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PAGE 38 S. 1414 NOVEMBER 10, 1997 -- VERSION: 1 (3) THE AVERAGE OF THE PERCENTAGES OF 8TH GRADERS (INDIVIDUALS WHO RE 13 YEARS OF AGE) WHO USED CIGARETTE PRODUCTS ON A DAILY BASIS FOR CH OF THE CALENDAR YEARS 1991 THROUGH 1996. SMOKELESS TOBACCO.-FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE UNDERAGE USE BASE PERCENTAGE FOR SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS SHALL BE A PERCENTAGE DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY, WEIGHTED BY THE RELATIVE POPULATION OF THE AGE GROUPS INVOLVED AS DETERMINED USING DATA COMPILED IN 1995 BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, BASED ON- (1) the average of the percentages of 12th graders (individuals who are 16 or 17 years of age) who used smokeless tobacco products on a daily basis in 1996; (2) the average of the percentages of 10th graders (individuals who are 14 or 15 years of age) who used smokeless tobacco products on a daily basis in 1996; and (3) the average of the percentages of 8th graders (individuals who are 13 years of age) who used smokeless tobacco products on a daily basis in 1996. (c) USE OF CERTAIN DATA OR METHODOLOGY.-FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE PERCENTAGES UNDER PARAGRAPHS (1) THROUGH (3) OF SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B), THE SECRETARY SHALL USE THE DATA CONTAINED IN THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DRUG USE SURVEY ENTITLED MONITORING THE FUTURE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN OR SUCH OTHER COMPARABLE INDEX, AS DETERMINED APPROPRIATE BY THE SECRETARY AFTER NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING, THAT UTILIZES METHODOLOGY IDENTICAL TO THAT USED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IN SUCH SURVEY. SEC. 203. ANNUAL DAILY INCIDENCE OF UNDERAGE USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS. (a) ANNUAL DETERMINATION.- LATER THAN THE EXPIRATION OF THE 5-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING ON THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THIS ACT, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE SECRETARY SHALL DETERMINE THE AVERAGE ANNUAL INCIDENCE OF THE DAILY USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. (B) CIGARETTES.-WITH RESPECT TO CIGARETTE PRODUCTS, A DETERMINATION UNDER SUBSECTION (A) FOR A YEAR SHALL BE BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE, AS WEIGHTED BY THE RELATIVE POPULATION OF THE AGE GROUPS INVOLVED AS DETERMINED USING DATA COMPILED IN 1995 BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, OF- (1) 12TH GRADERS (INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 16 OR 17 YEARS OF AGE) WHO SED CIGARETTE PRODUCTS ON A DAILY BASIS DURING THE YEAR INVOLVED; (2) 10TH GRADERS (INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 14 OR 15 YEARS OF AGE) WHO SED CIGARETTE PRODUCTS ON A DAILY BASIS DURING THE YEAR INVOLVED; AND (3) 8TH GRADERS (INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 13 YEARS OF AGE) WHO USED CIGARETTE PRODUCTS ON A DAILY BASIS DURING THE YEAR INVOLVED. (c) SMOKELESS TOBACCO.-W RESPECT TO SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS, A DETERMINATION UNDER SUBSECTION (A) FOR A YEAR SHALL BE BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE, AS WEIGHTED BY THE RELATIVE POPULATION OF THE AGE GROUPS INVOLVED AS DETERMINED USING DATA COMPILED IN 1995 BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, OF- (1) 12TH GRADERS (INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 16 OR 17 YEARS OF AGE) WHO USED SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS ON A DAILY BASIS DURING THE YEAR INVOLVED; (2) 10TH GRADERS (INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 14 OR 15 YEARS OF AGE) WHO USED SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS ON A DAILY BASIS DURING THE YEAR INVOLVED; AND (3) 8TH GRADERS (INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 13 YEARS OF AGE) WHO USED CIGARETTE SMOKELESS TOBACCO ON A DAILY BASIS DURING THE YEAR