
in each year by multiplying--
(A) such manufacturer's
or importer's market share, as calculated with respect to the current calendar
year, of that class of tobacco product; by
(B) the total user fee amount
for the current calendar year, as determined under subsection (c), for
that class of tobacco product.
(2) MARKET SHARE DEFINED-
In this subsection, the term `market share' for each manufacturer or importer
of a class of tobacco product for the purpose of the assessment to be calculated
in the current calendar year shall be equal to that manufacturer's or importer's
respective share (expressed as a decimal to the fourth place) of the total
volume of domestic sales of that class of tobacco product during the calendar
year immediately preceding the year of such assessment.
(e) DETERMINATION OF VOLUME
OF DOMESTIC SALES-
(1) USE OF CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER
AND IMPORTER REPORTS- The calculation of the volume of domestic sales of
a class of tobacco product by a manufacturer or importer, and by all manufacturers
and importers as a group, shall be made by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services based on certified reports submitted by such manufacturers
and importers pursuant to subsection (f).
(2) MEASUREMENT METHODS-
For purposes of the Secretary's calculations under this subsection and
the certifications under subsection (f), the volumes of domestic sales
shall be measured as follows:
(A) With respect to cigarettes,
in terms of the numbers of cigarettes sold.
(B) With respect to small
cigars, the number of cigars weighing not more than three pounds per thousand
sold.
(C) With respect to large
cigars, the number of cigars weighing more than three pounds per thousand
sold.
(D) With respect to other
classes of tobacco products, in terms of the number of pounds, or fraction
thereof, of these tobacco products sold.
(f) CERTIFICATION OF VOLUME
OF DOMESTIC SALES- Every manufacturer and importer of tobacco products
shall submit each year a certified report to the Secretary of Health and
Human Services setting forth for each class of tobacco products the total,
for the prior year, of such manufacturer's or importer's domestic sales
to wholesalers and retailers and directly to consumers. These certified
reports must be submitted to the Secretary not later than March 1 of the
year after the year for which the certified report is being made.
SEC. 402. ALLOCATION OF USER
FEES.
(a) IN GENERAL- The user
fees collected pursuant to section 401 and any funds transferred to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services by the Secretary of Agriculture
pursuant to section 102(f)(3)(B)(ii) shall be available, without further
appropriation, in accordance with, and for the purposes described, by this
section. All such funds shall remain available until expended.
(b) FUNDING FOR FDA REGULATION
OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS- The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make
15 percent of the user fee amounts collected pursuant to section 401 each
year available to the Food and Drug Administration for the regulation of
tobacco products under chapter IX of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act.
(c) FUNDING FOR OTHER TOBACCO-RELATED
PROGRAMS-
(1) TITLE II EXPENDITURES-
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall use the remaining 85 percent
of the user fee amounts collected each year pursuant to section 401, and
any amounts transferred to the Secretary by the Secretary of Agriculture
pursuant to section 102(f)(3)(B)(ii), to reimburse the Commodity Credit
Corporation for the expenditures made by that agency under title II of
this Act.
(2) OTHER TOBACCO-RELATED
PROGRAM- If amounts remain available for any year after making the reimbursement
required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall use the remaining amounts to fund any other program that relates
to tobacco products.
TITLE V--FDA REGULATION OF TOBACCO
PRODUCTS
SEC. 501. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The use of tobacco products
by the Nation's children is a pediatric disease of epic proportions that
results in new generations of tobacco-dependent children and adults.
(2) A consensus exists within
the scientific and medical communities that tobacco products are inherently
dangerous and cause cancer, heart disease, and other serious adverse health
effects.
(3) Nicotine is addictive.
(4) Virtually all new users
of tobacco products are under the minimum legal age to purchase such products.
(5) Tobacco advertising
and marketing contribute significantly to the use of nicotine-containing
tobacco products by adolescents.
(6) Because past efforts
to restrict advertising and marketing of tobacco products have failed adequately
to curb tobacco use by adolescents, comprehensive restrictions on the sale,
promotion, and distribution of such products are needed.
(7) Federal and State governments
have lacked the legal and regulatory authority and resources they need
to address comprehensively the public health and societal problems caused
by the use of tobacco products.
(8) Federal and State public
health officials, the public health community, and the public at large
recognize that the tobacco industry should be subject to ongoing oversight.
(9) Under article I, section
8 of the Constitution, the Congress is vested with the responsibility for
regulating interstate commerce and commerce with Indian tribes.
(10) The sale, distribution,
marketing, advertising, and use of tobacco products are activities in and
substantially affecting interstate commerce because they are sold, marketed,
advertised, and distributed in interstate commerce on a nationwide basis,
and have a substantial effect on the Nation's economy.
(11) The sale, distribution,
marketing, advertising, and use of such products substantially affect interstate
commerce through the health care and other costs attributable to the use
of tobacco products.
(12) It is in the public
interest for Congress to adopt comprehensive public health legislation
because of tobacco's unique position in the Nation's history and economy
and the need to prevent the sale, distribution, marketing and advertising
of tobacco products to persons under the minimum legal age to purchase
such products.
(13) The public interest
requires a timely, fair, equitable, and consistent result that will serve
the public interest by restricting throughout the Nation the sale, distribution,
marketing, and advertising of tobacco products only to persons of legal
age to purchase such products.
(14) Public health authorities
estimate that the benefits to the Nation of enacting Federal legislation
to accomplish these goals would be significant in human and economic terms.
(15) Reducing the use of
tobacco by minors by 50 percent would prevent well over 60,000 early deaths
each year and save up to $43 billion each year in reduced medical costs,
improved productivity, and the avoidance of premature deaths.
(16) Advertising, marketing,
and promotion of tobacco products have been especially directed to attract
young persons to use tobacco products and these efforts have resulted in
increased use of such products by youth. Past efforts to oversee these
activities have not been successful in adequately preventing such increased
use.
(17) Tobacco advertising
increases the size of the tobacco market by increasing consumption of tobacco
products including increasing tobacco use by young people.
(18) Children are more influenced
by tobacco advertising than adults and they smoke the most advertised brands.
(19) Tobacco company documents
indicate that young people are an important and often crucial segment of
the tobacco market.
(20) Advertising restrictions
will have a positive effect on the smoking rates of young people.
(21) Restrictions on advertising
are necessary to prevent unrestricted tobacco advertising from undermining
legislation prohibiting access to young people.
(22) It is in the public
interest for Congress to adopt legislation to address the public health
crisis created by actions of the tobacco industry.
SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.
(a) FEDERAL CIGARETTE LABELING
AND ADVERTISING ACT- Section 3(1) of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and
Advertising Act is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)
by striking `and';
(2) in subparagraph (B)
by striking the period and inserting `; and'; and
(3) by inserting the following
new subparagraph at the end thereof:
`(C) any tobacco product,
in any form, including bidis and kreteks, if the tobacco in the product
is heated or burned and is functional in the product, and the product,
because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its
packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers
as a cigarette or as roll-your-own tobacco.'.
(b) THIS TITLE- In this
title:
(1) BRAND- The term `brand'
means a variety of tobacco product distinguished by the tobacco used, tar
content, nicotine content, flavoring used, size, filtration, or packaging,
logo, registered trademark or brand name, identifiable pattern of colors,
or any combination of such attributes.
(2) CIGARETTE- The term
`cigarette' has the meaning given that term by section 3(1) of the Federal
Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1332(1)).
(3) CIGARETTE TOBACCO- The
term `cigarette tobacco' means any product that consists of loose tobacco
that is intended for use by consumers in a cigarette. Unless otherwise
stated, the requirements for cigarettes shall also apply to cigarette tobacco.
(4) COMMERCE- The term `commerce'
has the meaning given that term by section 3(2) of the Federal Cigarette
Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1332(2)).
(5) CONSTITUENT- The term
`constituent' in relation to cigarettes means any element of mainstream
or sidestream smoke.
(6) DISTRIBUTOR- The term
`distributor' as regards a tobacco product means any person who furthers
the distribution of cigarette or smokeless tobacco, whether domestic or
imported, at any point from the original place of manufacture to the person
who sells or distributes the product to individuals for personal consumption.
Common carriers are not considered distributors for purposes of this title.
(7) INGREDIENT- The term
`ingredient' in relation to cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products means
any substance, chemical, or compound (other
than tobacco, water, or reconstituted
tobacco sheet made wholly from tobacco) added, or specified for addition,
by the manufacturer to the tobacco, paper, or filter of a cigarette, or
to the tobacco of a smokeless tobacco product, including flavorants, processing
aids, casing sauces, preservatives, and combustion modifiers.
(8) MANUFACTURER- The term
`manufacturer' means any person who manufactures tobacco products intended
to be sold in the United States. The term `manufacturer' shall include
an importer or other first purchaser for resale in the United States of
tobacco products manufactured outside of the United States or tobacco products
manufactured in the United States but not intended for sale in the United
States.
(9) NICOTINE- The term `nicotine'
means the chemical substance named 3-(1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl) pyridine
or C[10]H[14]N[2], including any salt or complex of nicotine.
(10) PACKAGE- The term `package'
means a pack, box, carton, or container of any kind or, if no other container,
any wrapping (including cellophane), in which cigarettes or smokeless tobacco
are offered for sale, sold, or otherwise distributed to consumers.
(11) RETAILER- The term
`retailer' means any person who sells cigarettes or smokeless tobacco to
individuals for personal consumption, or who operates a facility where
self-service displays of tobacco products are permitted.
(12) SECRETARY- Except where
the context otherwise requires, the term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
(13) SMOKELESS TOBACCO-
The term `smokeless tobacco' means any product that consists of cut, ground,
powdered, or leaf tobacco and that is intended to be placed in the oral
or nasal cavity.
SEC. 503. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL
FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT.
(a) DEFINITION- Section
201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
`(nn) The term `tobacco
product' means any product made or derived from tobacco that is intended
for human consumption, including any component, part, or accessory of a
tobacco product (except for raw materials other than tobacco used in manufacturing
a component, part, or accessory of a tobacco product).
`(ll) The definitions contained
in section 502 of the Tobacco Livelihood and Economic Assistance for our
Farmers Act of 2002 shall apply with respect to chapter IX.'.
(b) FDA AUTHORITY OVER TOBACCO
PRODUCTS- The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.)
is amended--
(1) by redesignating chapter
IX as chapter X;
(2) by redesignating sections
901 through 907 as sections 1001 through 1007; and
(3) by inserting after chapter
VIII the following:
`CHAPTER IX--TOBACCO PRODUCTS
`SEC. 901. FDA AUTHORITY OVER
TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
`(a) IN GENERAL- Tobacco
products shall be regulated by the Secretary under this chapter and shall
not be subject to the provisions of chapter V, unless--
`(1) such products are intended
for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of
disease (within the meaning of section 201(g)(1)(B) or section 201(h)(2));
or
`(2) a health claim is made
for such products under section 201(g)(1)(C) or 201(h)(3), unless the product
is a reduced risk product pursuant to section 912.
`(b) APPLICABILITY- This
chapter shall apply to all tobacco products subject to the provisions of
part 897 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, and to any other tobacco
products that the Secretary by regulation deems to be subject to this chapter.
`(1) Nothing in this chapter
shall be construed to affect the Secretary's authority over, or the regulation
of, products under this Act that are not tobacco products under chapter
V or any other chapter of this Act.
`(2) The provisions of this
chapter shall not apply to tobacco leaf that is not in the possession of
the manufacturer, or to the producers of tobacco leaf, including tobacco
growers, tobacco warehouses, and tobacco grower cooperatives, nor shall
any employee of the Food and Drug Administration have any authority whatsoever
to enter onto a farm owned by a producer of tobacco leaf without the written
consent of such producer. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subparagraph,
if a producer of tobacco leaf is also a tobacco product manufacturer or
controlled by a tobacco product manufacturer, the producer shall be subject
to this chapter in the producer's capacity as a manufacturer. Nothing in
this chapter shall be construed to grant the Secretary authority to promulgate
regulations on any matter that involves the production of tobacco leaf
or a producer thereof, other than activities by a manufacturer affecting
production. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `controlled
by' means a member of the same controlled group of corporations as that
term is used in section 52(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or
under common control within the meaning of the regulations promulgated
under section 52(b) of such Code.
`SEC. 902. ADULTERATED TOBACCO
PRODUCTS.
