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 PUBLIC LAW 98-567—OCT. 30, 1984

STAT. 2925

Public Law 98-567 98th Congress An Act To establish an interagency committee and a technical study group on cigarette safety.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be cited as the "Cigarette Safety Act of 1984". SEC. 2. (a) There is established the Interagency Committee on Cigarette and Little Cigar Fire Safety (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Interagency Committee") which shall consist of— (1) the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, who shall be the Chairman of the Interagency Committee; (2) the United States Fire Administrator in the Federal Emergency Management Agency, who shall be the Vice Chairman of the Interagency Committee; and (3) the Assistant Secretary of Health in the Department of Health and Human Services. (b) The Interagency Committee shall direct, oversee, and review the work of the Technical Study Group on Cigarette and Little Cigar Fire Safety (established under section 3) conducted under section 4 and shall make such policy recommendations to the Congress as it deems appropriate. The Interagency Committee may retain and contract with such consultants as it deems necessary to assist the Study Group in carrying out its functions under section 4. The Interagency Committee may request the head of any Federal department or agency to detail any of the personnel of the department or agency to assist the Interagency Committee or the Study Group in carrying out its responsibilities. The authority of the Interagency Committee to enter into contracts shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance by appropriation Acts. (c) For the purpose of carrying out section 4, the Interagency Committee or the Study Group, with the advice and consent of the Interagency Committee, may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence, as the Interagency Committee or the Study Group considers appropriate. SEC. 3. (a) There is established the Technical Study Group on Cigarette and Little Cigar Fire Safety (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Study Group") which shall consist of— (1) one scientific or technical representative each from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Center for Fire Research of the National Bureau of Standards, the National Cancer Institute, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the appointment of whom shall be made by the heads of those agencies; (2) four scientific or technical representatives appointed by the Chairman of the Interagency Committee, by and with the

Oct. 30, 1984 [H.R. 1880] Cigarette Safety Act of 1984. 15 USC 2054 note. Establishment. 15 USC 2054 note.

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Establishment. 15 USC 2054 note.

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