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CONGRESSIONAL RE'CO!RDANATE' dence has become available linking ciga- rette smoking with numerous diseases& andi disabilities, ineluding, lung cancer; heart' disease, emphysema, miscarriages,, and cancers of the larynx, oral cavity, esophagus, bladder, and kidney. Each year, In the United States, there are over 300,000 smoking-related deaths,, and'mill'ions of others suffer some debili- tative effects frcro smoking. Put in a dif-, ferent way, more than one out of every seven deaths in this country is smoking- related. It has been estimated that a per- son smoking two or more packs per day' decreases his life expectancy by moree than 8 years, and a pack-a-day smoker by' 6 years. I am particularly concerned with thee high risk presented to pregnant women and with smoking by America's youth. The Surgeon~ General's Report on Smok- ing and Women highlighted the effeets, of' smoking during pregnancy on thee fetus and the newborn child, the devel- opment of lung cancer in women and the interaction between smoking and birth control pills. Smoking during pregnancy appears to increase significantly the risks of stillbirth, miscarriages, and pre- mature delivery, and women, who take birth control pills and smoke are more likel'y to suffer a heart attack or strokee than women who do not smoke. In addition to the ind'ividual hardships sufferedd by smokers and their families,, cigarette smoking Is a major economic burden, not only on the health care sys - tem, but a3so on the national economy. Recently compiled data shows that' health, care costs due to smoking resuTt in, ex- .penditures of'.over $13 billioni annually and' that lost productivity due to cigarette smoking costs this country an estimated $23 billion annually: With over 50 million people smoking eigarettes in this coun- try, and with the sale of'ctgarett'es total* ing over 30 billion packages, it Is clear that we continue to face a serious health ha2ard. . The legislation which Senator S,trca and I are introducing today is primarily' educational. It is designed!to provid'e the American public with more Information abbut the health, hazards of cigarette smoking, so that they may make an in- formed choice as, ta whether or not too smoke. Earlier this year, the staff of the Fed* erali Trade Commission issued a compre - hensive report on cigarette smoking and! advertissing. The report noted' thati even, if it could be assumed' that every con- sumer is aware that smoking i's hazard- ous, the evidence iridicates that many, econsumers do not have enough informa- tion about the health risks of smoking. In order to know haw, dangerous smoking, is, that is, what is the nature and extent of' the health, risk of smoking. Over 300 percent of the public is unaware of the relationship between smoking and heartt disease: Nearly 50 percent of all women, do not know that smoking during preg- nancy increases the risk of stillbirth and' miscarriage. Approximately 30 percent of those polSed' do not know about the relationship between smoking; birth can- trol' pills and the risk of' heart attack. The Iegislation we are introducing to* day is designed to fiil' the information, gap• First', it would require that the Secre- tary of the Department of Health and, Human Services implement a national' smoking education program, coordinat- ing the activities of various Federai agencies and private health organi2a* t'ionswith, an int'erest, in smoking and'health. This legislation would requi're, that the Secretary make an annual report to the Congress on the status of smoking andi health in the L;nited States and include any necessary legislative recommenda- tions. Second,, the legislation would change the present warning labels on cigarette packages and' printed' cigarette adivertise - ment's, Cigarette packages and advertise- ments would be required to carry one of five different labels that would be regu- larl$ rotated. The new labels would re- place the present warning labelthat has been shown to be too broad to convey a useful and reliable message. The new labels would give more specific informa- tion about smoking-related diseases, such as lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease, and miscarriages. - 11 am pleased to note that the concepts' in, t'his legislation have already been en- dorsed by such organizations as the American Heart Associatiionh the Ameri- can hung Association, the American, Cancer Soeiet'y, the American Academy of Pediatrics; the American College of Preventative 1Wfedici:ne: and the Ameri- can Publ'ic Heaith Association. They were also endorsed by the recently heldi National Conference on, Smoking or Health. Other cosponsors of'the confer- ence also endorsing the legislation In- clude the American