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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-474—OCT. 12, 1984

98 STAT. 2201

(6) undertake any other additional information and research activities which the Secretary determines necessary and appropriate to carry out this section. (b)(1) To carry out the activities described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) there is estabhshed an Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health. The Committee shall be composed of— (A) members appointed by the Secretary from appropriate institutes and agencies of the Department, which may include the National Cancer Institute, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control; (B) at least one member appointed from the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and any other Federal agency designated by the Secretary, the appointment of whom shall be made by the head of the entity from which the member is appointed; and (C) five members appointed by the Secretary from physicians and scientists who represent private entities involved in informing the public about the health effects of smoking. The Secretary shall designate the chairman of the Committee. (2) While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Committee, members of the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistance, in the manner provided by sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code. (3) The Secretary shall make available to the Committee such staff, information, and other assistance as it may require to carry out its activities effectively. (c) The Secretary shall transmit a report to Congress not later than January 1, 1985, and biennially thereafter which shall contain— (1) an overview and assessment of Federal activities undertaken to inform the public of the health consequences of smoking and the extent of public knowledge of such consequences, (2) a description of the Secretary's and Committee's activities under subsection (a), (3) information regarding the activities of the private sector taken in response to the effects of smoking on health, and (4) such recommendations as the Secretary may consider appropriate. LABELS FOR CIGARETTES AND CIGARETTE ADVERTISING

SEC. 4. (a) Section 4 of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1333) is amended to read as follows: LABELING

"SEC. 4. (a)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, package, or import for sale or distribution within the United States any cigarettes the package of which fails to bear, in accordance with the requirements of this section, one of the following labels: "SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, Heart Disease, Emphysema, And May Complicate Pregnancy.

Establishment.

Report,