USC Tobacco Industry Monitoring Project Collection
Ongoing Federal Tobacco Projects
Abstract
Outline of "Ongoing Federal Tobacco Projects." Discusses strategies and actions concerning: the FDA, budget/taxation, tobacco program/exports, Bingamann Amendment, OSHA/ETS/IAQ, regulatory reform, veterans and smoking, appropriations, "legal reform/Medicaid/ related issues," fire-safe cigarettes, military sales, and FTC labeling. Indicates initials after each item.
Fields
- Named Organization
- ALEC
- American Medical Association (physicians group)Professional trade group representing American physicians.
- Americans for Tax Reform
- ASHRAE (Am Society of Heating, Refrig and AC)American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
- ASSIST
- ATRA
- BAQA
- CAL EPA
- CART
- CATO
- United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. Federal public health agency)Estimated the costs of smoking to society in medical expenses, estimating in 1994 that about $2.06 per pack of cigarettes was spent on the associated medical care costs for smokers.
- Committee for Free Trade and Economic Growth
- CSAP
- CSE
- DoD
- DoJ
- EPA
- FDA
- HHS
- HUD
- IAQ
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) (WHO cancer research arm)International Agency for Research on Cancer - The cancer research arm of the WHO. Conducted a multi-center epidemiology study on ETS, initiated in 1988, data collection completed in 1994 and results were published in 1998
- National Cancer Institute NCIDivision of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Institute located in Rockville, MD
- NCSL
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Held hearings in 1994 to ban smoking in workplaces)OSHA opened hearings in September 1994 on a proposal that amounts to a virtual ban on smoking in every workplace in the nation
- Rangel Plan
- SAMSHA
- Tax Council
- USTR
- VA
- Type
- Outline
- Named Person
- Barton
- Bingaman
- Bode, J
- Borelli
- Daynard
- Glantz, S
- Kassenbaum
- Kennedy
- Kessler
- Kingston
- Kohl
- Lautenberg
- Mcconnell
- McKinnon, J
- Moakley
- Oberstar
- Philips
- Reno
- Rogers
- Waxman
- Subject
- Fire Safe Cigarettes
- Government Agencies
- legislation
- Medicaid Lawsuits
- Political Participation
- secondhand smoke
- Taxes
- workplace
- youth access
- Federal Level
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DRAFT 3/29/96
ONGOING FEDERAL TOBACCO PROJECTS
I. FDA
A. Anvropriations
1. Analysis of FDA Appropriations testimony, then to allied groups
(BEM)
2. Non-tobacco Members letters requesting documents and/or
information (BEM)
3. Kingston letter to FDA re tobacco expenditures, based on FDA
Docket documents, letters to Skeen (GRS)
4. McConnell GAO investigation request (GRS)
5. Preparations for next House Appropriations Kessler appearance
(JPH, BEM)
6. Preparations for Senate Appropriations Kessler appearance (JPH,
BEM)
7. Third-party media/policy papers/lobbying/activities on
appropriations issues (BEM)
8. Use of two Philips letters with Kingston/McConnell (GRS)
9. Industry amendment and report language strategy/implementation
(JPH, JD)
10. FDA budgetary analysis (DPN)
B. FDA Oversight
1. Monitoring Barton O&I hearings/activities (BEM)
2. Monitoring Government Reform hearings/activities (BEM)
3. Coordinating activity with John Bode/Jeff McKinnon (BEM)
4. Promote stories of trial lawyers/FDA connections (BEM, Borelli)
C. FDA Reform
1. Monitoring Commerce Committee activities (BEM)
2. Monitoring Senate Labor activities (BEM)
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3. Coordinating activity with John Bode/Jeff McKinnon (BEM)
4. Promote stories of FDA failures (BEM, Borelli)
5. Third-party media/policy papers/lobbying/activities on FDA reform
(BEM)
