,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cefi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ah1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,durb9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,tillis7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a     
,f$]al multi-ag5cy task =ce to combat   
illegal importation1 di/ribution1 & sale
 ( e-cig>ettes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ ,task ,=ce
 ,op]ations to ,prev5t ,illicit ,vapes  
,act or ! ,s4,t4,o4,p4 ,illicit ,vapes  
,act4  #b4 ,f$]al multi-ag5cy task =ce  
to combat illegal importation1          
di/ribution1 & sale ( e-cig>ettes  7a7  
,e/abli%m5t ,on ! date t is #cj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !re  
%all be e/abli%$ 7or ree/abli%$7 a      
multi-ag5cy task =ce to combat ! illegal
 importation1 di/ribution1 & sale (     
e-cig>ettes 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !
 ,task ,=ce74  7b7 ,purpose ,! ,task    
,=ce %all develop & implem5t a          
compreh5sive /rategy = r$uc+ ! numb] (  

unau?oriz$ e-cig>ettes 9 ! m>ket1       
includ+ sett+ goals1 %>+ in=mation1 &   
coord9at+ ef=ts :]e appropriate4  7c7   
,memb]%ip ,! ,task ,=ce %all be compos$ 
( ea* ( ! foll[+ memb]s3 7#a7 ,!        
,attorney ,g5]al1 :o %all s]ve z        
co-*air4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices1 :o %all s]ve z co-*air4
  7#c7 ,at lea/ "o repres5tative ( !    
,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration1 appo9t$ by 
! ,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs4  7#d7  
,at lea/ "o repres5tative ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,ju/ice1 appo9t$ by ! ,attorney       
,g5]al4  7#e7 ,a repres5tative ( ,u4,s4 
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection1 appo9t$ by
 ! ,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms &      
,bord] ,protection4  7#f7 ,a            
repres5tative ( ! ,bureau ( ,alcohol1   
,tobacco1 ,fire>ms & ,explosives1       
appo9t$ by ! ,director ( ! ,bureau (    
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms &          
,explosives4  7#g7 ,a repres5tative ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,m>%als ,s]vice1 appo9t$  
by ! ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m>%als
 ,s]vice4  7#h7 ,a repres5tative ( !    

,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,inspection        
,s]vice1 appo9t$ by ! ,*ief ,po/al      
,inspector4  7#i7 ,a repres5tative ( !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission1 appo9t$ by ! 
,*air ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission4    
7#aj7 ,a repres5tative ( ,homel&        
,security ,inve/igations1 appo9t$ by !  
,executive ,associate ,director (       
,homel& ,security ,inve/igations4  7#aa7
 ,a repres5tative ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (  
,inve/igation1 appo9t$ by ! ,director ( 
! ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation4  7#ab7
 ,repres5tatives ( su* o!r ,f$]al       
ag5cies t h roles or responsibilities   
relat$ to e-cig>ette en=cem5t1 z appo9t$
 by ! co-*airs ( ! ,task ,=ce1 act+     
jo9tly4  7d7 ,meet+s ,! ,task ,=ce %all 
meet n less frequ5tly ?an once e #cj    
days4  7e7 ,semiannual reports  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,april #cj & ,octob]  
#ca ( ea* ye>1 ! ,task ,=ce %all submit 
to ! appropriate congressional          
committees a report detail+-- 7,a7 !    
au?orities ( ea* ag5cy repres5t$ on !   
,task ,=ce to combat ! illegal          

importation1 di/ribution1 & sale (      
e-cig>ettes2  7,b7 all actions tak5 by  
ea* ag5cy repres5t$ on ! ,task ,=ce to  
combat ! illegal importation1           
di/ribution1 & sale ( e-cig>ettes1      
includ+ ! inve/igation & prosecution (  
crim9al1 civil1 seizure1 & =feiture     
actions1 includ+ en=cem5t actions aga9/ 
unau?oriz$ e-cig>ette manufactur]s1     
import]s1 & di/ributors1 dur+ ! #f-mon? 
p]iod-- 7i7 ) respect to a report due on
 ,april #cj1 end+ on ! imm$iately prec$+
 ,m>* #ca2 or  7ii7 ) respect to a      
report due on ,octob] #ca1 end+ on !    
imm$iately prec$+ ,septemb] #cj2  7,c7  
recomm5dations = additional crim9al or  
civil au?orities t may be necess>y to   
address ! public heal? ?reat ( ! illegal
 importation1 di/ribution1 & sale (     
e-cig>ettes2 &  7,d7 areas = improvem5t 
) respect to collaboration among !      
ag5cies repres5t$ on ! ,task ,=ce4  7#b7
 ,appropriate congressional committees  
,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m appropriate    
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ! 

,committee on ! ,judici>y1 ! ,committee 
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions1 & ! ,committee on             
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 ! ,committee 
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & ! ,committee on 
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7f7 ,sunset ,! ,task  
,=ce %all t]m9ate on ! date t is #aj    
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! ,task ,=ce is 
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74