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OCR Page 1 of 68SESSIONS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2459
(Ordered to lie on the table.)
Mr. SESSIONS (for himslf, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Faircloth)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S.
1415, supra; as follows:
Beginning on page 435, strike line 12 and all that follows
through line 4 on page 442, and insert the following:
SEC. 1413. NATIONAL TOBACCO COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
(a) Administration by Secretary.--The Secretary of Health
and Human Services (referred to in this section as the
"Secretary") shall administer the Voluntary National
Tobacco Compensation Program (referred to in this section as
the "Program") established under this section.
(b) Voluntary Payments by Industry.--
(1) Certain tobacco product manufacturers.-The amount of
the voluntary contributions described in this subsection for
each year during which the Program is in existence shall
equal, in the aggregate, $8,000,000,000, to be apportioned as
follows:
(A) Phillip Morris Incorporated--65.8 percent.
(B) Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation--17.3 percent.
(C) Lorillard Tobacco Company--7.1 percent.
(D) R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company--6.6 percent.
(E) United States Tobacco Company--3.2 percent.
(2) Contributions in future years.--If contributions under
paragraph (1) result in amounts in the fund exceeding
$25,000,000,000 in any fiscal year, any such excess amount
shall be made available to the States as provided for in
section 452.
(3) No contribution from other tobacco product
manufacturers.-N other tobacco product manufacturer may
make contributions under this subsection unless such
manufacturer is the successor or assign of one or more of the
manufacturers described in paragraph (1).
(4) Commencement of program.--The Program shall commence
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