,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aj1 #bjbe,ms4 
,schakowsky 7for herself1 ,ms4          
,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,carson1   
,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4       
,krishnamoorthi1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4       
,moulton1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,titus1 and ,ms4    
,tlaib7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and    
,cosmetic ,act to require the ,office of
 ,food ,chemical ,safety1 ,dietary      
,supplements1 and ,innovation to conduct
 food chemical safety reassessments1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,food    
,chemical ,reassessment ,act of #bjbe4  
#b4 ,food safety reassessments ,section 
#dji of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and  
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdh7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7l7 ,food safety            

reassessments  7#a7  ,in general  ,not  
less frequently than once every #c years
 beginning with #bjbf1 the ,office of   
,food ,chemical ,safety1 ,dietary       
,supplements1 and ,innovation 7referred 
to in this section as the ,office71     
shall systematically and continuously   
reassess the safety of not less than a  
combination of #aj of the following     
substances 7or classes thereof73  7,a7  
,food additives marketed pursuant to an 
order under subsection 7c74  7,b7 ,color
 additives1 as defined in section       
#bja7t74  7,c7 ,substances generally    
recognized as safe for use in food 7as  
defined in section #bja7s774  7,d7      
,prior-sanctioned substances1 or classes
 thereof 7as described in section       
#bja7s77#d774  7,e7 ,food contact       
substances1 as defined in subsection    
7h77#f74  7#b7 ,public notice ,the      
,secretary shall provide public notice  
of the determinations made from each    
reassessment conducted under paragraph  
7#a74  7#c7 ,effect of reassessment ,the

 ,secretary shall--  7,a7 in the case of
 a reassessment of a substance described
 in subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#a71
 amend or repeal a regulation under     
subsection 7c7 issued with respect to   
such substance if such reassessment     
demonstrates that the substance is not  
safe2  7,b7 in the case of a            
reassessment of a substance described in
 subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a71   
amend or repeal a regulation under      
section #gba issued with respect to such
 substance if such reassessment         
demonstrates that the substance is not  
safe2  7,c7 in the case of a            
reassessment of a substance described in
 subparagraph 7,c7 of paragraph 7#a71   
make public on the website of the ,food 
and ,drug ,administration the           
determination that-- 7i7 any such       
substance is safe for purposes of this  
subsection and establishing the         
conditions of use1 if any1 under which  
any such substance or class of          
substances can be used safely2 or  7ii7 

any such substance or class of          
substances is unsafe for purposes of    
this section2  7,d7 in the case of a    
reassessment of a substance described in
 subparagraph 7,d7 of paragraph 7#a71   
revoke the prior-sanctioned use of the  
substance if such reassessment          
demonstrates the prior-sanctioned use of
 such substance may be injurious to     
health2 and  7,e7 in the case of a      
reassessment of a substance described in
 subparagraph 7,e7 of paragraph 7#a71   
determine that a pre-market notification
 under subsection 7h7 for the food      
contact substance involved is no longer 
effective if such reassessment          
demonstrates that the use of such       
substance is not safe4  7#d7            
,determination of substances subject to 
reassessment  7,a7 ,in general ,in      
determining which substances or classes 
of substances to reassess under         
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
prioritize substances or classes thereof
 by public health need4  7,b7 ,first    

substances subject to reassessment ,the 
,secretary may select1 as the first #aj 
substances 7or classes thereof7 to be   
reassessed under this subsection1 the   
following3 7i7 ,tert-butylhydroquinone4 
7ii7 ,titanium dioxide4  7iii7 ,red dye 
#dj1 yellow dye #e1 yellow dye #f1 blue 
dye #ja1 blue dye #jb1 and green dye    
#jc4  7iv7 ,perchlorate4  7v7 ,butylated
 hydroxyanisole 7,,bha74  7vi7          
,butylated hydroxytoluene 7,,bht74      
7vii7 ,trichloroethylene1 methylene     
chloride1 benzene1 and ethylene         
chloride4  7viii7 ,propyl gallate4  7ix7
 ,sodium benzoate4  7x7 ,sodium nitrite4
  7#e7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in
 this subsection alters the authority or
 duties of the ,secretary with respect  
to the administration and enforcement of
 the preceding provisions of this       
section4  7#f7 ,food advisory committee 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of the ,food ,chemical    
,reassessment ,act of #bjbe1 the        
,secretary shall re-establish the ,food 

,advisory ,committee to advise the      
,secretary with respect to-- 7,a7 the   
standards for reassessments conducted   
under this section2 and  7,b7 the       
process and methods necessary to        
complete the work of the ,office4  7#g7 
,class defined ,in this subsection1 the 
term class1 with respect to substances  
referred to in paragraph 7#a71 means a  
group of chemicals that are chemically  
similar or cause similar or related     
pharmacological effects4  4