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‘‘(ii) notwithstanding clause (i), when
dwelling units which are receiving project-based
voucher assistance pursuant to a conversion
under this subsection and which are not located
in developments or portions of developments
which house only elderly persons or persons
with disabilities, or both, become vacant, the
public housing agency may rent up to one-third
of such units to unassisted families (except that
the Secretary may permit the agency under
such special local circumstances as are deter-
mined by the Secretary to rent more than one-
third of such units to unassisted families), and
for each unit so rented for the duration of such
rental may use the assistance otherwise associ-
ated with that unit to provide tenant-based
voucher assistance under section 8; and
‘‘(iii)(I) notwithstanding clause (i), if the
Secretary determines that such action would
further the purposes of this subsection, the Sec-
retary may provide for termination of the re-
stricted use period set forth in clause (i) in the
event that any units converted to project-based
voucher assistance under this subsection are
foreclosed upon (or otherwise disposed of pursu-
ant to an instrument in lieu of foreclosure), on
the date the units are acquired by foreclosure
(or instrument in lieu of foreclosure), unless—
‘‘(aa) the Secretary determines that
the foreclosure is part of an arrangement
the purpose of which is to terminate the
restricted use period; or
‘‘(bb) a bona fide and reasonable con-
tract acceptable to the Secretary to pur-
chase such units is presented by a person
who is willing to continue such use restric-
tions; and
‘‘(II) if the Secretary provides for termi-
nation of the restricted use period pursuant to
subclause (I), the Secretary shall provide en-
hanced voucher assistance under section 8(t) to
any family occupying an assisted unit at the
time of such termination;
‘‘(C) any units converted to project-based
voucher assistance under this subsection shall
remain covered by and subject to the provisions
in the public housing cooperation agreement en-
tered into between the city and the public hous-
ing agency;
SEC. 105. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON PROGRAM ASSIST-
ANCE AS PERCENTAGE OF OPERATING BUDG-
ET.
(a) HOUSING EDUCATION
AND ORGANIZATIONAL
SUPPORT.—Section 233(d) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12773(d)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘may not—’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘may not’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end of paragraph
(1) and all that follows through the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting a period.
(b) OTHER SUPPORT FOR STATE AND LOCAL HOUS-
ING STRATEGIES.—The first sentence of section 243(b) of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
(42 U.S.C. 12783(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘and shall
provide not more than 20 percent of the operating budget
of the contracting organization in any one year’’.
SEC. 106. ELIGIBILITY OF ROOM ADDITIONS FOR USE FOR
GRANDPARENTS AND GRANDCHILDREN.
Section 104(8) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704(8)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Such
term also includes an additional room in, or a cottage
housing opportunity unit installed adjacent to, an existing
1- to 4-family dwelling, that is necessary to permit the
sus of the Department of Commerce: Provided fur-
ther,’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘(as determined after the appli-
cation of the preceding proviso)’’ and inserting ‘‘(as
such limitations may have been previously adjusted
pursuant to the preceding proviso and as determined
after application of any percentage increase author-
ized in this clause relating to units with two, three,
or four or more bedrooms)’’.
(d) 
SECTION
221(d)(3) 
LIMITS.—Section
221(d)(3)(ii) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715l(d)(3)(ii)) is amended—
(1) by inserting before ‘‘; and except that’’ the
following: ‘‘; except that the Secretary shall adjust
each such dollar amount limitation set forth in this
clause (as such limitation may have been previously
adjusted pursuant to this provision) effective Janu-
ary 1 of each year (beginning in 2003) in accord-
ance with the percentage increase, if any, during the
12-month period ending with the preceding October,
in the Annual Construction Cost Index of the Bu-
reau of the Census of the Department of Com-
merce’’; and
(2) by inserting after ‘‘foregoing dollar amount
limitations contained in this clause’’ the following:
fense articles, defense services, or military education
and training provided under section 202(a)(2).
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations under
paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available
until expended, and are in addition to amounts other-
wise available for the purposes described in this title.
SEC. 205. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.
(a) GOVERNMENT
OF AFGHANISTAN.—Assistance to
the Government of Afghanistan under this title may be pro-
vided notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(b) ELIGIBLE FOREIGN COUNTRIES
AND ELIGIBLE
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—The President may provide as-
sistance under this title to any eligible foreign coun-
try or eligible international organization notwith-
standing any other provision of law (other than pro-
visions of this title) if the President determines that
such assistance is important to the national security
interest of the United States and notifies the Com-
mittee on International Relations of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate of such determination at least 15
days in advance of providing such assistance.
