,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bb1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,de,gette introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide the ,food and ,drug 
,administration needed authorities to   
carry out its regulatory mission with   
respect to human foods1 to provide      
additional resources and authorities    
with respect to human foods research1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,table of  
contents ,the table of contents for this
 ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,table of
 contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress
 on funding food sector innovation      
projects4 ,sec4 #c4 ,advisory ,committee
 on ,human ,foods4 ,sec4 #d4 ,critical  
research grant program4 ,sec4 #e4 ,,hfp 
and ,,cder center of excellence4 ,sec4  
#f4 ,paperwork ,reduction ,act exemption
 for ,,fda research4 ,sec4 #g4          
,recordkeeping requirements for         
processed food recipes4 ,sec4 #h4       

,public-private partnership for         
information sharing and chemical limits 
in foods4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress on   
funding food sector innovation projects 
7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that an account1 to be    
known as the ,human ,foods ,innovation  
,account1 should be established for     
purposes of the ,food and ,drug         
,administration carrying out the        
activities described in subsection 7b74 
7b7 ,,fda activities ,the activities    
described in this subsection are-- 7#a7 
the critical research grants under      
section #d2  7#b7 the establishment and 
maintenance of the center of excellence 
described in section #e2  7#c7 the      
public-private partnership under section
 #h2  7#d7 the development of modernized
 standards for human foods1 including   
foods for infants and young children2   
7#e7 the development of modernized      
standards for enhanced human food safety
 and supply chain continuity2  7#f7     
advances in human foods nutrition       

innovation2  7#g7 the development of    
strengthened dietary supplement         
authorities2  7#h7 research relating to 
human foods biotechnology2  7#i7 the    
development of modernized regulatory    
tools for chemicals in human foods2     
7#aj7 modernizing risk assessment and   
enhanced risk-informed decision making  
with respect to human foods2  7#aa7     
enhanced technical capacity using hiring
 authority provided by the ,food and    
,drug ,omnibus ,reform ,act of #bjbb    
7title ,,iii of division ,,ff of ,public
 ,law #aag-cbh72 and  7#ab7 such        
projects enabling innovation and        
technological advancements in the human 
foods sector and a fuller understanding 
of nutrition1 as the ,commissioner      
determines appropriate4  #c4 ,advisory  
,committee on ,human ,foods  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of ,health and  
,human ,services 7in this section       
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
establish and maintain a permanent      
advisory committee to be known as the   

,advisory ,committee on ,human ,foods   
7referred to in this section as the     
,committee74  7b7 ,duties of committee  
,the ,committee shall advise the        
,commissioner on issues related to food 
science1 nutrition1 and food safety4    
7c7 ,members ,the ,secretary shall      
ensure that the ,committee is composed  
of experts on nutrition1 experts on food
 safety1 and representatives of         
consumer1 producer1 and health          
professional organizations4  #d4        
,critical research grant program  7a7   
,critical research grants ,the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services 7in this section referred to  
as the ,secretary71 acting through the  
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs and   
the ,director of the ,national          
,institutes of ,health1 shall award     
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to      
eligible entities to promote research in
 critical areas1 including-- 7#a7 food  
biotechnology2  7#b7 nutrition          
initiatives to promote greater access to

 healthier foods and information about  
foods2  7#c7 infant and maternal        
nutrition2  7#d7 health impacts of      
ultra-processed foods2  7#e7 safety and 
reliability of specialty foods such as  
infant formula2  7#f7 health impacts of 
dietary supplements2 and  7#g7 public   
understanding of the risks and benefits 
of ultra-processed foods1 dietary       
supplements1 and other nutrition        
sources4  7b7 ,collaboration ,in        
awarding grants under subsection 7a71   
the ,secretary shall prioritize projects
 that foster collaboration among a broad
 range of partners4  7c7 ,applications  
,to be eligible to receive a grant under
 this section1 an entity shall submit to
 the ,secretary an application at such  
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary may  
determine appropriate4  7d7 ,eligible   
entity defined ,in this section1 the    
term eligible entity means a public or  
private nonprofit organization with     
recognized capacity and expertise in one

