H.R.1639 - Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration’s jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mr. POSEY (for himself, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. COLE, Mr. CALVERT, and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration’s jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO PREMIUM CIGARS.
(a) Exception for Traditional Large and Premium Cigars- Section 901(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387a(c)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) in paragraph (2), in the heading, by inserting ‘FOR CERTAIN TOBACCO LEAF’ after ‘AUTHORITY’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(A) IN GENERAL- The provisions of this chapter (except for section 907(d)(3)) shall not apply to traditional large and premium cigars.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to grant the Secretary authority to promulgate regulations on any matter that involves traditional large and premium cigars.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(C) TRADITIONAL LARGE AND PREMIUM CIGAR DEFINED- For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘traditional large and premium cigar’--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(i) means any roll of tobacco that is wrapped in leaf tobacco, contains no filter, and weighs at least 6 pounds per 1,000 count; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(ii) does not include a cigarette (as such term is defined by section 900(3)) or a little cigar (as such term is defined by section 900(11)).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Conforming Amendments- Section 919(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387s(b)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(II), by inserting ‘, but excluding traditional large and premium cigars (as such term is defined under section 901(c)(3)’ before the period; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.1639 as Introduced in House Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011
