I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5178 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2010 Mr. Doggett (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kind, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Stark, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Walz, Mr. Welch, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Berman, Mr. Langevin, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Rush, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Filner, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Platts, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Holt, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Hare, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Honda, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Matheson, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Waters, Mr. Bishop of New York, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Watson, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Farr, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Sires, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Olver, Mr. Payne, Ms. Richardson, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Norton, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Kilroy, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Himes, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Ms. Harman, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Baird, Mr. Schrader, and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tobacco smuggling, and for other purposes.

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Short title and table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2010 or the STOP Act. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. Title I—Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Sec. 101. Amendment of 1986 code. Sec. 102. Machines used to manufacture or package cigarettes or other tobacco products. Sec. 103. Improved marking and labeling. Sec. 104. Wholesalers and manufacturers, importers, and sellers of tobacco production machines required to have permit. Sec. 105. Conditions of permit. Sec. 106. Records to be maintained. Sec. 107. Reports. Sec. 108. Fraudulent offenses. Sec. 109. Penalties. Sec. 110. Definitions. Sec. 111. Conforming amendments. Sec. 112. Effective date. Title II—Import Fraud Sec. 201. Maximum penalty for importation of tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes by fraudulent means.