S.Amdt. 1294

SA 1294. Mrs. HAGAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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:

At the appropriate place, add the following:

“Small tobacco product manufacturer.--The term ‘small tobacco product manufacturer' means a tobacco product manufacturer that employs fewer than 350 employees. For purposes of determining the number of employees of a manufacturer under the preceding sentence--

“(A) the employees of a manufacturer are deemed to include the employees of each entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such manufacturer; and

“(B) except that in the case of a farmer owned tobacco grower cooperative that is also tobacco manufacturer, any employees whose responsibilities and compensation in no way support, are connected to, or are dependent upon the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, processing, labeling, storage or marketing of tobacco products, including cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, cigars, small cigar or cigarette tubes shall not be deemed employees of the tobacco product manufacturer.”.