 or more of the areas described in      
subsection 7a74  #e4 ,,hfp and ,,cder   
center of excellence  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs1 
acting through the ,deputy ,commissioner
 of ,human ,foods and the ,director of  
the ,center for ,drug ,evaluation and   
,research1 shall establish and maintain 
a center of excellence to improve       
nutrition science and how nutrition     
relates to medicine4  7b7 ,activities of
 center of excellence ,the center of    
excellence established under subsection 
7a7 shall-- 7#a7 coordinate the programs
 and activities of the ,food and ,drug  
,administration relating to areas of    
convergence between the ,human ,foods   
,program and the programs and activities
 of the ,center for ,drug ,evaluation   
and ,research1 including related to--   
7,a7 the rise of medical drug use in    
weight loss2  7,b7 medications to       
mitigate the effects of allergic        
reactions from exposure to certain      
foods2  7,c7 the role of nutrition in   

maintaining overall health along or in  
conjunction with pharmaceutical         
interventions1 physical activity1 and   
other activities2 and  7,d7 programs    
that support healthy eating through the 
medical system1 such as produce         
prescription programs2 and  7#b7 act as 
a platform for agency-wide collaboration
 and communication to drive research and
 innovation in the food-as-medicine     
field4  #f4 ,paperwork ,reduction ,act  
exemption for ,,fda research ,chapter ,x
 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and      
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cia et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #ajae4 ,paperwork       
,reduction ,act exemption ,subchapter ,i
 of chapter #ce of title #dd1 ,united   
,states ,code1 7commonly referred to as 
the ,paperwork ,reduction ,act7 shall   
not apply to the voluntary collection of
 information during the conduct of      
research by the ,food and ,drug         
,administration4  4  #g4 ,recordkeeping 
requirements for processed food recipes 

,section #dad7;a7 of the ,federal ,food1
 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #cej;c7a77 is amended--  7#a7 
by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as      
paragraph 7#e72  7#b7 by inserting after
 paragraph 7#b7 the following3  7#c7    
,processed food recipes ,with respect to
 an article of food that is a processed 
food1 each person 7excluding farms and  
restaurants7 who manufactures1          
processes1 packs1 distributes1 receives1
 holds1 or imports such article shall1  
at the request of an officer or employee
 duly designated by the ,secretary1     
permit such officer or employee1 upon   
presentation of appropriate credentials 
and a written notice to such person1 at 
reasonable times and within reasonable  
limits and in a reasonable manner1 to   
have access to and copy all records     
relating to the recipe and contents of  
such article1 including-- 7,a7 the      
labeled and nonlabeled ingredients2     
7,b7 the amounts of each ingredient2 and
  7,c7 listings of all relevant         

authorizations by product4  7#d7        
,nonlabeled ingredients  7,a7 ,in       
general ,with respect to an article of  
food that is a processed food that      
includes contents which are not declared
 on the label1 the manufacturer         
7excluding farms and restaurants7 of    
such article shall submit to the        
,commissioner the contents1 including   
flavors1 colors1 spices1 and incidental 
additives1 of such article4  7,b7       
,disclosure ,the ,commissioner shall    
publish on a website a list of articles 
described in subparagraph 7,a7 and their
 contents4  2 and  7#c7 in paragraph    
7#e71 as so redesignated1 by striking   
,the requirement under paragraphs 7#a7  
and 7#b7 applies and inserting ,the     
requirements under paragraphs 7#a7      
through 7#c7 apply4  #h4 ,public-private
 partnership for information sharing and
 chemical limits in foods  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,commissioner of ,food and 
,drugs 7in this section referred to as  
the ,commissioner7 shall enter into a   

partnership with #a or more appropriate 
nongovernmental entities--  7#a7 to     
facilitate information sharing across   
industry1 academia1 and consumer groups 
about the composition1 use1 and         
long-term impacts of food packaging     
materials2 and  7#b7 to recommend to the
 ,commissioner appropriate limits for   
chemicals in food and food-contact      
substances4  7b7 ,reports to ,congress  
,not later than #ah months after the    
date on which the ,commissioner enters  
into the partnership described in       
subsection 7a71 and annually thereafter1
 the ,commissioner shall submit to      
,congress a report describing the work  
completed by the partnership and any    
ongoing work of the partnership4