Bill > HR5986

This bill authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to destroy adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit tobacco products that are being imported into the United States. Specifically, the bill amends Section 801(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to explicitly include tobacco products alongside drugs and devices in provisions related to import destruction. The bill adds "counterfeit tobacco product" (as defined in section 900 of the original act) to the list of items that can be destroyed upon import, and updates language throughout the section to include tobacco products when referencing destruction of imported goods. The changes will take effect immediately upon the act's enactment. The bill is formally titled the "Ensuring the Necessary Destruction of Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act" or the "END Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act", suggesting a particular focus on preventing the importation of problematic tobacco products from China, though the legislative text itself does not specify a country of origin.

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