Section 11 of Pub. L. 99–252 provided that:

“(a) In General.—Except as provided in sections 3 (f) and 5 (b) [sections 4402 (f) and 4404 (b) of this title] and subsection (b), this Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 342 of Title 21, Food and Drugs] shall take effect one year after the date of enactment of this Act [Feb. 27, 1986].

“(b) Exception.—Sections 2, 3 (b), 3 (c), 3 (d), 3 (e), 4 (b), 7, 8, 9 [sections 4401, 4402 (b) to (e), 4403 (b), and 4406 to 4408 of this title], and 10 [amending section 342 of Title 21] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 27, 1986].”

Section 1 of Pub. L. 99–252 provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 342 of Title 21, Food and Drugs] may be cited as the ‘Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986’.”