S.Amdt. 1226

1. Adds SEC. __. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF FEDERAL TOBACCO REGULATORY ACTIVITIES EFFECTIVENESS at the appropriate place in division A

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   Inserted: SEC. __. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF FEDERAL TOBACCO REGULATORY ACTIVITIES EFFECTIVENESS.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--

   Inserted: (1) develop performance measures for the Food and Drug Administration's regulatory activities with respect to tobacco; and

   Inserted: (2) recommend program evaluations that should be conducted for programs and activities related to tobacco regulation that are administered by the Food and Drug Administration.

   Inserted: (b) Contents.--The performance measures developed under subsection (a) shall--

   Inserted: (1) to the maximum extent practicable draw on research-based, quantitative data;

   Inserted: (2) take into account program and activity purpose and design;

   Inserted: (3) include criteria to evaluate the cost effectiveness of programs and activities conducted by the Food and Drug Administration related to tobacco;

   Inserted: (4) include criteria to evaluate the administration and management of programs and activities conducted by the Food and Drug Administration related to tobacco;

   Inserted: (5) include criteria to evaluate harm-reduction strategies approved by the Food and Drug Administration;

   Inserted: (6) include criteria to evaluate whether consumers are better informed relating to health and dependency effects or safety of tobacco;

   Inserted: (7) include criteria to evaluate if the Food and Drug Administration's programs make tobacco less accessible to minors; and

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   Inserted: (8) include criteria to evaluate whether the Food and Drug Administration's programs have encouraged smoking cessation and reduced tobacco-related disease

   Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the development of the performance measures under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report containing an assessment of each such program and activity with respect to the performance measures and program evaluations developed under subsection (a).

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   At the appropriate place in division A insert the following:

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