,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,scott of ,florida7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services1 acting    
through the ,commissioner of ,food and  
,drugs1 to conduct a study1 and submit  
to ,congress a report1 on the human     
health impacts of exposure to           
microplastics in food and water4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,microplastics ,safety ,act4  #b4   
,,fda study and report on human health  
impacts of exposure to microplastics in 
food and water  7a7 ,study ,the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 acting through the           
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs 7in   
this section referred to as the         
,secretary71 shall conduct a study on   

the human health impacts of exposure to 
microplastics in food and water4 ,the   
study shall-- 7#a7 identify the major   
pathways of human exposure to           
microplastics2  7#b7 address the impact 
of such exposure on-- 7,a7 children's   
health2  7,b7 the endocrine system2     
7,c7 cancer2  7,d7 chronic illness2 and 
7,e7 reproductive health2 and  7#c7     
address such other areas of importance  
as the ,secretary determines            
appropriate4  7b7 ,report ,not later    
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall     
submit to ,congress a report that       
describes-- 7#a7 the findings and       
conclusions of the study under          
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7               
recommendations for legislative or      
administrative action to address the    
human health impacts of exposure to     
microplastics in food and water4