(15) FOOD SAFETY LAW.—The term ‘‘food safe-
ty law’’ means— 
(A) the provisions of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et 
seq.) related to and requiring the safety, label-
ing, and inspection of food, infant formulas, 
food additives, pesticide residues, and other 
substances present in food under that Act; 
(B) the provisions of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et 
seq.) and of any other Act that are adminis-
tered by the Center for Veterinary Medicine of 
the Food and Drug Administration; 
(C) the Poultry Products Inspection Act 
(21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.); 
(D) the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 
(E) the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 1031 et seq.); 
(F) the Sanitary Food Transportation Act 
of 1990 (49 U.S.C. App. 2801 et seq.); 
(G) the provisions enacted by the Sanitary 
Food Transportation Act of 2005 (subtitle B of 
title VII of Public Law 109–59); 
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(H) the provisions of the Humane Methods 
of Slaughter Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–448) 
administered by the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service; 
(I) the provisions of this Act; and 
(J) such other provisions of law related to 
and requiring food safety, labeling, inspection, 
and enforcement as the President designates by 
Executive order as appropriate to include within 
the jurisdiction of the Administration. 
(16) FOREIGN
FOOD
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
term ‘‘foreign food establishment’’ means a slaugh-
terhouse, factory, warehouse, or facility located out-
side the United States that processes food for con-
sumption that is imported into the United States or 
food ingredients. 
(17) 
INTERSTATE
COMMERCE.—The 
term 
‘‘interstate commerce’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 201(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(b)). 
(18) MISBRANDED.—The term ‘‘misbranded’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 403 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 343). 
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(19) PROCESS.—The term ‘‘process’’ or ‘‘proc-
essing’’ means the commercial harvesting, slaughter, 
packing, preparation, or manufacture of food. 
(20) SAFE.—The term ‘‘safe’’ refers to human 
and animal health. 
(21) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
and 
(D) any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
(22) 
VALIDATION.—The 
term 
‘‘validation’’ 
means the obtaining of evidence that the food hy-
giene control measure or measures selected to con-
trol a hazard in food is capable of effectively and 
consistently controlling the hazard. 
(23) STATISTICALLY VALID.—With respect to a 
study, the term ‘‘statistically valid’’ means evaluated 
and conducted under standards set by the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology. 
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TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT OF 
FOOD SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOOD SAFETY ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
executive branch an agency to be known as the 
‘‘Food Safety Administration’’. 
(2) STATUS.—The Administration shall be an 
independent establishment (as defined in section 104 
of title 5, United States Code). 
(3) HEAD OF ADMINISTRATION.—The Adminis-
tration shall be headed by the Administrator of Food 
Safety, who shall be appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
(b) DUTIES
OF ADMINISTRATOR.—The Adminis-
trator shall— 
(1) administer and enforce the food safety law; 
(2) serve as a representative to international 
food safety bodies and discussions; 
(3) promulgate regulations to ensure the secu-
rity of the food supply from all forms of contamina-
tion, including intentional contamination; and 
(4) oversee— 
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(A) implementation of Federal food safety 
inspection, enforcement, and research efforts, to 
protect the public health; 
(B) development of consistent and science- 
based standards for safe food; 
(C) coordination and prioritization of food 
safety research and education programs with 
other Federal agencies; 
(D) prioritization of Federal food safety ef-
forts and deployment of Federal food safety re-
sources to achieve the greatest possible benefit 
in reducing food-borne illness; 
(E) coordination of the Federal response to 
food-borne illness outbreaks with other Federal 
and State agencies; and 
(F) integration of Federal food safety ac-
tivities with State and local agencies. 
SEC. 102. CONSOLIDATION OF SEPARATE FOOD SAFETY 
AND INSPECTION SERVICES AND AGENCIES. 
(a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—For each Federal 
agency specified in subsection (b), there are transferred 
to the Administration all functions that the head of the 
Federal agency exercised on the day before the effective 
date of this Act (including all related functions of any offi-
cer or employee of the Federal agency) that relate to ad-
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ministration or enforcement of the food safety law, as de-
termined by the President. 
(b) TRANSFERRED AGENCIES.—The Federal agen-
cies referred to in subsection (a) are— 
(1) the Food Safety and Inspection Service of 
the Department of Agriculture; 
(2) the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nu-
trition of the Food and Drug Administration; 
(3) the part of the Agriculture Marketing Serv-
ice that administers shell egg surveillance services 
established under the Egg Products Inspection Act 
(21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.); 
(4) the resources and facilities of the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration that administer and conduct inspections of 
food establishments and imports; 
(5) the resources and facilities of the Office of 
the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration that support— 
(A) the Center for Food Safety and Ap-
plied Nutrition; 
(B) the Center for Veterinary Medicine; 
and 
(C) the Office of Regulatory Affairs facili-
ties and resources described in paragraph (4); 
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(6) the Center for Veterinary Medicine of the 
Food and Drug Administration; 
(7) the resources and facilities of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency that control and regulate 
pesticide residues in food; 
(8) the part of the Research, Education, and 
Economics mission area of the Department of Agri-
culture related to food safety and animal feed re-
search; 
(9) the part of the National Marine Fisheries 
Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration of the Department of Commerce that 
administers the seafood inspection program; 
(10) the Animal and Plant Inspection Health 
Service of the Department of Agriculture; and 
(11) such other offices, services, or agencies as 
the President designates by Executive order to carry 
out this Act. 
SEC. 103. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.—The Administrator 
may— 
(1) appoint officers and employees for the Ad-
ministration in accordance with the provisions of 
title 5, United States Code, relating to appointment 
in the competitive service; and 
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