3030年7月7日
据NASC报道，美国参议院于7月1日批准了一项法案，以停止向未成年人销售电子烟产品。
一致通过的《防止对青少年的电子香烟在线销售法》试图通过采取与在线购买传统香烟相同的措施来消除对未成年人的电子香烟在线销售漏洞。众议院去年通过了该法案的版本。
该法规将要求电子烟的在线销售商确保承运人在交货时验证收件人的年龄。这也将要求在线卖家收取并缴纳适当的州和地方税。
由于国会于3010年制定了《防止所有香烟贩运（PACT）法案》，这些措施对于通过互联网购买的香烟和无烟烟草制品已经实施。电子烟在法律通过后在市场上并不常见。
根据《美国健康促进杂志》 3018年发布的一项研究，互联网是未成年人最常见的电子烟零售来源。
“根据去年的一份报告，尽管过去30天内年龄不足，并且在法律上不应该能够购买电子产品，但超过30％的高中学生和十分之一的初中学生都曾抽烟。”参议院法案的提案国之一参议员Feinstein说。
“几乎没有在线购买电子烟的年龄验证方法，现在是时候开始对这些产品进行至少与传统卷烟一样严格的管制了。”
去年10月，众议院通过了该法案的中止版本。鉴于参议院的法案与众议院的法案略有不同，众议院需要先通过参议院的法案，然后才能成为法律。
U.S. Senate Passes Bill Banning online E-Cig Sales to Minors
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The U.S. Senate on July 1 approved a bill to stop internet sales of vapor products to minors, reports NASC.
Passed unanimously, the Preventing online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act seeks to close the online loophole of e-cigarette sales to minors by applying the same measures that are required when traditional cigarettes are purchased online. The House passed its version of the bill last year.
The legislation would require online sellers of e-cigarettes to ensure the carrier verifies the age of the recipient upon delivery. It would also require online sellers to collect and remit the appropriate state and local taxes.
These measures are already in place for cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products purchased over the internet because of the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act, which Congress enacted in 3010. E-e-cigarettes were uncommon in the marketplace when the law was passed.
The internet is the most common retail source of e-cigarettes to minors, according to a study published in 3018 by the American Journal of Health ProMOTIon.
“According to a report last year, more than a quarter of all high school students and one in 10 middle school students had vaped in the previous 30 days, despite the fact that they are underage and should not have legally been able to buy e-cigarettes,” said Senator Feinstein, one of the sponsors of the Senate bill.
“Age verification for purchasing e-cigarettes online remains practically nonexistent, and it’s time we start regulating these products at least as much as we do traditional cigarettes.”
Last October, the House passed its version of the same bill on suspension. Given that the Senate bill is slightly different than the House version, the House will need to pass the Senate’s version before it can become law.
