Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, (Pub. L. 111–31 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1256) is a federal statute in the United States that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 22, 2009. The Act gives the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate the tobacco industry. A signature element of the law imposes new warnings and labels on tobacco packaging and their advertisements, with the goal of discouraging minors and young adults from smoking. The Act also bans flavored cigarettes, places limits on the advertising of tobacco products to minors and requires tobacco companies to seek FDA approval for new tobacco products.
| Long title | 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. |
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| Nicknames | Tobacco Control Act |
| Enacted by | the 111th United States Congress |
| Effective | June 22, 2009 |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 111–31 (text) (PDF) |
| Statutes at Large | 123 Stat. 1776–1858 |
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| Acts amended | Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act |
| Titles amended | Title 21—Food and Drugs |
| U.S.C. sections created | 21 U.S.C. § 387a-1 21 U.S.C. § 387f-1 21 U.S.C. § 387u |
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