Sec. 109. Public education
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Section 906 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 387f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Beginning not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020 , the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and in consultation with the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, shall provide educational materials for health care providers, members of the public, and law enforcement officials, regarding— the authority of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the regulation of tobacco products (including enforcement of such regulation); the general processes of the Food and Drug Administration for enforcing restrictions on the manufacture and sale of tobacco products; the general enforcement actions the Food and Drug Administration may take to implement the prohibition on characterizing flavors in tobacco products under section 907(a)(1); the public health impact of tobacco products with characterizing flavors; and other information as the Secretary determines appropriate.
Educational materials provided under paragraph
(1)may include— explanations of key statutory and regulatory terms, including the terms tobacco product , component parts , accessories , constituent , additive , tobacco product manufacturer , and characterizing flavor ; an explanation of the Food and Drug Administration’s jurisdiction to regulate tobacco products, including tobacco products with characterizing flavors under section 907(a)(1); general educational information related to enforcement tools and processes used by the Food and Drug Administration for violations of the prohibition specified in section 907(a)(1); information on the health effects of using tobacco products, including those with the characterizing flavors referred to in section 907(a)(1); and information on resources available related to smoking cessation. Educational materials provided under paragraph
(1)may be— published in any format, including an internet website, video, fact sheet, infographic, webinar, or other format, as the Secretary determines is appropriate and applicable; and tailored for the unique needs of health care providers, members of the public, law enforcement officers, and other audiences, as the Secretary determines appropriate. To carry out this subsection, there is authorized to be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. Funds made available by the preceding sentence to carry out this subsection shall be in addition to funds that are derived from fees under section 919 and are otherwise made available to carry out this chapter. .
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