Smoking on Airlines. Issue Title. Issue: Restrictions on Smoking on Airlines.

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Smoking on Airlines. Issue Title. Issue: Restrictions on Smoking on Airlines.

Date: 07 Dec 1988
Length: 6 pages
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Abstract

This R.J. Reynolds "Action Plan" describes the company's strategy for opposing the airline smoking ban of 1988 (which prohibited smoking on flights of two hours or less for two years in the United States). Plans were to divert attention from the health aspects of secondhand smoke exposure by refocusing the debate to another topic:

"Focus debate on cabin air quality and ventilation, not environmental tobacco smoke"

The document also lists plans to fight a federal law to restrict sale of cigarettes to people over 18 years old. RJR opposed this measure, and in arguing against it planned to change the focus of this issue as well, away from youth smoking: "Focus debate as states-rights issue..."

However, R.J.R. had a fallback position on this measure:

"Fallback Position: Accept minimum federal standard of 16 years of age in return for maintaining federal preemption of health warning labels.

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[From Page 1]

ISSUE: Restrictions on smoking on airlines

SUMMARY: Effective April 23, 1988, federal law prohibits smoking on domestic flights of two hours or less for two years...

ACTION PLAN

Overall: Focus debate on cabin air quality and ventilation, not environmental tobacco smoke.

[From Page 3]

ISSUE: National age limit for purchase of cigarettes

SUMMARY: Bill introduced in the House but not the Senate establishing 18 years of age as national standard for purchase of cigarettes...

RJR: Oppose

Financial Impact: Uncertain

Action Plan:

Overall: Focus debate as states-rights issue and adequately addressed with proper enforcement of existing state statutes.

Fallback Position: Accept minimum federal standard of 16 years of age in return for maintaining federal preemption of health warning labels.

ISSUE: Addiction warning label

SUMMARY: After release of 1987 Surgeon General's Report, bills were introduced in House and Senate requiring a permanent addiction health warning on packages and advertisements. The House bill received over 70 cosponsors.

RJR: Opposed to bills as drafted.

FINANCIAL IMPACT: Minimal manufacturing expense-dependent on whether permanent or rotating label.

ACTION PLAN:

Overall: Prevent Classification of cigarettes as a "drug"; associate "addiction with hard drugs while preserving "personal choice" for smokers.

Fallback position: 1. Accept warning label if following conditions are met: 1. Attribution to Surgeon General. 2. Rotating instead of permanent label. 3. Remove "addiction" from label. 4. Maintain federal preemption for warning labels and advertising. 5. No congressional findings in the bill. 6. No reference in label using the word "drug" 7. Remove quarterly rotation system. 8. No action on other tobacco legislation pending in Energy and Commerce Committees.

2. Expand bill to include a multitude of industries/products for labeling.

Company

R.J. Reynolds

Author

Presumed corporate author: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Recipient

Presumed corporate recipient: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Region

United States

Type

REPORT

Named Person

Dept. of Transportation

RJR

Labor Management Group

Public Works Comm

Lipsen Hamberger

Amtrak

House

Senate

Congress

FDA

Vern Clark & Assoc

Surgeon General

Energy & Commerce Comm

FTC

Natl Assn. of Tobacco Distributors

American & Music Operators Assn

Subject

secondhand smoke

Corporate strategy

airlines

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9Id bo: t aeiLO~at WOtl-4 IsM: Restrictions on smOking on air].ims Effeoti.va Apri1 23, 1988, federal law prohibit,s amo'king on damastio flights of two bours or less for two ye.arS. rf~atic~n is conducting a study on status z The Fart.~nt of cabin air quality nczluding bu.t not limited to envirwntyerntal tobacco mvike. Contracts for study will be signed Deoob-,r, 1988 with report dae in early 1990. MR: Oppme extension or pervanent continuation of ban. F ial 2mact: Uhaertain tion Flan: Ac 5Y..._ Focus debate on cabin air quality and ventilatiQn, not envisarntental tabacco mxft. S Pi : 1. t3rganiz$ tobacco-land mrbers to oppose extensi.on or pama*ent c.xontinua= of bazyn prior to release of IXQT report in 1990. 2. Work with TobaoOO T-nstitute and Libar MarragoWnt Graup tO lakby' manbezs of Public Works oatatuttsas to ermire sunset of ban in 1990. 3. Continue to distribute R.7R briefcase studies on cabin air quality. 4. continua Fm and congressional efforts to datain scientific data fresm 1986 Surgeon General report. 5. Work with txM on interpretations of scientific data collected during study. Mllbaacc Pmit~,an: Aoxpt extension of ban on dctrnstio flights of ore hour or less. Cost To =Mne= Action Pl_an« No additional cxrsts above existirg salaries and fees paid to; 1. W.2 eMlcryeos 2. 'Ibkaao Institute 3. Lipsex-i, Fiamberger

