123STA T . 1 8 2 4PUBLIC LA W 111 – 31 —J U NE 22 , 2 0 0 9byind i v id ualsof any a ge, o r rela t ing to fire safety stand - ards for toba c co p roducts .I nfor m ation disclosed to a S tate under subparagrap h(A) that is e x empt from disclosure under section 5 5 2 (b)( 4 ) of title 5, U nited States C ode, shall be treated as a trade secret and confidential information by the State. ‘ ‘(b) RULEOF CO NSTR U C T I ON RE GA R D ING P RODUCT L IA B ILIT Y . —N o provision of this chapter relating to a tobacco product shall be construed to modify or other w ise affect any action or the liability of any person under the product liability law of any State. ‘ ‘ SEC.917 . TOBA CCO PR O DU CTS SC I E N TI F IC AD V ISOR Y CO M MITTEE. ‘‘(a) E STABLIS HM ENT.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the F amily Smo k ing Prevention and T obacco Con- trol Act, the Secretary shall establish a 1 2-member advisory com- mittee, to be known as the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘Advisory Committee ’ ). ‘‘(b) M EMBERSHI P .— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(A) MEMBERS.—The Secretary shall appoint as mem- bers of the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee individuals who are technically q ualified by training and experience in medicine, medical ethics, science, or tech- nology involving the manufacture, evaluation, or use of tobacco products, who are of appropriately diversified professional backgrounds. The committee shall be composed of— ‘‘(i) 7 individuals who are physicians, dentists, sci- entists, or health care professionals practicing in the area of oncology, pulmonology, cardiology, toxicology, pharmacology, addiction, or any other relevant spe- cialty
‘‘(ii) 1 individual who is an officer or employee of a State or local government or of the Federal G overn- ment; ‘‘(iii) 1 individual as a representative of the general public; ‘‘(iv) 1 individual as a representative of the interests of the tobacco manufacturing industry; ‘‘(v) 1 individual as a representative of the interests of the small business tobacco manufacturing industry, which position may be filled on a rotating, sequential basis by representatives of different small business tobacco manufacturers based on areas of expertise rel- evant to the topics being considered by the Advisory Committee; and ‘‘(vi) 1 individual as a representative of the interests of the tobacco growers. ‘‘( B ) NON V OTING MEMBERS.—The members of the com- mittee appointed under clauses (iv), (v), and (vi) of subpara- graph (A) shall serve as consultants to those described in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A) and shall be nonvoting representatives. ‘‘(C) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—No members of the com- mittee, other than members appointed pursuant to clauses (iv), (v), and (vi) of subparagraph (A) shall, during the member’s tenure on the committee or for the 1 8 -month Deadlin e .21USC387q .
