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107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 247
To provide for the protection of children from tobacco.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 6, 2001
Mr. Harkin (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr.
Johnson) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for the protection of children from tobacco.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kids Deserve Freedom from Tobacco
Act of 2001'' or the ``KIDS Act''.
TITLE I--PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM TOBACCO
Subtitle A--Food and Drug Administration Jurisdiction and General
Authority
SEC. 101. REFERENCE.
Whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et
seq.).
SEC. 102. STATEMENT OF GENERAL AUTHORITY.
The regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services in the rule dated August 28, 1996 (Vol. 61, No. 168 C.F.R.),
adding part 897 to title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be
deemed to have been lawfully promulgated under the Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act as amended by this title. Such regulations shall apply to
all tobacco products.
SEC. 103. NONAPPLICABILITY TO OTHER DRUGS OR DEVICES.
Nothing in this title, or an amendment made by this title, shall be
construed to affect the regulation of drugs and devices that are not
tobacco products by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
SEC. 104. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO CONFIRM JURISDICTION.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Drug.--Section 201(g)(1) (21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1)) is
amended by striking ``; and (D)'' and inserting ``; (D)
nicotine in tobacco products; and (E)''.
(2) Devices.--Section 201(h) (21 U.S.C. 321(h)) is amended
by adding at the end the following: ``Such term includes a
tobacco product.''.
(3) Other definitions.--Section 201 (21 U.S.C. 321) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(kk) The term `tobacco product' means any product made or
derived from tobacco that is intended for human consumption.''.
(b) Prohibited Acts.--Section 301 (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(aa) The manufacture, labeling, distribution, advertising and
sale of any adulterated or misbranded tobacco product in violation of--
``(1) regulations issued under this Act; or
``(2) the KIDS Act, or regulations issued under such
Act.''.
(c) Adulterated Drugs and Devices.--
(1) In general.--Section 501 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(j) If it is a tobacco product and it does not comply with the
provisions of subchapter D of this chapter or the KIDS Act.''.
(2) Misbranding.--Section 502(q) (21 U.S.C. 352(q)) is
amended--
(A) by striking ``or (2)'' and inserting ``(2)'';
and
(B) by inserting before the period the following:
``, or (3) in the case of a tobacco product, it is
sold, distributed, advertised, labeled, or used in
violation of this Act or the KIDS Act, or regulations
prescribed under such Acts''.
(d) Restricted Device.--Section 520(e) (21 U.S.C. 360j(e)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or use--'' and
inserting ``or use, including restrictions on the access to,
and the advertising and promotion of, tobacco products--''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Tobacco products are a restricted device under this
paragraph.''.
(e) Regulatory Authority.--Section 503(g) (21 U.S.C. 353(g)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) The Secretary may regulate any tobacco product as a drug,
device, or both, and may designate the office of the Administration
that shall be responsible for regulating such products.''.
SEC. 105. GENERAL RULE.
Section 513(a)(1)(B) (21 U.S.C. 360c(a)(1)(B)) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ``The sale of tobacco products to adults that
comply with performance standards established for these products under
section 514 and other provisions of this Act and any regulations
prescribed under this Act shall not be prohibited by the Secretary,
notwithstanding sections 502(j), 516, and 518.''.
SEC. 106. SAFETY AND EFFICACY STANDARD AND RECALL AUTHORITY.
(a) Safety and Efficacy Standard.--Section 513(a) (21 U.S.C.
360c(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting after the first
sentence the following: ``For a device which is a tobacco
product, the assurance in the previous sentence need not be found if
the Secretary finds that special controls achieve the best public
health result.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C)
as clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), respectively;
(B) by striking ``(2) For'' and inserting ``(2)(A)
For''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), subsections (c)(2)(C),
(d)(2)(B), (e)(2)(A), (f)(3)(B)(i), and (f)(3)(C)(i), and sections 514,
519(a), 520(e), and 520(f), the safety and effectiveness of a device
that is a tobacco product need not be found if the Secretary finds that
the action to be taken under any such provision would achieve the best
public health result. The finding as to whether the best public health
result has been achieved 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--
``(i) the increased or decreased likelihood that existing
consumers of tobacco products will stop using such products;
and
``(ii) the increased or decreased likelihood that those who
do not use tobacco products will start using such products.''.