Nurses Associati'on, the American Hospitai Associatiol the March of Dimes, the American Dentai' Association, the American College of . Chest Physicians and the' American School Health Association. Mr. President„ this legislation presents an excellent opportunity to develop a new pai'tnershi'p bettveen Federal and private agencies to insure that the smoking mes- sage reaches the American people. By combining our energies into one concert- ed strategy, we stand a greater chance ofl reaching the most, peopl'ewilththescarce resources at our d'isposali At stake is our Nation's health and well-being; and that is certainly more than worth the effort. I urge my colleagues on both sides of, the aisle to support this important legislatiol + By Mr. STENNIS: S.J. Res: 132. Joint resolution to re- quire the Federal Government to end deficit financing; to the Ccmmittee on the Judiciary. sOUNII TI9CAL CONSTITffiIO21fAL. AMLWDTSYT Mr. STENNIS. Mr. President. I am to- day introducing a i,oint resoIution pro- posing a constitutional amendment which would require the Government to terminate deficit financing and, operate on a sound fiscal p1am This Jointresolut- Pion is identical with Senate Joint Reso- lution 6 which I introduced in, 1978. This proposed constitutionali amend- ment i's clear, simple, and workable. It mandates the Congress to balance the Deeember 9,, 1981 budget every year; but It goes further; it' has a, built-in sellf'-enforcing provision.. Under the amendment, the President would be required within, 20 days after the close of' the fiscal' year to determine whether there is a deficit and; if 506, the amount of' iit. It would then be required' that a surtax be leried' for the calendar year following the year in which the deSc;t occurred in an amount sufficient to cover the d'eftcit: I emphasize that, un.- d'er the amendment, neither the Congress nor the President would be authorized or empowered to levy the surtax; it would automatically be imposed under the au* thority of the constitutional amendment. In short, the amendment would be self - executing. No discretion on the part of anyone would be i'nvolved. If exiPendil- tures exceeded revenues, a surtax would have to be levied for the following calen- dar year to balance the budget. This would be a simple mathemati'cal compu+- tation and no judgmental decision by either the Congress or the President would be required. The sole exception from the require- ment for -a balancedd bud§et' would be that it could be set aside by' a three- fourths vote _ of' all 14fiembers of each House In case of grave national emer- gency. This would be a proper and necessary safety valve available In such cases as a state of' declared war or a serious national depression. . - Unfo 'rtunately, Mr. President, the Budget Control Act which we passed in 1974: has not been sufficient to control and prevent Federal deficit spending. It Is clear that the discipline of a con- stitutional' amendment Is required. It does not overstate the case to say that complete and utter disaster can happen if we follow the same Sscai' course that we have followed for the last 30 years and if' we fail' to bring Federal spending under control. . . I do not propose to burden the Rzcartn with a mass of facts and' flgures. I would point out, however, that the Federal Government has run a budget deficit in 29' of the past 20 years and, in 42, of the past 50 years. Deficit spending has con- tinued during good times and bad. In ad'dition; at the end of' fiscal year 1970, the total nationI debt of' the United States stood at $383' billion. N'ow. Just 11 years Iater, it is over $1 trillion. The first $100 billion budget in the history of'the Nation oecurred' as recentil7 as 1961. Just 20 vears later. the fiscal 1982 budget is over 37001biTlion. President Reagan's economic program,, as approved by the Congress earlier, ha3 cutl Federal outlays by S36.5 billion in fis-_ cal year 1982. $47, billion in fiscal year 1983, and $55.8 billion in fiscal year 1984. Notwithstanding this, the administration now estimates; according to reports in the newsaapers. that there will be a defl'- cit of $109 billion In 1982. S1'52 billion In . 1983: and $162 bill'ion in 19a4. 'I7iis as- sumes no additional spending cuts and no tax Increases. Our governmental and economic sys- tems cannot permanently endure with nationall fiscail policins that pile deficits upon huge d'eflcits and, debt upon huge debt., and one inflationarploady on top of' another. There are two additional major points 0361 3V v 1

