[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2111 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2111
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Reducing Youth
Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 4, 2019
Ms. Wasserman Schultz (for herself, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Barragan, Ms.
Schakowsky, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr.
Deutch, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Reducing Youth
Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative.
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 ``Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-
Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act'' or the ``PROTECT Act''.
SEC. 2. REDUCING YOUTH USE OF E-CIGARETTES INITIATIVE.
The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section
317T of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-22) the following:
``SEC. 317U. REDUCING YOUTH USE OF E-CIGARETTES INITIATIVE.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry out an
initiative, to be known as the Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes
Initiative, which shall include the following:
``(1) Conducting research, (including by using rapid
surveillance methods) on use by youth and young adults of
electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco products, including
research on--
``(A) the types of products youth and young adults
use;
``(B) patterns of products used by youth and young
adults, including initiation, frequency of use, use in
combination with other tobacco products, and use of
flavors;
``(C) the association between the use by youth and
young adults of electronic cigarettes and smoking
initiation;
``(D) use of electronic cigarettes and emerging
tobacco products among different demographic groups;
``(E) the means by which youth and young adults
access electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco
products, and methods of distribution of such products;
``(F) youth and young adult exposure to advertising
of electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco products;
``(G) marketing and advertising strategies used by
manufacturers, including the channels and messaging
used and strategies that target different demographic
groups;
``(H) the reasons youth and young adults use such
products;
``(I) the extent to which youth and young adult
electronic cigarette users are nicotine dependent; and
``(J) youth and young adult motivation to quit
using electronic cigarettes.
``(2) Conducting research on--
``(A) the characteristics and nicotine delivery
technology of electronic cigarettes and emerging
tobacco products; and
``(B) biomarkers of exposure to electronic
cigarettes and emerging tobacco products and resulting
health impacts from such exposure.
``(3) Identifying effective messages to youth and young
adults, parents, clinicians, health professionals, and others
who work or interact with youth and young adults for preventing
use of electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco products.
``(4) Developing and implementing a campaign, in
coordination with the Surgeon General of the Public Health
Service, to educate youth and young adults, parents,
clinicians, health professionals, and others about--
``(A) the rapidly evolving tobacco product
landscape; and
``(B) the harms associated with the use by youth
and young adults of electronic cigarettes and other
emerging products.
``(5) Providing funding through grants, cooperative
agreements, or contracts to State, territorial, Tribal, and
local health departments, community organizations, national and
Tribal organizations, or State and local educational agencies,
as appropriate, for preventing and reducing the use by youth
and young adults of electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco
products.
``(6) Informing the development, implementation, and
evaluation of evidence-based policies to prevent the initiation
and use of emerging tobacco products among youth and young
adults.
``(b) No Duplication.--The Secretary shall ensure that activities
under this section do not duplicate other activities of the Department
of Health and Human Services.
``(c) Strategy.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and make available
to the public on the internet website of the Department of Health and
Human Services, a strategy for carrying out the Reducing Youth Use of
E-Cigarettes Initiative.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2020 through 2024.''.
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