15 U.S.C. § 4401 : US Code - Section 4401: Public education

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(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.