(b) Recall Authority.--Section 518(e)(1) (21 U.S.C. 360h(e)(1)) is
amended by inserting after ``adverse health consequences or death,''
the following: ``and for tobacco products that the best public health
result would be achieved,''.
Subtitle B--Regulation of Tobacco Products
SEC. 111. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
Section 514(a) (21 U.S.C. 60d(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``device'' and inserting
``nontobacco product device'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(5) and (6), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) The Secretary may adopt a performance standard under section
514(a)(2) for a tobacco product regardless of whether the product has
been classified under section 513. Such standard may--
``(A) include provisions to achieve the best public health
result;
``(B) where necessary to achieve the best public health
result, include--
``(i) provisions respecting the construction,
components, constituents, ingredients, and properties
of the tobacco product device
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, including the reduction
or elimination (or both) of nicotine and the other
components, ingredients, and constituents of the
tobacco product, its components and its by-products,
based upon the best available technology;
``(ii) provisions for the testing (on a sample
basis or, if necessary, on an individual basis) of the
tobacco product device or, if it is determined that no
other more practicable means are available to the
Secretary to assure the conformity of the tobacco
product device to such standard, provisions for the
testing (on a sample basis or, if necessary, on an
individual basis) by the Secretary or by another person
at the direction of the Secretary;
``(iii) provisions for the measurement of the
performance characteristics of the tobacco product
device;
``(iv) provisions requiring that the results of
each test or of certain tests of the tobacco product
device required to be made under clause (ii)
demonstrate that the tobacco product device is in
conformity with the portions of the standard for which
the test or tests were required; and
``(v) a provision that the sale and distribution of
the tobacco product device be restricted but only to
the extent that the sale and distribution of a tobacco
product device may otherwise be restricted under this
Act; and
``(C) where appropriate, require the use and prescribe the
form and content of labeling for the use of the tobacco product
device.
``(4) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the KIDS
Act, the Secretary (acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs)
shall establish a Scientific Advisory Committee to evaluate whether a
level or range of levels exists at which nicotine yields do not produce
drug-dependence. The Advisory Committee shall also review any other
safety, dependence or health issue assigned to it by the Secretary. The
Secretary need not promulgate regulations to establish the
Committee.''.
SEC. 112. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT TO
TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
(a) Tobacco Products Regulation.--Chapter V (21 U.S.C. 351 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SUBCHAPTER F--TOBACCO PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURING, AND ACCESS
RESTRICTIONS
``SEC. 570. PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.
``Any regulations necessary to implement this subchapter shall be
promulgated not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of
this subchapter using notice and comment rulemaking (in accordance with
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code). Such regulations may be
revised thereafter as determined necessary by the Secretary.
``SEC. 571. MAIL-ORDER SALES.
``(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this subchapter, the Secretary shall review and determine
whether persons under the age of 18 years are obtaining tobacco
products by means of the mail.
``(b) Restrictions.--Based solely upon the review conducted under
subsection (a), the Secretary may take regulatory and administrative
action to restrict or eliminate mail order sales of tobacco products.
``SEC. 572. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION.
``(a) Additional Restrictions on Marketing, Advertising, and
Access.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of
this subchapter, the Secretary shall revise the regulations related to
tobacco products promulgated by the Secretary on August 28, 1996 (61
Fed. Reg. 44396) to include the additional restrictions on marketing,
advertising, and access described in Title IA and Title IC of the
Proposed Resolution entered into by the tobacco manufacturers and the
State attorneys general on June 20, 1997, except that the Secretary
shall not include an additional restriction on marketing or advertising
in such regulations if its inclusion would violate the First Amendment
to the Constitution.
