21 USC 387q - Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 387q.

Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee

(a)

Establishment

(b)

Membership

(1)

In general

(A)

Members

The Secretary shall appoint as members of the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee individuals who are technically qualified by training and experience in medicine, medical ethics, science, or technology involving the manufacture, evaluation, or use of tobacco products, who are of appropriately diversified professional backgrounds. The committee shall be composed of—

(i)

7 individuals who are physicians, dentists, scientists, or health care professionals practicing in the area of oncology, pulmonology, cardiology, toxicology, pharmacology, addiction, or any other relevant specialty;

(ii)

1 individual who is an officer or employee of a State or local government or of the Federal Government;

(iii)

1 individual as a representative of the general public;

(iv)

1 individual as a representative of the interests of the tobacco manufacturing industry;

(v)

1 individual as a representative of the interests of the small business tobacco manufacturing industry, which position may be filled on a rotating, sequential basis by representatives of different small business tobacco manufacturers based on areas of expertise relevant to the topics being considered by the Advisory Committee; and

(vi)

1 individual as a representative of the interests of the tobacco growers.

(B)

Nonvoting members

(C)

Conflicts of interest

(2)

Limitation

(3)

Chairperson

(c)

Duties

The Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee shall provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary—

(1)

as provided in this subchapter;

(2)

on the effects of the alteration of the nicotine yields from tobacco products;

(3)

on whether there is a threshold level below which nicotine yields do not produce dependence on the tobacco product involved; and

(4)

on its review of other safety, dependence, or health issues relating to tobacco products as requested by the Secretary.

(d)

Compensation; support; chapter 10 of title 5

(1)

Compensation and travel

(2)

Administrative support

(3)

Nonapplication of chapter 10 of title 5

(e)

Proceedings of advisory panels and committees

(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 917, as added Pub. L. 111–31, div. A, title I, § 101(b)(3), June 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1824; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(160), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4323.)

cite as: 21 USC 387q