food drug administration et al brown williamson tobacco et argued december decided march food drug cosmetic act fdca et seq grants food drug administration fda designee secretary health human services hhs authority regulate among items drugs devices fda asserted jurisdiction regulate tobacco products concluding fdca nicotine drug cigarettes smokeless tobacco devices deliver nicotine body pursuant authority fda promulgated regulations governing tobacco products promotion labeling accessibility children adolescents fda found tobacco use nation leading cause premature death resulting deaths annually adult smokers begin minors regulations therefore aim reduce tobacco use minors substantially reduce prevalence addiction future generations thus incidence death disease respondents group tobacco manufacturers retailers advertisers filed suit challenging fda regulations moved summary judgment ground inter alia fda lacked jurisdiction regulate tobacco products customarily marketed without manufacturer claims therapeutic benefit district upheld fda authority fourth circuit reversed holding congress granted fda jurisdiction regulate tobacco products concluded construing fdca include tobacco products lead several internal inconsistencies act also found evidence external fdca fda consistently stated lacked jurisdiction tobacco congress enacted several statutes fully cognizant fda position congress considered rejected many bills given agency authority confirms conclusion held reading fdca whole well conjunction congress subsequent legislation plain congress given fda authority regulate tobacco products customarily marketed pp case involves agency construction statute administers analysis governed chevron natural resources defense council reviewing must first ask whether congress directly spoken precise question issue must give effect congress unambiguously expressed intent must defer agency construction statute long permissible see ins determining whether congress specifically addressed question issue confine examining particular statutory provision isolation rather must place provision context interpreting statute create symmetrical coherent regulatory scheme gustafson alloyd addition meaning one statute may affected acts particularly congress spoken subsequently specifically topic hand see estate romani finally must guided degree common sense manner congress likely delegate policy decision economic political magnitude administrative agency cf mci telecommunications american telephone telegraph pp considering fdca whole clear congress intended exclude tobacco products fda jurisdiction fundamental precept fdca product regulated fda remains market must safe effective intended use see potential inflicting death physical injury must offset possibility therapeutic benefit rutherford rulemaking proceeding fda quite exhaustively documented tobacco products unsafe dangerous cause great pain suffering illness findings logically imply tobacco products devices fdca fda required remove market fdca misbranding see device classification see provisions fact based provisions fda previously asserted tobacco products within jurisdiction removed market impossible prove safe intended use congress however foreclosed ban products choosing instead create distinct regulatory scheme focusing labeling advertising cigarettes smokeless tobacco express policy protect commerce national economy informing consumers adverse health effects see thus fda ban plainly contradict congressional intent apparently recognizing dilemma fda concluded tobacco products actually safe fdca banning cause greater harm public health leaving market safety determination focusing relative harms caused alternative remedial measures substitute required fdca various provisions act require agency determine least consumers product therapeutic benefits outweigh risks illness serious injury fda tobacco products unsafe obtaining therapeutic benefit inescapable conclusion room tobacco products within fdca regulatory scheme used safely therapeutic purpose yet banned simply fit pp history legislation also demonstrates congress spoken directly fda authority regulate tobacco products since congress enacted six separate statutes addressing problem tobacco use human health statutes among things require health warnings appear packaging print outdoor advertisements see prohibit advertisement tobacco products electronic communication medium regulated federal communications commission see require secretary hhs report every three years congress research findings concerning tobacco addictive property make receipt certain federal block grants contingent prohibiting tobacco product manufacturer retailer distributor selling distributing product individuals age legislation created specific regulatory scheme addressing problem tobacco health adopted backdrop fda consistently resolutely stating without authority fdca regulate tobacco products customarily marketed fact congress several times considered rejected bills given fda authority indeed congress actions area evidenced clear intent preclude meaningful policymaking role administrative agency congress tobacco legislation prohibits additional regulation tobacco product labeling respect tobacco health consequences central aspect regulation fdca circumstances evident congress ratified fda previous position lacks jurisdiction regulate tobacco products customarily marketed congress created distinct scheme addressing subject scheme excludes role fda regulation pp finally inquiry shaped least measure nature question presented chevron deference premised theory statute ambiguity constitutes implicit delegation congress agency fill statutory gaps see extraordinary cases however may reason hesitate concluding congress intended implicit delegation hardly ordinary case contrary agency position inception fda asserted jurisdiction regulate industry constituting significant portion american economy fact fda contends determine tobacco products provide reasonable assurance safety authority ban cigarettes smokeless tobacco entirely highly unlikely congress leave determination whether sale tobacco products regulated even banned fda discretion cryptic fashion see mci telecommunications given tobacco unique political history well breadth authority fda asserted obliged defer agency expansive construction statute congress consistent judgment deny fda power pp matter important conspicuous controversial issue regardless likely public hold executive branch politically accountable administrative agency power regulate public interest must always grounded valid grant authority congress courts must take care extend statute scope beyond point congress indicated stop article drug affirmed delivered opinion rehnquist scalia kennedy thomas joined breyer filed dissenting opinion stevens souter ginsburg joined food drug administration et al tioners brown williamson tobacco corporation et al writ certiorari appeals fourth circuit march justice delivered opinion case involves one troubling public health problems facing nation today thousands premature deaths occur year tobacco use food drug administration fda expressly disavowed authority since inception asserted jurisdiction regulate tobacco products see fed reg fda concluded nicotine drug within meaning food drug cosmetic act fdca act stat amended et seq cigarettes smokeless tobacco combination products deliver nicotine body fed reg pursuant authority promulgated regulations intended reduce tobacco consumption among children adolescents id agency believed tobacco consumers begin use reaching age curbing tobacco use minors substantially reduce prevalence addiction future generations thus incidence death disease id regardless serious problem administrative agency seeks address however may exercise authority manner inconsistent administrative structure congress enacted law etsi pipeline project missouri although agencies generally entitled deference interpretation statutes administer reviewing well agency must give effect unambiguously expressed intent congress chevron natural resources defense council case believe congress clearly precluded fda asserting jurisdiction regulate tobacco products authority inconsistent intent congress expressed fdca overall regulatory scheme legislation enacted subsequent fdca light clear intent fda assertion jurisdiction impermissible fdca grants fda designee secretary health human services authority regulate among items drugs devices see ed supp iii act defines drug include articles food intended affect structure function body defines device part instrument apparatus implement machine contrivance similar related article including component part accessory intended affect structure function body act also grants fda authority regulate combination products constitute combination drug device biologic product fda construed provision giving discretion regulate combination products drugs devices see fed reg august fda published proposed rule concerning sale cigarettes smokeless tobacco children adolescents fed reg rule included several restrictions sale distribution advertisement tobacco products designed reduce availability attractiveness tobacco products young people id public comment period followed fda received submissions time history subject fed reg august fda issued final rule entitled regulations restricting sale distribution cigarettes smokeless tobacco protect children adolescents id fda determined nicotine drug cigarettes smokeless tobacco drug delivery devices therefore jurisdiction fdca regulate tobacco products customarily marketed without manufacturer claims therapeutic benefit id first fda found tobacco products affect structure function nicotine significant pharmacological effects id specifically nicotine exerts psychoactive effects brain cause sustain addiction tranquilizing stimulating effects control weight id second fda determined effects intended fdca widely known foreseeable may deemed intended manufacturers id consumers use tobacco products predominantly nearly exclusively obtain effects id statements research actions manufacturers revealed designed cigarettes provide pharmacologically active doses nicotine consumers id finally agency concluded cigarettes smokeless tobacco combination products addition containing nicotine include device components deliver controlled amount nicotine body id resolved jurisdictional question fda next explained policy justifications regulations detailing deleterious health effects associated tobacco use found tobacco consumption single leading cause preventable death id according fda ore people die year illnesses cancer respiratory illnesses heart disease ibid agency also determined way reduce amount illness mortality reduce level addiction goal accomplished preventing children adolescents starting use tobacco id fda found adult smokers first cigarette age half already become regular smokers age id also found children beginning smoke younger age prevalence youth smoking recently increased similar problems existed respect smokeless tobacco id fda accordingly concluded number children adolescents begin tobacco use substantially diminished illness correspondingly reduced data suggest anyone begin smoking childhood adolescence unlikely ever begin id based findings fda promulgated regulations concerning tobacco products promotion labeling accessibility children adolescents see id access regulations prohibit sale cigarettes smokeless tobacco persons younger require retailers verify photo identification age purchasers younger prohibit sale cigarettes quantities smaller prohibit distribution free samples prohibit sales displays vending machines except locations id promotion regulations require print advertising