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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6567 
To establish the Federal Food Administration within the Department of 
Health and Human Services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 10, 2025 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. JACOBS, and Mr. BISHOP) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish the Federal Food Administration within the 
Department of Health and Human Services. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Food Adminis-
tration Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL FOOD ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—As soon as practicable, but 
not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
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establish within the Department of Health and Human 
Services an agency to be known as the ‘‘Federal Food Ad-
ministration’’. 
(b) MISSION.—The Federal Food Administration 
shall— 
(1) promote the public health by promptly and 
efficiently reviewing food and nutrition research and 
taking appropriate action on the marketing of regu-
lated products in a timely manner; 
(2) with respect to such products, protect the 
public health by ensuring that foods are safe, whole-
some, sanitary, and properly labeled; 
(3) participate through appropriate processes 
with representatives of other countries to protect 
public health and promote fair trade practices in 
food; and 
(4) as determined to be appropriate by the Sec-
retary, carry out paragraphs (1) through (3) in con-
sultation with experts in science, medicine, and pub-
lic health, and in cooperation with consumers, users, 
manufacturers, importers, packers, distributors, and 
retailers of regulated products. 
(c) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.—The Secretary 
shall implement programs and policies that will foster col-
laboration between the Federal Food Administration, the 
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Department of Agriculture, the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and 
other science-based Federal agencies, to enhance the sci-
entific and technical expertise available to the Secretary 
in the conduct of the duties of the Secretary with respect 
to the development, investigation, evaluation, and 
postmarket monitoring of food. 
(d) COMMISSIONER OF FOODS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Food Adminis-
tration shall be headed by the Commissioner of 
Foods, who shall be appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
(2) GENERAL POWERS.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Commissioner of Foods, shall be respon-
sible for— 
(A) providing overall direction to the Fed-
eral Food Administration and establishing and 
implementing general policies respecting the 
management and operation of programs and ac-
tivities of the Federal Food Administration; 
(B) coordinating and overseeing the oper-
ation of all administrative entities within the 
Federal Food Administration; 
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(C) research relating to foods in carrying 
out the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); 
(D) conducting educational and public in-
formation programs relating to the responsibil-
ities of the Federal Food Administration; and 
(E) performing such other functions as the 
Secretary may prescribe. 
(e) TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC REVIEW GROUPS.— 
The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Foods, 
may, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United 
States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
classification and General Schedule pay rates, establish 
such technical and scientific review groups as are needed 
to carry out the functions of the Federal Food Administra-
tion, including functions under the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) relating to food, 
and appoint and pay the members of such groups, except 
that officers and employees of the United States shall not 
receive additional compensation for service as members of 
such groups. 
SEC. 3. INSPECTION OF FOOD FACILITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF INSPECTION PROGRAM.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Foods 
shall establish an inspection program, which shall in-
clude inspections of food facilities in accordance with 
subsection (b), subject to the facility category deter-
mined in accordance with the guidance issued under 
paragraph (2). 
(2) FACILITY CATEGORIES.—As soon as prac-
ticable, but not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Foods 
shall issue formal guidance defining the criteria by 
which food facilities will be divided into ‘‘high-risk’’, 
‘‘intermediate risk’’, and ‘‘low-risk’’ facilities. 
(b) INSPECTIONS OF FOOD FACILITIES.— 
(1) FREQUENCY OF INSPECTIONS.— 
(A) HIGH-RISK FACILITIES.—The Commis-
sioner of Foods shall inspect high-risk facilities 
not less frequently than annually. 
(B) 
INTERMEDIATE-RISK
FACILITIES.— 
The Commissioner of Foods shall inspect inter-
mediate-risk facilities not less frequently than 
once every 2 years. 
(C) LOW-RISK FACILITIES.—The Commis-
sioner of Foods shall inspect low-risk facilities, 
which shall include warehouses or similar facili-
ties that engage in packaging or distribution, 
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and pose very minimal public health risk, not 
less frequently than once every 3 years. 
(2) INFANT FORMULA MANUFACTURING FACILI-
TIES.—The Commissioner of Foods shall inspect the 
facilities of each manufacturer of infant formula not 
less frequently than every 6 months. 
(c) FEDERAL AND STATE COOPERATION.—The Com-
missioner of Foods shall contract with State officials to 
carry out not less than half of the inspections required 
under this section. 
(d) COMPLIANCE CHECKS.—Not later than 30 days 
after issuing to a facility a form that is equivalent to FDA 
Form 483, pursuant to an inspection conducted under sec-
tion 704 of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 374), the Commissioner of Foods shall conduct a 
follow-up compliance check of the facility. 
SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY, FUNCTIONS AND AGEN-
CIES. 
(a) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY.—The Federal Food 
Administration shall assume responsibility for carrying 
out the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
301 et seq.), as related to food, and shall assume and 
maintain all regulatory, administrative, and enforcement 
authorities with respect to food held by the Food and 
Drug Administration on the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—For each Federal 
agency, office, and center specified in subsection (c), there 
are transferred to the Federal Food Administration all 
functions that the head of the Federal agency exercised 
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act (in-
cluding all related functions of any officer or employee of 
the Federal agency) that relate to the regulation of food 
or the administration or enforcement of food law, as deter-
mined by the President. 
(c) TRANSFERRED AGENCIES.—The Federal agencies 
referred to in subsection (b) are— 
(1) the resources and facilities of the Human 
Foods Program of the Food and Drug Administra-
tion for purposes of administering the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) 
with respect to food; 
(2) the resources and facilities of the Office of 
Inspections and Investigations of the Food and Drug 
Administration for purposes of administering the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
301 et seq.) with respect to food; 
(3) the resources and facilities of the Center for 
Veterinary Medicine of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration for purposes of administering the Federal 
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Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et 
seq.) with respect to food; and 
(4) such other offices, services, or agencies as 
the President designates by executive order to carry 
out this Act. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subchapter A of 
chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 716. REGULATION OF FOOD. 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, be-
ginning as soon as practicable but not later than the date 
that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal 
Food Administration Act of 2025— 
‘‘(1) any authority under this Act that relates 
to food shall be under the authority of the Federal 
Food Administration, and shall be carried out by the 
Commissioner of Foods described in section 2(d) of 
the Federal Food Administration Act of 2025; and 
‘‘(2) any reference in this Act to authorities re-
lated to food held by the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, including any reference in this Act to such 
authorities held by the Secretary, acting through the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall be deemed 
to be a reference to authorities held by the Commis-
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sioner of Foods, or by the Secretary, acting through 
the Commissioner of Foods, as appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 5. FUNDING. 
(a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The appropriations, allo-
cations, and other funds that relate to the authorities, 
functions and agencies transferred under section 4 shall 
be transferred to the Federal Food 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 2026 and 
each fiscal year thereafter. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMISSIONER
OF
FOODS.—The term 
‘‘Commissioner of Foods’’ means the Commissioner 
described in section 2(d). 
(2) 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). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
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