,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #baaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjbe,mr4   
,donalds 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,langwor?y1   
,ms4 ,titus1 & ,mr4 ,panetta7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 
& ,cosmetic ,act to exempt ! premium    
cig> indu/ry f c]ta9 regulations4  #a4  
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,premium cig>s comprise only #a p]c5t ( 
all cig>s sold 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 
,mo/ manufactur]s ( premium cig>s are   
family-own$ small bus9esses4  7#c7      
,premium cig>s are typically sold 9     
age-controll$ retail e/abli%m5ts1 su* z 
tobacco specialty %ops or cig> b>s4     
7#d7 ,at ! reque/ ( ! ,food & ,drug     
,adm9i/ration & ! ,national ,in/itutes (
 ,heal?1 ! ,national ,academies (       
,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e 79 ?is    
section ref]r$ to z ! ,,nasem7 conv5$ an
 exp]t committee to exam9e #d premium   
cig> topics3 product *>act]i/ics1       

patt]ns ( use1 m>ket+ & p]ceptions1 &   
heal? effects4  7#e7 ,! ,,nasem exp]t   
committee produc$ a result+ report1     
publi%$ 9 #bjbb & titl$ ,premium ,cig>s3
 ,patt]ns ( ,use1 ,m>ket+1 & ,heal?     
,effects1 :i* among o!r ?+s1 id5tifi$   
num]\s facts reg>d+ premium cig> use4   
7#f7 ,! ,,nasem exp]t committee f\nd t  
premium cig>s are only us$ by ab\t #a   
p]c5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates adult           
population4  7#g7 ,! ,,nasem exp]t      
committee f\nd t premium cig> use is    
less common among y\? ?an among o!r us]s
 & only #j4f p]c5t ( ^? :o report$ smok+
 a premium cig> 7 "u #ah ye>s ( age4    
7#h7 ,! ,,nasem exp]t committee f\nd t  
premium cig> use is less common among   
wom51 non-,hispanic ,black p]sons1 &    
p]sons ) less ?an a high s*ool education
 ?an o!r us]s4  7#i7 ,! ,,nasem exp]t   
committee f\nd t premium cig> us]s are  
less likely to smoke cig>ettes or o!r   
cig> types concurr5tly ?an o!r cig> type
 us]s4  7#aj7 ,! ,,nasem exp]t committee
 f\nd t ! frequ5cy & int5sity ( smok+ is

 l[] = premium cig>s comp>$ to o!r types
 ( cig>s & cig>ettes4  7#aa7 ,! ,,nasem 
exp]t committee f\nd t z comp>$ to us]s 
( o!r types ( cig>s1 premium cig> us]s  
are m likely to be nev] or =m] cig>ette 
smok]s4  7#ab7 ,! ,,nasem exp]t         
committee f\nd t !re is /rongly         
sugge/ive evid5ce t ! heal? consequ5ces 
( premium cig> smok+ ov]all are likely  
to be less ?an ^? ( smok+ o!r types (   
cig>s because ! majority ( premium cig> 
smok]s are nondaily or occasional us]s &
 because !y are unlikely to inhale !    
smoke4  7#ac7 ,! ,,nasem exp]t committee
 f\nd t premium cig>s are us$ virtually 
exclusively by adults1 premium cig> use 
is extremely limit$1 & premium cig> use 
poses less physical risk ?an ! use ( o!r
 tobacco products4  7#ad7 ,! def9ition (
 premium cig> us$ by ! ,,nasem exp]t    
committee is broad] & w\ld encompass a  
l>g] class ( cig>s ?an ! def9ition      
adopt$ by ,judge ,amit ,p4 ,mehta1 ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = !        
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 9 a rec5t decision

 /rik+ ! late/ attempt by ! ,food &     
,drug ,adm9i/ration to regulate premium 
cig>s4  7#ae7 ,! n>r[] def9ition adopt$ 
by ,judge ,mehta is ! def9ition t w\ld  
apply if ?is bill 7 enact$4  7#af7 ,!   
,di/rict ,c\rt conclud$ t ! few heal?   
risks pos$ by premium cig>s c be        
regulat$ at ! ,/ate level4  #b4         
,exemption ( premium cig>s f c]ta9      
tobacco regulation 9 ,f$]al ,food1      
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act ,section        
#bja7rr7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &     
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba7rr77 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#f7 7,a7 ,! t]m tobacco product does n 
mean a premium cig>4  7,b7 ,9 clause    
7,a71 ! t]m premium cig> means a cig>   
t-- 7i7 is wrapp$ 9 :ole tobacco leaf2  
7ii7 conta9s a #ajj p]c5t leaf tobacco  
b9d]2  7iii7 conta9s at lea/ #ej p]c5t  
7( ! fill] by weight7 long fill] tobacco
 7:ole tobacco leaves t run ! l5g? ( !  
cig>72  7iv7 is h&made or h& roll$1     
mean+ no ma*9]y 0 us$ ap>t f simple     
tools1 su* z scissors to cut ! tobacco  

prior to roll+2  7v7 has no filt]1      
nontobacco tip1 or nontobacco m\?piece2 
7vi7 does n h a *>act]iz+ flavor o!r ?an
 tobacco2  7vii7 conta9s only tobacco1  
wat]1 & vegetable gum ) no o!r +r$i5ts  
or additives2 &  7viii7 weighs m ?an #f 
p\nds p] #a1jjj units4  4