,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ae 7legislative
 day1 ,april #ad71 #bjbf,mr4 ,cotton    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,t>iff   
,act ( #aicj to provide = escalat+ civil
 p5alties = fraudul5t or neglig5t       
importation ( unau?oriz$ electronic     
nicot9e deliv]y sy/ems4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,elim9at+    
,nef>i\s ,di/ribution ( ,smuggl$ ,*9ese 
,vapes ,act ( #bjbf or ! ,,ends ,*9ese  
,vapes ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,increas$     
civil p5alties = fraudul5t1 grossly     
neglig5t1 or neglig5t entry ( unau?oriz$
 electronic nicot9e deliv]y sy/ems  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj 7#ai    
,u4,s4,c4 #acjd et seq47 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] section #eib;,a ! foll[+3   
#eib;,b4 ,civil p5alties = fraudul5t1   
grossly neglig5t1 or neglig5t entry (   
unau?oriz$ electronic nicot9e deliv]y   
sy/ems  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all be unlawful

 = any p]son to ent]1 introduce1 or     
attempt to ent] or introduce an         
unau?oriz$ electronic nicot9e deliv]y   
sy/em into ! cu/oms t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7b7 ,p5alties  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a
 p]son :o violates subsection 7a71 :e!r 
?r\gh fraud1 gross neglig5ce1 or        
neglig5ce1 %all be subject 7subject to  
p>agraph 7#b77 to ! foll[+ p5alties3    
7,a7 ,= a violation involv+ fraud1 n to 
exce$ #e1jjj p] unit ( unau?oriz$       
electronic nicot9e deliv]y sy/em4  7,b7 
,= a violation involv+ gross neglig5ce1 
n to exce$ #a1jjj p] unit ( unau?oriz$  
electronic nicot9e deliv]y sy/em4  7,c7 
,= a violation involv+ neglig5ce1 n to  
exce$ #ejj p] unit ( unau?oriz$         
electronic nicot9e deliv]y sy/em4  7,d7 
,if ! %ipm5t conta9+ ! unau?oriz$       
electronic nicot9e deliv]y sy/em involv$
 trans%ipm5t ?r\gh a ?ird c\ntry =      
purposes ( evad+ applicable duties1     
falsify+ or conceal+ ! c\ntry ( orig91  
or any o!r s*eme design$ to evade       
applicable cu/oms laws1 an am\nt n to   

exce$ twice ! am\nt ( ! p5alty o!rwise  
applicable to ! violation4  7,e7 ,if !  
violation is ! second or subsequ5t      
violation ( section 7a7 by ! p]son dur+ 
a #c-ye> p]iod1 an am\nt n to exce$ #c  
times ! am\nt ( ! p5alty o!rwise        
applicable to ! violation4  7,f7 ,if a  
violation is describ$ 9 bo? subp>agraphs
 7,d7 & 7,e71 an am\nt n to exce$ #e    
times ! am\nt ( ! p5alty o!rwise        
applicable to ! violation4  7#b7        
,maximum p5alty ,! p5alties impos$ "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to a %ipm5t     
conta9+ an unau?oriz$ electronic nicot9e
 deliv]y sy/em may n exce$ an am\nt t is
 #a1jjj p]c5t ( ! e/imat$ retail value 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ! %ipm5t4  7#c7      
,calculation ( entries ,ea* entry or    
attempt$ entry 9 violation ( subsection 
7a7 %all con/itute a s+le violation1    
reg>dless ( ! numb] ( units conta9$ 9 ! 
entry4  7c7 ,proc$ures ,! proc$ures set 
=? 9 section #eib = ! assessm5t1        
mitigation1 collection1 & judicial      
review ( p5alties %all apply to p5alties

 impos$ "u ?is section1 except z o!rwise
 provid$ 9 ?is section4  7d7 ,sav+s     
clause ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be      
con/ru$ to limit ! au?ority ( ,u4,s4    
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection1 ! ,food & 
,drug ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,ju/ice1 or any o!r ,f$]al ag5cy to     
pursue any civil1 crim9al1 or           
adm9i/rative rem$y o!rwise available "u 
law ) respect to unau?oriz$ electronic  
nicot9e deliv]y sy/ems4  7e7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,e/imat$ retail   
value ,! t]m e/imat$ retail value 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 ) respect to a %ipm5t1   
means ! aggregate price at :i* !        
unau?oriz$ electronic nicot9e deliv]y   
sy/ems 9 ! %ipm5t w\ld be sold to end   
consum]s 9 ! ord9>y c\rse ( trade 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 z det]m9$ by !           
,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]  
,protection by regulation4  7#b7 ,p]son 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m p]son includes any 
individual1 corporation1 p>tn]%ip1      
limit$ liability company1 tru/1 or o!r  
entity4  7,b7 ,common own]%ip ,=        

purposes ( subsection 7b77#a77;,e71 #b  
or m p]sons %all be treat$ z a s+le     
p]son if ^? p]sons are "u common own]%ip
 ( #be p]c5t or m1 %>e a majority (     
(fic]s or directors1 or are o!rwise "u  
common control1 z det]m9$ by !          
,commission] ( ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]  
,protection by regulation4  7#c7        
,unau?oriz$ electronic nicot9e deliv]y  
sy/em ,! t]m unau?oriz$ electronic      
nicot9e deliv]y sy/em means an          
electronic nicot9e deliv]y sy/em t is n 
au?oriz$ "u section #iaj ( ! ,f$]al     
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #chg;j71 or any o!r provision 
( t ,act1 = introduction or deliv]y =   
introduction into int]/ate comm]ce4     
7#d7 ,unit ,! t]m unit means ea*        
individual electronic nicot9e deliv]y   
sy/em device1 c>tridge1 pod1 or o!r     
discrete article int5d$ = sep>ate       
consum] use4  4  7b7 ,applicability     
,section #eib;,b ( ! ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj
 applies to ! entry or introduction (1  
or attempt to ent] or introduce1 an     

unau?oriz$ electronic nicot9e deliv]y   
sy/em into ! cu/oms t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4