appear format unless publication appears read almost exclusively adults prohibit outdoor advertising within feet public playground school prohibit distribution promotional items hats bearing manufacturer brand name prohibit manufacturer sponsoring athletic musical artistic social cultural event using brand name id labeling regulation requires statement device persons older appear tobacco product packages id fda promulgated regulations pursuant authority regulate restricted devices see fda construed giving discretion regulate combination products using act drug authorities device authorities depending public health goals act best accomplished fed reg given greater flexibility fdca regulation devices fda determined device authorities provide appropriate basis regulating cigarettes smokeless tobacco id agency may require device restricted sale distribution use upon conditions fda may prescribe regulation potentiality harmful effect collateral measures necessary use fda determines otherwise reasonable assurance safety effectiveness fda reasoned regulations fell within authority granted related sale distribution tobacco products necessary providing reasonable assurance safety fed reg respondents group tobacco manufacturers retailers advertisers filed suit district middle district north carolina challenging regulations see coyne beahm fda supp moved summary judgment grounds fda lacked jurisdiction regulate tobacco products customarily marketed regulations exceeded fda authority advertising restrictions violated first amendment second brief support plaintiffs motion summary judgment mdnc rec tab third brief support plaintiffs motion summary judgment mdnc rec tab district granted respondents motion part denied part held fdca authorizes fda regulate tobacco products customarily marketed fda access labeling regulations permissible also found agency advertising promotion restrictions exceed authority id stayed implementation regulations found valid except prohibition sale tobacco products minors certified order immediate interlocutory appeal id appeals fourth circuit reversed holding congress granted fda jurisdiction regulate tobacco products see examining fdca whole concluded fda regulation tobacco products create number internal inconsistencies various provisions act require agency determine regulated product safe sold allowed remain market yet fda found rulemaking proceeding tobacco products dangerous unsafe thus fda apparently ban tobacco products result found clearly contrary congressional intent ibid apparent anomaly appeals concluded demonstrates congress intend give fda authority regulate tobacco also found evidence external fdca confirms conclusion importantly fda consistently stated lacked jurisdiction tobacco congress enacted several statutes fully cognizant fda position see id fact reasoned congress considered rejected many bills given agency authority see id along absence intent enacting congress subject tobacco products regulation fdca demonstrates congress intended withhold authority fda resolved jurisdictional question agency appeals address whether regulations exceed fda authority violate first amendment see granted government petition certiorari determine whether fda authority fdca regulate tobacco products customarily marketed ii fda assertion jurisdiction regulate tobacco products founded conclusions nicotine drug cigarettes smokeless tobacco drug delivery devices fda found tobacco products intended deliver pharmacological effects satisfying addiction stimulation tranquilization weight control effects foreseeable reasonable manufacturer consumers use tobacco products obtain effects tobacco manufacturers designed products produce effects fed reg initial matter respondents take issue fda reading intended arguing term art refers exclusively claims made manufacturer vendor product see brief respondent brown williamson tobacco product drug device fdca unless manufacturer vendor makes express claim concerning product therapeutic benefits see id need resolve question however assuming arguendo product intended affect structure function body absent claims therapeutic medical benefit fda claim jurisdiction contravenes clear intent congress threshold issue appropriate framework analyzing fda assertion authority regulate tobacco products case involves administrative agency construction statute administers analysis governed chevron natural resources defense council chevron reviewing must first ask whether congress directly spoken precise question issue congress done inquiry end must give effect unambiguously expressed intent congress see also haggar apparel holly farms nlrb congress specifically addressed question reviewing must respect agency construction statute long permissible see ins auer robbins deference justified responsibilities assessing wisdom policy choices resolving struggle competing views public interest judicial ones chevron supra agency greater familiarity facts circumstances surrounding subjects regulated see rust sullivan determining whether congress specifically addressed question issue reviewing confine examining particular statutory provision isolation meaning ambiguity certain words phrases may become evident placed context see brown gardner ambiguity creature definitional possibilities statutory context fundamental canon statutory construction words statute must read context view place overall statutory scheme davis michigan dept treasury must therefore interpret statute symmetrical coherent regulatory scheme gustafson alloyd fit possible parts harmonious whole ftc mandel brothers similarly meaning one statute may affected acts particularly congress spoken subsequently specifically topic hand see estate romani fausto addition must guided degree common sense manner congress likely delegate policy decision economic political magnitude administrative agency cf mci telecommunications american telephone telegraph principles mind find congress directly spoken issue precluded fda jurisdiction regulate tobacco products viewing fdca whole evident one act core objectives ensure product regulated fda safe effective intended use see supp iii defining fda mission information better patient care hearing senate committee labor human resources statement fda deputy commissioner schultz fundamental precept drug device regulation country products must proven safe effective sold essential purpose pervades fdca instance supp iii defines fda mission include protect ing public health ensuring drugs safe effective reasonable assurance safety effectiveness devices intended human use fdca requires premarket approval new drug limited exceptions fda shall issue order refusing approve application new drug safe effective intended purpose fda discovers approval drug unsafe ineffective shall due notice opportunity hearing applicant withdraw approval drug act also requires fda classify devices one three categories regardless category fda chooses must reasonable assurance safety effectiveness device ed supp iii fed reg even restricted device provision pursuant fda promulgated regulations issue authorizes agency place conditions sale distribution device specifically otherwise reasonable assurance safety effectiveness thus act generally requires fda prevent marketing drug device potential inflicting death physical injury offset possibility therapeutic benefit rutherford rulemaking proceeding fda quite exhaustively documented tobacco products unsafe dangerous cause great pain suffering illness fed reg found consumption tobacco products presents extraordinary health risks tobacco use single leading cause preventable death id stated ore people die year illnesses cancer respiratory illnesses heart disease often suffering long painful deaths obacco alone kills people year acquired immunodeficiency syndrome aids car accidents alcohol homicides illegal drugs suicides fires combined ibid indeed fda characterized smoking pediatric disease id one every three young people become regular smokers die prematurely result id findings logically imply tobacco products devices fdca fda required remove market consider first fdca provisions concerning misbranding drugs devices act prohibits introduction delivery introduction interstate commerce food drug device cosmetic adultered misbranded light fda findings two distinct fdca provisions render cigarettes smokeless tobacco misbranded devices first deems drug device misbranded dangerous health used dosage manner frequency duration prescribed recommended suggested labeling thereof fda findings make clear tobacco products dangerous health used manner prescribed second drug device misbranded act nless labeling bears adequate directions use manner form necessary protection users except directions necessary protection public health given fda conclusions concerning health consequences tobacco use directions adequately protect consumers directions make tobacco products safe obtaining intended effects thus tobacco products within fda jurisdiction act deem misbranded devices introduced interstate commerce contrary dissent contention act admits remedial discretion evident device misbranded second fdca requires fda place devices regulates one three classifications see agency relies device classification determining degree control regulation necessary ensure reasonable assurance safety effectiveness fed reg fda yet classify tobacco products instead regulations issue represent general controls act entitles agency impose advance classification see id although fdca prescribes deadline device classification fda stated classify tobacco products future rulemaking required act id given fda findings regarding health consequences tobacco use agency place cigarettes smokeless tobacco class iii even application act available controls presen potential unreasonable risk illness injury class iii devices tobacco products subject fdca premarket approval process see supp iii fed reg provisions fda prohibited approving application premarket approval without showing reasonable assurance device safe conditions use prescribed recommended suggested labeling thereof view fda conclusions regarding health effects tobacco use agency basis finding reasonable assurance safety thus fda fulfilled statutory obligation classify tobacco products allow marketed fdca misbranding device classification provisions therefore make evident fda regulate cigarettes smokeless tobacco act require agency ban fact based provisions fda previously taken position tobacco products within jurisdiction removed market impossible prove safe intended us public health cigarette amendments hearings commerce subcommittee hereinafter hearings statement fda commissioner charles edwards see also cigarette labeling advertising hearings house committee interstate foreign commerce hereinafter hearings statement department health education welfare hew secretary thony celebrezze proposed amendments fdca given fda jurisdiction ing product might well completely outlaw least cigarettes congress however foreclosed removal tobacco products market provision code currently force marketing tobacco constitutes one greatest basic industries ramifying activities directly affect interstate foreign commerce every point stable conditions therein necessary general welfare importantly congress directly addressed problem tobacco health legislation six occasions since see federal cigarette labeling advertising act fclaa pub stat public health cigarette smoking act pub stat alcohol drug abuse amendments pub stat comprehensive smoking education act pub stat comprehensive smokeless tobacco health education act pub stat alcohol drug abuse mental health administration reorganization act pub stat congress enacted statutes adverse health