``(b) Warnings.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this subchapter, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations to require warnings on cigarette and smokeless tobacco
labeling and advertisements. The content, format, and rotation of
warnings shall conform to the specifications described in Title IB of
the Proposed Resolution entered into by the tobacco manufacturers and
the State attorneys general on June 20, 1997.
``(c) Rules of Construction.--
``(1) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the ability of the Secretary to change the
text or layout of any of the warning statements, or any of the
labeling provisions, under the regulations promulgated under
subsection (b) and other provisions of this Act, if determined
necessary by the Secretary in order to make such statements or
labels larger, more prominent, more conspicuous, or more
effective.
``(2) Unfair acts.--Nothing in this section (other than the
requirements of subsections (a) and (b)) shall be construed to
limit or restrict the authority of the Federal Trade Commission
with respect to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the
advertising of tobacco products.
``(d) Limited Preemption.--
``(1) State and local action.--No warning label with
respect to tobacco products, or any other tobacco product for
which warning labels have been required under this section,
other than the warning labels required under this Act, shall be
required by any State or local statute or regulation to be
included on any package of a tobacco product.
``(2) Effect on liability law.--Nothing in this section
shall relieve any person from liability at common law or under
State statutory law to any other person.
``(e) Violation of Section.--Any tobacco product that is in
violation of this section shall be deemed to be misbranded.
``SEC. 573. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND
RETAILERS.
``Each manufacturer, distributor, and retailer shall ensure that
the tobacco products it manufactures, labels, advertises, packages,
distributes, sells, or otherwise holds for sale comply with all
applicable requirements of this Act.
``SEC. 574. DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING OF TOBACCO AND NONTOBACCO
INGREDIENTS AND CONSTITUENTS.
``(a) Disclosure of All Ingredients.--
``(1) Immediate and annual disclosure.--Not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of this subchapter, and
annually thereafter, each manufacturer of a tobacco product
shall submit to the Secretary an ingredient list for each brand
of tobacco product it manufactures that contains the
information described in paragraph (2).
``(2) Requirements.--The list described in paragraph (1)
shall, with respect to each brand or variety of tobacco product
of a manufacturer, include--
``(A) a list of all ingredients, constituents,
substances, and compounds that are found in or added to
the tobacco or tobacco product (including the paper,
filter, or packaging of the product if applicable) in
the manufacture of the tobacco product, for each brand
or variety of tobacco product so manufactured,
including, if determined necessary by the Secretary,
any material added to the tobacco used in the product
prior to harvesting;
``(B) the quantity of the ingredients,
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constituents, substances, and compounds that are listed
under subparagraph (A) in each brand or variety of
tobacco product;
``(C) the nicotine content of the product, measured
in milligrams of nicotine;
``(D) for each brand or variety of cigarettes--
``(i) the filter ventilation percentage
(the level of air dilution in the cigarette as
provided by the ventilation holes in the
filter, described as a percentage);
``(ii) the pH level of the smoke of the
cigarette; and
``(iii) the tar, unionized (free) nicotine,
and carbon monoxide delivery level and any
other smoking conditions established by the
Secretary, reported in milligrams of tar,
nicotine, and carbon monoxide per cigarette;
``(E) for each brand or variety of smokeless
tobacco products--
``(i) the pH level of the tobacco;
``(ii) the moisture content of the tobacco
expressed as a percentage of the weight of the
tobacco; and
``(iii) the nicotine content--
``(I) for each gram of the product,
measured in milligrams of nicotine;
``(II) expressed as a percentage of
the dry weight of the tobacco; and
``(III) with respect to unionized
(free) nicotine, expressed as a
percentage per gram of the tobacco and
expressed in milligrams per gram of the
tobacco; and
``(F) any other information determined appropriate
by the Secretary.
