The Food and Drug Administration revealed a regulatory plan Thursday for banning the sale of menthol cigarettes and cigars, though the changes are not likely to take effect for years.

The agency’s proposed rules, which could be finalized as soon as 2023, with the ban set to take effect a year thereafter, mark a major step toward fulfilling a Biden administration goal set over a year ago. The administration called for banning menthol cigarettes in response to pressure from civil rights groups to crack down on the tobacco industry’s aggressive marketing to black people.

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