Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019
This bill revises requirements related to the safety, sale, and advertisement of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, and vape pens).
Among other requirements, the bill
- requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement regulations to require color graphics on the labeling of cigarette packages, depicting the negative health consequences of smoking;
- requires the FDA to apply regulations on tobacco products to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes;
- prohibits the retail online sale of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems;
- prohibits flavors other than tobacco in a tobacco product;
- prohibits the use of flavored products in an electronic nicotine delivery system, except in specified circumstances;
- increases the user fees that the FDA collects from manufacturers and importers;
- directs the FDA to regulate products containing synthetic nicotine (not made or derived from tobacco);
- establishes a demonstration grant program to develop strategies for smoking cessation in medically underserved communities;
- increases civil penalties for certain violations of restrictions on the sale of tobacco products; and
- requires the Government Accountability Office to study e-cigarettes.