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The report described in
paragraph (1) shall include information relating to
the type and amount of assistance proposed to be pro-
vided and the actions that the proposed recipient of
such assistance has taken or has committed to take.
SEC. 206. SUNSET.
The authority of this title shall expire on December
31, 2004.
Union Calendar No. 250
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3994
[Report No. 107–420]
A BILL
To authorize economic and democratic development
assistance for Afghanistan and to authorize mili-
tary assistance for Afghanistan and certain other
foreign countries.
APRIL 25, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘eligible
activities’ means activities relating to the providing
qualified affordable housing, including—
‘‘(A) the construction of new housing;
‘‘(B) the acquisition of real property;
‘‘(C) site preparation and improvement, in-
cluding demolition;
‘‘(D) rehabilitation of existing housing; and
‘‘(E) providing incentives to maintain ex-
isting housing as qualified affordable housing
and to establish or extend any low-income af-
fordability restrictions for such housing, includ-
ing covering capital expenditures and operating
costs.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ includes any public or private nonprofit or for-
profit entity, unit of general local government, re-
gional planning entity, and any other entity engaged
in the development, rehabilitation, or preservation of
qualified affordable housing, as determined by the
Secretary.
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE SUBRECIPIENT.—The term ‘eligi-
ble subrecipient’ means a public agency or a non-
profit organization, including a community develop-
ment corporation, a community development finan-
SEC. 103. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON PROGRAM ASSIST-
ANCE AS PERCENTAGE OF OPERATING BUDG-
ET.
(a) HOUSING EDUCATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUP-
PORT.—Section 233(d) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12773(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘may not—’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘may not’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the end of paragraph
(1) and all that follows through the end of paragraph
(2) and inserting a period.
(b) OTHER SUPPORT FOR STATE AND LOCAL HOUSING
STRATEGIES.—The first sentence of section 243(b) of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 12783(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘and shall provide
not more than 20 percent of the operating budget of the
contracting organization in any one year’’.
SEC. 104. ELIGIBILITY OF ROOM ADDITIONS FOR USE FOR
GRANDPARENTS AND GRANDCHILDREN.
Section 104(8) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704(8)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Such term
also includes an additional room in, or a cottage housing
opportunity unit installed adjacent to, an existing 1- to 4-
family dwelling, that is necessary to permit the habitation,
with the low-income family occupying the dwelling, of an
260
(1) Section 602(a)(2) (115 Stat. 1132) is
amended by striking ‘‘an’’ in the first quoted matter.
(2) Section 1410(a)(3)(C) (115 Stat. 1266) by
inserting ‘‘both places it appears’’ before ‘‘and in-
serting’’.
(3) Section 3007(d)(1)(C) (115 Stat. 1352) is
amended by striking ‘‘2905(b)(7)(B)(iv)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2905(b)(7)(C)(iv)’’.
(d) PUBLIC LAW 106–398.—Effective as of October
30, 2000, and as if included therein as enacted, the Floyd
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398)
is amended as follows:
(1) Section 577(b)(2) (114 Stat. 1654A–140) is
amended by striking ‘‘Federal’’ in the quoted matter
and inserting ‘‘Department of Defense’’.
(2) Section 612(c)(4)(B) (114 Stat. 1654A–
150) is amended by striking the comma at the end
of the first quoted matter.
(e) PUBLIC LAW 106–65.—The National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–
65) is amended as follows:
(1) Section 573(b) (10 U.S.C. 513 note) is
amended by inserting a period at the end of para-
graph (2).
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3997
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to clarify
requirements with respect to the purchase of domestic commodities and
products by school food authorities in Puerto Rico under the school
lunch and breakfast programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 19, 2002
Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA´ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act to clarify requirements with respect to the purchase
of domestic commodities and products by school food
authorities in Puerto Rico under the school lunch and
breakfast programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND DEFINI-
TIONS RELATING TO THE SCHOOL LUNCH
AND BREAKFAST PROGRAMS.