consequences tobacco use well known nicotine pharmacological effects see dept health education welfare surgeon general advisory committee smoking health hereinafter surgeon general report concluding cigarette smoking causes lung cancer coronary artery disease chronic bronchitis emphysema nicotine various pharmacological effects including stimulation tranquilization appetite suppression dept health human services public health service health consequences smoking women finding mortality rates lung cancer chronic lung disease coronary heart disease increased women men smokers smoking pregnancy associated significant adverse health effects unborn fetus newborn child dept health human services public health service people smoke cigarettes smoking prevention education act hearings subcommittee health environment house committee energy commerce hereinafter house hearings stating smoking widespread example drug dependence country cigarettes affect chemistry brain nervous system dept health human services public health service health consequences smoking nicotine addiction hereinafter surgeon general report concluding tobacco products addicting much way heroin cocaine nicotine drug causes addiction nonetheless congress stopped well short ordering ban instead generally regulated labeling advertisement tobacco products expressly providing policy congress commerce national economy may protected maximum extent consistent consumers ing adequately informed adverse health effects congress decisions regulate labeling advertising adopt express policy protecting commerce national economy maximum extent reveal intent tobacco products remain market indeed collective premise statutes cigarettes smokeless tobacco continue sold ban tobacco products fda therefore plainly contradict congressional policy fda apparently recognized dilemma concluded somewhat ironically tobacco products actually safe within meaning fdca promulgating regulations agency conceded tobacco products unsafe term conventionally understood fed reg nonetheless fda reasoned determining whether device safe act must consider risks presented product also countervailing effects use product including consequences permitting product marketed id applying standard fda found high level addiction among tobacco users ban likely dangerous id particular current tobacco users suffer extreme withdrawal health care system available pharmaceuticals might able meet treatment demands suffering withdrawal black market offering cigarettes even dangerous currently sold legally likely develop ibid fda therefore concluded taking cigarettes smokeless tobacco market prevent people becoming addicted reduce death disease others record establish ban appropriate public health response act id may well fda asserts factors must considered developing regulatory scheme achieves best public health result products id fda judgment leaving tobacco products market effective achieving public health goals ban ibid substitute specific safety determinations required fdca various operative provisions several provisions act require fda determine product safe used consumers product probable therapeutic benefits must outweigh risk harm see rutherford commissioner generally considers drug safe expected therapeutic gain justifies risk entailed use contrast fda conception safety allow agency respect provision fdca requires agency determine product safety dangerousness compare aggregate health effects alternative administrative actions qualitatively different inquiry thus although fda concluded ban dangerous concluded tobacco products safe term used throughout act consider specifies factors fda may consider determining safety effectiveness device purposes classification performance standards premarket approval devices regulated fda must least reasonable assurance safety effectiveness device see ed supp iii fed reg title provides safety effectiveness device determined respect persons whose use device represented intended respect conditions use prescribed recommended suggested labeling device weighing probable benefit health use device probable risk injury illness use straightforward reading provision dictates fda must weigh probable therapeutic benefits device consumer probable risk injury applied tobacco products inquiry whether purported benefits satisfying addiction stimulation sedation weight control outweigh risks health use accommodate fda conception safety however one must read probable benefit health include benefit public health stemming adult consumers continued use tobacco products even though reduction tobacco use raison tre regulations words fda forced contend evil seeks combat benefit health implausible fda conception safety also incompatible fdca misbranding provision provides product misbranded dangerous health used dosage manner frequency duration prescribed recommended suggested labeling thereof according fda understanding product dangerous health therefore misbranded comparison leaving product market ban produce adverse health consequences aggregate quite simply different inquiries although banning particular product might detrimental public health aggregate product still dangerous health used directed section focuses dangers consumer use product stemming agency remedial measures consequently analogy made fda dissent highly toxic drugs used treatment various cancers unpersuasive see fed reg post opinion breyer although dangerous sense drugs safe within meaning act certain patients therapeutic benefits outweigh risk harm accordingly drugs properly described dangerous health true tobacco products fda documented great detail cigarettes smokeless tobacco unsafe means obtaining pharmacological effect dissent contends conclusion means fdca requires fda ban outright dangerous drugs devices post perverse reading statute id misunderstands holding fda consistent fdca may clearly regulate many dangerous products without banning indeed virtually every drug device poses dangers certain conditions fda may conclude drug device used safely therapeutic purpose yet time allow product remain market regulation incompatible fdca core objective ensuring every drug device safe effective considering fdca whole clear congress intended exclude tobacco products fda jurisdiction fundamental precept fdca product regulated fda banned must safe intended use various provisions act make clear refers safety using product obtain intended effects public health ramifications alternative administrative actions fda fda must determine reasonable assurance product therapeutic benefits outweigh risk harm consumer according standard fda concluded although tobacco products might effective delivering certain pharmacological effects unsafe dangerous used purposes consequently tobacco products within fda jurisdiction act require fda remove market entirely ban contradict congress clear intent expressed recent legislation inescapable conclusion room tobacco products within fdca regulatory scheme used safely therapeutic purpose yet banned simply fit determining whether congress spoken directly fda authority regulate tobacco must also consider greater detail legislation congress enacted past years time statute enacted may range plausible meanings time however subsequent acts shape focus meanings classic judicial task reconciling many laws enacted time getting make sense combination necessarily assumes implications statute may altered implications later statute fausto particularly scope earlier statute broad subsequent statutes specifically address topic hand recognized recently estate romani specific policy embodied later federal statute control construction earlier statute even though ha expressly amended congress enacted six separate pieces legislation since addressing problem tobacco use human health see supra statutes among things require health warnings appear packaging print outdoor advertisements see prohibit advertisement tobacco products medium electronic communication subject regulation federal communications commission fcc see require secretary health human services hhs report every three years congress research findings concerning addictive property tobacco make receipt certain federal block grants contingent making unlawful manufacturer retailer distributor tobacco products sell distribute product individual age adopting statute congress acted backdrop fda consistent repeated statements lacked authority fdca regulate tobacco absent claims therapeutic benefit manufacturer fact several occasions period health consequences tobacco use nicotine pharmacological effects become well known congress considered rejected bills granted fda jurisdiction circumstances evident congress statutes effectively ratified fda position lacks jurisdiction fdca regulate tobacco products congress created distinct regulatory scheme address problem tobacco health scheme presently constructed precludes role fda january surgeon general released report advisory committee smoking health report documented deleterious health effects smoking great detail concluding relevant part cigarette smoking contributes substantially mortality certain specific diseases overall death rate surgeon general report also identified pharmacological effects nicotine including stimulation tranquilization suppression appetite seven days report release federal trade commission ftc issued notice proposed rulemaking see fed reg june ftc promulgated final rule requiring cigarette manufacturers disclose clearly prominently advertising every pack box carton container cigarette smoking dangerous health may cause death cancer diseases id rule become effective january request congress ftc postponed enforcement six months see cipollone liggett group response surgeon general report ftc proposed rule congress convened hearings consider legislation addressing tobacco problem hearings deliberations fda representatives testified congress agency lacked jurisdiction fdca regulate tobacco products surgeon general terry asked hearings whether hew authority brand label packages cigarettes control advertising id surgeon general stated authority existing laws governing food drug administration ibid similarly fda deputy commissioner rankin testified food drug administration jurisdiction food drug cosmetic act tobacco unless bears drug claims cigarette labeling advertising hearings house committee interstate foreign commerce hereinafter hearings see also letter directors bureaus divisions directors districts fda bureau enforcement may hearings obacco marketed chewing smoking without accompanying therapeutic claims meet definitions food drug cosmetic act food drug device cosmetic fact hew secretary celebrezze urged congress amend fdca cover smoking products light findings surgeon general report provision might well completely outlaw least cigarettes contrary understand intended light experience amendment acceptable american people hearings fda disavowal jurisdiction consistent position taken since agency inception fda concedes never asserted authority regulate tobacco products customarily marketed promulgated regulations issue see brief petitioners see also brief appellee fda action smoking health harris cadc rec tab pp years since enactment original food drug act years since promulgation modern food drug cosmetic act fda repeatedly informed congress cigarettes beyond scope statute absent health claims establishing therapeutic intent behalf manufacturer vendor fda position also consistent congress specific intent enacted fdca act adoption fda predecessor agency bureau chemistry announced lacked authority regulate tobacco products pure food drug act ch stat unless marketed therapeutic claims see dept agriculture bureau chemistry service regulatory announcements apr