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LT'd SO:iT 88/LO/ZT WO8:1 7ss~: Restxictions on wwking on Amtrak g1w=V: Severat bills intrcduned in House arKl Senate bamzng srwkuxj on all public omnvayanees. Jura.sdiction of House lublio Works and Sextate Conmerte cotutLittees. No heari.ngs held or votes taken on issue. Amtrak is including questicros on smoking in its anTYual survey of passenge.rs. Expact minimal consideration in 3.01st tkangress. RTR: c]ppoae ban or modification of existing smvkitq guidel9.r:es on Amtrak. Eimnaial 71twct: [Trce.rtaari Action lan: Cxr r~ll' Fowsdebate on i.ndoor air quality of trains. if i : 1. Organize t.oaaooo'land Mm}era to lobby Publio Works and Cmaerce com.i tt;ee Mrbers (letters arid persoml visits? . 2. Xn3,tiate air quality (briefcase) tests on Arntrak trains and diatribute results to appropriate Members. 3. Initiate discussi.ons with tXM officials to prevent c,iarge in existing guidelines. Ealhaaek 1~s'~on: Nom C:cat To -Urqalem~en___t __P.cta.tn RIan: No aclditiotal costs above existing salaries and foes paid to: 1. R7R wgaloyws (n 0 2. Tobacco Yristitute 3. Upsen, Hanberger -4 m 0 ~ ~ ~

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et'd 7ti101 8T'd 90 : T I 88iZ0iZT Issue: National age iimit for purchase of cigarettes mmar r Bill introduced in the House but not the Senate establishing 18 years of age as national standard for purchase of cigarettes, 5 tus: Jurisdiction of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. No hearings held or votes taken on issue, Included in legislation placing tobacco and tobacco products within Jurisdiction of Food and Drug Administration. Minimal consideration expected in 101st Congress. RJR* Oppose Financial Impa,ct: Uncertain Action P1an: eral : Focus debate as states-rights issue and adequately addressed with proper enforcement of existing state statutes. eci c: 1. Position associations of state governors and legislatures as leading opponents to legislation. 2. Initiate contacts with Energy and Commerce Members and staff. 3. Organize tobacco-land members to lobby Energy and Commerce Members (letters and personal visits). Faiiback position: Accept minimum federal standard of 16 years of age In return for maintaining federal preemption of health warning labels. Cost T'o Implement Action Pian: No additional costs above existing salaries and fees paid to: 1. RJR employees 2. Tobacco Institute 3. Vern Clark & Associates