`A tobacco product shall
be deemed to be adulterated if--
`(1) it consists in whole
or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or is otherwise
contaminated by any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render
the product more injurious to health;
`(2) it has been prepared,
packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been contaminated
with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered more injurious to health;
`(3) its container is composed,
in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may
render the contents more injurious to health;
`(4) it is, or purports
to be or is represented as, a tobacco product which is subject to a performance
standard established under section 907 unless such tobacco product is in
all respects in conformity with such standard;
`(5) it is required by section
910(a) to have premarket approval, is not exempt under section 906(f),
and does not have an approved application in effect;
`(6) the methods used in,
or the facilities or controls used for, its manufacture, packing or storage
are not in conformity with applicable requirements under section 906(e)(1)
or an applicable condition prescribed by an order under section 906(e)(2);
or
`(7) it is a tobacco product
for which an exemption has been granted under section 906(f) for investigational
use and the person who was granted such exemption or any investigator who
uses such
tobacco product under such exemption
fails to comply with a requirement prescribed by or under such section.
`SEC. 903. MISBRANDED TOBACCO
PRODUCTS.
`(a) IN GENERAL- A tobacco
product shall be deemed to be misbranded--
`(1) if its labeling is
false or misleading in any particular;
`(2) if in package form
unless it bears a label containing--
`(A) the name and place
of business of the tobacco product manufacturer, packer, or distributor;
and
`(B) an accurate statement
of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical
count,
except that under subparagraph
(B) of this paragraph reasonable variations shall be permitted, and exemptions
as to small packages shall be established, by regulations prescribed by
the Secretary;
`(3) if any word, statement,
or other information required by or under authority of this chapter to
appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with
such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements or designs
in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and
understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase
and use;
`(4) if it has an established
name, unless its label bears, to the exclusion of any other nonproprietary
name, its established name prominently printed in type as required by the
Secretary by regulation;
`(5) if the Secretary has
issued regulations requiring that its labeling bear adequate directions
for use, or adequate warnings against use by children, that are necessary
for the protection of users unless its labeling conforms in all respects
to such regulations;
`(6) if it was manufactured,
prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed in any State in an establishment
not duly registered under section 905(b), if it was not included in a list
required by section 905(i), if a notice or other information respecting
it was not provided as required by such section or section 905(j), or if
it does not bear such symbols from the uniform system for identification
of tobacco products prescribed under section 905(e) as the Secretary by
regulation requires;
`(7) if, in the case of
any tobacco product distributed or offered for sale in any State--
`(A) its advertising is
false or misleading in any particular; or
`(B) it is sold, distributed,
advertised, or promoted in violation of section 915 or regulations prescribed
under section 906(d);
`(8) unless, in the case
of any tobacco product distributed or offered for sale in any State, the
manufacturer, packer, or distributor thereof includes in all advertisements
and other descriptive printed matter issued or caused to be issued by the
manufacturer, packer, or distributor with respect to that tobacco product--
`(A) a true statement of
the tobacco product's established name as defined in paragraph (4) of this
subsection, printed prominently; and
`(B) a brief statement of--
`(i) the uses of the tobacco
product and relevant warnings, precautions, side effects, and contraindications;
and
`(ii) in the case of specific
tobacco products made subject to a finding by the Secretary after notice
and opportunity for comment that such action is necessary to protect the
public health, a full description of the components of such tobacco product
or the formula showing quantitatively each ingredient of such tobacco product
to the extent required in regulations which shall be issued by the Secretary
after an opportunity for a hearing;
`(9) unless, in the case
of any tobacco product distributed or offered for sale in any State, the
manufacturer, packer, or distributor thereof includes in all advertisements
the information required by section 916(c);
`(10) if it is a tobacco
product subject to a performance standard established under section 907,
unless it bears such labeling as may be prescribed in such performance
standard; or
`(11) if there was a failure
or refusal--
`(A) to comply with any
requirement prescribed under section 904 or 908; or
`(B) to furnish any material
or information required by or under section 909.
`(b) PRIOR APPROVAL OF STATEMENTS
ON LABEL- The Secretary may, by regulation, require prior approval of statements
made on the label of a tobacco product. No regulation issued under this
subsection may require prior approval by the Secretary of the content of
any advertisement and no advertisement of a tobacco product, published
after the date of enactment of this chapter shall, with respect to the
matters specified in this section or covered by regulations issued hereunder,
be subject to the provisions of sections 12 through 15 of the Federal Trade
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 52 through 55). This subsection does not apply
to any printed matter which the Secretary determines to be labeling as
defined in section 201(m).
`SEC. 904. SUBMISSION OF HEALTH
INFORMATION TO THE SECRETARY.
`(a) REQUIREMENT- Not later
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this chapter, each tobacco
product manufacturer or importer of tobacco products, or agents thereof,
shall submit to the Secretary the following information:
`(1) A listing of all tobacco
ingredients, substances and compounds that are, on such date, added by
the manufacturer to the tobacco, paper, filter, or other component of each
tobacco product by brand and by quantity in each brand and subbrand.
`(2) A description of the
content, delivery, and form of nicotine in each tobacco product measured
in milligrams of nicotine.
`(3) All documents (including
underlying scientific information) relating to research activities, and
research findings, conducted, supported, or possessed by the manufacturer
(or agents thereof) on the health, behavioral, or physiologic effects of
tobacco products, their constituents, ingredients, and
components, and tobacco additives,
described in paragraph (1).
`(4) All documents (including
underlying scientific information) relating to research activities, and
research findings, conducted, supported, or possessed by the manufacturer
(or agents thereof) that relate to the issue of whether a reduction in
risk to health from tobacco products can occur upon the employment of technology
available or known to the manufacturer.
`(5) All documents (including
underlying scientific information) relating to marketing research involving
the use of tobacco products.
An importer of a tobacco
product not manufactured in the United States shall supply the information
required of a tobacco product manufacturer under this subsection.
`(b) ANNUAL SUBMISSION-
A tobacco product manufacturer or importer that is required to submit information
under subsection (a) shall update such information
on an annual basis under a schedule
determined by the Secretary.
`(c) TIME FOR SUBMISSION-
`(1) NEW PRODUCTS- At least
90 days prior to the delivery for introduction into interstate commerce
of a tobacco product not on the market on the date of enactment of this
chapter, the manufacturer of such product shall provide the information
required under subsection (a) and such product shall be subject to the
annual submission under subsection (b).
`(2) MODIFICATION OF EXISTING
PRODUCTS- If at any time a tobacco product manufacturer adds to its tobacco
products a new tobacco additive, increases or decreases the quantity of
an existing tobacco additive or the nicotine content, delivery, or form,
or eliminates a tobacco additive from any tobacco product, the manufacturer
shall within 60 days of such action so advise the Secretary in writing
and reference such modification in submissions made under subsection (b).
`SEC. 905. ANNUAL REGISTRATION.
`(a) DEFINITIONS- As used
in this section--
`(1) consistent with the
provisions of section 901(c)(2), the term `manufacture, preparation,
compounding, or processing'
shall include repackaging or otherwise changing the container, wrapper,
or labeling of any tobacco product package in furtherance of the distribution
of the tobacco product from the original place of manufacture to the person
who makes final delivery
or sale to the ultimate consumer or user; and
`(2) the term `name' shall
include in the case of a partnership the name of each partner and, in the
case of a corporation, the name of each corporate officer and director,
and the State of incorporation.
`(b) REGISTRATION BY OWNERS
AND OPERATORS- On or before December 31 of each year every person who owns
or operates any establishment in any State engaged in the manufacture,
preparation, compounding, or processing of a tobacco product or tobacco
products shall register with the Secretary the name, places of business,
and all such establishments of that person.
`(c) REGISTRATION OF NEW
OWNERS AND OPERATORS- Every person upon first engaging in the manufacture,
preparation, compounding, or processing of a tobacco product or tobacco
products in any establishment owned or operated in any State by that person
shall immediately register with the Secretary that person's name, place
of business, and such establishment.
`(d) REGISTRATION OF ADDED
ESTABLISHMENTS- Every person required to register under subsection (b)
or (c) shall immediately register with the Secretary any additional establishment
which that person owns or operates in any State and in which that person
begins the manufacture, preparation, compounding, or processing of a tobacco
product or tobacco products.
`(e) UNIFORM PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
SYSTEM- The Secretary may by regulation prescribe a uniform system for
the identification of tobacco products and may require that persons who
are required to list such tobacco products under subsection (i) of this
section shall list such tobacco products in accordance with such system.
`(f) PUBLIC ACCESS TO REGISTRATION
INFORMATION- The Secretary shall make available for inspection, to any
person so requesting, any registration filed under this section.
`(g) BIENNIAL INSPECTION
OF REGISTERED ESTABLISHMENTS- Every establishment in any State registered
with the Secretary under this section shall be subject to inspection under
section 704, and every such establishment engaged in the manufacture, compounding,
or processing of a tobacco product or tobacco products shall be so inspected
by one or more officers or employees duly designated by the Secretary at
least once in the 2-year period beginning with the date of registration
of such establishment under this section and at least once in every successive
2-year period thereafter.
`(h) FOREIGN ESTABLISHMENTS
MAY REGISTER- Any establishment within any foreign country engaged in the
manufacture, preparation, compounding, or processing of a tobacco product
or tobacco products, may register under this section under regulations
promulgated by the Secretary. Such regulations shall require such establishment
to provide the information required by subsection (i) of this section and
shall include provisions for registration of any such establishment upon
condition that adequate and effective means are available, by arrangement
with the government of such foreign country or otherwise, to enable the
Secretary to determine from time to time whether tobacco products manufactured,
prepared, compounded, or processed in such establishment, if imported or
offered for import into the United States, shall be refused admission on
any of the grounds set forth in section 801(a).
`(i) Registration Information-
`(1) PRODUCT LIST- Every
person who registers with the Secretary under subsection (b), (c), or (d)
of this section shall, at the time of registration under any such subsection,
file with the Secretary a list of all tobacco products which are being
manufactured, prepared, compounded, or processed by that person for commercial
distribution and which has not been included in any list of tobacco
products filed by that person
with the Secretary under this paragraph or paragraph (2) before such time
of registration. Such list shall be prepared in such form and manner as
the Secretary may prescribe and shall be accompanied by--
`(A) in the case of a tobacco
product contained in the applicable list with respect to which a performance
standard has been established under section 907 or which is subject to
section 910, a reference to the authority for the marketing of such tobacco
product and a copy of all labeling for such tobacco product;
`(B) in the case of any
other tobacco product contained in an applicable list, a copy of all consumer
information and other labeling for such tobacco product, a representative
sampling of advertisements for such tobacco product, and, upon request
made by the Secretary for good cause, a copy of all advertisements for
a particular tobacco product; and
`(C) if the registrant filing
a list has determined that a tobacco product contained in such list is
not subject to a performance standard established under section 907, a
brief statement of the basis upon which the registrant made such determination
if the Secretary requests such a statement with respect to that particular
tobacco product.
`(2) BIANNUAL REPORT OF
ANY CHANGE IN PRODUCT LIST- Each person who registers with the
Secretary under this section
shall report to the Secretary once during the month of June of each year
and once during the month of December of each year the following:
`(A) A list of each tobacco
product introduced by the registrant for commercial distribution which
has not been included in any list previously filed by that person with
the Secretary under this subparagraph or paragraph (1) of this subsection.
A list under this subparagraph shall list a tobacco product by its established
name and shall be accompanied by the other information required by paragraph
(1).
`(B) If since the date the
registrant last made a report under this paragraph that person
has discontinued the manufacture,
preparation, compounding, or processing for commercial distribution of
a tobacco product included in a list filed under subparagraph (A) or paragraph
(1), notice of such discontinuance, the date of such
discontinuance, and the identity
of its established name.
`(C) If since the date the
registrant reported under subparagraph (B) a notice of discontinuance that
person has resumed the manufacture, preparation, compounding, or processing
for commercial distribution of the tobacco product with respect to which
such notice of discontinuance was reported, notice of such resumption,
the date of such resumption, the identity of such tobacco product by established
name, and other information required by paragraph (1), unless the registrant
has previously reported such resumption to the Secretary under this subparagraph.
`(D) Any material change
in any information previously submitted under this paragraph or paragraph
(1).
