,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cceh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjbe,mr4   
,mill] ( ,ohio introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !   
,secret>y ( ,agriculture to take c]ta9  
/eps to enhance ! capacity ( ,unit$     
,/ates f>m]s to produce natural color   
additives1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,h>ve/ 
to ,hue ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,unit$ ,/ates f>m]s 
are at ! =efront 9 provid+ heal?y1      
nutriti\s agricultural products1 & !re=e
 pois$ to make valuable contributions to
 our ,nation's food supply res\rces4    
7#b7 ,! f\ndation ( our food supply re/s
 on objective sci5ce & risk-bas$        
evaluation processes t support public   
heal?1 transp>5cy1 & build+ consum] tru/
 & safety4  7#c7 ,?r\gh proactive ef=ts 
to meet consum]s' pref]5ces :ile uphold+
 sci5ce & ! safety ( products1 _m ef=ts 
h be5 d$icat$ to enhanc+ consum] access 

to safe1 af=dable1 & conv5i5t product   
*oices4  7#d7 ,unit$ ,/ates agriculture 
c play a vital role 9 provid+ natural   
food color additives1 broad5+ m>kets =  
,unit$ ,/ates f>m]s :ile promot+ b5efits
 to our food supply4  7#e7 ,!           
cultivation1 gr[+1 & h>ve/+ ( +r$i5ts   
necess>y to create natural colors at    
scale meet+ consum]1 food indu/ry1 &    
public heal? dem&s1 w ensure ! cont9u$  
integrity ( food res\rces 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  #c4 ,enhanc+ capacity ( ,unit$ 
,/ates f>m]s to produce natural color   
additives ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture   
%all-- 7#a7 facilitate ef=ts )9 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture to enhance !   
capacity ( ,unit$ ,/ates f>m]s to gr[1  
produce1 & h>ve/ agricultural goods to  
be us$ z natural color additives 9 !    
food supply2  7#b7 promote collaboration
 among ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 o!r  
,f$]al ag5cies1 agriculture produc]s1 & 
food indu/ry p>tn]s to support &        
facilitate ! production ( natural color 
additives d]iv$ f agricultural          

compon5ts2 &  7#c7 focus rese>*         
initiatives1 )9 exi/+ rese>*            
capabilities1 to support ,unit$ ,/ates  
agriculture's contribution to natural   
color additives res\rces4