Section 12(n) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(n)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY TO PUERTO RICO.—Para-
graph (2)(A) shall apply to a school food authority
in Puerto Rico with respect to domestic commodities
or products that are produced in Puerto Rico in suf-
ficient quantities to meet the needs of meals pro-
vided under the school lunch program under this Act
or the school breakfast program under section 4 of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3998
To suspend temporarily the duty on ethyl pyruvate.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 19, 2002
Mr. CALLAHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on ethyl pyruvate.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON ETHYL PYRUVATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.30.35
Ethyl pyruvate
(CAS No. 617–
35–6) (provided
for in subheading
2918.30.90) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2006
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3999
To suspend temporarily the duty on 5-Chloro-1-indanone.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 19, 2002
Mr. CALLAHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on 5-Chloro-1-indanone.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
SUSPENSION 
OF 
DUTY 
ON 
5-CHLORO-1-
INDANONE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is
amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following
new heading:
‘‘
9902.30.33
5-Chloro-1-
indanone (CAS
No. 42348–86–
7) (provided for
in subheading
2914.39.90) .......
Free
No change
No change
On or before
12/31/2006
’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Union Calendar No. 6
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3
[Report No. 107–7]
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
reduce individual income tax rates.
MARCH 6, 2001
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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(3) Section 15 is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) RATE REDUCTIONS ENACTED
BY ECONOMIC
GROWTH AND TAX RELIEF ACT OF 2001.—This section
shall not apply to any change in rates under subsection
(i) of section 1 (relating to rate reductions after 2000).’’.
(4) Section 531 is amended by striking ‘‘equal
to’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘equal to the
product of the highest rate of tax under section 1(c)
and the accumulated taxable income.’’.
(5) Section 541 is amended by striking ‘‘equal
to’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘equal to the
product of the highest rate of tax under section 1(c)
and the undistributed personal holding company in-
come.’’.
(6) Section 3402(p)(1)(B) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘7, 15, 28, or 31 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘7 per-
cent, any percentage applicable to any of the 3 low-
est income brackets in the table under section
1(c),’’.
(7) Section 3402(p)(2) is amended by striking
‘‘equal to 15 percent of such payment’’ and inserting
‘‘equal to the product of the lowest rate of tax under
section 1(c) and such payment’’.
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(8) Section 3402(q)(1) is amended by striking
‘‘equal to 28 percent of such payment’’ and inserting
‘‘equal to the product of the third to the lowest rate
of tax under section 1(c) and such payment’’.
(9) Section 3402(r)(3) is amended by striking
‘‘31 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘the third to the lowest
rate of tax under section 1(c)’’.
(10) Section 3406(a)(1) is amended by striking
‘‘equal to 31 percent of such payment’’ and inserting
‘‘equal to the product of the third to the lowest rate
of tax under section 1(c) and such payment’’.
(11) Section 13273 of the Revenue Reconcili-
ation Act of 1993 is amended by striking ‘‘28 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘the third to the lowest rate of
tax under section 1(c) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section
shall apply to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2000.
(2) AMENDMENTS
TO
WITHHOLDING
PROVI-
SIONS.—The amendments made by paragraphs (6),
(7), (8), (9), (10), and (11) of subsection (c) shall
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apply to amounts paid after the 60th day after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE.
The amounts transferred to any trust fund under the
Social Security Act shall be determined as if this Act had
not been enacted.
Passed the House of Representatives March 8,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
‘‘(B) the total number of new employees hired
by the contractor during the period covered by the
report and the number of such employees who are
qualified covered veterans; and’’.
(C) Section 4212(d)(2) is amended by striking
‘‘of this subsection’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’.
(D) Section 4211(6) is amended by striking
‘‘one-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘three-year period’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall apply with respect to con-
tracts entered into on or after the first day of the
first month that begins 12 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(c) EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT.—
(1) PURPOSE.—The second sentence of section
4214(a)(1) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘, competent’’ after ‘‘ef-
fective’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘major’’ and inserting
‘‘uniquely qualified’’.
(2) 
APPOINTMENTS.—Section 
4214(b) 
is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘read-
justment’’ and inserting ‘‘recruitment’’;
importance to fish species and other forms of marine
life.
(5) Habitat complexity and marine biodiversity
created by geologic structures and structure-forming
organisms on the seabed are essential to numerous
fish 
species, 
including 
commercially 
and
recreationally harvested species, that rely on them
for food and shelter from predation.
(6) Bottom trawling reduces habitat complexity
and biological diversity by smoothing geologic
bedforms and by removing, crushing, burying, and
exposing benthic organisms to predators and scav-
engers.
(7) The reduction of biodiversity caused by bot-
tom trawling is detrimental to many commercially
and recreationally important species and to the in-
dustries and people that depend on them.
(8) In the past, the practice of bottom trawling
was conducted mainly on soft bottom areas, and was
rarely used in three-dimensional, structurally com-
plex habitats.
