§ 4401. — Public education.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC4401]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 70--COMPREHENSIVE SMOKELESS TOBACCO HEALTH EDUCATION
Sec. 4401. Public education
(a) Development
(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish and
carry out a program to inform the public of any dangers to human health
resulting from the use of smokeless tobacco products. In carrying out
such program the Secretary shall--
(A) develop educational programs and materials and public
service announcements respecting the dangers to human health from
the use of smokeless tobacco;
(B) make such programs, materials, and announcements available
to States, local governments, school systems, the media, and such
other entities as the Secretary determines appropriate to further
the purposes of this chapter;
(C) conduct and support research on the effect of smokeless
tobacco on human health; and
(D) collect, analyze, and disseminate information and studies on
smokeless tobacco and health.
(2) In developing programs, materials, and announcements under
paragraph (1) the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of
Education, medical and public health entities, consumer groups,
representatives of manufacturers of smokeless tobacco products, and
other appropriate entities.
(b) Assistance
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may provide technical
assistance and may make grants to States--
(1) to assist in the development of educational programs and
materials and public service announcements respecting the dangers to
human health from the use of smokeless tobacco,
(2) to assist in the distribution of such programs, materials,
and announcements throughout the States, and
(3) to establish 18 as the minimum age for the purchase of
smokeless tobacco.
(Pub. L. 99-252, Sec. 2, Feb. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 30.)
Effective Date
Section 11 of Pub. L. 99-252 provided that:
``(a) In General.--Except as provided in sections 3(f) and 5(b)
[sections 4402(f) and 4404(b) of this title] and subsection (b), this
Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 342 of Title 21, Food
and Drugs] shall take effect one year after the date of enactment of
this Act [Feb. 27, 1986].
``(b) Exception.--Sections 2, 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), 3(e), 4(b), 7, 8, 9
[sections 4401, 4402(b) to (e), 4403(b), and 4406 to 4408 of this
title], and 10 [amending section 342 of Title 21] shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 27, 1986].''
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 99-252 provided that: ``This Act [enacting this
chapter and amending section 342 of Title 21, Food and Drugs] may be
cited as the `Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of
1986'.''
