§1335a List of cigarette ingredients; annual submission to Secretary; transmittal to Congress; confidentiality

Summary

Companies that make, pack, or import cigarettes must once a year give the Secretary a list of the ingredients they add to tobacco. The list must not name the company or the cigarette brand. A company can have someone else send the list for them. The Secretary can send reports to Congress using that information. The reports can summarize research on health effects, point out any ingredient the Secretary thinks is a health risk, and include other information the Secretary finds important. The ingredient lists are treated as trade secrets and kept confidential under federal law (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and 18 U.S.C. 1905). The Secretary may only share the lists with people authorized to use them for official work, and must give any congressional committee that asks the lists and tell the provider in writing. The Secretary must write rules to protect the information, name a custodian who keeps the materials locked when not in use, and record who looks at them.