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PAGE 16 18TH DOCUMENT of Level 1 printed in FULL format. FULL TEXT OF BILLS 105TH CONGRESS; 1ST SESSION IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AS INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE S. 1492 1997 S. 1492; 105 S. 1492 <=1> Retrieve Bill Tracking Report SYNOPSIS: A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to prevent the use of tobacco products by minors, to reduce the level of tobacco addiction, to compensate Federal and State Governments for a portion of the health costs of tobacco-related illnesses, to enhance the national investment in biomedical and basic scientific research, and to expand programs to address the needs of children, and for other purposes. DATE OF INTRODUCTION: NOVEMBER 8, 1997 KeNNedy DATE OF VERSION: NOVEMBER 19, 1997 -- VERSION: 1 SPONSOR (s) Mr. KENNEDY (FOR HIMSELF, MR. LAUTENBERG, MR. DURBIN, MR. REED, AND MR. KERRY) INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING BILL: WHICH WAS READ TWICE AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES TEXT: * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United* *States of America in Congress assembled,* SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE: TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.-THIS ACT MAY BE CITED AS THE "HEALTHY AND SMOKE FREE CHILDREN ACT". (B) TABLE OF CONTENTS. -THE TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS ACT IS AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. TITLE I-AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT RELATING TO TOBACCO Sec. 101. Public health and education programs. "TITLE XXVIII-PUBLIC HEALTH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND TOBACCO CONTROL "Sec. 2801. Definitions. "Subtitle A-Public Health and Education Programs "Sec. 2811. Payments to States. "Sec. 2812. Public health programs. "Sec. 2813. Biomedical research and child development investments. "Sec. 2814. Tobacco victims compensation fund. "Sec. 2815. Tobacco community transition assistance. "Subtitle B-National Health Initiatives "PART 1-NATIONAL BASIC AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH "Sec. 2821. National Biomedical, Basic and Child Development Research Board. "Sec. 2822. Grants for biomedical and basic research. "Sec. 2823. Investments in healthy child development and research projects and training.