(9) Technological modifications to bottom
trawls, including the creation of large rockhopper
and roller gear and chafing gear, facilitate the use
of bottom trawls in rocky and other complex marine
(2) INTERIM FINAL EFFECT.—No later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall publish a rule in the Federal Reg-
ister consistent with the factors under paragraph
(1)(B). Such rule shall be effective and final imme-
diately on an interim basis, subject to change and
revision after public notice and opportunity (for a
period of not more than 60 days) for public com-
ment, provided that any change or revision shall be
consistent with this subsection.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4001
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the floor for
the deduction for medical care to two percent of adjusted gross income.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 19, 2002
Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. SESSIONS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease
the floor for the deduction for medical care to two per-
cent of adjusted gross income.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medical Cost Deduc-
tion Act of 2002’’.
SECTION 2. FLOOR FOR DEDUCTION FOR MEDICAL EX-
PENSES DECREASED TO 2 PERCENT OF AD-
JUSTED GROSS INCOME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 213 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to allowance
of deduction) is amended by striking ‘‘7.5 percent’’ and
inserting ‘‘2 percent’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 56(b)(1) of
such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and
redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (F) as subpara-
graphs (B) through (E), respectively.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2002.
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habitats that were once refuges for fishes and other
marine life.
(10) The expansion in the use of bottom trawls
from soft bottom areas to three-dimensional, struc-
turally complex habitats over the past 20 years has
had and continues to have significant, adverse ef-
fects on the diversity and habitat complexity of these
areas.
(11) Numerous scientific studies show that bot-
tom trawling is especially damaging to three-dimen-
sional, structurally complex habitats such as corals,
boulder fields, sponge beds, and gravel bottoms.
(12) Bottom trawling in these habitats signifi-
cantly reduces their value for economically and eco-
logically important fishes and other marine life. Re-
ductions in structural complexity may be long-term
and irreversible. Recovery of some of these areas to
their natural state after a single pass of a trawl may
take decades or centuries. With repeated trawling in
the same area, the damage may be irreversible.
(13) Prohibiting the use of large rockhopper,
roller, and other groundgear is a practical, pre-
cautionary, and enforceable measure to protect
structurally complex, benthic marine habitats from
the damaging effects of bottom trawling.
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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4003
To protect diverse and structurally complex areas of the seabed in the United
States exclusive economic zone by establishing a maximum diameter
size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom
trawls.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 19, 2002
Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.
SAXTON, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. CASTLE, Mr.
ANDREWS, and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To protect diverse and structurally complex areas of the
seabed in the United States exclusive economic zone by
establishing 
a 
maximum 
diameter 
size 
limit 
on
rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on
bottom trawls.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ocean Habitat Protec-
tion Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The fishes and other marine species that
are associated with 3-dimensional structurally com-
plex seafloor habitats within the exclusive economic
zone of the United States—
(A) constitute valuable and renewable nat-
ural resources;
(B) are an essential component of marine
biodiversity;
(C) contribute to the food supply, economy,
and health of the United States;
(D) support the economies of coastal com-
munities; and
(E) provide recreational opportunities.
(2) Commercial and recreational fishing con-
stitute major sources of employment and contribute
significantly to the economy of the United States.
(3) The United States is dependent upon
healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems for income,
nutrition, medicines, raw materials, and valuable
natural processes.
(4) Diverse types of sponges, deep-sea corals,
and other species are found in marine habitats,
many of which have not been adequately studied for
their potential benefit to society or their ecological
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rettes the package of which fails to bear, in accord-
ance with the requirements of this section, one of
the following labels:
‘‘WARNING: Cigarettes are addictive’’
‘‘WARNING: Tobacco smoke can harm your chil-
dren’’
‘‘WARNING: Cigarettes cause fatal lung disease’’
‘‘WARNING: Cigarettes cause cancer’’
‘‘WARNING: Cigarettes cause strokes and heart
disease’’
‘‘WARNING: Smoking during pregnancy can harm
your baby’’
‘‘WARNING: Smoking can kill you’’
‘‘WARNING: Tobacco smoke causes fatal lung dis-
ease in non-smokers’’
‘‘WARNING: Quitting smoking now greatly reduces
serious risks to your health’’
‘‘(2) PLACEMENT; TYPOGRAPHY; ETC.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each label statement
required by paragraph (1) shall be located in
the upper portion of the front and rear panels
of the package, directly on the package under-
neath the cellophane or other clear wrapping.
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), each
label statement shall comprise at least the top