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  <xs:element id="mo_EBPESOPDividendsPaid" abstract="false" name="EBPESOPDividendsPaid" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="mo_EBPDividendsPayable" abstract="false" name="EBPDividendsPayable" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="mo_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountBalanceLookBackPeriod" abstract="false" name="EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantAccountBalanceLookBackPeriod" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="mo_EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantMaximumBorrowingTerm" abstract="false" name="EBPNoteReceivableFromParticipantMaximumBorrowingTerm" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:durationItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="mo_EBPCompanyContributionActualAdjustedDilutedEPSGrowthRateUnderTargetRangeMember" abstract="true" name="EBPCompanyContributionActualAdjustedDilutedEPSGrowthRateUnderTargetRangeMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="mo_EBPCompanyContributionActualAdjustedDilutedEPSGrowthRateWithinTargetRangeMember" abstract="true" name="EBPCompanyContributionActualAdjustedDilutedEPSGrowthRateWithinTargetRangeMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="mo_EBPCompanyContributionActualAdjustedDilutedEPSGrowthRateAboveTargetRangeMember" abstract="true" name="EBPCompanyContributionActualAdjustedDilutedEPSGrowthRateAboveTargetRangeMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="mo_CommonCollectiveTrustU.S.EquityIndexMember" abstract="true" name="CommonCollectiveTrustU.S.EquityIndexMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="mo_CommonCollectiveTrustInternationalEquityIndexMember" abstract="true" name="CommonCollectiveTrustInternationalEquityIndexMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="mo_CommonCollectiveTrustU.S.FixedIncomeMember" abstract="true" name="CommonCollectiveTrustU.S.FixedIncomeMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="mo_EBPAffiliateOfTrusteeMember" abstract="true" name="EBPAffiliateOfTrusteeMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
</xs:schema>
