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DURBIN AMENDMENT NO. 2636 (Senate - June 10, 1998)
[Page: S6054]
(Ordered to lie on the table.)
Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill, S. 1415, supra; as
follows:
[Page: S6055]
In title II, strike subtitle A and insert the following:
Subtitle A--Underage Use
SEC. 201. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Reductions in the underage use of tobacco products are critically important to the public health.
(2) Achieving this critical public health goal can be substantially furthered by increasing the price of
tobacco products to discourage underage use if reduction targets are not achieved and by creating
financial incentives for manufacturers to discourage youth from using their tobacco products.
(3) When reduction targets in underage use are not achieved on an industry-wide basis, the price
increases that will result from an industry-wide assessment will provide an additional deterrence to
youth tobacco use.
(4) Manufacturer-specific incentives that will be imposed if reduction targets are not met by a
manufacturer provide a strong incentive for each manufacturer to make all efforts to discourage youth
use of its brands and ensure the effectiveness of the industry-wide assessments.
SEC. 202. PURPOSE.
This title is intended to ensure that, in the event that other measures contained in this Act prove to be
inadequate to produce substantial reductions in tobacco use by minors, tobacco companies will pay
additional assessments. These additional assessments are designed to lower youth tobacco consumption
in a variety of ways: by triggering further increases in the price of tobacco products, by encouraging
tobacco companies to work to meet statutory targets for reductions in youth tobacco consumption, and
by providing support for further reduction efforts.
SEC. 203. GOALS FOR REDUCING UNDERAGE TOBACCO USE.
(a) Goals: As part of a comprehensive national tobacco control policy, the Secretary, working in
cooperation with State, Tribal, and local governments and the private sector, shall take all actions under
this Act necessary to ensure that the required percentage reductions in underage use of tobacco products
set forth in this title are achieved.
(b) Required Reductions for Cigarettes: With respect to cigarettes, the required percentage reduction
in underage use, as set forth in section 204, means--
Calendar Year After Date of Enactment Required Percentage Reduction as a Percentage
Years 3 and 4
Years 5 and 6
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