`(j) REPORT PRECEDING INTRODUCTION
OF CERTAIN SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT PRODUCTS INTO INTERSTATE COMMERCE-
Each person who is required to register under this section and who proposes
to begin the introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate
commerce for commercial distribution of a tobacco product intended for
human use that was not commercially marketed (other than for test marketing)
in the United States as of the date of enactment of this chapter, as defined
by the Secretary by regulation shall, at least 90 days before making such
introduction or delivery, report to the Secretary (in such form and manner
as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe)--
`(1) the basis for such
person's determination that the tobacco product is substantially equivalent,
within the meaning of section 910, to a tobacco product commercially marketed
(other than for test marketing) in the United States as of the date of
this chapter's enactment, that is in compliance with the requirements of
this Act; and
`(2) action taken by such
person to comply with the requirements under section 907 that are applicable
to the tobacco product.
`SEC. 906. GENERAL PROVISIONS
RESPECTING CONTROL OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
`(a) IN GENERAL- Any requirement
established by or under section 902, 903, 905, or 909 applicable to a tobacco
product shall apply to such tobacco product until the applicability of
the requirement to the tobacco product has been changed by action taken
under section 907, section 910, or subsection (d) of this section, and
any requirement established by or under section 902, 903, 905, or 909 which
is inconsistent with a requirement imposed on such tobacco product under
section 907, section 910, or subsection (d) of this section shall not apply
to such tobacco product.
`(b) INFORMATION ON PUBLIC
ACCESS AND COMMENT- Each notice of proposed rulemaking under section 907,
908, 909, or 910, or under this section, any other notice which is published
in the Federal Register with respect to any other action taken under any
such section and which states the reasons for such action, and each publication
of findings required to be made in connection with rulemaking under any
such section shall set forth--
`(1) the manner in which
interested persons may examine data and other information on which the
notice or findings is based; and
`(2) the period within which
interested persons may present their comments on the notice or findings
(including the need thereof) orally or in writing, which period shall be
at least 60 days but may not exceed 90 days unless the time is extended
by the Secretary by a notice published in the Federal Register stating
good cause therefor.
`(c) LIMITED CONFIDENTIALITY
OF INFORMATION- Any information reported to or otherwise obtained by the
Secretary or the Secretary's representative under
section 904, 905, 907, 908,
909, 910, 912, or 704, or under subsection (e) or (f) of this section,
which is exempt from disclosure under subsection (a) of section 552 of
title 5, United States Code, by reason of subsection (b)(4) of that section
shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed, except that
the information may be disclosed to other officers or employees concerned
with carrying out this chapter, or when relevant in any proceeding under
this chapter.
`(1) The Secretary may by
regulation require that a tobacco product be restricted to sale or distribution
upon such conditions, including restrictions on the access to, and the
advertising and promotion of, the tobacco product, as the Secretary may
prescribe in such regulation if the Secretary determines that such regulation
would be appropriate for the prevention of, or decrease in, the use of
tobacco products by children under the age at which tobacco products may
be legally purchased. No such condition may require that the sale or distribution
of a tobacco product be limited to the written or oral authorization of
a practitioner licensed by law to prescribe medical products.
`(2) The label of a tobacco
product shall bear such appropriate statements of the restrictions required
by a regulation under subsection (a) as the Secretary may in such regulation
prescribe.
`(3) No restriction under
paragraph (1) may prohibit the sale of any tobacco product in face-to-face
transactions by a specific category of retail outlets.
`(e) Good Manufacturing
Practice Requirements-
`(1) Methods, facilities,
and controls to conform-
`(A) The Secretary may,
in accordance with subparagraph (B), prescribe regulations requiring that
the methods used in, and the facilities and controls used for, the manufacture,
pre-production design validation (including a process to assess the performance
of a tobacco product), packing and storage of a tobacco product, conform
to current good manufacturing practice for an agricultural product, as
prescribed in such regulations,
to assure that the public health is protected and that the tobacco product
is in compliance with this chapter.
`(B) The Secretary shall--
`(i) before promulgating
any regulation under subparagraph (A), afford an advisory committee an
opportunity to submit recommendations with respect to the regulation proposed
to be promulgated;
`(ii) before promulgating
any regulation under subparagraph (A), afford opportunity for an oral hearing;
`(iii) provide the advisory
committee a reasonable time to make its recommendation with respect to
proposed regulations under subparagraph (A); and
`(iv) in establishing the
effective date of a regulation promulgated under this subsection, take
into account the differences in the manner in which the different types
of tobacco products have historically been produced, the financial resources
of the different tobacco product manufacturers, and the state of their
existing manufacturing facilities; and shall provide for a reasonable period
of time for such manufacturers to conform to good manufacturing practices.
`(2) Exemptions; variances-
`(A) Any person subject
to any requirement prescribed under paragraph (1) may petition the Secretary
for a permanent or temporary exemption or variance from such requirement.
Such a petition shall be submitted to the Secretary in such form and manner
as the Secretary shall prescribe and shall--
`(i) in the case of a petition
for an exemption from a requirement, set forth the basis for the petitioner's
determination that compliance with the requirement is not required to assure
that the tobacco product will be in compliance with this chapter;
`(ii) in the case of a petition
for a variance from a requirement, set forth the methods proposed to be
used in, and the facilities and controls proposed to be used for, the manufacture,
packing, and storage of the tobacco product in lieu of the methods, facilities,
and controls prescribed by the requirement; and
`(iii) contain such other
information as the Secretary shall prescribe.
`(B) The Secretary may refer
to an advisory committee any petition submitted under subparagraph (A).
The advisory committee shall report its recommendations to the Secretary
with respect to a petition referred to it within 60 days after the date
of the petition's referral. Within 60 days after--
`(i) the date the petition
was submitted to the Secretary under subparagraph (A); or
`(ii) the day after the
petition was referred to an advisory committee,
whichever occurs later,
the Secretary shall by order either deny the petition or approve it.
`(C) The Secretary may approve--
`(i) a petition for an exemption
for a tobacco product from a requirement if the Secretary determines that
compliance with such requirement is not required to assure that the tobacco
product will be in compliance with this chapter; and
`(ii) a petition for a variance
for a tobacco product from a requirement if the Secretary determines that
the methods to be used in, and the facilities and controls to be used for,
the manufacture, packing, and storage of the tobacco product in lieu of
the methods, controls, and facilities prescribed by the requirement are
sufficient to assure that the tobacco product will be in compliance with
this chapter.
`(D) An order of the Secretary
approving a petition for a variance shall prescribe such conditions respecting
the methods used in, and the facilities and controls used for, the manufacture,
packing, and storage of the tobacco product to be granted the variance
under the petition as may be necessary to assure that the tobacco product
will be in compliance with this chapter.
`(E) After the issuance
of an order under subparagraph (B) respecting a petition, the petitioner
shall have an opportunity for an informal hearing on such order.
`(f) EXEMPTION FOR INVESTIGATIONAL
USE- The Secretary may exempt tobacco products intended for investigational
use from this chapter under such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe
by regulation.
`(g) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT-
The Secretary may enter into contracts for research, testing, and
demonstrations respecting tobacco
products and may obtain tobacco products for research, testing, and demonstration
purposes without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, United
States Code, and section 5 of title 41, United States Code.
`SEC. 907. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
`(1) FINDING REQUIRED- The
Secretary may adopt performance standards for a tobacco product if the
Secretary finds that a performance standard is appropriate for the protection
of the public health. This finding shall be determined with respect to
the risks and benefits to the population as a whole, including users and
non-users of the tobacco product, and taking into account--
`(A) the increased or decreased
likelihood that existing users of tobacco products will stop using such
products; and
`(B) the increased or decreased
likelihood that those who do not use tobacco products will start using
such products.
`(2) CONTENT OF PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS- A performance standard established under this section for a
tobacco product--
`(A) shall include provisions
to provide performance that is appropriate for the protection of the public
health, including provisions, where appropriate--
`(i) for the reduction of
nicotine yields of the product;
`(ii) for the reduction
or elimination of other harmful constituents or harmful components of the
product; or
`(iii) relating to any other
requirement under (B);
`(B) shall, where necessary
to be appropriate for the protection of the public health, include--
`(i) provisions respecting
the construction, components, ingredients, and properties of the tobacco
product;
`(ii) provisions for the
testing (on a sample basis or, if necessary, on an individual basis) of
the tobacco product;
`(iii) provisions for the
measurement of the performance characteristics of the tobacco product;
and
`(iv) provisions requiring
that the results of each or of certain of the tests of the tobacco product
required to be made under clause (ii) show that the tobacco product is
in conformity with the portions of the standard for which the test or tests
were required; and
`(C) shall not render the
tobacco product unacceptable for adult consumption.
`(3) PERIODIC REEVALUATION
OF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS- The Secretary shall provide for periodic evaluation
of performance standards established under this section to determine whether
such standards should be changed to reflect new medical, scientific, or
other technological data. The Secretary may provide for testing under paragraph
(2) by any person.
`(4) INVOLVEMENT OF OTHER
AGENCIES; INFORMED PERSONS- In carrying out duties under this section,
the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
`(A) use personnel, facilities,
and other technical support available in other Federal agencies;
`(B) consult with other
Federal agencies concerned with standard-setting and other nationally or
internationally recognized standard-setting entities; and
`(C) invite appropriate
participation, through joint or other conferences, workshops, or other
means, by informed persons representative of scientific, professional,
industry, or consumer organizations who in the Secretary's judgment can
make a significant contribution.
`(b) Establishment of Standards-
`(A) The Secretary shall
publish in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking for the
establishment, amendment, or revocation of any performance standard for
a tobacco product.
`(B) A notice of proposed
rulemaking for the establishment or amendment of a performance standard
for a tobacco product shall--
`(i) set forth a finding
with supporting justification that the performance standard is appropriate
for the protection of the public health;
`(ii) set forth proposed
findings with respect to the risk of illness or injury that the performance
standard is intended to reduce or eliminate; and
`(iii) invite interested
persons to submit an existing performance standard for the tobacco product,
including a draft or proposed performance standard, for consideration by
the Secretary.
`(C) A notice of proposed
rulemaking for the revocation of a performance standard shall set forth
a finding with supporting justification that the performance standard is
no longer necessary to be appropriate for the protection of the public
health.
`(D) The Secretary shall
consider all information submitted in connection with a proposed standard,
including information concerning the countervailing effects of the performance
standard on the health of adolescent tobacco users, adult tobacco users,
or non-tobacco users, such as the creation of a significant demand for
contraband or other tobacco products that do not meet the requirements
of this chapter and the significance of such demand, and shall issue the
standard if the Secretary determines that the
standard would be appropriate
for the protection of the public health.
`(E) The Secretary shall
provide for a comment period of not less than 60 days.
`(A) After the expiration
of the period for comment on a notice of proposed rulemaking published
under paragraph (1) respecting a performance standard and after consideration
of such comments and any report from an advisory committee, the Secretary
shall--
`(i) promulgate a regulation
establishing a performance standard and publish in the Federal Register
findings on the matters referred to in paragraph (1); or
`(ii) publish a notice terminating
the proceeding for the development of the standard together with the reasons
for such termination.
`(B) A regulation establishing
a performance standard shall set forth the date or dates upon which the
standard shall take effect, but
no such regulation may take
effect before one year after the date of its publication unless the Secretary
determines that an earlier effective
date is necessary for the
protection of the public health. Such date or dates shall be established
so as to minimize, consistent with the public health, economic loss to,
and disruption or dislocation of, domestic and international trade.
`(3) POWER RESERVED TO CONGRESS-
Because of the importance of any decision to issue a regulation establishing
a performance standard--
`(A) eliminating all cigarettes,
all smokeless tobacco products, or any similar class of tobacco products,
or
`(B) requiring the reduction
of nicotine yields of a tobacco product to zero,
Congress expressly reserves
to itself the power to make such a decision.
`(4) Amendment; revocation-
`(A) The Secretary, upon
the Secretary's own initiative or upon petition of an interested person
may by a regulation, promulgated in accordance with the requirements of
paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) of this subsection, amend or revoke a performance
standard.
`(B) The Secretary may declare
a proposed amendment of a performance standard to be effective on and after
its publication in the Federal Register and until the effective date of
any final action taken on such amendment if the Secretary determines that
making it so effective is in the public interest.
`(5) REFERENCE TO ADVISORY
COMMITTEE- The Secretary--
`(A) may, on the Secretary's
own initiative, refer a proposed regulation for the establishment, amendment,
or revocation of a performance standard; or
`(B) shall, upon the request
of an interested person which demonstrates good cause for referral and
which is made before the expiration of the period for submission of comments
on such proposed regulation,
refer such proposed regulation
to an advisory committee, for a report and recommendation with respect
to any matter involved in the proposed regulation which requires the exercise
of scientific judgment. If a proposed regulation is referred under this
subparagraph to the advisory
committee, the Secretary shall provide the advisory committee with the
data and information on which such proposed regulation is based. The advisory
committee shall, within 60 days after the referral of a proposed regulation
and after independent study of the data and information furnished to it
by the Secretary and other data and information before it, submit to the
Secretary a report and recommendation respecting such regulation, together
with all underlying data and information and a statement of the reason
or basis for the recommendation. A copy of such report and recommendation
shall be made public by the Secretary.
`SEC. 908. NOTIFICATION AND
OTHER REMEDIES.
`(a) NOTIFICATION- If the
Secretary determines that--
`(1) a tobacco product which
is introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce for
commercial distribution presents a risk of substantial harm to the public
health exceeding the risks posed by tobacco products marketed before the
date of enactment of this chapter; and
`(2) notification under
this subsection is necessary to eliminate the unreasonable risk of such
harm and no more practicable means is available under the provisions of
this chapter (other than this section) to eliminate such risk,
the Secretary may issue
such order as may be necessary to assure that adequate notification is
provided in an appropriate form, by the persons and means best suited under
the circumstances involved, to all persons who should properly receive
such notification in order to eliminate such risk. The Secretary may order
notification by any appropriate means, including public service announcements.
Before issuing an order under this subsection, the Secretary shall consult
with the persons who are to give notice under the order.
`(b) NO EXEMPTION FROM OTHER
LIABILITY- Compliance with an order issued under this section shall not
relieve any person from liability under Federal or State law.
`(1) IN GENERAL- If the
Secretary finds that there is a reasonable probability that a tobacco product
contains a manufacturing or other defect not ordinarily contained in tobacco
products on the market that would cause serious, adverse health consequences
or death, the Secretary shall issue an order requiring the appropriate
person (including the manufacturers, importers, distributors, or retailers
of the tobacco product) to immediately cease distribution of such tobacco
product. The order shall
provide the person subject to
the order with an opportunity for an informal hearing, to be held not later
than 10 days after the date of the issuance of the order, on the actions
required by the order and on whether the order should be amended to require
a recall of such tobacco product. If, after providing an opportunity for
such a hearing, the Secretary determines that inadequate grounds exist
to support the actions required by the order, the Secretary shall vacate
the order.
`(2) Amendment of order
to require recall-
`(A) If, after providing
an opportunity for an informal hearing under paragraph (1), the Secretary
determines that the order should be amended to include a recall of the
tobacco product with respect to which the order was issued, the Secretary
shall, except as provided in subparagraph (B), amend the order to require
a recall. The Secretary shall specify a timetable in which the tobacco
product recall will occur and shall require periodic reports to the Secretary
describing the progress of the recall.
`(B) An amended order under
subparagraph (A)--
`(i) shall not include recall
of a tobacco product from individuals; and
`(ii) shall provide for
notice to persons subject to the risks associated with the use of such
tobacco product.
In providing the notice
required by clause (ii), the Secretary may use the assistance of retailers
and other persons who distributed such tobacco product. If a significant
number of such persons cannot be identified, the Secretary shall notify
such persons under section 705(b).
`(3) REMEDY NOT EXCLUSIVE-
The remedy provided by this subsection shall be in addition to remedies
provided by subsection (a) of this section.
`SEC. 909. RECORDS AND REPORTS
ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
`(a) IN GENERAL- Every person
who is a tobacco product manufacturer or importer of a tobacco product
shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide
such information, as the Secretary may by regulation reasonably require
to assure that such tobacco product is not adulterated or misbranded and
to
otherwise protect public health.
Regulations prescribed under the preceding sentence--
`(1) may require a tobacco
product manufacturer or importer to report to the Secretary whenever the
manufacturer or importer receives or otherwise becomes aware of information
that reasonably suggests that one of its marketed tobacco products may
have caused or contributed to a serious unexpected adverse experience associated
with the use of the product or any significant increase in the frequency
of a serious, expected adverse product experience;
`(2) shall require reporting
of other significant adverse tobacco product experiences as determined
by the Secretary to be necessary to be reported;
`(3) shall not impose requirements
unduly burdensome to a tobacco product manufacturer or importer, taking
into account the cost of complying with such requirements and the need
for the protection of the public health and the implementation of this
chapter;
`(4) when prescribing the
procedure for making requests for reports or information, shall require
that each request made under such regulations for submission of a report
or information to the Secretary state the reason or purpose for such request
and identify to the fullest extent practicable such report or information;
`(5) when requiring submission
of a report or information to the Secretary, shall state the reason or
purpose for the submission of such report or information and identify to
the fullest extent practicable such report or information; and
`(6) may not require that
the identity of any patient or user be disclosed in records, reports, or
information required under this subsection unless required for the medical
welfare of an individual, to determine risks to public health of a tobacco
product, or to verify a record, report, or information submitted under
this chapter.
In prescribing regulations
under this subsection, the Secretary shall have due regard for the professional
ethics of the medical profession and the interests of patients. The prohibitions
of paragraph (6) of this subsection continue to apply to records, reports,
and information concerning any individual who has been a patient, irrespective
of whether or when he ceases to be a patient.
`(b) REPORTS OF REMOVALS
AND CORRECTIONS-
(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (3), the Secretary shall by regulation require a tobacco product
manufacturer or importer of a tobacco product
to report promptly to the Secretary
any corrective action taken or removal from the market of a tobacco product
undertaken by such manufacturer or importer if the removal or correction
was undertaken--
`(A) to reduce a risk to
health posed by the tobacco product; or
`(B) to remedy a violation
of this chapter caused by the tobacco product which may present a risk
to health.
A tobacco product manufacturer
or importer of a tobacco product who undertakes a corrective action or
removal from the market of a tobacco product which is not required to be
reported under this subsection shall keep a record of such correction or
removal.
`(2) No report of the corrective
action or removal of a tobacco product may be required under paragraph
(1) if a report of the corrective action or removal is required and has
been submitted under subsection (a) of this section.
`SEC. 910. PREMARKET REVIEW
OF CERTAIN TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
`(1) PREMARKET APPROVAL
REQUIRED- Approval under this section of an application for premarket approval
for any tobacco product, other than a reduced risk product under section
912, that is not commercially marketed (other than for test marketing)
in the United States as of the date of this chapter's enactment, is required
unless the manufacturer has submitted a report under section 905(j), and
the Secretary has not suspended the distribution of such product under
this paragraph. Within 90 days of the submission of a report under section
905(j), the Secretary may by order suspend the distribution of the tobacco
product that is the subject of that report if the Secretary determines
that there is a reasonable likelihood that the tobacco product is not substantially
equivalent to a tobacco product commercially marketed (other than for test
marketing) in the United States as of the date of this chapter's enactment,
that is in compliance with the requirements of this Act. If the Secretary
fails to issue an order within this 90-day period, then the tobacco product
that is the subject of that report shall be deemed to be substantially
equivalent to a predicate tobacco product. The issuance of an order under
this paragraph shall constitute final agency action for purposes of section
702 of title 5, the United States Code; provided, that the Secretary may
rescind or modify an order issued under this paragraph at any time.
`(2) Substantially equivalent
defined-
`(A) For purposes of this
section and section 905(j), the term `substantially equivalent' or `substantial
equivalence' mean, with respect to the tobacco product being compared to
the predicate tobacco product, that the Secretary by order has found that
the tobacco product--
`(i) has the same characteristics
as the predicate tobacco product; or
`(ii) has different characteristics
and the information submitted contains information, including clinical
data if deemed necessary by the Secretary, that demonstrates that it is
not appropriate to regulate the product under this section because the
product could not reasonably be expected to increase the health risks to
consumers compared to a conventional tobacco product that is commercially
marketed in the United States and that is in compliance with the requirements
of this Act.
`(B) For purposes of subparagraph
(A), the term `characteristics' means the materials, ingredients, design,
composition, heating source, or other features of a tobacco product.
`(C) A tobacco product may
not be found to be substantially equivalent to a predicate tobacco product
that has been removed from the market at the initiative of the Secretary
or that has been determined by a judicial order to be misbranded or adulterated.
`(A) As part of a submission
under section 905(j) respecting a tobacco product, the person required
to file a premarket notification under such section shall provide an adequate
summary of any health information related to the tobacco product or state
that such information will be made available upon request by any person.
`(B) Any summary under subparagraph
(A) respecting a tobacco product shall contain detailed information regarding
data concerning adverse health effects and shall be made available to the
public by the Secretary within 30
days of the issuance of a determination
that such tobacco product is substantially equivalent to another tobacco
product. The communication that such product is a reduced risk product
may comply with requirements prescribed by the Secretary relating to such
communication, and the Secretary may require prior approval of the communication,
in each case in accordance with section 912.
`(1) CONTENTS- An application
for premarket approval shall contain--
`(A) full reports of all
information, published or known to or which should reasonably be known
to the applicant, concerning investigations which have been made to show
the health risks of such tobacco product and whether such tobacco product
presents greater risk than other tobacco products;
`(B) a full statement of
the components, ingredients, and properties, and of the principle or principles
of operation, of such tobacco product;
`(C) a full description
of the methods used in, and the facilities and controls used for, the manufacture,
processing, and, when relevant,
packing and installation of,
such tobacco product;
`(D) an identifying reference
to any performance standard under section 907 which would be applicable
to any aspect of such tobacco product, and either adequate information
to show that such aspect of such tobacco product fully meets such performance
standard or adequate information to justify any deviation from such standard;
`(E) such samples of such
tobacco product and of components thereof as the Secretary may reasonably
require;
`(F) specimens of the labeling
proposed to be used for such tobacco product; and
`(G) such other information
relevant to the subject matter of the application as the Secretary may
require.
`(2) REFERENCE TO ADVISORY
COMMITTEE- Upon receipt of an application meeting the requirements set
forth in paragraph (1), the Secretary--
`(A) may, on the Secretary's
own initiative; or
`(B) shall, upon the request
of an applicant,
refer such application to
an advisory committee and for submission (within such period as the Secretary
may establish) of a report and recommendation respecting approval of the
application, together with all underlying data and the reasons or basis
for the recommendation.
`(c) Action on Application-
`(A) As promptly as possible,
but in no event later than 180 days after the receipt of an application
under subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary, after considering
the report and recommendation submitted under paragraph (2) of such subsection,
shall--
`(i) issue an order approving
the application if the Secretary finds that none of the grounds for denying
approval specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection applies; or
`(ii) deny approval of the
application if the Secretary finds (and sets forth the basis for such finding
as part of or accompanying such denial) that one or more grounds for denial
specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection apply.
`(B) An order approving
an application for a tobacco product may require as a condition to such
approval that the sale and distribution of the tobacco product be restricted
but only to
the extent that the sale and
distribution of a tobacco product may be restricted under a regulation
under section 906(d).
`(2) DENIAL OF APPROVAL-
The Secretary shall deny approval of an application for a tobacco product
if, upon the basis of the information submitted to the Secretary as part
of the application and any other information before the Secretary with
respect to such tobacco product, the Secretary finds that--
`(A) there is a lack of
a showing that permitting such tobacco product to be marketed would pose
no greater risk to the public health than currently marketed tobacco products;
`(B) the methods used in,
or the facilities or controls used for, the manufacture, processing, or
packing of such tobacco product do not conform to the requirements of section
906(e);
`(C) based on a fair evaluation
of all material facts, the proposed labeling is false or misleading in
any particular; or
`(D) such tobacco product
is not shown to conform in all respects to a performance standard in effect
under section 907, compliance with which is a condition to approval of
the application, and there is a lack of adequate information to justify
the deviation from such standard.
`(3) DENIAL INFORMATION-
Any denial of an application shall, insofar as the Secretary determines
to be practicable, be accompanied by a statement informing the applicant
of the measures required to place such application in approvable form (which
measures may include further research by the applicant in accordance with
one or more protocols prescribed by the Secretary).
`(A) For purposes of paragraph
(2)(A), whether permitting a tobacco product to be marketed would be appropriate
for the protection of the public health shall, when appropriate, be determined
on the basis of well-controlled investigations, which may include one or
more clinical investigations by experts qualified by training and experience
to evaluate the tobacco product.
`(B) If the Secretary determines
that there exists valid scientific evidence (other than evidence derived
from investigations described in subparagraph (A)) which is sufficient
to evaluate the tobacco product the Secretary may authorize that the determination
for purposes of paragraph (2)(A) be made on the basis of such evidence.
`(d) Withdrawal and Temporary
Suspension-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary
shall, upon obtaining, where appropriate, advice on scientific matters
from an advisory committee, and after due notice and opportunity for informal
hearing to the holder of an approved application for a tobacco product,
issue an order withdrawing approval of the application if the Secretary
finds--
`(A) that the continued
marketing of such tobacco product poses greater risks to the public health
than other available products;
`(B) that the application
contained or was accompanied by an untrue statement of a material fact;
`(C) that the applicant--
`(i) has failed to establish
a system for maintaining records, or has repeatedly or deliberately failed
to maintain records or to make reports, required by an applicable regulation
under section 909;
`(ii) has refused to permit
access to, or copying or verification of, such records as required by section
704; or
`(iii) has not complied
with the requirements of section 905;
`(D) on the basis of new
information before the Secretary with respect to such tobacco product,
evaluated together with the evidence before the Secretary when the application
was approved, that the methods used in, or the facilities and controls
used for, the manufacture, processing, packing, or installation of such
tobacco product do not conform with the requirements of section 906(e)
and were not brought into conformity with such requirements within a reasonable
time after receipt of written notice from the Secretary of nonconformity;
`(E) on the basis of new
information before the Secretary, evaluated together with the evidence
before the Secretary when the application was approved, that the labeling
of such tobacco product, based on a fair evaluation of all material facts,
is false or misleading in any particular and was not corrected within a
reasonable time after receipt of written notice from the Secretary of such
fact; or
`(F) on the basis of new
information before the Secretary, evaluated together with the evidence
before the Secretary when the application was approved, that such tobacco
product is not shown to conform in all respects to a performance standard
which is in effect under section 907, compliance with which was a condition
to approval of the application, and that there is a lack of adequate information
to justify the deviation from such standard.
`(2) APPEAL- The holder
of an application subject to an order issued under paragraph (1) withdrawing
approval of the application may, by petition filed on or before the thirtieth
day after the date upon which he receives notice of such withdrawal, obtain
review thereof in accordance with subsection (e) of this section.
`(3) TEMPORARY SUSPENSION-
If, after providing an opportunity for an informal hearing, the Secretary
determines there is reasonable probability that the continuation of distribution
of a tobacco product under an approved application would cause serious,
adverse health consequences or death, that is greater than ordinarily caused
by tobacco products on the market, the Secretary shall by order temporarily
suspend the approval of the application approved under this section. If
the Secretary issues such an order, the Secretary shall proceed expeditiously
under paragraph (1) to withdraw such application.
`(e) SERVICE OF ORDER- An
order issued by the Secretary under this section shall be served--
`(1) in person by any officer
or employee of the department designated by the Secretary; or
`(2) by mailing the order
by registered mail or certified mail addressed to the applicant at the
applicant's last known address in the records of the Secretary.
`SEC. 911. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
`(a) IN GENERAL- Not later
than 30 days after--
`(1) the promulgation of
a regulation under section 907 establishing, amending, or revoking a performance
standard for a tobacco product; or
`(2) a denial of an application
for approval under section 910(c),
any person adversely affected
by such regulation or order may file a petition with the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia or for the circuit wherein
such person resides or has his principal place of business for judicial
review of such regulation or order. A copy of the petition shall be transmitted
by the clerk of the court to the Secretary or other officer designated
by the Secretary for that purpose. The Secretary shall file in the
court the record of the proceedings
on which the Secretary based the Secretary's regulation or order and each
record or order shall contain a statement of the reasons for its issuance
and the basis, on the record, for its issuance. For purposes of this section,
the term `record' means all notices and other matter published in the Federal
Register with respect to the regulation or order reviewed, all information
submitted to the Secretary with respect to such regulation or order, proceedings
of any panel or advisory committee with respect to such regulation or order,
any hearing held with respect to such regulation or order, and any other
information identified by the Secretary, in the administrative proceeding
held with respect to such regulation or order, as being relevant to such
regulation or order.
`(b) COURT MAY ORDER SECRETARY
TO MAKE ADDITIONAL FINDINGS- If the petitioner applies to the court for
leave to adduce additional data, views, or arguments respecting the regulation
or order being reviewed and shows to the satisfaction of the court that
such additional data, views, or arguments are material and that there were
reasonable grounds for the petitioner's failure to adduce such data, views,
or arguments in the proceedings before the Secretary, the court may order
the Secretary to provide additional opportunity for the oral presentation
of data, views, or arguments and for written submissions. The Secretary
may modify the Secretary's findings, or make new findings by reason of
the additional data, views, or arguments so taken and shall file with the
court such modified or new findings, and the Secretary's recommendation,
if any, for the modification or setting aside of the regulation or order
being reviewed, with the return of such additional data, views, or arguments.
`(c) STANDARD OF REVIEW-
Upon the filing of the petition under subsection (a) of this section for
judicial review of a regulation or order, the court shall have jurisdiction
to review the regulation or order in accordance with chapter 7 of title
5, United States Code, and to grant appropriate relief, including interim
relief, as provided in such chapter. A regulation or order described in
paragraph
(1) or (2) of subsection (a)
of this section shall not be affirmed if it is found to be unsupported
by substantial evidence on the record taken as a whole.
`(d) FINALITY OF JUDGMENT-
The judgment of the court affirming or setting aside, in whole or in part,
any regulation or order shall be final, subject to review by the Supreme
Court of the United States upon certiorari or certification, as provided
in section 1254 of title 28, United States Code.
`(e) OTHER REMEDIES- The
remedies provided for in this section shall be in addition to and not in
lieu of any other remedies provided by law.
`(f) REGULATIONS AND ORDERS
MUST RECITE BASIS IN RECORD- To facilitate judicial review under this section
or under any other provision of law of a regulation or order issued under
section 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, or 913, each such regulation or order
shall contain a statement of the reasons for its issuance and the basis,
in the record of the proceedings held in connection with its issuance,
for its issuance.
`SEC. 912. REDUCED RISK TOBACCO
PRODUCTS.
`(1) IN GENERAL- For purposes
of this section, the term `reduced risk tobacco product' means a tobacco
product designated by the Secretary under paragraph (2).
`(A) IN GENERAL- A product
may be designated by the Secretary as a reduced risk tobacco product if
the Secretary finds that the product is demonstrated to significantly reduce
harm to individuals caused by a tobacco product and is otherwise appropriate
to protect public health, based on an application submitted by the manufacturer
of the product (or other responsible person) that--
`(i)(I) demonstrates through
testing on animals and short-term human testing that use of such product
results in ingestion or inhalation of a substantially lower yield of toxic
substances than use of another tobacco product in the same or different
category as the proposed reduced risk product; or
`(II) contains scientific
evidence showing that use of such product results in a substantially lower
potential risk to health in one or more specific respects than use of another
tobacco product in the same or different category as the proposed reduced
risk product; and
`(ii) if required by the
Secretary, includes studies of the long-term health effects of the product.
If such studies are required,
the manufacturer may consult with the Secretary regarding protocols for
conducting the studies.
`(B) BASIS FOR FINDING-
In making the finding under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall take
into account--
`(i) the risks and benefits
to the population as a whole, including both users of tobacco products
and non-users of tobacco products;
`(ii) the increased or decreased
likelihood that existing users of tobacco products will stop using such
products including reduced risk tobacco products;
`(iii) the increased or
decreased likelihood that those who do not use tobacco products will start
to use such products, including reduced risk tobacco products; and
`(iv) the risks and benefits
to consumers from the use of a reduced risk tobacco product as compared
to the use of products approved under chapter V to reduce exposure to tobacco.
`(3) MARKETING REQUIREMENTS-
A tobacco product may be marketed and labeled as a reduced risk tobacco
product if it--
`(A) has been designated
as a reduced risk tobacco product by the Secretary under paragraph (2);
`(B) bears a label prescribed
by the Secretary concerning the product's contribution to reducing harm
to health; and
`(C) complies with requirements
prescribed by the Secretary relating to marketing and advertising of the
product, and other provisions of this chapter as prescribed by the Secretary,
although in no event shall such
requirements prohibit the communication that such product is a reduced
risk product. The communication that such product is a reduced risk product
may comply with requirements prescribed by the Secretary relating to such
communication, and the Secretary may require prior approval of the communication.
`(b) REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION-
At any time after the date on which a tobacco product is designated as
a reduced risk tobacco product under this section the Secretary may, after
providing an opportunity for an informal hearing, revoke such designation
if the Secretary determines, based on information not available at the
time of the designation, that--
`(1) the finding made under
subsection (a)(2) is no longer valid; or
`(2) the product is being
marketed in violation of subsection (a)(3).
`(c) LIMITATION- A tobacco
product that is designated as a reduced risk tobacco product that is in
compliance with subsection (a) shall not be regulated as a drug or device.
`(d) DEVELOPMENT OF REDUCED
RISK TOBACCO PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY- A tobacco product manufacturer shall provide
written notice to the Secretary upon the development or acquisition by
the manufacturer of any technology that would reduce the risk of a tobacco
product to the health of the user for which the manufacturer is not seeking
designation as a `reduced risk tobacco product' under subsection (a).
`(e) POSTMARKET SURVEILLANCE-
`(1) DISCRETIONARY SURVEILLANCE-
The Secretary may require a tobacco product manufacturer to conduct postmarket
surveillance for reduced
risk a tobacco product of the
manufacturer if the Secretary determines that postmarket surveillance of
the tobacco product is necessary to protect the public health or is necessary
to provide information regarding the health risks and other safety issues
involving the tobacco product.
`(2) SURVEILLANCE APPROVAL-
Each tobacco product manufacturer required to conduct a surveillance of
a reduced risk tobacco product under paragraph (1) shall, within 30 days
after receiving notice that the manufacturer is required to conduct such
surveillance, submit, for the approval of the Secretary, a protocol for
the required surveillance. The Secretary, within 60 days of the receipt
of such protocol, shall determine if the principal investigator proposed
to be used in the surveillance has sufficient qualifications and experience
to conduct such surveillance and if such protocol will result in collection
of useful data or other information necessary to protect the public health.
The Secretary may not approve such a protocol until it has been reviewed
by
an appropriately qualified scientific
and technical review committee established by the Secretary.
`SEC. 913. PRESERVATION OF STATE
AND LOCAL AUTHORITY.
`(a) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Except
as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this Act shall be construed as
prohibiting a State or political subdivision thereof from adopting or enforcing
a requirement applicable to a tobacco product that is in addition to, or
more stringent than, requirements established under this chapter.
`(2) PREEMPTION OF CERTAIN
STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS-
`(A) Except as provided
in subparagraph (B), no State or political subdivision of a State may establish
or continue in effect with respect to a tobacco product any requirement
which is different from, or in addition to, any requirement applicable
under the provisions of this chapter relating to performance standards,
premarket approval, adulteration, misbranding, registration, labeling,
good manufacturing standards, or reduced risk products.
`(B) Subparagraph (A) does
not apply to requirements relating to the sale, use, or distribution of
a tobacco product including requirements related to the access to, and
the advertising and promotion of, a tobacco product.
`(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION
REGARDING PRODUCT LIABILITY- No provision of this chapter relating to a
tobacco product shall be construed to modify or otherwise affect any action
or the liability of any person under the product liability law of any State.
`SEC. 914. EQUAL TREATMENT OF
RETAIL OUTLETS.
`The Secretary shall issue
regulations to require that retail establishments for which the predominant
business is the sale of tobacco products comply with any advertising restrictions
applicable to retail establishments accessible to individuals under the
age of 18.
`SEC. 915. ACCESS AND MARKETING
RESTRICTIONS.
`(a) DEFINITIONS- For purposes
of this section, the following definitions apply:
`(1) ADULT- The term `adult'
means any person who is older than the minimum age at which it is legal
to purchase or possess (whichever minimum age is older) tobacco products.
`(2) ADULT-ONLY FACILITY-
The term `adult-only facility' means a facility or restricted area (whether
open-air or enclosed) where the operator ensures or has a reasonable basis
to believe (such as by checking identification as required under state
law, or by checking the identification of any person appearing to be under
the age of 27) that only adults are present. A facility or restricted area
need not be permanently restricted to adults in order to constitute an
adult-only facility, provided that the operator ensures or has a reasonable
basis to believe that only adults are present during the event or time
period in question.
`(3) BRAND NAME- The term
`brand name' means a brand name (alone or in conjunction with any other
word), trademark, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern
of colors, or any other indicia of product identification identical or
similar to, or identifiable with, those used for any domestic brand of
tobacco products. The term `brand name' shall not include the corporate
name of any tobacco product manufacturer that does not after the date of
the enactment of this chapter sell a brand of tobacco products in the United
States that includes such corporate name.
`(b) CIGARETTE AND SMOKELESS
TOBACCO PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS-
`(1) MINIMUM SALES AGE-
No retailer may sell a tobacco product to any person younger than 18 years
of age.
`(A) Except as otherwise
provided in subparagraph (B), each retailer shall verify by means of photographic
identification containing the bearer's date of birth that no person purchasing
the product is younger than 18 years of age.
`(B) No such verification
is required for any person over the age of 26.
`(3) ENFORCEMENT BY THE
STATES- The Secretary may enter into an agreement with any State which
has in effect a State law that is at least as restrictive as this subsection,
whereby such State agrees to enforce such State law in a manner reasonably
designed to prevent its violation and the Secretary provides a grant to
such State for the purpose of enforcing such State law. No action taken
by the Secretary pursuant to this paragraph shall be construed to limit
the authority of the Secretary under this subsection.
`(4) MAIL ORDER SALES- After
two years from the date of enactment of this chapter, the Secretary shall
transmit to Congress a report describing the extent, if any, to which individuals
younger than 18 years of age are obtaining tobacco products through the
mail.
`(c) MINIMUM PACKAGE SIZE
REQUIREMENTS-
`(1) No manufacturer, distributor,
or retailer may sell or cause to be sold, or distribute or cause to be
distributed, any cigarette package that contains fewer than 20 cigarettes.
`(2) No retailer may break
or otherwise open any tobacco product package to sell or distribute individual
cigarettes or a number of unpackaged cigarettes that is smaller than the
quantity in the minimum cigarette package size provided in paragraph (1),
or any quantity of another tobacco product that is smaller than the smallest
package distributed by the manufacturer for individual consumer use.
`(d) BAN ON YOUTH ACCESS
TO FREE SAMPLES-
`(1) No manufacturer, distributor,
or retailer may distribute or cause to be distributed any free samples
of tobacco products, except in an adult-only facility.
`(2) For purposes of this
subsection, a `free sample' does not include a tobacco product that is
provided to an adult in connection with--
`(A) the purchase, exchange
or redemption for proof of purchase of any tobacco products (including,
but not limited to, a free offer in connection with the purchase of tobacco
products, such as a `two-for-one' offer), or
`(B) the conducting of consumer
testing or evaluation of tobacco products with persons who certify that
they are adults.
`(e) VENDING MACHINES, SELF-SERVICE
DISPLAYS, MAIL-ORDER SALES, AND OTHER `IMPERSONAL' MODES OF SALE-
`(1) Except as otherwise
provided in paragraph (2), a retailer may sell a tobacco product only in
a direct, face-to-face exchange between the retailer and the consumer.
Examples of methods of sale that are not permitted include vending machines
and self-service displays.
`(2) The following methods
of sale are permitted under this subsection:
`(A) Mail-order sales, excluding
mail-order redemption of coupons and distribution of free samples through
the mail.
`(B) Vending machines that
are located in an adult-only facility.
`(3) For purposes of this
section, a `self-service' display means any display where the customer
has access to the tobacco products without the aid of a sales clerk.
`(f) PROHIBITION ON YOUTH
TARGETING- No manufacturer, distributor, or retailer may take any action,
directly or indirectly, to target youth in the advertising, promotion,
or marketing of tobacco products, or take any action the primary purpose
of which is to initiate, maintain, or increase the incidence of youth smoking.
For purposes of this subsection, the term `youth' means any person or persons
under 18 years of age.
`(g) BAN ON USE OF CARTOONS-
`(1) No manufacturer, distributor,
or retailer may use or cause to be used any cartoon in the advertising,
promoting, packaging, or labeling of tobacco products.
`(2) For purposes of this
subsection, the term `cartoon' means any drawing or other depiction of
an object, person, animal, creature, or any similar caricature that satisfies
any of the following criteria:
`(A) The use of comically
exaggerated features;
`(B) The attribution of
human characteristics to animals, plants, or other objects, or the similar
use of anthropomorphic technique.
`(C) The attribution of
unnatural or extrahuman abilities, such as imperviousness to pain or injury,
X-ray vision, tunneling at very high speeds, or transformation.
`(3) The term `cartoon'
includes `Joe Camel,' but does not include any drawing or other depiction
that, on July 1, 1998, was in use in the United States in any manufacturer's
corporate logo or in any manufacturer's tobacco product packaging.
`(h) ELIMINATION OF OUTDOOR
ADVERTISING-
`(1) No manufacturer, distributor,
or retailer may place or cause to be placed any outdoor advertising advertising
tobacco products.
`(2) For purposes of this
subsection, the term `outdoor advertising' means--
`(B) signs and placards
in arenas, stadiums, shopping malls, and video game arcades (whether any
of the foregoing are open air or enclosed); and
`(C) any other advertisements
placed--
`(ii) on the inside surface
of a window facing outward.
`(D) The term `outdoor advertising'
does not mean--
`(i) an advertisement on
the outside of a tobacco product manufacturing facility;
`(ii) an individual advertisement
that does not occupy an area larger than 14 square feet (and that neither
is placed in such proximity to any other such advertisement so as to create
a single `mosaic'-type advertisement larger than 14 square feet, nor functions
solely as a segment of a larger advertising unit or series), and that is
placed on the outside of any retail establishment that sells tobacco products
(other than solely through a vending machine), on the outside (but on the
property of) any such establishment, or on the inside surface of a window
facing outward in any such establishment; or
`(iii) an advertisement
inside a retail establishment that sells tobacco products (other than solely
through a vending machine) that is not placed on the inside surface of
a window facing outward.
`(3) For purposes of this
subsection, the term `video game arcade' means an entertainment establishment
primarily consisting of video games (other than video games intended primarily
for use by persons 18 years of age or older) and/or pinball machines.
`(i) ELIMINATION OF TRANSIT
ADVERTISEMENTS-
`(1) No manufacturer, distributor,
or retailer may place or cause to be placed any transit advertisements
advertising tobacco products.
`(2) For purposes of this
subsection, the term `transit advertisements' means advertising on or within
private or public vehicles and all advertisements placed at, on or within
any bus stop, taxi stand, transportation waiting area, train station, airport,
or any similar location.
`(3) The term `transit advertisements'
does not include any advertisement placed in, on, or outside the premises
of any retail establishment that sells tobacco products (other than solely
through a vending machine), except if such individual advertisement--
`(A) occupies an area larger
than 14 square feet;
`(B) is placed in such proximity
to any other such advertisement so as to create a single `mosaic'-type
advertisement larger than 14 square feet; or
`(C) functions solely as
a segment of a larger advertising unit or series).
`(j) BAR ON ADVERTISING
IN ANY YOUTH-ORIENTED PUBLICATION-
`(1) No manufacturer, distributor,
or retailer shall advertise a tobacco product in any youth-oriented publication
(whether periodic or limited distribution).
`(2) For purposes of this
subsection, a `youth oriented publication' is a newspaper, magazine, periodical,
or other publication--
`(A) whose readers younger
than 18 years of age constitute more than 15 percent of the total readership
as measured by competent and reliable survey evidence; or
`(B) that is read by 2,000,000
or more persons younger than 18 years of age as measured by competent and
reliable survey evidence.
`(k) BAN ON TOBACCO PRODUCT
BRAND NAME SPONSORSHIPS-
`(1) No manufacturer, distributor,
or retailer may sponsor or cause to be sponsored any athletic, musical,
artistic, or other social or cultural event, or any entry or team in any
event, in the brand name (alone or in conjunction with any other word),
logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable color or pattern of
colors, or any other indicia of product identification identical or similar
to, or identifiable with, those used for any brand of cigarettes or smokeless
tobacco.
`(2) Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to prevent a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer
from sponsoring or causing to be sponsored any athletic, musical, artistic,
or other social or cultural event, or team or entry, in the name of the
corporation which manufactures the tobacco product, provided that both
the corporate name and the corporation were registered and in use in the
United States prior to January 1, 2001, and that the corporate name does
not include any brand name (alone or in conjunction with any other word),
logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable color or pattern of
colors, or any other indicia of product identification identical or similar
to, or identifiable with, those used for any brand of cigarettes or smokeless
tobacco.
`(3) This subsection shall
not apply to any event sponsored in an adult-only facility.
`(l) BAN ON TOBACCO BRAND
NAME MERCHANDISE-
`(1) No manufacturer may
market, distribute, offer, sell, license or cause to be marketed, distributed,
offered, sold, or licensed (including, without limitation, by catalogue
or direct mail), any apparel or other merchandise (other than tobacco products,
items the sole function of which is to advertise tobacco products, or written
or electronic publications) which bears a brand name.
`(2) Nothing in this subsection
shall--
`(A) prohibit the distribution
to any manufacturer's employee who is an adult of any item described above
that is intended for the personal use of such an employee;
`(B) require any manufacturer
to retrieve, collect or otherwise recover any item that prior to the enactment
of this chapter was marketed, distributed, offered, sold, licensed, or
caused to be
marketed, distributed, offered,
sold, or licensed by such manufacturer;
`(C) apply to coupons or
other items used by adults solely in connection with the purchase of tobacco
products; or
`(D) apply to apparel or
other merchandise used within an adult-only facility that is not distributed
(by sale or otherwise) to any member of the general public.
`(m) BAN ON GIFTS TO UNDERAGE
PERSONS BASED ON PROOFS OF PURCHASE-
`(1) No manufacturer, distributor,
or retailer may provide or cause to be provided to any person, without
sufficient proof that such person is an adult, any item in exchange for
the purchase of tobacco products, or the furnishing of credits, proofs-of-purchase,
or coupons with respect to such a purchase.
`(2)(A) For purposes of
paragraph (1), a driver's license or other government-issued identification
(or legible photocopy thereof), the validity of which is certified by the
person to whom the item is provided, shall by itself be deemed to be a
sufficient form of proof of age; and
`(B) In the case of items
provided (or to be redeemed) at retail establishments, a manufacturer shall
be entitled to rely on verification of proof of age by the retailer, where
such retailer is required to obtain verification under applicable Federal,
State or local law.
`(n) BAN ON NON-TOBACCO
PRODUCT BRAND NAMES-
`(1) Except as provided
in paragraph (2), no manufacturer may, pursuant to any agreement requiring
the payment of money or other valuable consideration, use or cause to be
used as a brand name of any tobacco product any nationally recognized or
nationally established brand name or trade name of any non-tobacco item
or service or any nationally recognized or nationally established sports
team, entertainment group, or individual celebrity.
`(2) Paragraph (1) shall
not apply to any tobacco product brand name in existence as of July 1,
1998.
`(3) For the purposes of
this section, the term `other valuable consideration' shall not include
an agreement between two entities who enter into such agreement for the
sole purpose of avoiding infringement claims.
`(o) LIMITATION ON THIRD
PARTY USE OF TOBACCO BRAND NAMES-
`(1) No manufacturer may
license or otherwise expressly authorize any third party to use or advertise
any brand name in a manner prohibited by this Act if done by such manufacturer
itself.
`(2) Nothing in this subsection
shall require any manufacturer to retrieve, collect, or otherwise recover
any item that prior to the enactment of this chapter was marketed, distributed,
offered, sold, licensed, or caused to be marketed, distributed, offered,
sold, or licensed by such manufacturer.
`(p) BAR ON PRODUCT PLACEMENT
IN CERTAIN MEDIA-
`(1) Except as provided
in paragraph (2), no manufacturer may make, or cause to be made, any payment
or other consideration to any other person or entity to use, display, make
reference to, or use as a prop any tobacco product, tobacco product package,
advertisement for a tobacco product, or any other item bearing a brand
name in any motion picture, television show, theatrical production or other
live performance, live or recorded performance of music, commercial film
or video, or video game (`media').
