I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9099 
To establish the Federal Food Administration to protect the public health 
by ensuring the safety of food, preventing foodborne illness, maintaining 
safety reviews and reassessments of food additives, reducing the preva-
lence of diet-related chronic diseases, enforcing pesticide residue toler-
ances, improving the surveillance of foodborne pathogens, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2024 
Ms. DELAURO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish the Federal Food Administration to protect 
the public health by ensuring the safety of food, pre-
venting foodborne illness, maintaining safety reviews and 
reassessments of food additives, reducing the prevalence 
of diet-related chronic diseases, enforcing pesticide res-
idue tolerances, improving the surveillance of foodborne 
pathogens, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Food Adminis-
tration Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’, except as otherwise provided, means the Fed-
eral Food Administration established under section 
101(a)(1). 
(2) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘‘Commis-
sioner’’, except as otherwise provided, means the 
Commissioner of Foods appointed under section 
101(a)(2). 
(3) FACILITY.—The term ‘‘facility’’ means any 
factory, warehouse, or establishment that is subject 
to the requirements of section 415 or 419 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
350d; 350h). 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act, including the amendments made by this 
Act, shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 4. FUNDING. 
(a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The appropriations, allo-
cations, and other funds that relate to the authorities, 
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functions and agencies transferred under section 102 shall 
be transferred to the Administration. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025 and 
each fiscal year thereafter. 
TITLE 
I—ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
FEDERAL FOOD ADMINISTRA-
TION 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL FOOD ADMINIS-
TRATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established within 
the Department of Health and Human Services an 
agency to be known as the ‘‘Federal Food Adminis-
tration’’. 
(2) HEAD OF ADMINISTRATION.—The Adminis-
tration shall be headed by the Commissioner of 
Foods, who shall have food safety expertise, and be 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. 
(3) EFFECT.—The Federal Food and Drug Ad-
ministration shall be renamed the ‘‘Federal Drug 
Administration’’ and retain responsibility for car-
rying out its responsibilities related to drugs, cos-
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metics, devices, biological products, color additives, 
and tobacco. The Commissioner of Food and Drugs 
shall be renamed the ‘‘Commissioner of Drugs’’, and 
shall retain the responsibilities of the Commissioner 
of Food and Drugs, as of the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act, except such responsibilities 
that relate to food, which shall be assumed by the 
Commissioner of Food. Each reference in law, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to the ‘‘Food and Drug Administra-
tion’’ shall be deemed a reference to the ‘‘Federal 
Drug Administration’’, and each reference in law, 
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to the ‘‘Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs’’ shall be deemed a reference to the ‘‘Commis-
sioner of Drugs’’. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER.—The Commis-
sioner shall— 
(1) administer and enforce all authorities under 
chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.); 
(2) serve as a representative to international 
food safety bodies and discussions; 
(3) promulgate and enforce regulations to en-
sure the security of the food supply from all forms 
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