``(3) Methods.--The Secretary shall have the authority to
promulgate regulations to establish the methods to be used by
manufacturers in making the determinations required under
paragraph (2).
``(4) Other tobacco products.--The Secretary shall
prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to establish
information disclosure procedures for other tobacco products.
``(b) Safety Assessments.--
``(1) Application to new ingredients.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this subchapter, and annually
thereafter, each manufacturer shall submit to the
Secretary a safety assessment for each new ingredient,
constituent, substance, or compound that such
manufacturer desires to make a part of a tobacco
product. Such new ingredient, constituent, substance,
or compound shall not be included in a tobacco product
prior to approval by the Secretary of such a safety
assessment.
``(B) Method of filing.--A safety assessment
submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be signed by an
officer of the manufacturer who is acting on behalf of
the manufacturer and who has the authority to bind the
manufacturer, and contain a statement that ensures that
the information contained in the assessment is true,
complete and accurate.
``(C) Definition of new ingredient.--For purposes
of subparagraph (A), the term `new ingredient,
constituent, substance, or compound' means an
ingredient, constituent, substance, or compound listed
under subsection (a)(1) that was not used in the brand
or variety of tobacco product involved prior to January
1, 1998.
``(2) Application to other ingredients.--With respect to
the application of this section to ingredients, constituents,
substances, or compounds listed under subsection (a) to which
paragraph (1) does not apply, all such ingredients,
constituents, substances, or compounds shall be reviewed
through the safety assessment process within the 5-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this subchapter. The
Secretary shall develop a procedure for the submission of
safety assessments of such ingredients, constituents,
substances, or compounds that staggers such safety assessments
within the 5-year period.
``(3) Basis of assessment.--The safety assessment of an
ingredient, constituent, substance, or compound described in
paragraphs (1) and (2) shall--
``(A) be based on the best scientific evidence
available at the time of the submission of the
assessment; and
``(B) demonstrate that there is a reasonable
certainty among experts qualified by scientific
training and experience who are consulted, that the
ingredient, constituent, substance, or compound will
not present any risk to consumers or the public in the
quantities used under the intended conditions of use.
``(c) Prohibition.--
``(1) Regulations.--Not later than 12 months after the date
of enactment of this subchapter, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations to prohibit the use of any ingredient, constituent,
substance, or compound in the tobacco product of a
manufacturer--
``(A) if no safety assessment has been submitted by
the manufacturer for the ingredient, constituent,
substance, or compound as otherwise required under this
section; or
``(B) if the Secretary finds that the manufacturer
has failed to demonstrate the safety of the ingredient,
constituent, substance, or compound that was the
subject of the assessment under paragraph (2).
``(2) Review of assessments.--
``(A) General review.--Not later than 180 days
after the receipt of a safety assessment under
subsection (b), the Secretary shall review the findings
contained in such assessment and approve or disapprove
of the safety of the ingredient, constituent,
substance, or compound that was the subject of the
assessment. The Secretary may, for good cause, extend
the period for such review. The Secretary shall provide
notice to the manufacturer of an action under this
subparagraph.
``(B) Inaction by secretary.--If the Secretary
fails to act with respect to an assessment of an
existing ingredient, constituent, substance, or
additive during the period referred to in subparagraph
(A), the manufacturer of the tobacco product involved
may continue to use the ingredient, constituent,
substance, or compound involved until such time as the
Secretary makes a determination with respect to the
assessment.
``(d) Right To Know; Full Disclosure of Ingredients to the
Public.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), a
package of a tobacco product shall disclose all ingredients,
constituents, substances, or compounds contained in the product
in accordance with regulations promulgated unde
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r section 701(a)
by the Secretary.
``(2) Disclosure of percentage of domestic and foreign
tobacco.--The regulations referred to in paragraph (1) shall
require that the package of a tobacco product disclose, with
respect to the tobacco contained in the product--
``(A) the percentage that is domestic tobacco; and
``(B) the percentage that is foreign tobacco.
