A BILL TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF SMOKING, TO AMEND THE FEDERAL CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING ACT TO CHANGE THE LABEL REQUIREMENTS FOR CIGARETTES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES MARCH 9 AND 17, 1983 Serial No. 98-8 Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce SMOKING PREVENTION EDUCATION ACT HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 1824 A BILL TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF SMOKING, TO AMEND THE FEDERAL CIGARETTE LABELING AND ADVERTISING ACT TO CHANGE THE LABEL REQUIREMENTS FOR CIGARETTES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES MARCH 9 AND 17, 1983 Serial No. 98-8 Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce 19-956 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1983 KF27 E553 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan, Chairman JAMES H. SCHEUER, New York EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts AL SWIFT, Washington RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama W. J. “BILLY" TAUZIN, Louisiana RALPH M. HALL, Texas DENNIS E. ECKART, Ohio WAYNE DOWDY, Mississippi BILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico GERRY SIKORSKI, Minnesota JOHN BRYANT, Texas JIM BATES, California 983a JAMES T. BROYHILL, North Carolina WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR., Virginia MICHAEL G. OXLEY, Ohio HOWARD C. NIELSON, Utah Blackwell, Roger, Ph. D., on behalf of The Tobacco Institute Blau, Theodore H., Ph. D., clinical and child psychologist, Tampa, Fla.... Brandt, Edward N., M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Fisher, Edwin B., Jr., Ph. D., chairman, smoking and health committee, board member, American Lung Association... Fisher, Edwin R., M.D., professor of pathology, University of Pittsburgh Gotto, Antonio M., Jr., M.D., D. Phil., president-elect, American Heart Henney, Jane E., M.D., deputy director, National Cancer Institute, De- 406 Mendelsohn, Harold, Ph. D., on behalf of The Tobacco Institute. Minton, David, Washington counsel, Magazine Publishers Association Pollin, William, M.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, De- partment of Health and Human Services Rogers, Hon. Harold, a Representative in Congress from the State of Rubin, Eric M., counsel, Outdoor Advertising Association of America.. Sharp, Charles Crenshaw, Charles Sharp and Associates........ Sommers, Sheldon C., M.D., pathology physician, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, and Columbia University Stevens, Arthur, general counsel, on behalf of The Tobacco Institute.. 323 153 Report: Health Hazards Associated with Alcohol and Methods to 309 Pertschuk, Michael, letter, dated September 1, 1982, from Timothy Muris 208 |