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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6068 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an 
agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine to conduct a study on the health outcomes of the use of 
e-cigarettes during pregnancy, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2020 
Ms. MOORE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
enter into an agreement with the National Academies 
of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a 
study on the health outcomes of the use of e-cigarettes 
during pregnancy, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. STUDY ON HEALTH OUTCOMES OF USE OF E- 
CIGARETTES DURING PREGNANCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall enter into an agreement with the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medi-
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cine under which the National Academies agree to conduct 
a study on the health outcomes of the use of e-cigarettes 
during pregnancy. Such study shall— 
(1) examine any data gaps in existing Federal 
and State tobacco use surveillance systems (includ-
ing the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Sys-
tem), with respect to the incidence of pregnant 
women who use e-cigarettes and birth and other 
health outcomes for such women and their children; 
(2) analyze and assess any ongoing Federal re-
search with respect to that use; and 
(3) provide recommendations with respect to 
additional research, programs, and activities the 
Federal Government and States can undertake to 
assist pregnant women in ceasing to use e-cigarettes. 
(b) REPORT.—The agreement entered into under 
subsection (a) shall include a requirement that the Na-
tional Academies, not later than October 1, 2023, submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate a report on the results of the 
study conducted pursuant to subsection (a). 
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SEC. 2. YOUTH TOBACCO PREVENTION PUBLIC AWARE-
NESS CAMPAIGNS. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
ensure that any youth tobacco prevention public awareness 
campaigns conducted by the Department or any of its 
agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, in-
clude awareness and education materials designed to edu-
cate women of reproductive age (including pregnant 
women) on the harmful effects on fetal and postnatal de-
velopment of the use of tobacco, nicotine, and e-cigarettes 
and other electronic nicotine delivery systems. 
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