i..-,. ..~ .; : . . _ -- ° e , ~~ ~' Dece7~b~r 9', 1981 ~' CO1.V'GRL55IONAL R:ECO'RDI--' EiS1ATE' S44359, public health effort-a national educa, tional program~ in smoking prevention. Mr. President. L ask unanimous consent that the bill be 15rinted in the RECOaD. There being no' objection, the bill was ordered' to be printed in the RECORn, as follows: Ing to smoking,and' Its efiects'on health; and (7) undertake anyother add5t'icnal'infar- mational and research activities which the Spcretary determihes necessary' and appro- priate. In carrying out the requirements of this sub- seccion, the Secretary shall seek to develop methods of' communication with, Federal, ' State, sndilocall entitiesa as well as with the Be it enacted bu rnate and House of private sector. Re,?rese?etatives o/, the' United States oJ' "(b)(1) To oarry out the activities de- America in Fongress as'sembled; That this scribed' In clauses (2) and (3) of subsection Act may be cited as the "COmprehensive (a)., there is established an Interagency Smoking Prevention Education Act of 1961". Committee on Smoking and Health. The rl.vMnvas l y g; r , u temature ntable ause af' illness and v Committee shall be composed' of'- "('6)' representatiues' fram a ro riate in- pp p SIIc. 2: The Congiesa findsithat- (1), cigarette' smoking is the Iargest pre- stitutes and agencies of' the Department, which ma 1nclude the National L n Hea I t p e c death in the United States, and is associ'- ated, with the unnecessary deaths of' over, 300.000 Americans annuaTiy; (2) smoking is the primary cause of, lung cancer and emphysema in the iPnited States, • and' La associated' with other cancers; _ (3) heartdi3easeaccountisfornearl:yone-ha.lf of the deaths in the IInited States, and one-third'of the deaths attributable to heart disease are associated with smoking:, (4) the risks of miscarriage, stillbirths, premature births, and child weight defi.- ciencies for'pregnant women who smoke are higher than for pregnant women who do notsmokre, - ('S) certain' occupationaT, hazard's,, ia con.- junction with smoking, increase substantially the risk of disease and' death; and, (6)', present Federah State, and private initiatiives have been i'nsufficient in convey- ing to the American publlc:the informatiann contained in,cl'auses (1)' through (5) of this section and' other information regarding smoking. PusPOSE SBC. 3. It is the purpose of this Act' to'pro- vide a new strategy to educate and provide information to the American public that wiil aTlo!av individuals to make inf.brmed decisi:- sions concerning smoking. aStoRIINO'. apISEARCH', EDIICMTION. AI7D INFoansATroN Sac: 4. (a) Title SVM of the Public Hea1'th, Service Act is amended by adding at the end' thereof the following', new section: . - "SMOKING AIiD. 3HSatlr2r "Sac 1711. (a), The Secretary shal.t estab- lish and' carry out a program to inform thee public of the dangers to heaith from cigy arette smoking. In carrying out such pro- gram, the Secretary shal.l;- "( I) i coordinate aii activities of the De- partment which relate to smoking and its, effects'on health. including research and de- monstration projects and~ educational acti- vities; "(2) through the Interagency Committee. on Smoking andi Health establishedi under' subsection (b), coordinate the activities re- ferreditoin clause (1)' of thLssubsectionwith all other activities of' the Fed'eral' Govern- ment which relate to smoking, and its ef - fects on health; "(3) through the Interagency Committee on Smoking and' Health established, under subsection (b), coordinate the activities of' the Fed°rai, Government referred to in clauses (1) and (2) of'this'subsection with similar activities in the private sector; "(4) conduct research and, develop' new methods for Ynformir_g the public of' the ef- fects of'smoking on health. either independ- ently or in con,(unction, with the private sec- tor, for use In a nattonal effort; "(5), collect., snalyze: and disseminate in- formatian. studies, and other data reiated,to smoking and' its effects on health; "'(6)', makeavailable„t'hrough specific pub- lfcatSans a'nd' bibliographic and reference ma, terials, Information on research efforts relat- and'Btood Institute, the NaMonal Chncer In.- stitute: the National Institute on Child Health and Development,:the Health Services Administration, the Health: Resources Ad- ministration and:the Center, for Disease Con- trol; and - "(B) at least one representative from the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Education, the Department of I Labor, and any other BederaL agency designated' by the' Secretary. , "(2') The Committee shall meet at' least four times each year. - (c) The Secretary shall transmi't' a'report to Congress not later than January I of each year, which shall oontain- _ "(1) current Information on the eftects of smoking on health; "(2) i an overview and iassesement'of Federal activities undertaken_ to inform the public of, the effects of,smoking on health; "(3) Information regarding the actirities of the private sector with respect to the ef.