Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (1998) : Overview, Implementation by States, and Congressional Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Actions and defenses.

Medicaid.

State governments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (12 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1999.

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Provides an overview of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), which settles State and other lawsuits against tobacco manufacturers and contractually imposes restrictions on tobacco advertising, marketing, and promotion and requires the manufacturers to make annual payments totaling about $206 billion through 2025. Examines requirements States must meet to receive settlement funds, creation of the American Legacy Foundation and National Tobacco Growers' Settlement Trust Fund, and the Smokeless Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. Addresses Congressional issues, including Federal Medicaid reimbursement, Food and Drug regulation of tobacco, economic and tax issues; and reviews Federal lawsuit against tobacco companies.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (1998)

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Restricted for use by site license.