``(3) Health disclosure.--Notwithstanding section 301(j),
the Secretary may require the public disclosure of any
ingredient, constituent, substance, or compound contained in a
tobacco product that relates to a trade secret or other matter
referred to in section 1905 of title 18, United States Code, if
the Secretary determines that such disclosure will promote the
public health.
``SEC. 575. REDUCED RISK PRODUCTS.
``(a) Prohibition.--
``(1) In general.--No manufacturer, distributor or retailer
of tobacco products may make any direct or implied statement in
advertising or on a product package that could reasonably be
interpreted to state or imply a reduced health risk associated
with a tobacco product unless the manufacturer demonstrates to
the Secretary, in such form as the Secretary may require, that
based on the best available scientific evidence the product
significantly reduces the overall health risk to the public
when compared to other tobacco products.
``(2) Submission to secretary.--Prior to making any
statement described in paragraph (1), a manufacturer,
distributor or retailer shall submit such statement to the
Secretary, who shall review such statement to ensure its
accuracy and, in the case of advertising, to prevent such
statement from increasing, or preventing the contraction of,
the size of the overall market for tobacco products.
``(b) Determination by Secretary.--If the Secretary determines that
a statement described in subsection (a)(2) is permissible because the
tobacco product does present a significantly reduced overall health
risk to the public, the Secretary may permit such statement to be made.
``(c) Development or Acquisition of Reduced Risk Technology.--
``(1) In general.--Any manufacturer that develops or
acquires any technology that the manufacturer reasonably
believes will reduce the risk from tobacco products shall
notify the Secretary of the development or acquisition of the
technology. Such notice shall be in such form and within such
time as the Secretary shall require.
``(2) Confidentiality.--With respect to any technology
described in paragraph (1) that is in the early stages of
development (as determined by the Secretary), the Secretary
shall establish protections to ensure the confidentiality of
any proprietary information submitted to the Secretary under
this subsection during such development.
``SEC. 576. ACCESS TO COMPANY INFORMATION.
``(a) Compliance Procedures.--Each manufacturer of tobacco products
shall establish procedures to ensure compliance with this Act.
``(b) Requirement.--In addition to any other disclosure obligations
under this Act, the KIDS Act, or any other law, each manufacturer of
tobacco products shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of the KIDS Act and thereafter as required by the Secretary,
disclose to the Secretary all nonpublic information and research in its
possession or control relating to the addiction or dependency, or the
health or safety of tobacco products, including (without limitation)
all research relating to processes to make tobacco products less
hazardous to consumers and the research and documents described in
subsection (c).
``(c) Research and Documents.--The documents described in this
section include any documents concerning tobacco product research
relating to--
``(1) nicotine, including--
``(A) the interaction between nicotine and other
components in tobacco products including ingredients in
the tobacco and smoke components;
``(B) the role of nicotine in product design and
manufacture, including product charters, and parameters
in product development, the tobacco blend, filter
technology, and paper;
``(C) the role of nicotine in tobacco leaf
purchasing;
``(D) reverse engineering activities involving
nicotine (such as analyzing the products of other
companies);
``(E) an analysis of nicotine delivery; and
``(F) the biology, psychopharmacology and any other
health effects of nicotine;
``(2) other ingredients, including--
``(A) the identification of ingredients in tobacco
products and constituents in smoke, including additives
used in product components such as paper, filter, and
wrapper;
``(B) any research on the health effects of
ingredients; and
``(C) any research or other information explaining
what happens to ingredients when they are heated and
burned;
``(3) less hazardous or safer products, including any
research or product development information on activities
involving reduced risk, less hazardous, low-tar or reduced-tar,
low-nicotine or reduced-nicotine or nicotine-free products; and
``(4) tobacco product advertising, marketing and promotion,
including--
``(A) documents related to the design of
advertising campaigns, including the desired
demographics for individual products on the market or
being tested;
``(B) documents concerning the age of initiation of
tobacco use, general tobacco use behavior, beginning
smokers, pre-smokers, and new smokers;
``(C) documents concerning the effects of
advertising; and
``(D) documents concerning future marketing options
or plans in light of the requirements and regulations
to be imposed under this subchapter or the KIDS Act.