- fects of' smoking on health; and - "(4) such recommendations for legislatiozi as the Secretary may consider appropriate.". (b) Section 8 of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising,Act, (15 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by striking out subsection (a)' and by sttiring,out "(b)P•'before "Me Fed? eral' Trade Conumission": - clGABbSTELABELSNRi Sac. 5. Sectfon 4' of the Federali Cigarette Labeling and Adtiertising Act (15 II:S.C:. 1333) ls' amended' to read as follows: - "LaHffiSNa "SEc. 4. (,a)'(1), It shalli be unlawful forr any person to manufacture, import, or pack- age Sor sale or dlstritiution within the IInited' States, or advertise any, eigarettes., the pack- age or advertisement for which falls tc bear one ofl the following statements:. "(A)' 'Cigarette Smoking'is Dangerous to Your Health. For Iaformation on the Specif- ic Health Consequences of Smoki'ng.. Write: tion and~ each succeeding fifteen-month period: "(3) Any labeling statement required under _ this subsectlon shall be: located In a con- spiczious place on everycigarette packageand in each advertisement for eiyarettes, and shall appear in conspicuous aad! legible type in contrast by typography, 1•ayout, or color with all other printed material on the pack- age or advertisement. . . "(4)' In accordance with the provisions of sectlcn 553 of'title 5. 17nlted States'Codec the Federal Trade Cbmmission shall, establish by rule a system to ensure: that labeling state- ments required under thia subsection are rotated In accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, and that at any time each of'the flbe labeling,statements appears'on at least 1'S'percent of all cigarette packages and advertising, "(b) (1) It shall be unlawful for any per- son to manufacture, import. or package for sale or distribution within the United,States any cigarettes, the package of' which faL"ss to disclose the level of- . w.(%1)~ tar:'.. - . "(S) nicotine; and "(C) carbon monoxide. contained In such:cigarettes. - "(2) Such tar, nibotin% and carbon mon- oxide levels shall be based on the results of' the moat recent tests of' cigarettes by the Federal:Trade Commission, The Federall Trade Commission aha111 perform such tests at least on,att annual basis. • - "(c) (3 ) It shall be unlaa.ful' for any per-, son to, manufacture.lniport. orpackage: for sale or distribution within the'LTnited States any cigarettes unless such person has pro- vtd'ed to the Federal Trade Commissi'on and' the Departaientof Health and, Human Serv- lees a complete ltst of' each chemical additive used in, the manufacture of such cigarettes ~ and the quantity of such additive. ••(2), The Federal 'Ilrade Commission and the Department of Health andi Human Serv- icss and any officer or employee thereof shal4 not disclose to any person outside the Com- misalon, or the Department any Information received' pursuant to paragraph (1).: "(3)I For, purposes of' section 552'(b), (4)', of' title S:, Q*nited States Code. and section 1905 of tltle 18. t;lnitedI States Code, any informa- tioa received by the Federal: Trade Commis- sioa and' the, Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to paragraph, ('1)i shall be considered, to be a tzade'secret.". PBEEM?7ION'. SE¢. 8. Section S(a) of the: Federal Ciga- rette Labeling,and' Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1324(a) ) is amended- (X) by striking,out "statement" each pl'ace' it appeags' and Inserting' in 11eu thereof' "statements"; and': (2) by Inserting before the period the fal- lowing: "or in any cigarette adverti;sing":_ .. PPFt1CITVZ DATL~ Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided In subsec- tion (b)I• the provisions of'this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment:. (b) The amendments made by aecr.ions 5 and 6 of this Act shall': take effect upon the expiration of the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of' this Act:. During such one-year period• the Federal' Trade Commission shall promulgate such' -regulattons as may be necessary to imple- ment the, amendments made by sections 5' - and 6 on their effective date:0 • Mr. PACFi14lOOD: Mr. President. I am pleased' to ;oin with mv colleague. Sen- atar HATCH, in introducing the'`Compre- hensive Smoking Prevent!ion and' Educa- tion Act of 1981:"'This legislation is Eong overdue. Since 19&4, when the flrst' Surgeom General's report on smoking and' health was issued', more a'nd more scientific ev#- Ui3613'66U Surgeon,General: II.S: Public Health,Service:, . Washington. D.C.. 20281.'. "(B) 'W.nawsxo: The Surgeon General has Determined that Cigarette Smoking Causes Emphysema. Lung Cancer, and Other Can- cers.'