,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #aa1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,reschenthaler submitted the  
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,reaffirming support of   
fundamental ,united ,states principles  
at the ,united ,nations and encouraging 
the ,world ,health ,organization to     
embrace technological advancements in   
tobacco control4  ,whereas the ,united  
,nations was established in part as a   
global forum to convene disparate       
parties1 resolve disputes1 and establish
 policy recommendations in a fair1      
equitable1 and transparent manner2      
,whereas the ,world ,health             
,organization1 an affiliated            
organization of the ,united ,nations1   
develops policy recommendations that    
severely restrict1 or de facto prohibit1
 interaction with legal private         
enterprise and thereby provides no      
recourse or opportunity for input to    

those impacted entities2 ,whereas1 in   
#bjaf1 the ,world ,health ,organization 
adopted the ,framework of ,engagement   
with ,non-,state ,actors1 commonly known
 as ,,fensa1 which1 by design1          
effectively discourages interaction with
 the private sector2 ,whereas the ,world
 ,health ,organization is actively      
targeting major ,american industries1   
including agriculture1 food and         
beverage1 and pharmacology1 with onerous
 global regulations1 and the ,world     
,health ,organization's policies        
targeting the tobacco sector outright   
prohibit communication1 engagement1 or  
opportunity for partnership2 ,whereas   
the ,world ,health ,organization is     
actively pressuring the entire ,united  
,nations system1 including the ,united  
,nations ,secretary-,general1           
,international ,labor ,organization1    
,food and ,agriculture ,organization1   
,economic and ,social ,council1 ,world  
,bank1 and ,international ,monetary     
,fund1 among others1 to adopt similar   

policies with respect to the tobacco    
sector2 ,whereas the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china owns ,china ,national        
,tobacco ,corporation1 the largest      
tobacco company in the world1 and this  
does not disqualify the ,people's       
,republic of ,china from engaging in    
dialogue with and receiving funds from  
the ,world ,health ,organization2       
,whereas the ,world ,health             
,organization's tobacco policy          
recommendations fail to acknowledge that
 available science1 technology1 and     
innovation can accelerate the decline of
 cigarette smoking worldwide and reduce 
smoking-related death and disease2      
,whereas although the best health       
outcome for current smokers is to quit  
nicotine altogether1 the reality is that
 less than #aj percent of adult smokers 
will successfully quit cigarettes in a  
given year2 ,whereas the ,food and ,drug
 ,administration's tobacco control      
policy recognizes this reality and      
provides global health regulators a     

pathway forward to move adult smokers   
down the continuum of risk2 ,whereas    
pursuant to the bipartisan ,family      
,smoking ,prevention and ,tobacco       
,control ,act1 the ,food and ,drug      
,administration 7,,fda7 follows an      
inclusive1 transparent regulatory       
framework that promotes innovation in   
tobacco products based on a rigorous    
scientific evaluation1 including        
minimizing unintended use of such       
products by nonsmokers1 former smokers1 
and youth1 where only those products    
determined to be appropriate for the    
protection of public health receive     
,,fda authorization2 ,whereas the ,,fda 
regularly engages the private sector in 
an open and transparent manner regarding
 the development of such innovative     
products2 ,whereas the ,world ,health   
,organization continues to cite an      
irreconcilable and inherent conflict to 
prohibit any engagement with or input   
from the tobacco sector and does not    
acknowledge the ,food and ,drug         

,administration's review and regulation 
of science1 technology1 and innovation  
that can potentially reduce the harms   
associated with cigarette smoking2 and  
,whereas policies based on the exclusion
 of any industry for which they seek to 
regulate do not advance sound health    
policy1 and are antithetical to         
fundamental ,united ,states values of   
equal protection1 free speech1 due      
process1 and the right to petition3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives directs the         
,department of ,state and the           
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services to encourage the ,united      
,nations and the ,world ,health         
,organization1 respectively1 to adopt   
policies that recognize the rights of   
disparate parties and scientific        
determinations of the ,food and ,drug   
,administration to advance technology   
and innovation that can reduce the      
burden of death and disease caused from 
cigarette smoking4