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O:\BAI\BAI98.228 S.L.C. 9 1 education, prevention and cessation campaigns designed to 2 discourage the use of tobacco products by individuals and 3 to encourage those who use such products to quit. Such 4 programs shall include national and local campaigns and 5 shall target, in a culturally and linguistically appropriate 6 manner, adults, children, women and minorities who have 7 been targeted by tobacco industry advertising. 8 (b) ELIGIBILITY.-To be eligible to receive assistance 9 under this section an entity or individual shall prepare and 10 submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 11 such manner, and containing such information as the Sec- 12 retary may require. 13 (c) USE OF FUNDS.-Amounts received by an indi- 14 vidual or entity under this section shall be used to carry 15 out activities under the programs established under sub- 16 section (a). Such amounts may be used to design and im- 17 plement such activities and to conduct research concerning 18 the effectiveness of such programs. 19 (d) FUNDING.-There shall be made available to 20 carry out this section an amount equal to 25 percent of 21 the amounts made available under section 101(d)(5)(C) 22 for a fiscal year. 23 SEC. 622. NATIONAL TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAM. 24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.-There is established a pro- 25 gram to be known as the "National Tobacco Cessation