3.0.0 579 2020-02-10T17:01:04Z 2020-02-10T17:01:04Z Senate S S 2009-03-12 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-12T15:48:16Z 2009-03-12 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2009-03-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze N H001049 Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] Kay Hagan D NC R. 2009-03-12 True Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Agricultural practices and innovations Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Business records Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Civil actions and liability Department of Health and Human Services Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Executive agency funding and structure Federal preemption Fires Florida Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Licensing and registrations Manufacturing Marketing and advertising Medical research Minnesota Mississippi News media and reporting Product safety and quality Professional sports Public transit Sales and excise taxes Texas User charges and fees Health 00 2009-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-23T15:51:44Z Federal Tobacco Act of 2009 - Establishes the Tobacco Regulatory Agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), but not as part of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Sets forth criteria by which tobacco products are deemed adulterated or misbranded.

Establishes limits on tobacco product advertising, promotion, and marketing related to youth, including: (1) prohibiting the use of any cartoon; (2) restricting the use of any human image; (3) prohibiting sponsorship of certain athletic events; and (4) limiting the sale of small packages of cigarettes.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reduce federal substance abuse grants for states that: (1) do not have in effect a statute setting forth specific provisions to prevent the sale of tobacco products to minors; or (2) spend less than the recommended amount of tobacco settlement agreement funds on tobacco control programs.

Prohibits the use of certain descriptors in the packaging and advertising of cigarettes.

Requires an approved application under this Act for any reduced-exposure or reduced-risk claim.

Directs the Administrator of the Agency to establish standards and procedures for ranking tobacco products and nicotine-containing products based on the relative risks of serious or chronic tobacco-related diseases and adverse health conditions.

Requires tobacco product manufacturers to publicly disclose a list of the ingredients in each of their tobacco products.

Establishes testing and reporting requirements for tobacco products to determine nicotine and tar yields.

Sets forth provisions governing disclosures on tobacco product packaging.

Directs the Administrator to assess an annual user fee on each tobacco product manufacturer.


]]> Federal Tobacco Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Federal Tobacco Act of 2009 Display Title Federal Tobacco Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a comprehensive Federal tobacco product regulatory program, to create a Tobacco Regulatory Agency, to prevent use of tobacco products by youth, and to provide protections for adult tobacco product users through the regulation of the tobacco products manufacturing industry. Introduced in Senate 2009-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s579is/xml/BILLS-111s579is.xml 2009-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.