S.Amdt. 1281

SA 1281. 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 Savings
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:

Strike section 102, and insert the following:

SEC. 102. REGULATIONS AND APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall promulgate interim final regulations to
implement this Act (and the amendments made by this Act). Not
later than 6 months after the date on which the interim final
regulations are promulgated under the preceding sentence, the
Secretary shall promulgate final regulations.
(b) Application of Certain Provisions.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act (or an amendment made by this
Act), the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, Under States
Code, shall apply to this Act (and amendments).
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