,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #efd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1 #bjba ,mr4 
,res*5?al] submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,reaffirm+ !    
compreh5sive ,unit$ ,/ates approa* to   
tobacco control & enc\rag+ ! ,_w ,heal? 
,organization to embrace te*nological   
advancem5ts to combat noncommunicable   
diseases4  ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,c5t]s =
 ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1        
approximately #dj million ,am]icans     
smoke cig>ettes on a regul> basis1 &    
smok+ rema9s "o ( ! mo/ prev5table =ms (
 noncommunicable disease ar\nd ! _w2    
,:]eas1 ?\gh ! be/ heal? outcomes =     
curr5t smok]s result f quitt+ nicot9e   
altoge!r1 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &
 ,prev5tion e/imates less ?an #aj p]c5t 
( adult smok]s w successfully /op smok+ 
cig>ettes 9 a giv5 ye>2 ,:]eas !        
bip>tisan ,family ,smok+ ,prev5tion &   
,tobacco ,control ,act ( #bjji 7,public 
,law #aaa-ca7 provid$ ! ,food & ,drug   

,adm9i/ration au?ority to regulate !    
tobacco indu/ry & develop a pa?way to   
br+ sci5tifically sub/antiat$ less      
h>mful alt]natives to ! m>ket = adult   
consum]s :o w\ld o!rwise cont9ue smok+  
cig>ettes2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjag1 ! ,food &   
,drug ,adm9i/ration ann\nc$ a           
compreh5sive approa* to tobacco control 
bas$ on cessation1 prev5tion1 & h>m     
r$uction1 & recogniz$ a cont9uum ( risk 
) combu/ible tobacco products on "o end 
( ! spectrum & noncombu/ible products   
su* z heat$ tobacco1 vapor1 & snus on ! 
o!r end2 ,:]eas1 z "p ( its sci5tific   
evaluation to assess :e!r a product is  
appropriate = ! protection or promotion 
( public heal?1 ! ,food & ,drug         
,adm9i/ration assesses v>i\s crit]ia1   
includ+ ! pot5tial heal? effects1       
nicot9e levels1 flavor v>iants1 pot5tial
 appeal to1 & likelihood ( use by y\? & 
nonsmok]s1 & imposes po/-m>ket          
surveillance requirem5ts2 ,:]eas !      
,unit$ ,/ates approa* to tobacco control
 requires ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration 

to evaluate all available sci5tific data
 & ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration process
 all[s = all int]e/$ p>ties to engage ! 
ag5cy 9 an op5 & transp>5t mann] reg>d+ 
! developm5t ( su* innovative products2 
,:]eas o!r gov]nm5ts h embrac$ simil>   
approa*es to tobacco h>m r$uction1      
includ+ ! ,unit$ ,k+dom1 ,new ,zeal&1   
,greece1 & ,norway1 & h provid$ adult   
consum]s in=mation ab\t & access to     
sci5tifically sub/antiat$ r$uc$-h>m     
products2 ,:]eas ! ,framework ,conv5tion
 on ,tobacco ,control negotiat$ &       
implem5t$ "u ! auspices ( ! ,_w ,heal?  
,organization1 includes h>m r$uction z  
"o ( ! ma9 pill>s ( tobacco control2    
,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization has   
yet to promote h>m r$uction1 embrace    
innovation & te*nological advancem5ts1 &
 recognize ! sci5ce support+ tobacco h>m
 r$uction z a means ( accel]at+ ! decl9e
 ( cig>ette smok+ & r$uc+               
noncommunicable diseases associat$ )    
smok+2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization
 m9imizes ! ,food & ,drug               

,adm9i/ration's evaluation process (    
noncombu/ible nicot9e-conta9+ products1 
& 9 _m c\ntries ! ,_w ,heal?            
,organization enc\rages heal? regulators
 to prohibit ^! products f ! m>ket or   
tax & regulate !m 9 ! same mann] z      
cig>ettes2 & ,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal?        
,organization e/imates !re w be         
approximately #a1djj1jjj1jjj cig>ette   
smok]s ?r\gh\t ! _w 9 #bjbe1 & ef=ts to 
r$uce consumption ?r\gh increas$        
taxation or o!r regulatory measures h   
demon/rat$ limit$ impact on ! decl9e (  
smok+ preval5ce3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives directs !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices to proactively engage
 ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization to promote !
 compreh5sive ,unit$ ,/ates approa* to  
tobacco control1 & enc\rage ! adoption (
 tobacco h>m r$uction z a pragmatic     
means ( combat+ noncommunicable diseases
 associat$ ) cig>ette smok+ ar\nd ! _w4