[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3108 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3108
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Reducing Youth
Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 24, 2023
Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Reed, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Casey, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Van Hollen)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Reducing Youth
Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-
Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act'' or the ``PROTECT Act''.
SEC. 2. REDUCING YOUTH USE OF E-CIGARETTES INITIATIVE.
The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section
317V of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-24) the following:
``SEC. 317W. REDUCING YOUTH USE OF E-CIGARETTES INITIATIVE.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry out an
initiative, to be known as the Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes
Initiative, which shall include the following:
``(1) Conducting research, (including by enhancing State-
level surveillance and by using rapid surveillance methods) on
use by youth and young adults of electronic cigarettes and
emerging tobacco products, including research on--
``(A) the types of products youth and young adults
use;
``(B) patterns of products used by youth and young
adults, including initiation, frequency of use, use in
combination with other tobacco products, and use of
flavors;
``(C) the association between the use by youth and
young adults of electronic cigarettes and the
initiation of smoking with cigarettes or cigars;
``(D) use of electronic cigarettes and emerging
tobacco products among different demographic groups;
``(E) the means by which youth and young adults
access electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco
products, and methods of distribution of electronic
cigarettes and emerging tobacco products;
``(F) youth and young adult exposure to advertising
of electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco products;
``(G) marketing and advertising strategies used by
manufacturers, including the channels and messaging
used and strategies that target different demographic
groups;
``(H) the reasons youth and young adults use such
products;
``(I) the extent to which youth and young adult
electronic cigarette users are nicotine dependent;
``(J) patterns of youth and young adult electronic
cigarette cessation behaviors, including patterns in
motivation to quit, quit attempts, successful
cessation, and associated factors; and
``(K) resources youth and young adults are using to
quit tobacco use.
``(2) Conducting research on--
``(A) the characteristics and nicotine delivery
technology of electronic cigarettes and emerging
tobacco products;
``(B) biomarkers of exposure to electronic
cigarettes and emerging tobacco products and resulting
health impacts from such exposure; and
``(C) the levels of nicotine in electronic
cigarettes and emerging tobacco products.
``(3) Developing, in collaboration with professional
medical organizations, guidance for health care providers,
schools, and other entities, as appropriate, on intervening
with, and treating, youth and young adults who use electronic
cigarettes and other emerging tobacco products, and
disseminating such guidance.
``(4) Identifying promising strategies to--
``(A) prevent and reduce the use by youth and young
adults of electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco
products;
``(B) identify existing, and develop new, cessation
strategies and quit support that are appropriate for
youth and young adults; and
``(C) improve access to, and the delivery of
tobacco cessation services for, youth and young adults,
including the use of technology-delivered services.
``(5) Identifying effective messages and communication
efforts that prevent initiation of tobacco product use and
reduce use, including the use of electronic cigarettes and
emerging tobacco products, among youth and young adults.
``(6) Developing and implementing, in coordination with the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, a campaign, in coordination
with the Surgeon General, to reduce tobacco initiation and use
by youth and young adults, and to educate the public about--
``(A) the rapidly evolving tobacco product
landscape;
``(B) the harms associated with the use by youth
and young adults of electronic cigarettes and other
emerging tobacco products; and
``(C) culturally-competent strategies for
intervening with youth and young adults who use tobacco
and providing or directing them to appropriate
cessation services.
``(7) Continuing to provide funding through the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's National Tobacco Control
Program cooperative agreement to State, local, territorial, and
island health departments and Tribal organizations, as
appropriate, for--
``(A) preventing and reducing the use by youth and
young adults of electronic cigarettes and emerging
tobacco products; and
``(B) improving access to and delivery of cessation
strategies that are appropriate for services to youth
and young adults addicted to nicotine, including
through quitlines and provider education on cessation
services available through the Medicaid program under
title XIX of the Social Security Act and the Children's
Health Insurance Program under title XXI of such Act.
``(8) Evaluating State, community, and school-based
strategies for--
``(A) preventing the initiation and use of
electronic cigarettes and emerging tobacco products
among youth and young adults; and
``(B) intervening with youth and young adults who
use tobacco and providing or directing them to
appropriate cessation services.
``(b) No Duplication.--The Secretary shall ensure that activities
under this section do not duplicate other activities of the Department
of Health and Human Services.
``(c) Strategy.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and make available
to the public on the internet website of the Department of Health and
Human Services, a strategy for carrying out the Reducing Youth Use of
E-Cigarettes Initiative.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2024 through 2028.''.
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