An Act to regulate the labeling of cigarettes, and for other purposes
PL 89-92 (S.559), enacted 07/27/1965

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PUBLIC LAW 89-92-JULY 27, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
Public Law 89-92 
July 27, 1965 
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To regulate the labeling of cigarettes, and for other puriHises. 
Be if enacted ~by the Senate and Hau-^e of Bepi-eHentat'iveH of the 
arrtte"?b?ang 
V^Jted States of Ain^rlca in Congresn a^sfiemMed, Tliat this Act 
and Advertising 
inaj be cited as the "Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising 
Act". 
DECLARATION OF POLICY 
SEC. 2. It is the policy of the Congress, and the purpose of this Act, 
to establish a comprehensive Federal program to deal with cigarette 
labeling and advertising with respect to any relationship between 
smoking and health, whereby— 
(1) the public may be adequately informed that cigarette smok-
ing may be hazardous to health by inclusion of a warning to that 
effect on each package of cigarettes; and 
(2) commerce and the national economy may be (A) protected 
to the maximum extent consistent with this declared policy and 
(B) not impeded by diverse, nonuniform, and confusing ciga-
rette labeling and advertising regulations with respect to any 
relationship between smoking and health. 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 3. As used in this Act— 
(1) The term "cigarette" means— 
(A) any roll of tobacco wrapped in i)aper or in any sub-
stance not containing tobacco, and 
(B) any roll of tobacco w^rapped in any substance contain-
ing tobacco which, because of its apjjearance, the type of 
tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is 
likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a ciga-
rette described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) The term "commerce" means (A) commerce between any 
State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, 
Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, or Johnston Island and any 
place outside thereof; (B) commerce between points in any State, 
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, Mid-
way Islands, Kingman Reef, or Johnston Island, but through 
any place outside thereof; or (C) commerce wholly within the 
District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
Wake Island, Midw^ay Islands, Kingman Reef, or Johnston 
Island. 
(3) The term "United States", when used in a geographical 
sense, includes the several States, the District of C^olumbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Ameri-
can Samoa, Wake Island, Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, and 
Johnston Island. 
(4) The term "package" means a pack, box, cai"ton, or container 
of any kind in which cigarettes are offered for sale, sold, or other-
wise distributed to consumers. 
(5) The term "person" means an individual, partnership, cor-
poration, or any other business or legal entity. 
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(6) Tlie term "'sale or distribution" includes sampling or any 
other distribution not for sale. 
LABELING 
SEC. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, import, 
or package for sale or distribution within the United States any cig-
arettes tlie package of which fails to bear the following statement: 
''(^aution: Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your Health." 
Such statement shall be located in a conspicuous place on every ciga-
rette package and shall appear in conspicuous and legible type in con-
trast by typograj)hy, layout, or color with other printed matter on the 
package. 
PKEEMFriOX 
SEC. 5. (a) No statement relating to smoking and health, other than 
the statement required by section 4 of this Act, shall be required on any 
cigarette package. 
(b) No statement relating to smoking and health shall be required 
in the advertising of any cigarettes the packages of which are labeled 
in conformity with the provisions of this Act. 
(c) Except as is otherwise provided in subsections (a) and (b), 
nothing in this Act sliall be construed to limit, restrict, expand, or 
otherwise affect, the authority of the Federal Trade Commission with 
regpect to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the advertising of 
cigarettes, nor to affirm or deny the Federal Trade Commission's hold-
ing that it has the authority to issue trade regulation rules or to require 
an affirmative statement in any cigarette advertisement. 
(d)(1) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall gresT'* ^° ^°"' 
transmit a report to tlie Congress not later than eighteen months after 
the effective date of this Act, and annually thereafter, concerning (A) 
i'urrent information on the health consequences of smoking and (B) 
such recommendations for legislation as he may deem appropriate. 
(2) The Federal Trade Commission shall transmit a report to the ^^^^1°''^^° '"°"" 
Congress not later than eighteen months after the effective date of this 
Act, and annually thereafter, concerning (A) the eflFectiveness of cig-
arette labeling, (B) current practices and methods of cigarette adver-
tising and promotion, and (C) such reconnnendations for legislation 
as it may deem appropriate. 
CRIMINAL PENALITY 
SEC. H. Any ])erson who violates the ])rovisi<)ns of this Act shall be 
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof })e subject to 
a fine of not more than $10,000. 
IN.J rNCTION l'K(K"EEI>lN(:s 
SEC. 7. The several district courts of the United States are invested 
with jurisdiction, for cause shown, to j)revent and restrain violations 
of this Act upon the application of the Attorney General of the United 
States acting thi'ough the several Ignited States attorneys in their sev-
eral districts. 
ClGARE'rrES FOR EXPORT 
SEC. 8. Packages of cigarettes manufactured, imported, or pack-
aged (1) for export from the Ignited States or (2) for deliA^ery to a 
vessel or airt'raft, as supjdies, for consumption beyond the jurisdic-
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tion of the internal revenue laws of the United States shall be exempt 
from the requirements of this Act, but such exemptions shall not apply 
to cigarettes manufactured, imported, or packaged for sale or distri-
bution to members or units of the Armed Forces of the United States 
located outside of the United States. 
SEPARABILITY 
SEC. 9, If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any 
person or circumstances is held invalid, the other provisions of this Act 
and the application of such provision to other persons or cii'cumstances 
shall not be affected thereby. 
TERMINATION OF PROVISIONS AFFECTING REGULATION OF ADVERTISING 
SEC. 10. The provisions of this Act which affect the regulation of 
advertising shall terminate on July 1,1969, but such termination shall 
not be construed as limiting, expanding, or otherwise affecting the 
jurisdiction or authority which the Federal Trade (commission or 
any other Federal agency had prior to the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 11. This Act shall take effect on January 1,19(>(). 
Approved July 27, 1965. 
Public Law 89-93 
July 27, 1965 
^ N A C T 
[H. R. 5242] 
rp(j amend paragraph (10) of section 5 of the Interstate Commerce Act so as 
to change the basis for determining whether a proposed unification or acquisi-
tion of control comes within the exemption provided for by such paragraph. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Motor carrier 
United Stdtes of Amevica in Congress assembled, That the first sub-
ergers. 
paragraph of paragraph (10) of section 5 of the Interstate Commerce 
54 Stat. 908. 
Act (49 U.S.C. 5(10)) Is amended to read as follows: 
"(10) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the ap-
proval or authorization of the Commission in the case of a transaction 
within the scope of paragraph (2) where the only parties to the trans-
49 use 301-327. actiou are motor carriers subject to part I I (but not including a motor 
carrier controlled by or affiliated with a carrier as defined in section 
41 st^^' 474. 
1(3)), and where the aggregate gross operating revenues of such car-
riers have not exceeded $300,000 for a period of twelve consecutive 
months ending not more than six months preceding the date of the 
agreement of the parties covering the transaction." 
Effective date. 
gj,^^ £. The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall 
apply only with respect to agreements entered into on or after the 
sixtieth day after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved July 27, 1965.