announcements opinion chief bureau alsberg congress considered rejected bill amend food drugs act june extending provisions tobacco tobacco products see also cong rec remarks smoot fda admits evidence text fdca legislative history congress even considered applicability act tobacco products see brief petitioners given economic political significance tobacco industry time extremely unlikely congress intended place tobacco within ambit fdca absent discussion matter course whether congress enacted fdca specifically intended act cover tobacco products determinative ultimately provisions laws rather principal concerns legislators governed oncale sundowner offshore services see also tva hill us speculate much less act whether congress altered stance specific events case anticipated nonetheless intent certainly relevant understanding basis fda representations congress background congress enacted subsequent legislation moreover enacting fclaa congress considered rejected several proposals give fda authority regulate tobacco april representative udall introduced bill amend federal food drug cosmetic act make act applicable smoking products two months later senator moss introduced identical bill senate sess discussing proposal senate floor senator moss explained amendment simply places smoking products fda jurisdiction along foods drugs cosmetics cong rec december representative rhodes introduced another bill amended fdca striking food drug device cosmetic place appears therein inserting lieu thereof food drug device cosmetic smoking product january five months passage fclaa representative udall introduced bill amend fdca make act applicable smoking products none proposals became law congress ultimately decided subject tobacco products less extensive regulatory scheme fclaa created comprehensive federal program deal cigarette labeling advertising respect relationship smoking health pub stat fclaa rejected regulation advertising required warning caution cigarette smoking may hazardous health appear cigarette packages id stat act declaration policy congress stated objective balance goals ensuring public may adequately informed cigarette smoking may hazardous health protecting commerce national economy maximum extent id stat codified congress reject proposals grant fda jurisdiction explicitly preempted regulation cigarette labeling statement relating smoking health statement required act shall required cigarette package id stat regulation product labeling however integral aspect fdca existed today labeling requirements currently imposed fdca essentially identical force require fda regulate labeling drugs devices protect safety consumers see ed supp iv discussed earlier act requires products bear adequate directions use necessary protection users ed requires products provide adequate warnings use pathological conditions children use may dangerous health ed deems product misbranded dangerous health used dosage manner frequency duration prescribed recommended suggested labeling thereof sense fclaa remains incompatible fda regulation tobacco products say fclaa preemption provision necessarily foreclosed fda jurisdiction see cipollone liggett group important factor assessing whether congress ratified agency position whether congress adopted regulatory approach problem tobacco health contemplated role fda fclaa evidences congress intent preclude administrative agency exercising significant policymaking authority subject smoking health addition prohibiting additional requirements cigarette labeling fclaa provided statement relating smoking health shall required advertising cigarettes packages labeled conformity provisions act pub stat thus reaction ftc attempt regulate cigarette labeling advertising congress enacted statute reserving exclusive control subjects subsequent legislation followed similar pattern fclaa terms prohibition additional cigarette labeling advertising regulations relating smoking health expire july see stat anticipation provision expiration fcc ftc proposed rules governing advertisement cigarettes see fed reg fcc proposed rule ban broadcast cigarette commercials radio television stations id ftc proposed rule requiring manufacturers disclose packaging print advertising cigarette smoking dangerous health may cause death cancer coronary heart disease chronic bronchitis pulmonary emphysema debating proper role administrative agencies regulation tobacco see generally cigarette labeling advertising hearings house committee interstate foreign commerce pt congress amended fclaa banning cigarette advertisements medium electronic communication subject jurisdiction federal communications commission strengthening warning required appear cigarette packages public health cigarette smoking act pub stat importantly congress extended indefinitely prohibition regulation cigarette labeling respect smoking health despite importance labeling regulation fdca stat codified moreover expressly forbade ftc taking action pending rule july required ftc decided proceed rule thereafter notify congress least six months advance rule becoming effective stat chairman house committee bill originated stated congress body elected people must make policy determinations involved legislation agency made appointed officials cong rec remarks rep staggers four years later congress transferred authority regulate substances covered hazardous substances act hsa fda consumer products safety commission cpsc american public health association joined senator moss petitioned cpsc regulate cigarettes yielding milligrams tar see action smoking health harris cadc kluger ashes ashes cpsc determined lacked authority hsa regulate cigarettes district held act fact grant cpsc jurisdiction ordered reexamine petition see american public health association consumer product safety commission transfer binder cch consumer prod safety guide dc vacated moot cadc cpsc take action however congress mooted issue adopting legislation eliminated agency authority regulate tobacco tobacco products consumer product safety commission improvements act pub stat codified senator moss acknowledged legislation effect reverse district decision cong rec fda later observed episode particularly indicative policy congress limit regulatory authority cigarettes federal agencies letter action smoking health ash executive director banzhaf fda commissioner goyan app separate statement senate report underscored legislation purpose unmistakably reaffirm clear mandate congress basic regulation tobacco tobacco products governed legislation dealing subject regulation sensitive complex area must reserved specific congressional action additional views sens hartke hollings ford stevens beall meanwhile fda continued maintain lacked jurisdiction fdca regulate tobacco products customarily marketed fda commissioner edwards testified congress cigarettes recommended smoking pleasure beyond federal food drug cosmetic act hearings stated fda believed public health cigarette smoking act demonstrates regulation cigarettes domain congress labeling banning cigarettes step take congress move fda inconsistent clear congressional intent ibid ash filed citizen petition requesting fda regulate cigarettes citing many grounds motivated fda rulemaking see citizen petition may rec tab pp ash asserted nicotine highly addictive strong physiological effects body effects intended consumers use tobacco products precisely obtain effects tobacco causes thousands premature deaths annually ibid denying ash petition fda commissioner kennedy stated interpretation act fda consistently cigarettes drug unless health claims made vendors letter ash executive director banzhaf app matter proceeded litigation fda argued brief appeals cigarettes comprehended within statutory definition term drug absent objective evidence vendors represent intend products used drug brief appellee action smoking health harris cadc rec tab pp fda also contended congress long aware fda consider cigarettes within regulatory authority absence health claims made behalf manufacturer vendor congress never acted disturb agency interpretation acquiesced fda interpretation statutory limits authority regulate cigarettes id appeals upheld fda position concluding statute requires expansion job congress action smoking health harris fda also denied request ash commence rulemaking proceedings establish agency jurisdiction regulate cigarettes devices see letter ash executive director banzhaf fda commissioner goyan app agency stated nsofar rulemaking relate cigarettes attached filters customarily marketed concluded fda jurisdiction section act id congress considered legislation subject smoking health hhs assistant secretary brandt testified addition major cause cancer smoking major cause heart disease serious illnesses result unfavorable pregnancy outcomes house hearings also stated cigarette smoking drug dependence smoking addictive many people id nonetheless assistant secretary brandt maintained issue regulation tobacco something congress reserved within department authority regulate seeking authority id also testified senate stating despite evidence tobacco health effects addictiveness department view congress assumed responsibility regulating cigarettes smoking prevention education act hearings senate committee labor human resources hereinafter senate hearings backdrop congress enacted three additional statutes next four years incrementally expanded regulatory scheme tobacco products congress adopted alcohol drug abuse amendments pub stat codified et seq require secretary hhs report congress every three years addictive property tobacco include recommendations action secretary may deem appropriate year later congress enacted comprehensive smoking education act pub stat amended fclaa modifying prescribed warning notably debate senate floor senator hawkins argued act necessary part nder food drug cosmetic act congress exempted tobacco products cong rec congress enacted comprehensive smokeless tobacco health education act csthea pub stat codified et seq essentially extended regulatory provisions fclaa smokeless tobacco products like fclaa csthea provided statement relating use smokeless tobacco products health statements required act shall required federal agency appear package smokeless tobacco product stat codified thus cigarettes congress reserved aspect smokeless tobacco regulation particularly important fdca regulatory scheme surgeon general released report summarizing abundant scientific literature demonstrating igarettes forms tobacco addicting nicotine psychoactive causes physical dependence characterized withdrawal syndrome usually accompanies nicotine abstinence surgeon general report report concluded pharmacologic behavioral processes determine tobacco addiction similar determine addiction drugs heroin cocaine id year fda commissioner young stated congress look like possible regulate tobacco food drug cosmetic act even though smoking think widely recognized harmful human health rural development agriculture related agencies appropriations hearings subcommittee house committee appropriations hearing fda general counsel testified fairly important fda law whether product therapeutic purpose igarettes used therapeutic purpose concept ordinarily understood congress considered three bills amended fdca grant fda jurisdiction regulate tobacco products see sess sess sess congress rejected proposals congress instead adopted alcohol drug abuse mental health administration reorganization act pub stat codified et seq creates incentives regulate retail sale tobacco products making receipt certain block grants contingent prohibiting sale tobacco products minors taken together actions congress past years preclude interpretation fdca