,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,ms4
 ,meng introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,comptroller ,general of the
 ,united ,states to conduct a study and 
submit a report on the effects of food  
additives on children's health4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,get ,additives ,out ,act of #bjai4 
#b4 ,study and report on effects of food
 additives on children's health  7a7    
,study ,not later than #ah months after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall conduct a study--  7#a7  
on the developmental and behavioral     
health effects of food additives on     
children under #ah years of age2  7#b7  
on the physical health effects of food  
additives on such children2  7#c7 that  
assesses the capability of the ,food and
 ,drug ,administration to test and      

regulate the health effects of food     
additives1 including the extent to which
 determinations that substances are not 
food additives because the substances   
are generally recognized as safe1 within
 the meaning of section #bja7s7 of the  
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba7s771 inhibits  
that regulation2 and  7#d7 that provides
 recommendations for improving the      
ability of the ,food and ,drug          
,administration to conduct oversight and
 assure the safety of food additives4   
7b7 ,report ,not later than #ah months  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the  
,united ,states shall submit to the     
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs1 the  
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives1 and the 
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate a  
report on the results of the study      
conducted under subsection 7a74  7c7    
,food additive defined ,in this section1

 the term food additive has the meaning 
given such term in section #bja7s7 of   
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba7s774