The report, State Management and Allocation of Tobacco Settlement Revenue 1999 to 2001, shows that the largest single category of spending for the settlement funds is health care programs. The report includes spending on programs focused on tobacco prevention, long-term care, research, education, health services, children and youth, tobacco growers and communities, endowments and budget reserves, and other issues. They draw these comments from funding levels recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the Clinton Administration. Some of the state attorneys general who negotiated the settlement have also voiced concerns about how the funds are being spent. The companies reached separate agreements with the other four states Florida, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Texas.
States have considerable flexibility to use the funds how they choose.
The Clinton Administration considered placing limitations on the funding, but the Republican Congress prevented it. In addition to agreeing to settlement payments, the tobacco companies also promised to stop advertising in magazines with significant numbers of young readers. However, ads from three of the top four major tobacco companies continue to appear in magazines like Rolling Stone, People, Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated, and TV Guide. People magazine has 2.7 million readers under 18, but has 2-page ads for cigarettes. He filed a suit against R.J. Reynolds in March because it employs the broadest definition of adult magazines, and thus continues to advertise in magazines with significant readership under 18.