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100 STAT. 32

Regulations.

Effective date.

15 USC 4403.

Research and development.

PUBLIC LAW 99-252—FEB. 27, 1986 (C) the label statement shall appear in capital letters and the area of the circle and arrow shall be determined by the Federal Trade Commission. (c) LABEL DISPLAY.—The Federal Trade Commission shall issue regulations requiring each label statement required by subsection (a) to— (1) in the case of a smokeless tobacco product package, be randomly displayed by each manufacturer, packager, or importer of a smokeless tobacco product in each 12-month period in as equal a number of times as is possible on each brand of the product and be randomly distributed in all parts of the United States in which such product is marketed, and (2) in the case of any advertisement of a smokeless tobacco product, be rotated every 4 months by each manufacturer, packager, or importer of a smokeless tobacco product in an alternating sequence in the advertisement for each brand of the product. (d) PLAN.—(1) Each manufacturer, packager, or importer of a smokeless tobacco product shall submit a plan to the Federal Trade Commission which specifies the method such manufacturer, packager, or importer will use to rotate, display, and distribute the statements required by subsection (a) in accordance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c). (z) The Federal Trade Commission shall approve a plan submitted by a manufacturer, packager, or importer of a smokeless tobacco product under paragraph (1) if such plan provides for the rotation, display, and distribution on smokeless tobacco product packages and advertisements of the statements required by subsection (a) in a manner which complies with this section and the regulations promulgated pursuant to this section. (e) APPLICATION.—This section does not apply to a distributor or a retailer of any smokeless tobacco product which does not manufacture, package, or import smokeless tobacco products for sale or distribution within the United States. (f) TELEVISION AND RADIO ADVERTISING.—Effective 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful to advertise smokeless tobacco on any medium of electronic communications subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission. SEC. 4. INGREDIENT REPORTING. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Each person who manufactures, packages, or imports smokeless tobacco products shall annually provide the Secretary with— (A) a list of the ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of smokeless tobacco products which does not identify the company which uses the ingredients or the brand of smokeless tobacco which contains the ingredients; and (B) a specification of the quantity of nicotine contained in each such product. (2) A person or group of persons required to provide information by this subsection may designate an individual or entity to provide the information required by this subsection. (b) REPORT.—(1) At such times as the Secretary considers appropriate, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report, based on the information provided under subsection (a), respecting— (A) a summary of research activities and proposed research activities on the health effects of ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of smokeless tobacco products and the findings of such research;