,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cefi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ah1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself and ,mr4 
,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to establish a ,federal multi-agency 
task force to combat illegal            
importation1 distribution1 and sale of  
e-cigarettes4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,strengthening 
,task ,force ,operations to ,prevent    
,illicit ,vapes ,act or the ,s4,t4,o4,p4
 ,illicit ,vapes ,act4  #b4 ,federal    
multi-agency task force to combat       
illegal importation1 distribution1 and  
sale of e-cigarettes  7a7 ,establishment
 ,on the date that is #cj days after the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 there  
shall be established 7or reestablished7 
a multi-agency task force to combat the 
illegal importation1 distribution1 and  
sale of e-cigarettes 7in this section   
referred to as the ,task ,force74  7b7  

,purpose ,the ,task ,force shall develop
 and implement a comprehensive strategy 
for reducing the number of unauthorized 
e-cigarettes in the market1 including   
setting goals1 sharing information1 and 
coordinating efforts where appropriate4 
7c7 ,membership ,the ,task ,force shall 
be composed of each of the following    
members3 7#a7 ,the ,attorney ,general1  
who shall serve as co-chair4  7#b7 ,the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 who shall serve as co-chair4 
7#c7 ,at least one representative of the
 ,food and ,drug ,administration1       
appointed by the ,commissioner of ,food 
and ,drugs4  7#d7 ,at least one         
representative of the ,department of    
,justice1 appointed by the ,attorney    
,general4  7#e7 ,a representative of    
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1
 appointed by the ,commissioner of      
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4
  7#f7 ,a representative of the ,bureau 
of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and    
,explosives1 appointed by the ,director 

of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1   
,firearms and ,explosives4  7#g7 ,a     
representative of the ,united ,states   
,marshals ,service1 appointed by the    
,director of the ,united ,states        
,marshals ,service4  7#h7 ,a            
representative of the ,united ,states   
,postal ,inspection ,service1 appointed 
by the ,chief ,postal ,inspector4  7#i7 
,a representative of the ,federal ,trade
 ,commission1 appointed by the ,chair of
 the ,federal ,trade ,commission4  7#aj7
 ,a representative of ,homeland         
,security ,investigations1 appointed by 
the ,executive ,associate ,director of  
,homeland ,security ,investigations4    
7#aa7 ,a representative of the ,federal 
,bureau of ,investigation1 appointed by 
the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of
 ,investigation4  7#ab7 ,representatives
 of such other ,federal agencies that   
have roles or responsibilities related  
to e-cigarette enforcement1 as appointed
 by the co-chairs of the ,task ,force1  
acting jointly4  7d7 ,meetings ,the     

,task ,force shall meet not less        
frequently than once every #cj days4    
7e7 ,semiannual reports  7#a7 ,in       
general ,not later than ,april #cj and  
,october #ca of each year1 the ,task    
,force shall submit to the appropriate  
congressional committees a report       
detailing-- 7,a7 the authorities of each
 agency represented on the ,task ,force 
to combat the illegal importation1      
distribution1 and sale of e-cigarettes2 
7,b7 all actions taken by each agency   
represented on the ,task ,force to      
combat the illegal importation1         
distribution1 and sale of e-cigarettes1 
including the investigation and         
prosecution of criminal1 civil1 seizure1
 and forfeiture actions1 including      
enforcement actions against unauthorized
 e-cigarette manufacturers1 importers1  
and distributors1 during the #f-month   
period-- 7i7 with respect to a report   
due on ,april #cj1 ending on the        
immediately preceding ,march #ca2 or    
7ii7 with respect to a report due on    

,october #ca1 ending on the immediately 
preceding ,september #cj2  7,c7         
recommendations for additional criminal 
or civil authorities that may be        
necessary to address the public health  
threat of the illegal importation1      
distribution1 and sale of e-cigarettes2 
and  7,d7 areas for improvement with    
respect to collaboration among the      
agencies represented on the ,task       
,force4  7#b7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,in this subsection1 the    
term appropriate congressional          
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on    
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions1 and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,senate2 and     
7,b7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,house of ,representatives4  7f7 
,sunset ,the ,task ,force shall         
terminate on the date that is #aj years 
after the date on which the ,task ,force

 is established under subsection 7a74