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15 U.S.C. § 1341 — Smoking, research, education and information

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15 U.S.C. § 1341 — Smoking, research, education and information

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**(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)), 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) 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 Eunice Kennedy Shriver 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,11 So in original. Probably should be “subsistence,”. 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), (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.

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42 U.S.C. § 202 — Definitions

When used in this chapter— **(a)** The term “Service” means the Public Health Service; **(b)** The term “Surgeon General” means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service; **(c)** Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. **(d)** The term “regulations”, except when otherwise specified, means rules and regulations made by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary; **(e)** The term “executive department” means any executive department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States; **(f)** Except as provided in sections 246(g)(4)(B),11 See References in Text note below. 247c(c)(1),1 254d(h)(3),1 263c(5),1 264(d), 292a(9),1 300a(c), 300f(13), and 300n(1) 1 of this title, the term “State” includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. **(g)** The term “possession” includes, among other possessions, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; **(h)** Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 986(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 603. **(i)** The term “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water, exclusive of aircraft and amphibious contrivances; **(j)** The term “habit-forming narcotic drug” or “narcotic” means opium and coca leaves and the several alkaloids derived therefrom, the best known of these alkaloids being morphia, heroin, and codeine, obtained from opium, and cocaine derived from the coca

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42 U.S.C. § 237 — Orphan Products Board

**(a) Establishment; composition; chairman** There is established in the Department of Health and Human Services a board for the development of drugs (including biologics) and devices (including diagnostic products) for rare diseases or conditions to be known as the Orphan Products Board. The Board shall be comprised of the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health and Human Services and representatives, selected by the Secretary, of the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and any other Federal department or agency which the Secretary determines has activities relating to drugs and devices for rare diseases or conditions. The Assistant Secretary for Health shall chair the Board. **(b) Function** The function of the Board shall be to promote the development of drugs and devices for rare diseases or conditions and the coordination among Federal, other public, and private agencies in carrying out their respective functions relating to the development of such articles for such diseases or conditions. **(c) Duties with respect to drugs for rare diseases or conditions** In the case of drugs for rare diseases or conditions the Board shall— (1) evaluate— (A) the effect of subchapter B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [[21 U.S.C. 360aa](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section360aa&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] on the development of such drugs, and (B) the implementation of such subchapter; 11 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a comma. (2) evaluate the activities of the National Institutes of Health for the development of drugs for such diseases or conditions, (3) assure appropriate coordination among the Food and

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15 U.S.C. § 1341 — Smoking, research, education and infor-

Page 1403 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 1341 renumbered § 9 and amended Pub. L. 98–474, §§ 5(a), 6(d), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2203, 2205, which required the Sec- retary of Health and Human Services to transmit an annual report to Congress concerning health con- sequences of smoking and recommendations for legisla- tion, and which required the Federal Trade Commission to transmit an annual report to Congress concerning practices and methods of cigarette advertising and pro- motion and recommendations for legislation, termi- nated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under sec- tion 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, pages 95 and 172 of House Document No. 103–7. A prior section 9 of Pub. L. 89–92 was renumbered sec- tion 10 and is classified to section 1338 of this title. § 1338. Criminal penalty Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not more than $10,000. (Pub. L. 89–92, § 10, formerly § 9, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 284; Pub. L. 91–222, § 2, Apr. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 89; renumbered § 10, Pub. L. 98–474, § 5(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2203.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 10 of Pub. L. 89–92 was renumbered section 11 and is classified to section 1339 of this title. AMENDMENTS 1970—Pub. L. 91–222 substituted provisions that viola- tors shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to fine, for provision that if any part of this chapter be held invalid, other provisions thereof shall not be af- fected. See Separability note set out under section 1331 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L

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