[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1341]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 36--CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING
Sec. 1341. Smoking, research, education and information
(a) Establishment of program; Secretary; functions
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (hereinafter in this
section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish and carry out
a program to inform the public of any dangers to human health presented
by cigarette smoking. In carrying out such program, the Secretary
shall--
(1) conduct and support research on the effect of cigarette
smoking on human health and develop materials for informing the
public of such effect;
(2) coordinate all research and educational programs and other
activities within the Department of Health and Human Services
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``Department'')
which relate to the effect of cigarette smoking on human health and
coordinate, through the Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health
(established under subsection (b) of this section), such activities
with similar activities of other Federal agencies and of private
agencies;
(3) establish and maintain a liaison with appropriate private
entities, other Federal agencies, and State and local public
agencies respecting activities relating to the effect of cigarette
smoking on human health;
(4) collect, analyze, and disseminate (through publications,
bibliographies, and otherwise) information, studies, and other data
relating to the effect of cigarette smoking on human health, and
develop standards, criteria, and methodologies for improved
information programs related to smoking and health;
(5) compile and make available information on State and local
laws relating to the use and consumption of cigarettes; and
(6) undertake any other additional information and research
activities which the Secretary determines necessary and appropriate
to carry out this section.
(b) Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health; composition; chairman;
compensation; staffing and other assistance
(1) To carry out the activities described in paragraphs (2) and (3)
of subsection (a) of this section there is established an Interagency
Committee on Smoking and Health. The Committee shall be composed of--
(A) members appointed by the Secretary from appropriate
institutes and agencies of the Department, which may include the
National Cancer Institute, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute, the National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Health
Resources and Services Administration, and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention;
(B) at least one member appointed from the Federal Trade
Commission, the Department of Education, the Department of Labor,
and any other Federal agency designated by the Secretary, the
appointment of whom shall be made by the head of the entity from
which the member is appointed; and
(C) five members appointed by the Secretary from physicians and
scientists who represent private entities involved in informing the
public about the health effects of smoking.
The Secretary shall designate the chairman of the Committee.
(2) While away from their homes or regular places of business in the
performance of services for the Committee, members of the Committee
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistance,\1\ in the ma