`(2) Paragraph (1) shall
not apply to--
`(A) media where the audience
or viewers are within an adult-only facility (provided such media are not
visible to persons outside such adult-only facility);
`(B) media not intended
for distribution or display to the public; or
`(C) instructional media
concerning non-conventional tobacco products or tobacco products designated
as reduced risk viewed only by or provided only to consumers who are adults.
`(q) SEVERABILITY- If any
provision of this section is held invalid, those subsections, and paragraphs
which are not so held shall continue to be in effect.
`(r) EFFECTIVE DATES- The
provisions of this section shall take effect on the date that is six months
after the date of enactment of this section, except for the provisions
of subsections (e) and (k), which shall take effect on the date that is
one year after the effective date of this section.
`SEC. 916. MANDATORY DISCLOSURES.
`(a) DISCLOSURE OF INGREDIENTS
TO THE PUBLIC-
`(1) Not later than 12 months
after the effective date of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations requiring the disclosure to the public on a brand-by-brand
basis of the common or usual name of each ingredient of a tobacco product
in descending order of predominance by weight, except that spices, flavorings,
and colorings may at the manufacturer's election be designated as spices,
flavorings, and colorings without naming each. Any ingredient that has
been disclosed to the public pursuant to any other law or regulation with
respect to a particular brand may be required to be disclosed for such
brand pursuant to this subsection.
`(2) The regulations required
by this subsection shall provide that incidental additives that are present
in a tobacco product at insignificant levels and that do not have any technical
or functional effect in the finished tobacco product shall be exempt from
disclosure.
`(3) The requirement of
this subsection to disclose ingredients in descending order of predominance
shall not apply to ingredients in amounts of 2 percent or less by weight
when a listing of such ingredients is placed at the end of the ingredients
statement following an appropriate quantifying statement, such as `contains
XX percent or less of XX', or `less than XX percent
of XX'.
`(4) Any disclosure required
pursuant to this subsection may be required by appropriate means, except
that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary shall
not require the listing of any ingredient on any package or in any advertisement.
`(b) DISCLOSURE OF PERCENTAGE
OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TOBACCO- Not later than 12 months after the effective
date of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that require
that each package of a tobacco product disclose, with respect to the tobacco
contained in that brand--
`(1) the percentage of tobacco
that is domestic tobacco; and
`(2) the percentage of tobacco
that is foreign tobacco.
`(c) MANDATORY DISCLAIMER-
`(1) Any tobacco product
advertising which includes a term classifying a brand of tobacco product
according to its `tar' yield or the yield to consumers of any substance,
including but not limited to terms such as `light', or `low tar', shall
also include the following disclaimer: `[Brand] not shown to be less hazardous
than other [type of tobacco product]'. This section shall not be deemed
to apply to the use of the terms `filtered' or `filter'. In no event shall
any such disclaimer be required on any tobacco product package.
`(2) In addition to the
provisions of paragraph (1), not later than 12 months after the effective
date of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations relating
to the use of such terms, to ensure that they are not false or misleading.
`(3) The Secretary may modify
or waive any requirement under this subsection with respect to any product
that has been designated by the Secretary as a reduced risk product under
section 912.'.
SEC. 504. REGULATORY RECORD.
Notwithstanding the provisions
of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, in promulgating
regulations under this chapter, the record developed and utilized by the
Secretary for the purposes of promulgating subparts (B) and (D) of the
regulations relating to the sale, distribution, and use of tobacco products
on or about August 28, 1996, as reflected in articles IV and VI of the
preamble to the 1996 Food and Drug Administration Tobacco Rule (including
public comments, Food and Drug Administration documents, and any other
information generated or compiled for purposes of promulgating such
regulations), shall be deemed
to have the same legal status as if such record had been developed under
a rulemaking proceeding conducted pursuant to section 906(d)(1). In all
other respects, including with respect to the issue of whether such regulations
conform to section 906(d)(1), the procedural requirements of this chapter
and the Administration Procedure Act will apply.
SEC. 505. CONFORMING AND OTHER
AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL
FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT- Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this section an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to,
or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference is to a section
or other provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
301 et seq.).
(b) SECTION 301- Section
301 (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by
inserting `tobacco product,' after `device,';
(2) in subsection (b), by
inserting `tobacco product,' after `device,';
(3) in subsection (c), by
inserting `tobacco product,' after `device,';
(4) in subsection (e), by
striking `515(f), or 519' and inserting `515(f), 519, or 909';
(5) in subsection (g), by
inserting `tobacco product,' after `device,';
(6) in subsection (h), by
inserting `tobacco product,' after `device,';
(7) in subsection (j), by
striking `708, or 721' and inserting `708, 721, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907,
908, 909, 910, or 912';
(8) in subsection (k), by
inserting `tobacco product,' after `device,';
(9) by striking subsection
(p) and inserting the following:
`(p) The failure to register
in accordance with section 510 or 905, the failure to provide any information
required by section 510(j), 510(k), 905(i), or 905(j), or the failure to
provide a notice required by section 510(j)(2) or 905(j)(2).';
(10) in subsection (q),
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
`(1) The failure or refusal--
`(A) to comply with any
requirement prescribed under section 518, 520(g), 906(f), or 908;
`(B) to furnish any notification
or other material or information required by or under section 519, 520(g),
904, 906(f), or 909; or
`(C) to comply with a requirement
under section 522.';
(11) in subsection (q)(2),
by striking `device,' and inserting `device or tobacco product,';
(12) in subsection (r),
by inserting `or tobacco product' after `device' each time that it appears;
and
(13) by adding at the end
the following:
`(aa) The sale of tobacco
products in violation of a no-tobacco-sale order issued under section 303(f).'.
(c) SECTION 303- Section
303(f) (21 U.S.C. 333(f)) is amended--
(1) by striking the subsection
heading and inserting the following:
`(f) CIVIL PENALTIES; NO-TOBACCO-SALE
ORDERS- ';
(2) in paragraph (1)(A),
by inserting `or tobacco products' after `devices';
(3) by redesignating paragraphs
(3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively;
(4) by inserting after paragraph
(2) the following:
`(3) If the Secretary finds
that a person has committed repeated violations of restrictions promulgated
under section 906(d) at a particular retail outlet then the Secretary may
impose a no-tobacco-sale order on that person prohibiting the sale of tobacco
products in that outlet. A no-tobacco-sale order may be imposed with a
civil penalty under paragraph (1).';
(5) in subparagraph (A)
of paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking `assessed'
the first time it appears and inserting `assessed, or a no-tobacco-sale
order may be imposed,'; and
(B) by striking `penalty'
and inserting `penalty, or upon whom a no-tobacco-order is to be imposed,';
(6) in subparagraph (B)
of paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
(A) by inserting after `penalty,'
the following: `or the period to be covered by a no-tobacco-sale order,';
and
(B) by adding at the end
the following: `A no-tobacco-sale order permanently prohibiting an individual
retail outlet from selling tobacco products shall include provisions that
allow the outlet, after a specified period of time, to request that the
Secretary compromise, modify, or terminate the order.';
(7) by adding at the end
of paragraph (4), as so redesignated, the following:
`(D) The Secretary may compromise,
modify, or terminate, with or without conditions, any no-tobacco-sale order.';
(8) in paragraph (5), as
so redesignated--
(A) by striking `(3)(A)'
and inserting `(4)(A)';
(B) by inserting `or the
imposition of a no-tobacco-sale order' after `penalty' the first 2 places
it appears;
(C) by striking `issued.'
and inserting `issued, or on which the no-tobacco-sale order was imposed,
as the case may be.'; and
(9) in paragraph (6), as
so redesignated, by striking `paragraph (4)' each place it appears and
inserting `paragraph (5)'.
(d) SECTION 304- Section
304 (21 U.S.C. 334) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2),
by striking `and' before `(D)';
(2) in subsection (a)(2),
by striking `device.' and inserting a comma and the following:
`(E) Any adulterated or
misbranded tobacco product.';
(3) in subsection (d)(1),
by inserting `tobacco product,' after `device,';
(4) in subsection (g)(1),
by inserting `or tobacco product' after `device' each place it appears;
and
(5) in subsection (g)(2)(A),
by inserting `or tobacco product' after `device' each place it appears.
(e) SECTION 702- Section
702(a) (21 U.S.C. 372(a)) is amended--
(1) by inserting `(A)' after
`(1)'; and
(2) by adding at the end
thereof the following:
`(B) For a tobacco product,
to the extent feasible, the Secretary shall contract with the States in
accordance with subparagraph (A) to carry out inspections of retailers
in connection with the enforcement of this Act.'.
(f) SECTION 703- Section
703 (21 U.S.C. 373) is amended--
(1) by inserting `tobacco
product,' after `device,' each place it appears; and
(2) by inserting `tobacco
products,' after `devices,' each place it appears.
(g) SECTION 704- Section
704 (21 U.S.C. 374) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A),
by inserting `tobacco products,' after `devices,' each place it appears;
(2) in subsection (a)(1)(B),
by inserting `or tobacco products' after `restricted devices' each place
it appears; and
(3) in subsection (b), by
inserting `tobacco product,' after `device,'.
(h) SECTION 705- Section
705(b) (21 U.S.C. 375(b)) is amended by inserting `tobacco products,' after
`devices,'.
(i) SECTION 709- Section
709 (21 U.S. C. 379) is amended by inserting `or tobacco product' after
`device'.
(j) SECTION 801- Section
801 (21 U.S.C. 381) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by
inserting `tobacco products,' after `devices,' the first time it appears;
(2) in subsection (a), by
inserting `or subsection (j) of section 905' after `section 510';
(3) in subsection (a), by
striking `drugs or devices' each time it appears and inserting `drugs,
devices, or tobacco products'; and
(4) in subsection (e)(1),
by inserting `tobacco product' after `device'.
(k) SECTION 1003- Section
1003(d)(2)(C) (as redesignated by section 101(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking `and' after
`cosmetics,'; and
(2) inserting a comma and
`and tobacco products' after `devices'.
(l) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR NO-TOBACCO-SALE
ORDER AMENDMENTS- The amendments made by subsection (c), other than the
amendment made by paragraph (2) thereof, shall take effect only upon the
promulgation of final regulations by the Secretary--
(1) defining the term `repeated
violation', as used in section 303(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (21 U.S.C. 333(f)) as amended by subsection (c), by identifying the
number of violations of particular requirements over a specified period
of time that constitute a repeated violation;
(2) providing for notice
to the retailer of each violation at a particular retail outlet;
(3) providing that a person
may not be charged with repeated violations at a particular retail outlet
unless the Secretary has provided
notice of previous violations at that outlet;
(4) establishing a period
of time during which, if there are no violations by a particular retail
outlet, that outlet will not be considered to have been the site of repeated
violations when the next violation occurs; and
(5) providing that good
faith reliance on false identification does not constitute a violation
of any minimum age requirement for the sale of tobacco products.
SEC. 506. CIGARETTE LABEL AND
ADVERTISING WARNINGS.
Section 4 of the Federal
Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1333) is amended to read
as follows:
`SEC. 4. LABELING.
`(1) IN GENERAL- It shall
be unlawful for any person to manufacture, package, or import for sale
or distribution within the United States any cigarettes the package of
which fails to bear, in accordance with the requirements of this section,
one of the following labels:
`WARNING: Cigarettes are
addictive'
`WARNING: Tobacco smoke
can harm your children'
`WARNING: Cigarettes cause
fatal lung disease'
`WARNING: Cigarettes cause
cancer'
`WARNING: Cigarettes cause
strokes and heart disease'
`WARNING: Smoking during
pregnancy can harm your baby'
`WARNING: Smoking can kill
you'
`WARNING: Tobacco smoke
causes fatal lung disease in non-smokers'
`WARNING: Quitting smoking
now greatly reduces serious risks to your health'
`(2) PLACEMENT; TYPOGRAPHY;
ETC-
`(A) IN GENERAL- Each label
statement required by paragraph (1) shall be located in the upper portion
of the front and rear panels of the package, directly on the package underneath
the cellophane or other clear wrapping. Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), each label statement shall comprise at least the top 25 percent of
the front and rear panels of the package. The word `WARNING' shall appear
in capital letters and all text shall be in conspicuous and legible 17-point
type, unless the
text of the label statement
would occupy more than 70 percent of such area, in which case the text
may be in a smaller conspicuous and legible type size, provided that at
least 60 percent of such area is occupied by required text. The text shall
be black on a white background, or white on a black background, in a manner
that contrasts, by typography, layout, or color, with all other printed
material on the package, in an alternating fashion under the plan submitted
under subsection (b)(4).