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zi'd zO:ii 88iL0izi Tssaa: Addiction warning Label S~ntmcatv: After release of 1987 Surgeon Genexal 's Report, bills wxs introduced in House and Senate requiring apenoxwnt addiction health warning on packages and advertisements. 'iia Hcme bil7l reoeived over 70 cosponsoY's. status: Jurisdiction of House Enexgy and C~mnerve and Senate Coarnmce Cmmittees. House conducted one hearing but no votes were taken. Very seriaus consideration of this issue in 101st Congress. . Mr Opposed to bills as drafted. Finanaial Mmact: xiiIb=j i[18I712faCt1]x'bv~ P Tens"drPperdenr' on iAheth;Lr pe1"rianer± or rotating latbsl. .AOtion Plan: byer~all: Prevent classificationn of cigarettes as a nc]rug"; associate "addict3.Qn" with hard drugs while preserving "personal cioice" for simkers. ific: 1. Convince tobaooo-land Wmb--= that 2tdaption of addiction label categorizes cigarettes as a"narootia" with long-term legislation implications and organize to oppose adoption of legislatiott. 2. tmgani,za coalition of drug "expertsu to foous debate on drugs and distinquuish cigarettes from narcotics such as cocaine and heroin. Falibaok Fasit 1. Accept warning labsll if follawiiiq =nditions are met « 1. Attribution to Suzgsan Cenexal 2. Rotat ir~ instead of permanent label 3. Rsrwve "addiction" froetm label 4. Maintain federas preemption for warnimlabels and advertising s. No oorrjressiQnal findings in the bill 6. No reference in labe.7l using the wbrd itdMZg" 7. FteanNe g,uarterly rotation system 8. No action on other tobacco legislation pending in Energy and Comrerr.e Cc.tbmittees 2. Mqarx3 bill to inoa.ude ztn~7.titude of industries/products for labeling. Cost To Tnplement Action Plan: No additional costs above existing fees and salaries paid to: 1. R7k employees 2. Tc~bac.co InstYtut.e 3. Vern Clark & Associates W0N A L

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Eid Zo:ti 68iLoiZi I `,LbbaoCC sm}e constituent testing and disclosure ~: In 1987, the Federal. Trade Camissicn (FrG) unilaterally alased its "tar'r ai*A niaotite testing lab. Asuq,p*~- agreement between FTC and Tobacco Institute Testing Laboratory (TI'2'L) allaqel the FW to monitor TITL testing ntoced,+es ard resu7.ts for accaracy. Neverthelsss, two bills were introduced in the House but not the Senate requiring FX testing and study of mnoke constituents incluciing, but not 1i,mtted to, "tar" arxd nicotine. S tus: Jurisdiction of the HoUse Er-*xgy' and Cwatmr+e Ommittee. nrci hear.atngs were held but no votes were ta3cen. This proposal is packaged with preeoption and addiction warning label issues. ~r ,R: oppose testing of s'nake constituents beyond "tar" and nicotine. $5 million annually ArcI:ln: . Overall: Focus debate an: 1. Accuracy of TzTL testing 2. FTC manitorurg of TITL testing 3. Costs .to taxpayer of recpenirg FI+G lab Specifi~' . 1. Maintain FTC opposition to reopening lab. 2. Maintain q0position frrcm tcbacxm-land mad)exs }ay letters and pex,sorral contact with Energy and Canttlarr:e nemb=. 3. Tr=eaopcredibility of TITI,. F~allback sition: Agree to reopening of FX lab to test "tar" and nicotine only. Cost TO Impln~ Action PlatY: No 2WitiQnal costs above existing salaries and feer. paid to: 1. RJR smplayees 2. Tobacco Tnstitiate 3. Vern Clark Fx Assocaiates

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~ys Bills intxv&joed in the tia:se but riot the Senate to ban t?,a sale of cigarettes in vending mAdiines. fitAtos Jurisdiction of tha Nase. and oomnaras ~ttea. No hearings or w~t~es taken ~ issue. Ths ban will be conaic3ared in oonjunatian with proamption and addiction lab.ling bills. 2Mall= Fbaas debate as lack of eTfozoeanan t by state officials of existing and adequate state statutes prrvsrtting sale of cigarettes to minors. %=if 4s 1. Organize National Association of Tobaovo Distririutor,s arsd American atx! Musia Operators association to tak,. lwad in lcbbyirq nnergy and OaYeneroe omatittee varbers. 2. Direct contacts by R7R, TI and Vern Clark arsd Associates with Dn.zgy and OQanezroa oaymittet awmbers. lbaept modified restrictions on venciirxg madiine sales in return for maintainitxY existing faderal preeaption on warning labels. Opat 4b brolamDKt Aation Plan: No rdditional oosts above existirig salaries and fees paid to: 1. RTR anployses 4. AMA 2. Zbbaooo Ynstitute 5. Vern C1ark & AssociatQs 3.NATD r

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