S.Amdt. 1269

SA 1269. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1092 proposed by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms.
Collins) to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title VII of division B, insert
the following:
Sec. 7__. (a) No funds made available under this Act shall
be used to assess or collect user fees under section 919 of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 387) with
respect to premium cigars.
(b) In this section, the term ``premium cigar'' means a
cigar that--
(1) is wrapped in whole tobacco leaf;
(2) contains a 100 percent leaf tobacco binder;
(3) contains at least 50 percent (of the filler by weight)
long filler tobacco (such as whole tobacco leaves that run
the length of the cigar);
(4) is handmade or hand rolled, without the use of
machinery other than simple tools, such as scissors to cut
the tobacco prior to rolling;
(5) has no filter, non-tobacco tip, or non-tobacco
mouthpiece;
(6) does not have a characterizing flavor other than
tobacco;
(7) contains only tobacco, water, and vegetable gum with no
other ingredients or additives; and
(8) weighs more than 6 pounds per 1,000 units.
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