[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4633]
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  SA 1269. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1092 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. 
Collins) to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VII of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 7__. (a) No funds made available under this Act shall 
     be used to assess or collect user fees under section 919 of 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387) with 
     respect to premium cigars.
       (b) In this section, the term ``premium cigar'' means a 
     cigar that--
       (1) is wrapped in whole tobacco leaf;
       (2) contains a 100 percent leaf tobacco binder;
       (3) contains at least 50 percent (of the filler by weight) 
     long filler tobacco (such as whole tobacco leaves that run 
     the length of the cigar);
       (4) is handmade or hand rolled, without the use of 
     machinery other than simple tools, such as scissors to cut 
     the tobacco prior to rolling;
       (5) has no filter, non-tobacco tip, or non-tobacco 
     mouthpiece;
       (6) does not have a characterizing flavor other than 
     tobacco;
       (7) contains only tobacco, water, and vegetable gum with no 
     other ingredients or additives; and
       (8) weighs more than 6 pounds per 1,000 units.
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