§ [7–736.05]. Tobacco Use Cessation Fund.

(a) There is established as a special fund the Tobacco Use Cessation Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Department of Health in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.

(b) There shall be deposited into the Fund:

(1) Such funds as may be appropriated for that purpose; and

(2) Beginning in Fiscal Year 2025, 50% of the amounts, less attorneys' fees, received by the District in the settlement of District of Columbia v. JUUL Labs Inc., Superior Court of the District of Columbia Case No. 2019 CA 007795 B ("Settlement Funds").

(1) Investigators, including youth associates, to attempt vaping purchases;

(2) Social media countermarketing campaign featuring District youth;

(3) Developing and conducting a bi-annual survey on District youth use of vaping products;

(4) Educating District youth on health risks associated with vaping and tobacco use, skills to prevent use and support cessation, and shifting social norms around vaping and tobacco use; and

(5)(A) Developing a bi-annual report detailing how the Settlement Funds allocated to the Department have been spent and providing updated data from the survey required in paragraph (3) of this subsection and other relevant sources on District youth use of vaping products.

(B) The report required by this paragraph shall be published each year that the Department is not conducting the survey required in paragraph (3) of this subsection.

(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.

(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.