A Bill: 116 Congress 1 S
A Bill: 116 Congress 1 S
A Bill: 116 Congress 1 S
116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2339
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the
sale and marketing of tobacco products, and for other purposes.
A BILL
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to the sale and marketing of tobacco products,
and for other purposes.
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Sec. 102. Advertising and sales parity for all deemed tobacco products.
Sec. 103. Reducing child and adolescent nicotine addiction.
Sec. 104. Fees applicable to all tobacco products.
Sec. 105. Regulation of products containing synthetic nicotine.
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1 part 1140 of subchapter K of title 21, Code of Federal
2 Regulations—
3 (1) to apply the provisions of such part 1140 to
4 all tobacco products to which chapter IX of the Fed-
5 eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387a
6 et seq.) applies pursuant to section 901(b) of such
7 Act (21 U.S.C. 387a(b)), as amended by section
8 103(a) of this Act; and
9 (2) to make such changes as may be necessary
10 for consistency with the amendments made by sec-
11 tion 103 of this Act.
12 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The final rule required by
13 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years
14 after the date of enactment of this Act.
15 SEC. 103. REDUCING CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NICOTINE
16 ADDICTION.
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1 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
2 387a et seq.) to—
3 (A) products that were listed in section
4 901(b) of such Act as in effect on the day be-
5 fore the date of enactment of this Act; and
6 (B) products that were deemed by regula-
7 tion to be subject to such chapter pursuant to
8 section 901(b) of such Act as in effect on the
9 day before the date of enactment of this Act.
10 (b) MINIMUM AGE RESTRICTIONS.—Section 906(d)
11 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
12 387f(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
13 ing the following:
14 ‘‘(3) MINIMUM AGE RESTRICTIONS.—
25 scribed in—
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1 ‘‘(i) subpart B of part 1140 of sub-
2 chapter K of title 21, Code of Federal Reg-
3 ulations; and
4 ‘‘(ii) successor regulations, including
5 the regulation required by section 102 of
6 the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic
7 Act of 2019 and any applicable regulation
8 imposing restrictions pursuant to para-
9 graph (1).
10 ‘‘(C) NON-PREEMPTION.—Subparagraphs
11 (A) and (B) shall not be construed to limit the
12 authority of a State or political subdivision of
13 a State, or the government of an Indian tribe,
14 as such authority is described in section 916.
15 ‘‘(D) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180
16 days after the date of enactment of the Revers-
17 ing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019,
18 the Secretary shall promulgate a final regula-
19 tion to implement and enforce subparagraphs
20 (A) and (B).
21 ‘‘(E) TIMING.—Subparagraphs (A) and
22 (B) shall take effect on the date that is 180
23 days after the date of enactment of the Revers-
24 ing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019,
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1 gated the final regulations required by subpara-
2 graph (D).’’.
3 (c) PROHIBITION AGAINST REMOTE RETAIL
4 SALES.—Paragraph (4) of section 906(d) of the Federal
5 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387f(d)) is
6 amended to read as follows:
7 ‘‘(4) PROHIBITION AGAINST REMOTE RETAIL
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1 Act of 2019, except as provided in subpara-
2 graph (C), a tobacco product or any of its com-
3 ponent parts or accessories (including the to-
4 bacco, filter, or paper) shall not contain, as a
5 constituent (including a smoke constituent) or
6 additive, an artificial or natural flavor (other
7 than tobacco) that is a characterizing flavor of
8 the tobacco product or tobacco smoke or an
9 herb or spice, including menthol, mint, straw-
10 berry, grape, orange, clove, cinnamon, pine-
11 apple, vanilla, coconut, licorice, cocoa, chocolate,
12 cherry, or coffee. Nothing in this subparagraph
13 shall be construed to limit the Secretary’s au-
14 thority to take action under this section or
15 other sections of this Act applicable to any arti-
16 ficial or natural flavor, herb, or spice.’’.
17 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) of section
18 907(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
19 (21 U.S.C. 387g(a)) is amended by adding at the
20 end the following new subparagraph:
21 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR CHARACTERIZING
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1 constituent (including a smoke constituent) or
2 additive, an artificial or natural flavor or an
3 herb or spice, that is a characterizing flavor of
4 the tobacco product or tobacco smoke so long as
5 the Secretary, in coordination with the Commis-
6 sioner of Food and Drugs, determines that such
7 characterizing flavor will be appropriate for the
8 protection of public health because it—
9 ‘‘(i) will significantly increase the like-
10 lihood of smoking cessation among current
11 users of tobacco products;
12 ‘‘(ii) will not increase the likelihood
13 that individuals who do not use tobacco
14 products, including youth, will start using
15 such products; and
16 ‘‘(iii) will not increase the likelihood of
17 harm to the person using the product.’’.
18 (3) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Section 907(a)(1) of
19 the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
20 U.S.C. 387g(a)(1)), as in effect on the date of enact-
21 ment of this Act, shall remain in effect until the
22 amendments made to such section 907(a)(1) by this
23 subsection take effect.
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1 SEC. 104. FEES APPLICABLE TO ALL TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
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1 sections (e) through (h) of section 625 of Public Law 108–
2 357’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be the percentage determined
3 by the Secretary’’.
4 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 919(b) of
5 the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
6 387s(b)) is amended—
7 (1) by striking paragraphs (5) and (7); and
8 (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
9 graph (5).
10 (e) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this
11 section apply beginning with fiscal year 2022. Section 919
12 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
13 387s), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment
14 of this Act, shall apply with respect to fiscal years pre-
15 ceding fiscal year 2022.
16 SEC. 105. REGULATION OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING SYN-
17 THETIC NICOTINE.
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1 (2) not later than 2 years after such date of en-
2 actment, issue a final rule providing for such regula-
3 tion.
4 (b) SYNTHETIC NICOTINE DEFINED.—In this sec-
5 tion, the term ‘‘synthetic nicotine’’ means nicotine that is
6 not made or derived from tobacco.
7 TITLE II—FEDERAL TRADE
8 COMMISSION
9 SEC. 201. ADVERTISING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
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1 (A) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRAC-
19 ERAL.—
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1 may bring a civil action in any court of com-
2 petent jurisdiction to—
3 (i) enjoin further such violation by the
4 defendant;
5 (ii) enforce compliance with such
6 paragraph;
7 (iii) obtain civil penalties in the same
8 amount as may be obtained by the Com-
9 mission in a civil action under section 5(m)
10 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
11 U.S.C. 45(m)); or
12 (iv) obtain damages, restitution, or
13 other compensation on behalf of residents
14 of the State.
15 (B) NOTICE.—Before filing an action
16 under subparagraph (A), the attorney general
17 of a State shall provide to the Commission a
18 written notice of such action and a copy of the
19 complaint for such action. If the attorney gen-
20 eral determines that it is not feasible to provide
21 the notice described in this subparagraph before
22 the filing of the action, the attorney general
23 shall provide written notice of the action and a
24 copy of the complaint to the Commission imme-
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1 (C) AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL TRADE COM-
2 MISSION.—
25 CLAIMS.—
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1 (i) PRESERVATION OF STATE-LAW
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1 of title 5, United States Code, to implement para-
2 graph (1).
3 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TOBACCO PRODUCT
4 ADVERTISING.—
5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after
6 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
7 thereafter, the Commission shall submit to Congress
8 a report relating to each category of products de-
9 scribed in paragraph (2) (or a single report a por-
10 tion of which relates to each such category) that
11 contains the following:
12 (A) Information on domestic sales and ad-
13 vertising and promotional activity by the manu-
14 facturers that have the largest market shares of
15 the product category.
16 (B) Such recommendations for legislation
17 as the Commission may consider appropriate.
18 (2) PRODUCT CATEGORIES DESCRIBED.—The
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1 (c) PRESERVATION OF AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this
2 section may be construed in any way to limit the Commis-
3 sion’s authority under any other provision of law.
4 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
5 (1) CIGAR.—The term ‘‘cigar’’ means any roll
6 of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or in any sub-
7 stance containing tobacco (other than any roll of to-
8 bacco which is a cigarette within the meaning of
9 paragraph (2)).
10 (2) CIGARETTE.—The term ‘‘cigarette’’ has the
11 meaning given such term in section 900 of the Fed-
12 eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387).
13 (3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’
14 means the Federal Trade Commission.
15 (4) ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYS-
16 TEM.—
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1 (I) contains nicotine or other
2 substances that can be aerosolized
3 and inhaled by the user; and
4 (II) is a tobacco product.
5 (B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘electronic
6 nicotine delivery system’’ does not include any
7 product that—
8 (i) has been approved or otherwise au-
9 thorized by the Food and Drug Adminis-
10 tration for the purpose of sale as a tobacco
11 cessation product or for other therapeutic
12 purposes; and
13 (ii) is marketed and sold solely for
14 such purpose or purposes.
15 (5) ENDORSE.—The term ‘‘endorse’’ means to
16 communicate an advertising message (including a
17 verbal statement, demonstration, or depiction of the
18 name, signature, likeness, or other identifying per-
19 sonal characteristics of an individual or the name or
20 seal of an organization) that consumers are likely to
21 believe reflects the opinions, beliefs, findings, or ex-
22 periences of a party other than the sponsoring ad-
23 vertiser, even if the views expressed by such party
24 are identical to those of the sponsoring advertiser.
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1 (6) NICOTINE.—The term ‘‘nicotine’’ has the
2 meaning given such term in section 900 of the Fed-
3 eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387).
4 (7) SMOKELESS TOBACCO.—The term ‘‘smoke-
5 less tobacco’’ has the meaning given such term in
6 section 900 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
7 metic Act (21 U.S.C. 387).
8 (8) TOBACCO PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘tobacco
9 product’’ has the meaning given such term in section
10 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
11 (21 U.S.C. 321).
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