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    "ocrText": "Litigation against the tobacco industry is a powerful public health tool. We will\noppose efforts to alter the legal system that would weaken its ability to protect the public\nhealth, give the tobacco industry the freedom to operate outside the normal legal\nconstraints of the civil justice system. or engage in any behavior that would otherwise\nsubject someone to sanctions.\nIn this debate, we believe Congress should focus its efforts on public health not\nthe concessions the tobacco industry seeks. The public health goals we consider essential\ninclude.\n<\nFull FDA authority to regulate all constituents and ingredients in tobacco,\nincluding nicotine. The FDA must have the authority to increase its tobacco research and\nscientific communication abilities and be provided with adequate funds to implement all\nof its various regulatory, enforcement, public education and research activities.\n* Significant price increases in packs of cigarettes that are enough to drive down\nyouth tobacco use. An increase of $1.50 per pack is a good starting point, but an\nindependent NAS/IOM commission should be established to determine what kind of\nincrease will significantly affect youth smoking behavior.\n*\nSubstantial penalties, assessed on a company by company basis. if reduced\nyouth smoking targets are not met in the near future e.g., specific amounts at specific\ntimes for specific shortfalls from user target wels.\nA ban on advertising and marketing aimed at children, which must be coupled\nwith tough restrictions on youth access to tobacco products, a well-funded national public\neducation campaign, large, strong and effective warning labels on cigarette packs and the\nnecessary funds to monitor compliance.\n#\nFull disclosure to the public of evidence of past tobacco industry misdeeds. It is\ncritical, for instance, to know how companies added certain ingredients to enhance the\nnicotine effect for young children and how they used sophisticated marketing techniques\nto reach those same children. Only when we know these things can we make sure they\nnever happen again.\n*\nNo federal pre-emption of tougher state and local laws. Federal laws designed to\nprotect public health should always be a \"floor\" that state and local governments can\nstrengthen.\n*\nComprehensive cessation programs to help nicotine-dependent minors and\nadults quit smoking. Such programs should include medical financing systems,\nprofessional and public education, and behavioral and cessation research.\n*\nAdequate compensation for tobacco producers as the opportunity to sell their\ndomestic product to the U.S. tobacco industry begins to shrink."
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