1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Consumption of Tobacco by Teens Act of 2019 or the SCOTT Act of 2019 . 2. Minimum age restrictions for sale of tobacco products (a) Minimum age restrictions Section 906(d)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 387f(d)(3) ) is amended— (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) Face-to-face transactions No restrictions under paragraph (1) may prohibit the sale of any tobacco product in face-to-face transactions by a specific category of retail outlets. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) Minimum age restrictions (i) Restriction It shall be unlawful to sell or distribute a tobacco product to any person younger than 21 years of age. (ii) Enforcement The Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized to enforce the prohibition under clause (i) and shall take necessary action to enforce such prohibition, including, as appropriate— (I) conducting undercover compliance checks, performing retailer inspections, initiating enforcement actions for noncompliance, and taking any other measures appropriate to help ensure nationwide compliance with such prohibition