grants fda jurisdiction regulate tobacco products rely congress failure act consideration rejection bills given fda authority reaching conclusion indeed case simple inaction congress purportedly represents acquiescence agency position contrary congress enacted several statutes addressing particular subject tobacco health creating distinct regulatory scheme cigarettes smokeless tobacco congress aware tobacco health hazards pharmacological effects also enacted legislation background fda repeatedly consistently asserting lacks jurisdiction fdca regulate tobacco products customarily marketed congress persistently acted preclude meaningful role administrative agency making policy subject tobacco health moreover substance congress regulatory scheme important respect incompatible fda jurisdiction although supervision product labeling protect consumer health substantial component fda regulation drugs devices see ed supp iii fclaa csthea explicitly prohibit federal agency imposing labeling requirements cigarettes smokeless tobacco products see circumstances clear congress legislation effectively ratified fda previous position lacks jurisdiction regulate tobacco bob jones univ hardly conceivable congress setting member congress abundantly aware going congress affirmatively acted address issue tobacco health relying representations fda authority regulate tobacco created distinct scheme regulate sale tobacco products focused labeling advertising premised belief fda lacks jurisdiction fdca result congress statutes preclude fda regulating tobacco products customarily marketed although dissent takes issue discussion fda change position post conclusion rely fact fda assertion jurisdiction represents sharp break prior interpretation fdca certainly agency initial interpretation statute charged administering carved stone chevron see also smiley citibank south dakota recognized motor vehicle mfrs assn state farm mut automobile ins agencies must given ample latitude adapt rules policies demands changing circumstances id quoting permian basin area rate cases consistency fda prior position significant case different reason provides important context congress enactment legislation fda repeatedly informed congress fdca grant authority regulate tobacco products statements consistent agency unwavering position since inception position predecessor agency first taken although crucial consistency fda prior position bolsters conclusion congress created distinct regulatory scheme addressing subject tobacco health understood fda without jurisdiction regulate tobacco products ratified position dissent also argues proper inference drawn congress legislation critically ambivalent post disagree series statutes congress crafted specific legislative response problem tobacco health understanding based repeated assertions fda agency authority fdca regulate tobacco products moreover congress expressly preempted regulation labeling tobacco products concerning health consequences even though oversight labeling central fdca regulatory scheme addressing subject congress consistently evidenced intent preclude federal agency exercising significant policymaking authority area circumstances believe appropriate inference congress intended ratify fda prior position lacks jurisdiction unmistakable dissent alternatively argues even congress subsequent legislation fact ratify fda position position merely contingent disavowal jurisdiction specifically dissent contends fda traditional view largely premised perceived inability prove necessary statutory intent requirement post fair reading fda representations prior however demonstrates agency position essentially unconditional see hearings statement commissioner edwards egulation cigarettes domain congress ny move fda inconsistent clear congressional intent house hearings statement assistant secretary brandt issue regulation tobacco something congress reserved senate hearings statement assistant secretary brandt congress assumed responsibility regulating cigarettes brief appellee action smoking health harris cadc rec tab pp congress never acted disturb agency interpretation acquiesced fda interpretation extent agency position characterized equivocal respect exception manufacturer makes express claims therapeutic benefit see hearings statement deputy commissioner rankin food drug administration jurisdiction food drug cosmetic act tobacco unless bears drug claims letter ash executive director banzhaf fda commissioner kennedy app interpretation act fda consistently cigarettes drug unless health claims made vendors letter ash executive director banzhaf fda commissioner goyan app insofar rulemaking relate cigarettes attached filters customarily marketed concluded fda jurisdiction thus congress ratified fda plain resolute position fdca gives agency authority regulate tobacco products customarily marketed finally inquiry whether congress directly spoken precise question issue shaped least measure nature question presented deference chevron agency construction statute administers premised theory statute ambiguity constitutes implicit delegation congress agency fill statutory gaps see chevron extraordinary cases however may reason hesitate concluding congress intended implicit delegation cf breyer judicial review questions law policy admin rev may also ask whether legal question important one congress likely focused upon answered major questions leaving interstitial matters answer course statute daily administration hardly ordinary case contrary representations congress since fda asserted jurisdiction regulate industry constituting significant portion american economy fact fda contends determine tobacco products provide reasonable assurance safety authority ban cigarettes smokeless tobacco entirely see brief petitioners reply brief petitioners owing unique place american history society tobacco unique political history congress better worse created distinct regulatory scheme tobacco products squarely rejected proposals give fda jurisdiction tobacco repeatedly acted preclude agency exercising significant policymaking authority area given history breadth authority fda asserted obliged defer agency expansive construction statute congress consistent judgment deny fda power decision mci telecommunications american telephone telegraph instructive case involved proper construction term modify communications act fcc contended act gave discretion modify requirement imposed statute therefore possessed authority render voluntary otherwise mandatory requirement long distance carriers file rates rejected fcc construction finding slightest doubt congress directly spoken question reasoning even apt concluded highly unlikely congress leave determination whether industry entirely even substantially agency discretion even unlikely achieve subtle device permission modify requirements mci confident congress intended delegate decision economic political significance agency cryptic fashion find fda authority regulate tobacco products one must adopt extremely strained understanding safety used throughout act concept central fdca regulatory scheme also ignore plain implication congress subsequent legislation therefore clear based fdca overall regulatory scheme subsequent tobacco legislation congress directly spoken question issue precluded fda regulating tobacco products means question seriousness problem fda sought address agency amply demonstrated tobacco use particularly among children adolescents poses perhaps single significant threat public health nonetheless matter important conspicuous controversial issue regardless likely public hold executive branch politically accountable post administrative agency power regulate public interest must always grounded valid grant authority congress anxiety effectuate congressional purpose protecting public must take care extend scope statute beyond point congress indicated stop article drug quoting cases jam reading fdca whole well conjunction congress subsequent legislation plain congress given fda authority seeks exercise reasons judgment appeals fourth circuit affirmed ordered food drug administration et al tioners brown williamson tobacco corporation et al writ certiorari appeals fourth circuit march justice breyer justice stevens justice souter justice ginsburg join dissenting food drug administration fda authority regulate articles food intended affect structure function body federal food drug cosmetic act fdca unlike majority believe tobacco products fit within statutory language interpretation majority nowhere denies following two salient points first tobacco products including cigarettes fall within scope statutory definition read literally cigarettes achieve effects interaction chemical nicotine cells central nervous system cigarette manufacturers smokers alike know desire chemically induced result hence cigarettes intended affect body structure function literal sense words second statute basic purpose protection public health supports inclusion cigarettes within scope see article drug fdca given liberal construction consistent overriding purpose protect public health emphasis added unregulated tobacco use causes ore people die year illnesses cancer respiratory illnesses heart disease fed reg indeed tobacco products kill people country every year aids car accidents alcohol homicides illegal drugs suicides fires combined ibid emphasis added despite fdca literal language general purpose support fda finding cigarettes come within statutory authority majority nonetheless reads statute excluding tobacco products two basic reasons fdca fit case tobacco statute requires fda prohibit dangerous drugs devices like cigarettes outright agency concedes simply banning sale cigarettes proper remedy ante congress enacted statutes viewed light fda long history denying jurisdiction considered together congress failure explicitly grant agency authority demonstrate congress intend fda exercise jurisdiction tobacco ante view neither propositions valid rather fdca significantly limit fda remedial alternatives see infra later statutes tell fda exercise jurisdiction simply leave fda jurisdictional law congress found see infra cf food drug administration modernization act stat codified note following supp iii statute shall construed affect question whether fda authority regulate tobacco product bulk opinion follows explain basis latter conclusions short believe important indicia statutory meaning language purpose along fdca legislative history described briefly part sufficient establish fda authority regulate tobacco arguments jurisdiction tobacco companies majority rely upon discussed part ii based erroneous assumptions thus defeat thrust fdca language purpose inferences majority draws later legislative history persuasive since point part iii one easily infer later laws congress intend affect fda authority fact fda changed mind scope jurisdiction legally insignificant part iv establishes agency reasons changing course fully justified finally explain part degree accountability likely attach fda action case alleviate concern congress rather administrative agency make important regulatory decision federal pure food drug act contained two jurisdictional definitions drug medicines preparations recognized pharmacopoeia national formulary substance mixture substances intended used cure mitigation prevention disease act june ch stat congress added third definition relevant articles food intended affect structure function body act june ch stat codified also added similar definition respect device see stat codified mentioned literal language third definition fdca general purpose strongly support projurisdiction reading statute see supra statute history offers support fda