Sec. 5. Studies and reports on the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems
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Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Education and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conduct a study, or several studies, including all of the following topics: Best practices for schools and local educational agencies to take in addressing electronic nicotine delivery systems in schools, which may include— banning electronic nicotine delivery systems on school grounds; or steps that can be taken by schools to educate students regarding the dangers of electronic nicotine delivery systems.
Gaps in knowledge of the harms of electronic nicotine delivery system use among adolescents and young adults, including injuries and poisoning relating to electronic nicotine delivery systems. The dose-response association between electronic nicotine delivery system use and combustible tobacco smoking in adolescents and young adults, including an assessment of the frequency and intensity of use and dependence systems for both types of products. To the extent practicable, current efforts, as of the date of the study, by local educational agencies to target Federal funding to combat electronic nicotine delivery system use in schools.
In the process of conducting any study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall solicit input from State educational agencies, local educational agencies, consumer advocacy groups, physicians specializing in lung disease, addiction specialists, or any other entity determined appropriate by the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Education and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit, to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, a report on each study conducted under paragraph (1).
Such report shall include recommendations for such legislative and administrative actions as such Secretary determines to be appropriate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Federal Trade Commission undertakes any study regarding the marketing effects of tobacco products, the Federal Trade Commission shall ensure that the study addresses the marketing effects of electronic nicotine delivery systems. In this section: The term electronic nicotine delivery system means any electronic nicotine delivery system, including e-cigarettes.
The terms local educational agency and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 )). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
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