REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TOBACCO.

SEC. 1557. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TOBACCO. The Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983 is amended by inserting after section 213 (7 U.S.C. 511r) the following new section: “SEC. 214. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TOBACCO. “(a) In General.— Not later than 60 days after the export of tobacco or a tobacco product not described in subsection (b), the exporter of such tobacco or tobacco product shall prepare a report containing the records relating to such export and submit such report to the Secretary of Agriculture. “(b) Special Rule.— Manufacturers of tobacco products shall prepare and maintain records on all finished cigarettes and cigarette ready tobacco. Information contained in such records shall be aggregated on a quarterly basis, certified as accurate by the entity preparing such aggregation, and submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture as provided for in this section. Tobacco manufacturers shall maintain records utilized to prepare the aggregation for a period of 5 years. “(c) Scope.— Records maintained under this section shall include the crop year, grade, type, country of origin, poundage, and such other information relating to the tobacco products as the Secretary determines appropriate. “(d) Reports.— Records, reports, and aggregations submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture under this section shall be provided by the Secretary to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, in a timely manner. “(e) Penalty.— Any exporter who violates the provisions of this section with respect to the provision of false information or the failure to provide required information shall be subject to section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, for each such violation. “(f) Confidentiality of Information.— The personally identifiable information contained in reports under this section may be withheld in accordance with section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code. Any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture who knowingly discloses confidential information as defined by section 1905 of title 18, United States Code, shall be subject to section 1905 of title 18, United States Code. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the withholding of information from Congress.”.