drafted new language testified congress third definition expand fdca jurisdictional scope significantly see hearings subcommittee senate committee commerce reprinted fda legislative history federal food drug cosmetic act amendments hereinafter leg indeed purpose new definition make possible regulation great many products found market alleged treatments diseased conditions drafters focused specifically upon need give fda jurisdiction slenderizing products antifat remedies aware created admittedly inclusive wide definition broad language included deliberately jurisdiction substances preparations food devices intended affect structure function body ibid emphasis added see also hearings senate committee commerce sess reprinted leg hist statement chief walter campbell acknowledging definition drugs studying fdca history experts written statute purposefully broad delegation discretionary powers congress food drug administration ed hereinafter sense fdca must regarded constitution establish es general principles permit implementation within broad parameters fda implement objectives effective efficient controls devised hutt philosophy regulation federal food drug cosmetic act food drug cosm emphasis added said historical expansion definition drug creation parallel concept devices clearly show congress fully intended act coverage broad literal language indicates equally clearly broader strict medical definition might otherwise allow congress grant fda broad jurisdictional authority surprise one president much congress believed federal administrative agencies needed broad authority exercise authority wisely view embodied much second new deal legislation cf gray powell congress legislated specifically decided delegate function whose experience particular field gave promise better informed equitable determination thus around time added relevant language fdca congress enacted laws granting administrative agencies even broader powers regulate much nation transportation communication see civil aeronautics act ch stat civil aeronautics board regulate airlines within confines highly general public convenience necessity standard motor carrier act ch stat interstate commerce commission establish reasonable requirements trucking communications act ch stat federal communications commission fcc regulate radio later television within confines even broader public interest standard new deal congress suddenly hesitated delegate well established agency fda discretionary authority straightforward reading relevant statutory language implies surprising statutory delegation power lead many years assertion jurisdiction legislators might expected possibility inherent nature broad delegation may well seemed unlikely fda ever bring cigarette manufacturers within fdca statutory language proving cigarettes produce chemical changes body makers intended product chemically affect body structure function back may seemed unlikely even assuming proof fda actually exercise discretion regulate popular product see kluger ashes ashes americans love smoking seemed unlikely assuming fda decided regulate proved particular jurisdictional prerequisites courts rule jurisdictional assertion fully authorized cf southwestern cable reading federal communications act authorizing fcc jurisdiction regulate cable systems noting congress foreseen development advanced communications systems read narrowly phrased statutes grant might seemed even unlikely assertions agency jurisdiction see permian basin area rate cases statutory authority regulate interstate transportation natural gas includes authority regulate prices charged field producers phillips petroleum wisconsin independent gas producer subject regulation despite natural gas act express exemption gathering production facilities shall pursue general matters neither companies majority denies fdca literal language general purpose particular legislative history favor fda present jurisdictional view rather made several specific arguments support one basic contention even statutory delegation broad broad enough include tobacco turn arguments ii tobacco companies contend fdca words possibly read mean literally say statute defines device example instrument apparatus implement machine contrivance implant vitro reagent similar related article intended affect structure function body taken literally definition might include everything room air conditioners thermal pajamas companies argue avoid result meaning drug device confined medical therapeutic products narrowly defined see brief respondent tobacco companies may well right statute read cover room air conditioners winter underwear agree must accept proposed limitation one thing cramped reading contravenes established purpose statutory language see third definition clearly broader strict medical definition leg hist definition covers products alleged treatments diseased conditions another companies restriction render two drug definitions superfluous see covering articles leading pharmacology compendia intended use diagnosis cure mitigation treatment prevention disease importantly statute language supplies different suitable limitation drug must chemical agent fdca device definition article affects structure function body device achieve primary intended purposes chemical action within body dependent upon metabolized achievement primary intended purposes emphasis added one readily infer language least article achieve primary purpose chemical action within body dependent upon metabolized drug provided otherwise falls within scope drug definition one need hypothesize air conditioners thermal pajamas recognize chemical nicotine important tobacco ingredient meets test although oversimplify fda determined nicotine enters body blood carries almost immediately brain see fed reg nicotine binds receptors surface brain cells setting series chemical reactions alter one mood produce feelings sedation stimulation see nicotine also increases number nicotinic receptors brain surface alters normal electrical activity see nicotine stimulates transmission natural chemical rewards body pleasurable sensations dopamine causing nicotine addiction see upshot nicotine stabilizes mood suppresses appetite tranquilizes satisfies physical craving nicotine helped create chemical action within body metabolized physiology simply smoker psychology helps explain many adult smokers believe smoking reduce nervous irritation fed reg young people begin smoking say relaxation fed reg less smokers want quit year succeed chemistry also helps explain surgeon general findings smokers believe smoking makes feel better smoke situations involving negative mood present purposes chemistry demonstrates nicotine affects structure function body manner quite similar effects regulated substances see fda regulates valium nodoz products indeed addiction sedation stimulation weight loss precisely kinds product effects fda typically reviews controls since nicotine cigarettes plainly food chemical effects suffice establish drug cigarette delivers device purpose fdca tobacco companies principal definitional argument focuses upon statutory word intended see companies say intended context term art see brief respondent brown williamson tobacco assert statutory word intended means product maker made express claim effect product body ibid indeed according companies fda inability prove cigarette manufacturers make claims precisely agency historically said lacked statutory power regulate tobacco see fdca however use word claimed uses word intended fda long ago issued regulations say relevant intent shown manufacturer expressions also circumstances surrounding distribution article fed reg codified cfr see also fed reg objective intent shown article knowledge makers offered used particular purpose thus even absence express claims fda regulated products affect body manufacturer wants knows consumers use product see fed reg describing agency regulation topical hormones sunscreens fluoride tanning lamps thyroid food supplements novelty condoms marketed without express claims see also food drug administration sometimes nature material makes drug courts ordinarily reverse agency interpretation kind congress clearly answered interpretive question agency interpretation unreasonable chevron natural resources defense council companies effort argue former point language legislative history tying word intended technical concept called intended use nothing congress discussion either intended intended use suggests express claim often shows intent always necessary indeed primary statement companies direct attention says manufacturer determine kind regulation applies food drug representations connection sale manufacturer determine whether article used food drug reprinted leg hist fda objective intent interpretation unreasonable falls well within established scope ordinary meaning word intended see agnew intent encompasses known consequences act companies acknowledge fda regulate substance ordinary circumstance manufacturer makes express claim unreasonable conclude agency retains power product effects body well known say like aspirin calamine lotion need express representations product speaks companies also deny evidence intent sufficient satisfy statutory word intended fda long interpreted first place time actually make express advertising claims regarding tobacco properties historical representations portend present expectations late example american tobacco company urged smokers reach lucky instead sweet kluger ashes ashes advertisements reynolds rjr emphasized mood stability depicting pilot remarking takes steady nerves fly mail night smoke camels smoke plenty rjr also advertised stimulating quality cigarettes stating one instance get lift camel another camels harmless restoration flow natural body energy claims medical proof mildness beneficial effects commonplace see brown williamson advertised mentholated cigarettes tonic hot tired throats phillip morris contended ecognized laboratory tests conclusively proven advantage phillip morris rjr proclaimed digestion sake smoke camels camels make mealtime pleasant digestion stimulated alkalinity although recent decades cigarette manufacturers stopped making express health claims advertising consumers come understand companies longer need express chemical action cigarettes stabilize mood sedate stimulate help suppress appetite second even though companies refused acknowledge publicly recently nicotine cigarettes chemically induced effects see regulation tobacco products part hearings house subcommittee health environment hereinafter hearings heads seven major tobacco companies testified oath believed nicotine addictive emphasis added fda recently gained access solid documentary evidence proving cigarette manufacturers long known tobacco produces effects within body metabolizing chemicals long wanted products produce effects way example scientist explained moke beyond question optimized vehicle nicotine cigarette optimized dispenser smoke fed reg scientist urged company executives hink cigarette pack storage container day supply nicotine think cigarette dispenser dose unit nicotine hink puff smoke vehicle nicotine ibid philip morris year tobacco industry researchers told superiors different situations different dose levels nicotine appears act stimulant depressant tranquilizer psychic energizer appetite reducer agent energizer therefore tobacco products may sense compete variety products certain types drug action rjr draft report prepared authorities philip morris said nicotine physiologically active nitrogen containing substance similar quinine cocaine atropine morphine hile substances used affect human physiology nicotine particularly broad range influence manufacturer study stated pharmacological response smokers nicotine believed responsible individual smoking behaviour providing motivation degree satisfaction required smoker brown williamson evidence fda sufficiently established companies intend products affect body within meaning fdca majority nonetheless reaches inescapable conclusion language structure fdca whole simply fit kind public health problem tobacco creates ante majority view fdca requires fda ban outright dangerous drugs devices cigarettes yet fda concedes immediate total ban inappropriate ibid argument curious leads similarly inescapable force precisely opposite conclusion namely fda jurisdiction must ban cigarettes importantly argument fails take account fact statute interpreted requiring fda pick dangerous less dangerous remedy perverse statute causing rather preventing unnecessary harm whenever total ban likely dangerous response one least imagine circumstances suppose example commonly used mildly addictive sleeping pill say kind popular contact lens plainly within fda jurisdiction turned pose serious health risks certain consumers suppose many addicted consumers ignore immediate total ban turning potentially dangerous substitute less draconian remedy say adequate notice wean gradually away safer product fdca still force fda impose dangerous remedy following reasons think first statute language restrict fda remedial powers way fdca permits fda regulate combination product device cigarette contains drug nicotine device provisions fdca device provisions explicitly grant fda wide remedial discretion example fda otherwise obtain reasonable assurance device safety effectiveness agency may restrict regulation product sale distribution use upon conditions secretary may prescribe emphasis added statutory section clearly addresses fda power ban entitled banned devices says device presents unreasonable substantial risk illness injury secretary may must initiate proceeding make device banned device emphasis added points statutory subsections believes require fda ban drug device entirely even outright ban risks harm regulatory responses see ante cited provisions thing true majority contends fdca requires fda place devices one three classifications class iii devices require premarket approval ante case fda must place cigarettes class iii tobacco present potential unreasonable risk illness injury fact class iii applies regulation otherwise provide reasonable assurance placing device class class ii regulation provide assurance thus statute plainly allows fda consider relative overall safety device light regulatory alternatives fda chosen least dangerous path safest path provide reasonable assurance safety within meaning statute good football helmet provides reasonable assurance safety player even sport still dangerous safest regulatory choice definition offers reasonable assurance safety world alternatives yet dangerous event entirely clear statute text class iii categorization require fda affirmatively withdraw market dangerous devices cigarettes already widely distributed see device presents unreasonable substantial risk illness injury secretary may make banned device device presents unreasonable risk substantial harm public health secretary may require notification defective device creates unreasonable risk harm secretary may order repair replacement refund cf food drug administration point class iii premarket approval allow careful scientific review truly new device exposed users emphasis added noting fdca requires banning misbranded drug majority also points deems drug device misbranded dangerous health used prescribed recommended suggested labeling see ante addition majority mentions calls drug device misbranded unless labeling bears adequate directions use necessary protection users ibid misbranding language determinative permits fda conclude drug device dangerous health adequate directions regulated render harmless possible surely agency determine substance comparatively safe dangerous whenever less dangerous make product available subject regulatory requirements suddenly withdraw market interpretation risks substantial harm sort sleeping pill example illustrates see supra nothing statute prevents agency adopting view safety avoid harm indeed fda already seems taken position permitting distribution toxic drugs poisons used chemotherapy dangerous user deemed dangerous health relevant sense see fed reg tobacco companies point another statutory provision says device cause serious adverse health consequences death secretary shall issue cease distribution order emphasis added word shall context mean secretary must resort recall remedy whenever device serious adverse health effects rather language must mean secretary shall issue cease distribution order compliance section procedural requirements secretary chooses discretion use particular subsection recall remedy otherwise subsection trump make meaningless section provision lesser remedies simple notice secretary similarly impose finds device presents unreasonable risk substantial harm public reading statute compel fda recall every dangerous device likewise conflict subsection statement recall remedy shall addition remedies provided statute emphasis added statute language permits agency choose remedies consistent basic purpose overall protection public health second reason fdca require fda select dangerous remedy see supra despite majority assertions contrary statute distinguish among kinds health effects agency may take account assessing safety insists statute permits agency take account health risks benefits product used individual consumers ante thus fda prohibited considering ban smoking lead many smokers suffer severe withdrawal symptoms buy possibly stronger dangerous black market cigarettes considerations majority calls aggregate health effects alternative administrative actions ibid fdca expressly permits fda take account comparative safety precisely manner see ii device recall risk recal presents greater health risk recall notification unless notification present greater danger notification moreover one distinguish context specific health risk incurred individual aggregate risk group relevant risk bottom risk individual relevant risk attaches product relevant risk aggregate sense agency aggregates health effects order determine risk individual consumer unregulated smoking kill individuals typical group people regulated smoking kill smoking ban black market kill three possibilities means group four one two individuals average die respectively risk individual consumer respectively specific risk individual consumer aggregate risks two sides coin calls attention set facts may theoretical distinction risk product risk related presence absence intervening voluntary act search replacement black market majority rely upon distinction fda history regulating replacement drugs methadone shows long taken likely actual alternative consumer behavior account concede matter logic one consider fda safety evaluation different choice remedies read statute forbid agency taking account realities consumer behavior either assessing safety choosing remedy increase risks harm doubling risk death individual user example congress insist fda ignore realities even consequent harm occur unusually say fda evaluates product sleeping pill cigarette contact lens already market potentially habit forming popular find satisfactory answer question imagine statute says nothing distinctions tried draw see instructing fda determine safety effectiveness device part weighing probable benefit health probable risk injury illness emphasis added third experience counsels overly rigid interpretation fdca divorced statute overall purposes different set words added fdca delaney amendment provides food additive shall deemed safe found appropriate tests induce cancer man animal fda interpreted language requiring ban food additive matter small amount appeared food product additive ever found induce cancer animal matter large dose needed induce appearance single carcinogenic cell see discussing agency view fda believed statute ban mandate absolute prevented establishing level safe use even judge whether benefits continued use outweigh risks involved interpretation principle required ban everything herbal teas mushrooms actually led fda ban saccharine see fed reg though extremely controversial regulatory response never took effect congress enacted continually renewed law postponing ban see saccharin study labeling act pub stat pub tit vi stat interpretation statutory language us risks consequences even less linguistic reason even worse view advances undermines fdca overall purpose placing fda strange dilemma either banning completely potentially dangerous drug device nothing saying misunderstood conclusion majority maintains fda may clearly regulate many dangerous products without banning ante adds fda must ban rather otherwise regulate drug device used safely therapeutic purpose ibid misunderstand linchpin majority conclusion remains unexplained must unsafe device withdrawn market particular remedy threatens health many thus dangerous another regulatory response indeed perverse interpretation reads fdca require ban device safe therapeutic purpose ban dangerous remedial alternative view linguistically permissible interpret fdca light congress overall desire protect health purpose requires flexible interpretation permits fda take account realities human behavior allows appropriate cases choose arsenal statutory remedies statute interpreted easily fit health problems iii majority view laws enacted since require us deny jurisdiction whatever fdca might mean absence laws contain language barring fda jurisdiction majority must concede contain provisions inconsistent fda exercise jurisdiction one exception see infra majority points provision somehow repeal principles law discussed part ii supra otherwise lead conclusion fda jurisdiction area companies deny making claim see tr oral arg denying reliance doctrine partial repeal perhaps later laws shape focus congress meant generation earlier ante warned using views later congress construe statute enacted many years see pension benefit guaranty corporation ltv later history hazardous basis inferring intent earlier congress quoting price majority suggests subsequent history control construction fdca see ante citation internal quotation marks omitted expressly held subsequent views controlling haynes accord southwestern cable views little see also sullivan finkelstein calia concurring arguments based subsequent legislative history taken seriously even regardless later statutes support majority conclusion whatever individual members congress may assumed fda jurisdiction laws enacted embody jurisdiction assumption one automatically infer antijurisdiction intent majority later statutes similarly consistent quite different congressional desire namely intent proceed without interfering whatever authority fda otherwise may possessed see cigarette labeling advertising hearings et al house committee interstate foreign commerce hereinafter hearings statement fino proposed legislation erode agency authority demonstrate subsequent legislative history critically ambivalent read either ratif ying assumption see ante leaving jurisdictional question congress found fact inferences equally tenable pension benefit guaranty corp supra citation internal quotation marks omitted johnson transportation agency santa clara calia dissenting prevents majority drawing later statutes firm antijurisdiction implication needs consider example congress failure provide fda express authority regulate tobacco circumstance majority finds significant see ante cf southwestern cable supra