. i' "(C) 'WaaNnvG< The Surgeon Generat' has Determined that Cigarette Smoking Causes Heart Disease:': "(D) 'WkaNn+rc: The SUrgeoniGeneral has Determined that Cigarette Smoking by Preg- nant Women May Result in Miscarriage. Pre- mature Bir2hs. or Child Weight Deflcimcies.': "(c.)l 'SMorcras: No Matter How Long, You Have Smaked• Quitting Now Greatly Eteduces The Risks To Your Health.'. "(2) The labeling statements speci8ed ln paragraph (1) of' this subsect'ion, shali' be rotated on the packages of' each brand of cigarettes and the advertisements for each bran& of' cigarettes in a manner'that' assures that each of such labeling statements ap- pears an equal number of times on each brand of cigarettes and a11 such advertise- ments within the fifteen-month period' be- glnning on the effectiVe date of thls subsec-

The Iegislation which 9enator Dav- Rrs3 and I are introducing will ciarify t~tax treatment of' this utility' sett'le- m t.. brief, the settlement involved' sev- e era elements, First, the utilities wtll' be req red to, pay Westinghouse a higher pric ' for future purchases of' uraninm ~ than ad' originally' been' abreed' upon iTi ~' the ea lier contracts. In e' aliar.ge. Westinghouse agreed t' pr`ovid , the utilities with, a certa' amotm 'of cash, and to, permit the ut - tdes to rchase equipment and servi at a di ' ount f2•om the market p, e.. Hocvever,',thesediscounts,areeonti'n nt upon th utilities actually puraha ing the equi ent, and. to the exte' to~ which util' ties.will make these purc ases is not cert ;in. Further ore, these future pur hases may' stretc out for' many years i' to the future. The total' alue of' the settle ' nt' In- cluding cash nd future discoun is esti- mated to be pproximately Sl_ billion. In reviewin the settlement, e Inter- nal Revenue ' rvice has take 'the posi'~- e Haiue'of' tion that botli 'the cash future goods d services ar 'to be i'n- ci'uded as inco e and' taxed the utili- ties in the year of' settieme 't, The IRS has conceded t the set, 'ement pro- ceeds could be ed'to'red ce the basis or cost in urani ' a=hich t utilities had to' purchase fro ' other ources when Westinghouse def ted. ' The le~islation hich Senator Dnlv- FoaxH and I are in rod Ing deals with the taxation of the 'fut discounts on' equipment andi serv ' and establishes that the price reducti' on uraniurnwillm not be taxed as tnco The IRS Is treatin the discounts on equipment and sen~i as if' they were the equivalent of c Tlie'facts are ce ini iiifferent.. To take advari the discounts, the' utiIities will' h ve to urchase from 44T'estinghouse eq ment 'nd services. If the purchases not de; the dis- counts are of lit e value t the utilities. The discounts x be of lit e Immediate benefit. General p. ipies of' tax aw require payment of es when, inc me Is re- ceived. This ves taxpayers '~ sufflcientt cash to pay t'e tax. The posit n' of the IRS is ' ontrary co this p ciple. The IRS w' ts the' ut''ilitzesto lay a tax on discountl ' whi'ch, may or ma not be utilized in the uture. Yet. these,'discounts produce no , me- diate'cas to pay'the tax. This eans that the onthiy bills of consume will' be used 'o pay taxes on equipmen and' services ~whicli the utii'ities do not ave and never have. TY:is legislation wouldi eliminate he propo tax on f'uture discounts. Ins ead, these items' will be trea just ke any other purchase which t e ta::p 's•er makes: The cost of the purcha g R-ilI e the taxpayer's basis for depreci tio and the investment tax credit. i ap licable: ile there are approximately 30' elec- tr c utilities throughout the country ~c 'ch are 'affected by this' legislation, e' ultimate beneficiaries' will be the aan ~ ~ and t a -i11 consumers,"since utility rates; as • es hed by pubi:c' utility commissions, ~ upon costs, including taxes. 'i at be required to pay' a tax on ' v wllicil they may never recei hin ause the IRS' ciaim is qu able, ' nd because af' the diflicu ,' valuin the future di'scount wll utlifie ' may never use, it Ls v cult to rri've at a prectse est' the'tax evenue loss, In fact, i'f' Ities u-er to litigate tlie IR.S and prev , whieh is Tikely, t benot'axl ssatall'. eficiaryt ch rei I suppor~ this leSislafion a' of fairness, vith the intent t sumers be e ultimate be 1~ cr~ the' re ~;ord', according~ titute. the f are invoive 1111 settiem mpany. est. Corp. Light' C . Co of Okla oma. . ' Ele ic Po liti Com diso Coa~p ~p ao m 0 0 a a id PI Iit C rh CONGRESSiONAL RE4'AR~1 ~~tA'T~ l . Ee son Electric' paying utiilit'l ele inghouse ur2n Alabanla Potiver Central South Central Power a Public Service Southwestern West Texas Uti Consolidated E Duquesne Ltght Co Florida Power dz )1g Houston Lighting an Sansa` City Power an ffiansas Gas and' Elect Long IslandiLighting Northeast Utilities:, Connecticut Light Hartlord!Electric L Holyoke Water Po ~N'estern Massach Ohio Edison Co Pennsylvania P South Carolina~ Texas Utilities Dallas Power Texas'ElectrP Texas Power; Union Elec ASissouri E Missouri XSLSSouri Virginia Wisco North Centr Cent East Pit a matter tthecon- to the Edi- 1'owing t'ax- in trie ~Vest- nt: re ey me~- tion- ies in the ~- nate of 1}e uti1- pa5ition ~ would mpany'. ~ower_Company: Light Company. Company. mpany. er Co setts El any.6 erB:Ligh lectric & G ompany. Light Compa service Compa Light Company `ic Company. ison Company. wer & Light Compan tilitles Company: ectric and Power Comp n Eleetric'Power Company, t Utilities as agent: 1Taine Power Company. 