15 U.S.C. § 1341 : US Code - Section 1341: Smoking, research, education and information

Search 15 U.S.C. § 1341 : US Code - Section 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 manner provided by sections 5702
and 5703 of title 5.
(3) The Secretary shall make available to the Committee such
staff, information, and other assistance as it may require to carry
out its activities effectively.
(c) Report to Congress; contents
The Secretary shall transmit a report to Congress not later than
January 1, 1986, and biennially thereafter which shall contain -
(1) an overview and assessment of Federal activities undertaken
to inform the public of the health consequences of smoking and
the extent of public knowledge of such consequences,
(2) a description of the Secretary's and Committee's activities
under subsection (a) of this section,
(3) information regarding the activities of the private sector
taken in response to the effects of smoking on health, and
(4) such recommendations as the Secretary may consider
appropriate.