Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (1998) : Overview and Issues for the 106th Congress.
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 $2...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1999.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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 $200 billion through 2025. Examines requirements States must meet to receive settlement funds and congressional issues, including Federal Medicaid reimbursement, Food and Drug regulation of tobacco, economic and tax issues, and possible Federal lawsuit against tobacco companies. |
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| Item Description: | 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. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |