§1341 Smoking, Research, Education and Information

Summary

Creates a program run by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to tell the public about the health dangers of cigarette smoking. The Secretary must fund and do research, make and share easy-to-understand materials, coordinate smoking-and-health work inside the Department and with other federal and private groups, keep contact with relevant outside groups, collect and publish studies and data, set standards for better public information, gather state and local cigarette laws, and do any other related work needed. Sets up the Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health to help with coordination. Its members come from HHS institutes (for example, the National Cancer Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute on Drug Abuse, HRSA, and CDC), at least one person each from the FTC, Department of Education, Department of Labor, and any other agencies the Secretary names, plus five outside doctors or scientists chosen by the Secretary. The Secretary picks the chair, provides staff and support, and members may get travel pay when working away from home. The Secretary must send a report to Congress by January 1, 1986, and every two years after, covering federal and private activities, public knowledge, the program’s work, and any recommendations.