,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,cotton introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to provide for a study on the          
consolidation of food safety agencies1  
and for other purposes4  #a4  ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,study ,and ,framework for ,efficiency  
in ,food ,oversight and ,organizational 
,design ,act of #bjbe or the ,,safe     
,,food ,act of #bjbe4  #b4  ,study on   
consolidation of food safety agencies   
7a7  ,study  ,not later than #fj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture    
shall conduct a study on the            
consolidation of ,federal agencies with 
a primary role in ensuring food safety  
in the ,united ,states 7including the   
,food ,safety and ,inspection ,service1 
the ,food and ,drug ,administration1 and

 ,centers for ,disease ,control and     
,prevention7 into a single agency4  7b7 
,report  ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,agriculture shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of        
,congress a report containing--  7#a7   
the results of the study2 and  7#b7 any 
recommendations of the ,secretary of    
,agriculture with respect to the        
consolidation4