``(d) Authority of Secretary.--With respect to tobacco product
manufacturers, the Secretary shall have the same access to records and
information and inspection authority as is available with respect to
manufacturers of other medical devices.
``SEC. 577. OVERSIGHT OF TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
``The Secretary shall by regulation prescribe good manufacturing
practice standards for tobacco products. Such regulations shall be
modeled after good manufacturing practice regulations for medical
devices, food, and other items under section 520(f). Such standards
shall be directed specifically toward tobacco products, and shall
include--
``(1) a quality control system, to ensure that tobacco
products comply with such standards;
``(2) a system for inspecting tobacco product materials to
ensure their compliance with such standards;
``(3) requirements for the proper handling of finished
tobacco products;
``(4) strict tolerances for pesticide chemical residues in
or on tobacco or tobacco product commodities in the possession
of the manufacturer, except that nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed to affect any authority of the Environmental
Protection Agency;
``(5) authority for officers or employees of the Secretary
to inspect any factory, warehouse, or other establishment of
any tobacco product manufa
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cturer, and to have access to
records, files, papers, processes, controls and facilities
related to tobacco product manufacturing, in accordance with
appropriate authority and rules promulgated under this Act; and
``(6) a requirement that the tobacco product manufacturer
maintain such files and records as the Secretary may specify,
as well as that the manufacturer report to the Secretary such
information as the Secretary shall require, in accordance with
section 519.
``SEC. 578. PRESERVATION OF STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITY.
``Notwithstanding section 521 and except as otherwise provided for
in section 572(e), nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as
prohibiting a State or locality from imposing requirements,
prohibitions, penalties or other measures to further the purposes of
this subchapter that are in addition to the requirements, prohibitions,
or penalties required under this subchapter. State and local
governments may impose additional tobacco product control measures to
further restrict or limit the use of such products.''.
SEC. 113. FUNDING.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle
(and the amendments made by this subtitle).
(b) Trigger.--No expenditures shall be made under this subtitle (or
the amendments made by this subtitle) during any fiscal year in which
the annual amount appropriated for the Food and Drug Administration is
less than the amount so appropriated for the prior fiscal year.
SEC. 114. REPEALS.
The following provisions of law are repealed:
(1) The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), except for the first section and sections
5(d)(1) and (2) and 6.
(2) The Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education
Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.), except for sections 1,
3(f) and 8(a) and (b).
(3) The Comprehensive Smoking Education Act of 1964 (Public
Law 98-474).
TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. NONAPPLICATION TO TOBACCO PRODUCERS.
(a) In General.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
not apply to the producers of tobacco leaf, including tobacco growers,
tobacco warehouses, and tobacco grower cooperatives.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act, or an amendment
made by this Act, shall be construed to provide the Secretary of Health
and Human Services with the authority to--
(1) enter onto a farm owned by a producer of tobacco leaf
without the written consent of such producer; or
(2) promulgate regulations on any matter that involves the
production of tobacco leaf or a producer thereof, other than
activities by a manufacturer that affect production.
(c) Manufacturer Acting as Producer.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, if a producer of tobacco leaf is also a
tobacco product manufacturer or is owned or controlled by a tobacco
product manufacturer, the producer shall be subject to the provisions
of this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, in the producer's
capacity as a manufacturer.
(d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``controlled by'' means
a producer that is a member of the same controlled group of
corporations, as that term is used for purposes of 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. 202. EQUAL TREATMENT OF RETAIL OUTLETS.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate
regulations to require that retail establishments that are accessible
to individuals under the age of 18, for which the predominant business
is the sale of tobacco products, comply with any advertising
restrictions applicable to such establishments.
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