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plies with standards developed by the Food and 
Drug Administration for such programs. 
(C) CONSIDERATION
OF
STATE
PEN-
ALTIES.—The Secretary shall coordinate with 
the States in enforcing the provisions of this 
Act and, for purposes of mitigating a civil pen-
alty to be applied for a violation by a retailer 
of any restriction promulgated under section 
906(d), shall consider the amount of any pen-
alties paid by the retailer to a State for the 
same violation. 
(3) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amend-
ments made by paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of sub-
section (c) shall take effect upon the issuance of 
guidance described in paragraph (1) of this sub-
section. 
(4) SPECIAL
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amend-
ment made by subsection (c)(1) shall take effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(5) PACKAGE
LABEL
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
package label requirements of paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) of section 903(a) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as amended by this Act) 
shall take effect on the date that is 12 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act. The effective date 
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shall be with respect to the date of manufacture, 
provided that, in any case, beginning 30 days after 
such effective date, a manufacturer shall not intro-
duce into the domestic commerce of the United 
States any product, irrespective of the date of manu-
facture, that is not in conformance with section 
903(a)(2), (3), and (4) and section 920(a) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
(6) ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS.—The adver-
tising requirements of section 903(a)(8) of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as amended by 
this Act) shall take effect on the date that is 12 
months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 104. STUDY ON RAISING THE MINIMUM AGE TO PUR-
CHASE TOBACCO PRODUCTS. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— 
(1) convene an expert panel to conduct a study 
on the public health implications of raising the min-
imum age to purchase tobacco products; and 
(2) not later than 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, submit a report to the Congress 
on the results of such study. 
SEC. 105. ENFORCEMENT ACTION PLAN FOR ADVERTISING 
AND PROMOTION RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) ACTION PLAN.— 
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(1) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall develop 
and publish an action plan to enforce restrictions 
adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by section 
101(b) of this Act, or pursuant to section 102(a) of 
this Act, on promotion and advertising of menthol 
and other cigarettes to youth. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The action plan required 
by paragraph (1) shall be developed in consultation 
with public health organizations and other stake-
holders with demonstrated expertise and experience 
in serving minority communities. 
(3) PRIORITY.—The action plan required by 
paragraph (1) shall include provisions designed to 
ensure enforcement of the restrictions described in 
paragraph (1) in minority communities. 
(b) STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) INFORMATION ON AUTHORITY.—Not later 
than 3 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall inform State, local, and trib-
al governments of the authority provided to such en-
tities under section 5(c) of the Federal Cigarette La-
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beling and Advertising Act, as added by section 203 
of this Act, or preserved by such entities under sec-
tion 916 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act, as added by section 101(b) of this Act. 
(2) COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE.—At the request 
of communities seeking assistance to prevent under-
age tobacco use, the Secretary shall provide such as-
sistance, including assistance with strategies to ad-
dress the prevention of underage tobacco use in com-
munities with a disproportionate use of menthol 
cigarettes by minors. 
TITLE 
II—TOBACCO 
PRODUCT 
WARNINGS; 
CONSTITUENT 
AND 
SMOKE 
CONSTITUENT 
DISCLOSURE 
SEC. 201. CIGARETTE LABEL AND ADVERTISING WARNINGS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 4 of the Federal Ciga-
rette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1333) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4. LABELING. 
‘‘(a) LABEL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any 
person to manufacture, package, sell, offer to sell, 
distribute, or import for sale or distribution within 
the United States any cigarettes the package of 
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which fails to bear, in accordance with the require-
ments of this section, one of the following labels: 
‘‘WARNING: Cigarettes are addictive. 
‘‘WARNING: Tobacco smoke can harm 
your children. 
‘‘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 disease in nonsmokers. 
‘‘WARNING: Quitting smoking now great-
ly reduces serious risks to your health. 
‘‘(2) PLACEMENT; TYPOGRAPHY; ETC.—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 un-
derneath the cellophane or other clear wrapping. 
Each label statement shall comprise at least the top 
30 percent of the front and rear panels of the pack-
age. The word ‘WARNING’ shall appear in capital 
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