`(B) FLIP-TOP BOXES- For
any cigarette brand package manufactured or distributed before January
1, 2000, which employs a flip-top style (if such packaging was used for
that brand in commerce prior to June 21, 1997), the label statement required
by paragraph (1) shall be located on the flip-top area of the package,
even if such area is less than 25 percent of the area of the front panel.
Except as provided in this paragraph, the provisions of this subsection
shall apply to such packages.
`(3) DOES NOT APPLY TO FOREIGN
DISTRIBUTION- The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a tobacco
product manufacturer or distributor of cigarettes which does not manufacture,
package, or import cigarettes for sale or distribution within the United
States.
`(b) ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS-
`(1) IN GENERAL- It shall
be unlawful for any tobacco product manufacturer, importer, distributor,
or retailer of cigarettes to advertise or cause to be advertised within
the United States any cigarette unless its advertising bears, in accordance
with the requirements of this section, one of the labels specified in subsection
(a) of this section.
`(2) TYPOGRAPHY, ETC- Each
label statement required by subsection (a) of this section in cigarette
advertising shall comply with the standards set forth in this paragraph.
For press and poster advertisements, each such statement and (where applicable)
any required statement relating to tar, nicotine, or other constituent
yield shall comprise at least 20 percent of the area of the advertisement
and shall appear in a conspicuous and prominent format and location at
the top of each advertisement within the trim area. The Secretary may revise
the required type sizes in such area in such manner as the Secretary determines
appropriate. The word `WARNING' shall appear in capital letters, and each
label
statement shall appear in conspicuous
and legible type. The text of the label statement shall be black if the
background is white and white if the background is black, under the plan
submitted under paragraph (4) of this subsection. The label statements
shall be enclosed by a rectangular border that is the same color as the
letters of the statements and that is the width of the first downstroke
of the
capital `W' of the word `WARNING'
in the label statements. The text of such label statements shall be in
a typeface pro rata to the following requirements: 45-point type for a
whole-page broadsheet newspaper advertisement; 39-point type for a half-page
broadsheet newspaper advertisement; 39-point type for a whole-page tabloid
newspaper advertisement; 27-point type for a half-page tabloid newspaper
advertisement; 31.5-point type for a double page spread magazine or whole-page
magazine advertisement; 22.5-point type for a 28 centimeter by 3 column
advertisement; and 15-point type for a 20 centimeter by 2 column advertisement.
The label statements shall be in English, except that in the case of--
`(A) an advertisement that
appears in a newspaper, magazine, periodical, or other publication that
is not in English, the statements shall appear in the predominant language
of the publication; and
`(B) in the case of any
other advertisement that is not in English, the statements shall appear
in the same language as that principally used in the advertisement.
`(3) ADJUSTMENT BY SECRETARY-
The Secretary may, through a rulemaking under section 553 of title 5, United
States Code, adjust the format and type sizes for the label statements
required by this section or the text, format, and type sizes of any required
tar, nicotine yield, or other constituent disclosures, or to establish
the text, format, and type sizes for any other disclosures required under
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.). The text
of any such label statements or disclosures shall be required to appear
only within the 20 percent area of cigarette advertisements provided by
paragraph (2) of this subsection. The Secretary shall promulgate regulations
which provide for adjustments in the format and type sizes of any text
required to appear in such area to ensure that the total text required
to appear by law will fit within such area.
`(4) MARKETING REQUIREMENTS-
`(A) The label statements
specified in subsection (a)(1) shall be randomly displayed in each 12-month
period, in as equal a number of times as is possible on each brand of the
product and be randomly distributed in all areas of the United States in
which the product is marketed in accordance with a plan submitted by the
tobacco product manufacturer, importer, distributor, or retailer and approved
by the Secretary.
`(B) The label statements
specified in subsection (a)(1) shall be rotated quarterly in alternating
sequence in advertisements for each brand of cigarettes in accordance with
a plan submitted by the tobacco product manufacturer, importer, distributor,
or retailer to, and approved by, the Secretary.
`(C) The Secretary shall
review each plan submitted under subparagraph (B) and approve it if the
plan--
`(i) will provide for the
equal distribution and display on packaging and the rotation required in
advertising under this subsection; and
`(ii) assures that all of
the labels required under this section will be displayed by the tobacco
product manufacturer, importer, distributor, or retailer at the same time.'.
SEC. 507. AUTHORITY TO REVISE
CIGARETTE WARNING LABEL STATEMENTS.
Section 4 of the Federal
Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1333), as amended by
section 506, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
`(c) CHANGE IN REQUIRED
STATEMENTS- The Secretary may, by a rulemaking conducted under section
553 of title 5, United States Code, adjust the format, type size, and text
of any of the warning label statements required by subsection (a) of this
section subject to the limitation on proportional size of the warning contained
in subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2), or establish the format, type size, and
text of any other disclosures required under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), if the Secretary finds that such
a change would promote greater public understanding of the risks associated
with the use of smokeless tobacco products.'.
SEC. 508. SMOKELESS TOBACCO
LABELS AND ADVERTISING WARNINGS.
Section 3 of the Comprehensive
Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 4402) is amended
to read as follows:
`SEC. 3. SMOKELESS TOBACCO WARNING.
`(1) It shall be unlawful
for any person to manufacture, package, or import for sale or distribution
within the United States any smokeless tobacco product unless the product
package bears, in accordance with the requirements of this Act, one of
the following labels:
`WARNING: This product can
cause mouth cancer'
`WARNING: This product can
cause gum disease and tooth loss'
`WARNING: This product is
not a safe alternative to cigarettes'
`WARNING: Smokeless tobacco
is addictive'
`(2) Each label statement
required by paragraph (1) shall be--
`(A) located on the 2 principal
display panels of the package, and each label statement shall comprise
at least 25 percent of each such display panel; and
`(B) in 17-point conspicuous
and legible type and in black text on a white background, or white text
on a black background, in a manner that contrasts by typography, layout,
or color, with all other printed material on the package, in an alternating
fashion under the plan submitted under subsection (b)(3), except that if
the text of a label statement would occupy more than 70 percent of the
area specified
by subparagraph (A), such text
may appear in a smaller type size, so long as at least 60 percent of such
warning area is occupied by the label statement.
`(3) The label statements
required by paragraph (1) shall be introduced by each tobacco product manufacturer,
packager, importer, distributor, or retailer of smokeless tobacco products
concurrently into the distribution chain of such products.
`(4) The provisions of this
subsection do not apply to a tobacco product manufacturer or distributor
of any smokeless tobacco product that does not manufacture, package, or
import smokeless tobacco products for sale or distribution within the United
States.
`(1) It shall be unlawful
for any tobacco product manufacturer, packager, importer, distributor,
or retailer of smokeless tobacco products to advertise or cause to be advertised
within the United States any smokeless tobacco product unless its advertising
bears, in accordance with the requirements of this section, one of the
labels specified in subsection (a).
`(2) Each label statement
required by subsection (a) in smokeless tobacco advertising shall comply
with the standards set forth in this paragraph. For press and poster advertisements,
each such statement and (where applicable) any required statement relating
to tar, nicotine, or other constituent yield shall--
`(A) comprise at least 20
percent of the area of the advertisement, and the warning area shall be
delineated by a dividing line of contrasting color from the advertisement;
and
`(B) the word `WARNING'
shall appear in capital letters and each label statement shall appear in
conspicuous and legible type. The text of the label statement shall be
black on a white background, or white on a black background, in an alternating
fashion under the plan submitted under paragraph (3).
`(3)(A) The label statements
specified in subsection (a)(1) shall be randomly displayed in each 12-month
period, in as equal a number of times as is possible on each brand of the
product and be randomly distributed in all areas of the United States in
which the product is marketed in accordance with a plan submitted by the
tobacco product manufacturer, importer, distributor, or retailer and approved
by the Secretary.
`(B) The label statements
specified in subsection (a)(1) shall be rotated quarterly in alternating
sequence in advertisements for each brand of smokeless tobacco product
in accordance with a plan submitted by the tobacco product manufacturer,
importer, distributor, or retailer to, and approved by, the Secretary.
`(C) The Secretary shall
review each plan submitted under subparagraph (B) and approve it if the
plan--
`(i) will provide for the
equal distribution and display on packaging and the rotation required in
advertising under this subsection; and
`(ii) assures that all of
the labels required under this section will be displayed by the tobacco
product manufacturer, importer, distributor, or retailer at the same time.
`(c) TELEVISION AND RADIO
ADVERTISING- It is unlawful to advertise smokeless tobacco on any medium
of electronic communications subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal
Communications Commission.'.
SEC. 509. AUTHORITY TO REVISE
SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT WARNING LABEL STATEMENTS.
Section 3 of the Comprehensive
Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 4402), as amended
by section 508, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
`(d) AUTHORITY TO REVISE
WARNING LABEL STATEMENTS- The Secretary may, by a rulemaking conducted
under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, adjust the format, type
size, and text of any of the warning label statements required by subsection
(a) of this section, subject to the limitations on proportional size of
the warning contained in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a), or establish
the format, type size, and text of any other disclosures required under
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), if the
Secretary finds that such a change would promote greater public understanding
of the risks associated with the use of smokeless tobacco products.'.
SEC. 510. TAR, NICOTINE, AND
OTHER SMOKE CONSTITUENT DISCLOSURE TO THE PUBLIC.
Section 4(a) of the Federal
Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1333(a)), as amended
by section 506, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
`(4)(A) The Secretary shall,
by a rulemaking conducted under section 553 of title 5, United States Code,
determine (in the Secretary's sole discretion) whether cigarette and other
tobacco product manufacturers shall be required to include in the area
of each cigarette advertisement specified by subsection (b) of this section,
or on the package label, or both, the tar and nicotine yields of the advertised
or packaged brand. Any such disclosure shall be in accordance with the
methodology established under such regulations, shall conform to the type
size requirements of subsection (b) of this section, and shall appear within
the area specified in subsection (b) of this section.
`(B) Any differences between
the requirements established by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) and
tar and nicotine yield reporting requirements established by the Federal
Trade Commission shall be resolved by a memorandum of understanding between
the Secretary and the Federal Trade Commission.
`(C) In addition to the
disclosures required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the Secretary
may, under a rulemaking conducted under section 553 of title 5, United
States Code, prescribe disclosure requirements regarding the level of any
cigarette or other tobacco product smoke constituent. Any such disclosure
may be required if the Secretary determines that disclosure would be of
benefit to the public health, or otherwise would increase consumer awareness
of the health consequences of the use of tobacco products, except that
no such prescribed disclosure shall be required on the face of any cigarette
package or advertisement. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Secretary
from requiring such prescribed disclosure through a cigarette or other
tobacco product package or advertisement insert, or by any other means
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).'.
SEC. 511. REGULATION REQUIREMENT.
(a) TESTING, REPORTING,
AND DISCLOSURE- Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary, through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall
promulgate regulations under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 301 et seq.) that meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this
section.
(b) CONTENTS OF RULES- The
rules promulgated under subsection (a) shall require the testing, reporting,
and disclosure of tobacco product smoke constituents and ingredients that
the Secretary determines should be disclosed to the public in order to
protect the public health. Such constituents shall include tar, nicotine,
carbon monoxide, and such other smoke constituents or ingredients as the
Secretary may determine to be appropriate. The rule may require that tobacco
product manufacturers, packagers, or importers make such disclosures relating
to tar and nicotine through labels or advertising, and make such disclosures
regarding other smoke constituents or ingredients as the Secretary determines
are necessary to protect the public health.
(c) AUTHORITY- The Food
and Drug Administration shall have authority to conduct or to require the
testing, reporting, or disclosure of tobacco product smoke constituents.
SEC. 512. FTC JURISDICTION NOT
AFFECTED.
(a) IN GENERAL- Except where
expressly provided in this Act, nothing in this Act shall be construed
as limiting or diminishing the authority of the Federal Trade Commission
to enforce the laws under its jurisdiction with respect to the advertising,
sale, or distribution of tobacco products.
(b) ENFORCEMENT BY FTC-
Any advertising that violates this Act is an unfair or deceptive act or
practice under section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C.
45(a)) and shall be considered a violation of a rule promulgated under
section 18 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 57a).
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