1' Vermont Pubiic Service Corp. rn Utilities Assoclates. burg o6s:and Electric Company. 1rTevi England Electric System. Public Service Company of New Ha shire. - . United I1SUminating CompanS:l. ~ By Mr. HATCH (for hiiaselY' and S. 1929, A bill to amend' the Pubiic Health Service Act' and tne' Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to increase the availability to the Amer- ican public of informat'son' on the health consequences of' smoking andl thereby improve infcrmed' choice, and for' other purposes: by unanimous consent, re+ ferredijointl'yto the Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the Com- mittee on Commerce', Science; and . Transportatiom QOSSPREHENSItt6DCOKrN6, PBE98:r14011tL'DVCA-TIONi ACT OF' 19at • Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I am join- ing my colleague, Senator Boe' P.kcx- vvoon of ©reeon, today in introducing the Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act of 1981. This legislatyon is' directed a't' one of our Nation's pre- . DectfnLer 9, 1981 mier public health Probi'ems.-the smolt- ing of cigarettes. The harmfuli effects o.* smoking have been firmly' established, and yet recentstudiesindicatea iargeperaentage of our population do nott have enough information abbut the' health risks of smoking. Tragically, the pu'blic at lareediis un- aware that 300,000 Americans e' each year f'rom, diseases directly related to cigarette smokirig: and that 10 million more suffer from chronic illnesses caused by smoking. As dramatic as these figures are, they do, not begin to, illustrate the hum.an suffering and sorrow, nor the extraordinary cost. of' health care and lost productivity related to smoking. The legislation that Senator PAcs- aToon and! I are introducing today Is de+ signed to inform, our citizens about the specific health risks of smoking. I have no, intention, of legislating hea'Ith, or telling people how to live their 11ves. Zf a person chooses to smoke,, that ia~ his or her business. But that choice should be an informed choice, that decision should be made with, an awareness of't'he con- sequenaes. Therefore, thib legislation ih a major new effort to educate citizens about the health effects of' snboking: We will require the Department of Health~and Human Services to continue the activities currently conducted In the Office of Smoking and Health-that' Is - to coordinate ail' research and' educa- tionall activities related to' tobacco and health within the Federal Government and! private sector, and to disseminate this intormation to' the public. We' will require two things of' the to- bacco companies: First, to replace the current single warning label on ciga'rette. packa'ges and' advertisements with five new health warnings, specifying differ- ent health hazards of' smoking; and sec- ond to divulge to the Federal Trade Commission and the. Department of Health and, Human Services the content and quality of chemical, additives used in the manu 'acture of cigarettes. The reason for this latter requi,rement is the concern that these chemicals themselves may be cancer-causing agent.a. The Fed- eral Trade Commission andi t'he'Depart- ment of Health and Human Serviaes,will not be permitted to make public these chemical additive lists but will be i'n a Pasition to evaluate' generally whether his is an area for public concern. Simply st'ated. the goal of this bill is to replace dgnorance'and misunderstand- ing with know iedge. This bill has' been enthusiastically endorsed by the Amer- ican Heart Association, the American Cancer' Society, and the' American Lung Association. This legislation is similar tol a bi]1l introduced last month by Con- gressman wAxIMAiw itiithe'House of Rep- resentatives: It has been, over a decade since the first Surgeon General Report on Smok- ing' and Health. That report stimuiated' a great effort iri health education and much has been accomplished t'o, make the pub.ic aware of the dangers of cigaT rette smoking. But obviously: there is much yet to be done. Therefore. I' am pleased to ,ioin with Senator Pxa:nvoon, chairman of the Commerce Commi't'tee' in the Senate; in sponsoring a new major ' 03613659