D. House Agriculture Committee
1. Ewing document/information request on tobacco regulation (GRS)
2. GAO investigation on same (GRS) .
3. Media in conjunction with Ewing activities (GRS)
E. FDA/Tobacco Activities
1. FOIA Request (BEM)
2. FTC comments to FDA (DPN)
3. Sponsorship Day (BEM)
4. Promotion of AAA in Hill offices (all)
5. Promotion of Job loss studies (all)
6. Promotion of House/Senate FDA letters in non-signing offices (all)
7. Rep. Rogers Treasury/IRS inquiries on anti activities (GRS)
8. Promoting/Monitoring ad group lobbying on Hill (BEM)
9. NCSL/ALEC letters to Hill re FDA (DPN)
10. Monitoring "Commitment to our Children" pledge (JPH)
11. We Card Program - Hill visits/briefings (BEM/TI)
12. Periodic House/Senate tobacco staff meetings on FDA (GRS)
13. Monitoring new PM/industry submissions to FDA Docket (BEM)
14. Monitoring grand jury investigations/FDA lawsuits (DPN)
15. Farm group liaison on FDA (GRS)
16. Labor group liaison on FDA (DPN/JPH)
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17. Monitoring/reporting on antis activities (BEM)
18. Monitoring Lautenberg/Waxman requests for hearings on tobacco
(DPN)
19. Staff/Member plant tour program (GRS)
II. Budget/Taa Issues
Monitor budget/tax negotiations (RSR)
Monitor non-deductibility of advertising costs legislation (RSR)
Monitor health care legislation - Tax Committees and Chambers
(RSR)
Monitor corporate welfare proposals (RSR)
Monitor trade tax proposals (RSR)
Determine timing and legislative vehicle for tax free cigarette sales to
U.S. domiciled foreign embassies (RSR)
Work for tobacco representation on tax writing committees (RSR)
Develop industry excise tax task force (RSR)
Coordinate/work with Corporate Tax department in developing
positions on tax reform proposals (RSR)
Trade issues (tax-related) - Kraft, PM USA
Third Party Groups (RSR)
CART/other excise tax coalitions
Committee for Free Trade and Economic Growth
Americans for Tax Reform
CSE
CATO
Tax Council
Others
Rangel plan (RSR)
Monitoring tax reform hearings/analyzing principal proposals with
Tax Dept. (RSR)
Monitoring Kennedy/Kassebaum health insurance bill on Senate
floor/conference (RSR)
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Dealing with BI plan to roll back alcohol excise tax (RSR)
III. Tobacco Program/Tobacco Exports/Leaf Issues Generally
Stave off Durbin efforts on Agriculture Appropriations bill
(GRS/JPH)
USTR/HHS Task Force (GRS)
Article XXVIII rulemaking (GRS)
Monitoring AMA actions on tobacco exports (GRS)
Richmond Foreign Trade Zone (GRS)
IV. Bingaman Amendment
Monitoring Senate Rules/House Administration implementation
(JPH)
V. OSHA/ETS/IA9
Promote CRS study on Hill (JPH)
PEL modification (JPH)
Monitor CAL/EPA (JPH)
Secure independent re-analysis of Fotham data (JPH)
OSHA appropriations plan, after reviewing catalogue of current
OSHA rulemakings, OSHA rulemakings beyond establishing
deadlines, and recommendations in CRS report (JPH)
Monitoring ASH lawsuit/OSHA rulemaking docket (JPH)
Congressional letters to Joe Dear re OSHA priorities ala Gordon
letter (JPH)
Rose follow up to EPA re 1994 Rose letter (GRS/JPH)
Labor OSHA plan re Hill action (JPH)
Science Committee action on EPA/OSHA (JPH)
Monitor/summarize activities of consultants on issues (JPH)
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Monitor industry suit against EPA in NC; OSHA communications
plan for industry (JPH)
Monitor progress of IARC, industry plans to deal with same (JPH)
Monitor Lautenberg/Oberstar efforts on international airline
smoking bans (JPH)
Monitor progress of ASHRAE revision of Rule 62 (JPH)
Work with consultants to develop bridges with EPA (JPH)
VI. Regulatory Reform Issues
Monitor developments on federal regulatory reform issues (JPH)
Monitor release of EPA draft cancer risk assessment guidelines (JPH)
Develop plan to advocate sound science in risk assessment through
legislative and Administration arenas and Presidential political
platforms (JPH)
Secure white paper identifying top 5 PM priorities for regulatory
reform legislation and risk assessment guidelines (JPH)
Develop legislative strategy/execution plan upon receipt of 5 PM
priorities (JPH)
VII. Veteran's Smoking Regulations
Monitoring developments, gathering intelligence (GRS)
VIII. Agoropriations Issues (Excluding tobacco program/FDA)
Monitoring appropriations bills to avoid tobacco hits (f!g: Bingaman;
counter-advertising provisions in Specter report language) (JPH)
Development of offensive plan after cataloguing of federal anti-
smoking programs (JPH)
Executing/monitoring comprehensive appropriations legislative plan
(JPH)
Labor, HHS and Education (JPH)
OSHA
ASSIST--Part of NCI budget, but not a line item
SAMHSA
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Daynard/Glantz--NCI political study
Istook amendment
National Cancer Institute
Center for Disease Control
Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention (CSAP)
Transportation (JPH)
International smoking bans on commercial airlines
Smoking bans on other modes of transportation
Treasury, Postal Service and general government (JPH)
Bingaman amendment
ATF
VA, HUD and Independent Agencies (JPH)
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EPA
- Building Air Quality Alliance (BAQA)
- Funding for international travel, programs and research
IX. Legal Reform/Medicaid/Related Issues
Monitoring final push on product liability conference report, media
plan re same (BEM)
Oversight hearings on legal system abuses (BEM)
Lautenberg request to Reno re Federal Medicaid suit (BEM)
Lautenberg move to advance FLA-type Medicaid legislation at federal
level (BEM)
AIF effort to amend federal Medicaid reform bill (BEM)
Kohl efforts to weaken federal rules on protective orders (BEM)
Liaison with ATRA and other federal legal reform groups (BEM)
X. Fire-Safe Cigarettes
Monitor DoJ Antitrust Civil Division investigation (GRS)
Monitor Moakley/appropriations activity on issue (GRS)
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XI. Military Cigarette Sales and DoD Smoking Restrictions
Monitor developments in this area (GRS)
XII. FTC Labeling
* Monitor developments at FTC re tar/nicotine rating system (DPN)
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