failed requests prove agency already possess authority fact congress failed grant express authority fda fda denied jurisdiction tobacco failed take authority expressly away agency later asserted jurisdiction see failed bill seeking amend fdca say othing act act shall provide fda authority regulate manner tobacco tobacco products see also similar res reprinted cong rec georgia legislators unsuccessfully requested congress rescind action giving fda authority tobacco sess failed bill prohibit fda regulation sale use tobacco similar consequently defeat various different proposed jurisdictional changes proves nothing history shows congress muster votes necessary either grant deny fda relevant authority neither favors disfavors majority position majority also mentions speed congress acted take jurisdiction away agencies tried assert see ante congressional response proves nothing one hand speedy reply might suggest congress somehow resented agency assertions jurisdiction area desired reserve consideration supports majority hand congress quick reaction respect agencies regulatory efforts contrasts dramatically failure enact responsive law speed fda asserted jurisdiction tobacco three years ago contrast supports opposite conclusion addition least one statute reveals quite different congressional intent majority infers see note following supp iii fda modernization act law shall construed affect question whether fda authority regulate tobacco product uch authority shall exercised fdca effect day date enactment consequently appears interpretation reconcile subsequent statutes inference congress intend either explicitly implicitly later laws answer question scope fda jurisdictional authority see cong rec modernization act interfere substantially negatively affect fda tobacco authority majority historical perspective also appears shaped language federal cigarette labeling advertising act fclaa stat et seq see ante fclaa requires manufacturers place cigarette packages health warnings following surgeon general warning smoking causes lung cancer heart disease emphysema may complicate pregnancy fclaa express provision says statement relating smoking health statement required act shall required cigarette package clause plainly prohibits fda requiring cigarette package statement relating smoking health one contends fda failed abide prohibition see fed reg describing regulatory prescriptions rather question whether fclaa provision forbid fda regulate already answered question expressly negative see cipollone liggett group cipollone held fclaa provision bar state federal regulation outside provision literal scope described provision merely prohibit ing state federal rulemaking bodies mandating particular cautionary statements cigarette labels ibid negative answer fully consistent congress intentions regard language congress enacted fclaa focused upon regulatory efforts federal trade commission ftc fda see hearings public health cigarette smoking act pub stat expressly amended fclaa provide othing act shall construed affirm deny ftc holding authority issue trade regulation rules tobacco see also conf statement house managers intention resolve question whether ftc regulate tobacco different way see also cong rec statement satterfield one read fclaa clause provision congress intended limit even respect agency directly issue broadly bar different agency engaging cigarette regulation answer need inasmuch already declined view fclaa entire field tobacco regulation accept law bars fda regulatory efforts fclaa narrow provision set aside majority conclusion congress clearly intended statutes exclusive response problem tobacco health ante based legislative silence notwithstanding views voiced various legislators congress addressed expressly issue fda authority said statement statute construed affect question whether fda authority regulate tobacco product note following supp iii proper inference drawn statutes one interprets congress general legislative silence consistently statement iv turn final historical fact majority views factor interpretation subsequent legislative history fda former denials authority early fda expressly maintained statute give power seeks assert changed mind majority agrees fda change positions make significant legal difference see ante see also chevron initial agency interpretation instantly carved stone accord smiley citibank south dakota hange invalidating nevertheless labels denials important context drawing inference congress intent ante view fda change policy like subsequent utes nothing advance majority position denied jurisdiction regulate cigarettes fda consistently stated example fda administrators wrote cigarettes satisfy relevant fdca definitions particular intent requirement cigarette makers sell product accompanying therapeutic claims letter directors bureaus divisions directors districts fda bureau enforcement may public health cigarette amendments hearings consumer subcommittee senate committee commerce hereinafter fda enforcement letter subsequent fda commissioners made roughly assertion one pointed fact manufacturers recommended cigarettes smoking pleasure two others reiterated evidentiary need health claims yet another stressed importance proving intent adding sufficient evidence intent regard nicotine see respectively edwards letter app kennedy hearings rankin hearings kessler tobacco company counsel also testified fda lacked jurisdiction jurisdiction depends intended use turn depends general claims representations made manufacturer health consequences smoking nicotine addiction hearing subcommittee health environment house committee energy commerce testimony richard cooper emphasis added agency statements occasionally referred additional problems commissioner kessler example said enormous social consequences flowing decision regulate tobacco counseled favor obtaining specific congressional guidance hearings see also ante quoting statement health human services secretary brandt effect congress wanted make relevant jurisdictional decision fair reading fda denials suggests overwhelming problem one proving requisite manufacturer intent see action smoking health harris cadc fda comments reveal understanding crux fda jurisdiction drugs lay manufacturers representations revelatory intent changed one thing fda obtained evidence sufficient prove necessary intent despite absence specific claims see supra evidence first became available early permitted agency demonstrate tobacco companies knew nicotine achieved habituating effects chemical psychological means even time companies publicly denying knowledge moreover scientific evidence adverse health effects mounted late consensus seriousness matter became firm say concern smoking adverse health effects new phenomenon see higginson new counterblast papers characterizing tobacco narcotic poison active say however convincing epidemiological evidence began appear century first surgeon general report documenting adverse health effects appeared surgeon general report establishing nicotine addictive effects appeared stage health conclusions subject controversy diminishing somewhat time recently recently become clear wide consensus health problem see fed reg finally administration policy changed earlier administrations may hesitated assert jurisdiction reasons prior commissioners expressed see supra commissioners current administration simply took different regulatory attitude nothing law prevents fda changing policy reasons evidence needed prove objective intent even without express claim found emerging scientific consensus tobacco adverse chemically induced health effects may convinced agency spend resources important regulatory effort change administrations agree ustice rehnquist statement different case wrote agency changed view seems related election new president different political party readily apparent responsible members one administration may consider public resistance uncertainties important counterparts previous administration change administration brought people casting votes perfectly reasonable basis executive agency reappraisal costs benefits programs regulations long agency remains within bounds established congress entitled assess administrative records evaluate priorities light philosophy administration motor vehicle mfrs assn state farm mut automobile ins concurring part dissenting part one might nonetheless claim even interpretation fdca later statutes gets words right lacks sense music see helvering gregory hand meaning statute may separate words melody notes claim might rest either two grounds first one might claim despite fda legal right change mind original statements played critical part enactment later statutes play critical part interpretation fda traditional view largely premised perceived inability prove necessary statutory intent requirement see fda enforcement letter statutory basis exclusion tobacco products fda jurisdiction fact tobacco marketed chewing smoking without accompanying therapeutic claims meet definitions food drug device cosmetic statement assert jurisdiction substance unless treated food bar jurisdiction agency later establishes substance intended eaten fda denials authority sufficiently resemble kind statement make critical interpretive difference second one might claim courts interpreting statutes assume close cases decision enormous social consequences hearings made democratically elected members congress rather unelected agency administrators cf kent dulles assuming congress want delegate power make rules interfering exercise basic human liberties background canon interpretation however believe controls outcome insofar decision regulate tobacco reflects policy administration decision administration politically elected officials support must take responsibility importance decision taken well attendant publicity means public likely aware hold officials politically accountable presidents like members congress elected public indeed president vice president public officials entire nation elects believe administrative agency decision magnitude one important conspicuous controversial escape kind public scrutiny essential democracy review take place whether congress executive branch makes relevant decision according fda smokers successfully stop smoking year even though say want quit actually make attempt see fed reg citing centers disease control prevention cigarette smoking among adults morbidity mortality weekly report fact handful try quit smoking actually succeed illustrates certain reality reality nicotine cigarettes creates powerful physiological addiction flowing chemically induced changes brain fda found makers cigarettes intend physical effects hence nicotine drug cigarette delivers nicotine body device fdca language read light basic purpose permits fda assert jurisdiction agency claims majority finds cigarettes dangerous fdca require banned result majority believes congress desired thus concludes fda authority disagree statute require cigarette ban even wrong ban statute restrict agency choice remedies jurisdiction majority also believes subsequently enacted statutes deprive fda jurisdiction later laws say next nothing fda authority previous fda disclaimers jurisdiction may helped form legislative atmosphere congress statutes emerged legislative atmosphere law unless embodied statutory word phrase relevant words phrases reveal nothing intent change jurisdictional status quo upshot today holds regulatory statute aimed unsafe drugs devices authorize regulation drug nicotine device cigarette finds unsafe far particular drug device risks harms administrative regulation seeks rectify majority conclusion reasons set forth believe law require consequently dissent