S.Amdt. 1275

SA 1275. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1247 proposed by Mr. Dodd to the bill H.R. 1256, to
protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration
with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5,
United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Saving
Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees'
Retirement System, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the end of section 907 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (as added by section 101), add the following:
``(f) Compliance With WTO Provisions.--If the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, in consultation with the United
States Trade Representative, determines that the prohibition
contained in subsection (a)(1)(A) with respect to any
artificial or natural flavor or any herb or spice would
result in a violation of any trade agreement, the Secretary
shall by regulation provide an exception with respect to such
artificial or natural flavor or such herb or spice from such
prohibition.''.
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