[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 7387-7388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2139]


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                Executive Order 13193 of January 18, 2001

                
Federal Leadership on Global Tobacco Control and 
                Prevention

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the 
                executive branch to take strong action to address the 
                potential global epidemic of diseases caused by tobacco 
                use. The executive branch shall undertake activities to 
                increase its capacity to address global tobacco 
                prevention and control issues through coordinated 
                domestic action, limited bilateral assistance to 
                individual nations, and support to multilateral 
                organizations. International activities shall be 
                directed towards deterring children from tobacco use, 
                protecting nonsmokers, and providing information about 
                the adverse health effects of tobacco use and the 
                health benefits of cessation.

                Sec. 2. Responsibilities of Federal Departments and 
                Agencies. (a) Tobacco Trade Policy. In the 
                implementation of international trade policy, executive 
                departments and agencies shall not promote the sale or 
                export of tobacco or tobacco products, or seek the 
                reduction or removal of foreign government restrictions 
                on the marketing and advertising of such products, 
                provided that such restrictions are applied equally to 
                all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. 
                Departments and agencies are not precluded from taking 
                necessary actions in accordance with the requirements 
                and remedies available under applicable United States 
                trade laws and international agreements to ensure 
                nondiscriminatory treatment of United States products. 
                Nothing in this Executive Order shall be construed (1) 
                to modify the annual executive branch guidance to 
                United States diplomatic posts on health, trade, and 
                commercial aspects of tobacco, or (2) to affect any 
                negotiating position of the United States on the 
                Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

                    (b) The Department of Health and Human Services' 
                (HHS) Role in Tobacco Trade Policy Deliberations. The 
                HHS shall be included in all deliberations of 
                interagency working groups, chaired by the United 
                States Trade Representative (USTR), that address issues 
                relating to trade in tobacco and tobacco products. 
                Through such participation, HHS shall advise the USTR, 
                and other interested Federal agencies, of the potential 
                public health impact of any tobacco-related trade 
                action that is under consideration. Upon conclusion of 
                a trade agreement that includes provisions specifically 
                addressing tobacco or tobacco products, the USTR shall 
                produce and make publicly available a summary 
                describing those provisions.
                    (c) International Tobacco Control Needs Assessment. 
                The HHS, with the cooperation of the Departments of 
                State, Commerce, and Agriculture, and in consultation 
                with the appropriate national Ministry of Health, shall 
                conduct a pilot assessment of tobacco use in a country 
                other than the United States. Such assessment will be 
                carried out through a compilation and review of surveys 
                and other needs assessments already available and 
                include:
                    (1) initial estimates of the burden of disease and 
                other public health consequences of tobacco use;
                    (2) the status of tobacco control regulatory 
                measures in place to curtail tobacco consumption and 
                tobacco related disease; and
                    (3) an analysis of the marketing, distribution, and 
                manufacturing practices of tobacco companies in given 
                regions, and the impact of those practices

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                on smoking rates, particularly among women and 
                children. Such assessment shall be prepared and 
                provided to interested agencies and other parties not 
                later than December 31, 2001, and be updated as 
                practicable.
                    (d) Research and Training in Tobacco Control. The 
                HHS will develop a research and training program 
                linking institutions in the United States and certain 
                other countries in the field of tobacco control. 
                Emphasis will be placed on the collection of 
                standardized and comparable surveillance data; networks 
                for communication, information and best practices; and 
                the development and evaluation of culturally-targeted 
                approaches to preventing tobacco use and increasing 
                quit rates, especially among women and children.

                Sec. 3. General. (a) Executive departments and agencies 
                shall carry out the provisions of this order to the 
                extent permitted by law and consistent with their 
                statutory and regulatory authorities and their 
                enforcement mechanisms.

                    (b) This order clarifies and strengthens 
                Administration policy and does not create any right or 
                benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law 
                by a party against the United States, its officers or 
                employees, or any other person.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                     January 18, 2001.

[FR Doc. 01-2139
Filed 1-22-01; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P