Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 1319301-2139
Federal Leadership on Global Tobacco Control and Prevention
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Published
January 23, 2001
Signed
January 18, 2001
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Executive Office of the President
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[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 7387-7388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 01-2139]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 23, 2001 /
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Executive Order 13193 of January 18, 2001
Federal Leadership on Global Tobacco Control and
Prevention
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the
executive branch to take strong action to address the
potential global epidemic of diseases caused by tobacco
use. The executive branch shall undertake activities to
increase its capacity to address global tobacco
prevention and control issues through coordinated
domestic action, limited bilateral assistance to
individual nations, and support to multilateral
organizations. International activities shall be
directed towards deterring children from tobacco use,
protecting nonsmokers, and providing information about
the adverse health effects of tobacco use and the
health benefits of cessation.
Sec. 2. Responsibilities of Federal Departments and
Agencies. (a) Tobacco Trade Policy. In the
implementation of international trade policy, executive
departments and agencies shall not promote the sale or
export of tobacco or tobacco products, or seek the
reduction or removal of foreign government restrictions
on the marketing and advertising of such products,
provided that such restrictions are applied equally to
all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.
Departments and agencies are not precluded from taking
necessary actions in accordance with the requirements
and remedies available under applicable United States
trade laws and international agreements to ensure
nondiscriminatory treatment of United States products.
Nothing in this Executive Order shall be construed (1)
to modify the annual executive branch guidance to
United States diplomatic posts on health, trade, and
commercial aspects of tobacco, or (2) to affect any
negotiating position of the United States on the
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
(b) The Department of Health and Human Services'
(HHS) Role in Tobacco Trade Policy Deliberations. The
HHS shall be included in all deliberations of
interagency working groups, chaired by the United
States Trade Representative (USTR), that address issues
relating to trade in tobacco and tobacco products.
Through such participation, HHS shall advise the USTR,
and other interested Federal agencies, of the potential
public health impact of any tobacco-related trade
action that is under consideration. Upon conclusion of
a trade agreement that includes provisions specifically
addressing tobacco or tobacco products, the USTR shall
produce and make publicly available a summary
describing those provisions.
(c) International Tobacco Control Needs Assessment.
The HHS, with the cooperation of the Departments of
State, Commerce, and Agriculture, and in consultation
with the appropriate national Ministry of Health, shall
conduct a pilot assessment of tobacco use in a country
other than the United States. Such assessment will be
carried out through a compilation and review of surveys
and other needs assessments already available and
include:
(1) initial estimates of the burden of disease and
other public health consequences of tobacco use;
(2) the status of tobacco control regulatory
measures in place to curtail tobacco consumption and
tobacco related disease; and
(3) an analysis of the marketing, distribution, and
manufacturing practices of tobacco companies in given
regions, and the impact of those practices
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on smoking rates, particularly among women and
children. Such assessment shall be prepared and
provided to interested agencies and other parties not
later than December 31, 2001, and be updated as
practicable.
(d) Research and Training in Tobacco Control. The
HHS will develop a research and training program
linking institutions in the United States and certain
other countries in the field of tobacco control.
Emphasis will be placed on the collection of
standardized and comparable surveillance data; networks
for communication, information and best practices; and
the development and evaluation of culturally-targeted
approaches to preventing tobacco use and increasing
quit rates, especially among women and children.
Sec. 3. General. (a) Executive departments and agencies
shall carry out the provisions of this order to the
extent permitted by law and consistent with their
statutory and regulatory authorities and their
enforcement mechanisms.
(b) This order clarifies and strengthens
Administration policy and does not create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law
by a party against the United States, its officers or
employees, or any other person.
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THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 18, 2001.
[FR Doc. 01-2139
Filed 1-22-01; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P
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