[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7715 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7715

   To authorize additional funding for Food and Drug Administration 
  monitoring and prevention of illicit nicotine products at ports of 
                     entry, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2024

 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize additional funding for Food and Drug Administration 
  monitoring and prevention of illicit nicotine products at ports of 
                     entry, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Vetting and Patrolling E-Cigarette 
Imports Act'' or the ``VAPE Imports Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FDA MONITORING AND 
              PREVENTION OF ILLICIT NICOTINE PRODUCTS AT PORTS OF 
              ENTRY.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to the Food and 
Drug Administration for the purpose of monitoring and preventing, at 
ports of entry (including international mail facilities), illicit 
nicotine products and the importation of nicotine products in violation 
of Federal law, including by purchasing and maintaining screening 
equipment, addressing staffing needs, engaging in partnerships with 
other Federal agencies, and carrying out such other activities as the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs determines appropriate. The amount 
authorized to be appropriated by the preceding sentence is in addition 
to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such purpose.
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