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Title I — Establishment of Food Safety Administration

S. 1995 · 116th Congress · Jun 26, 2019 · Lineage

I Establishment of Food Safety Administration

Sec. 101 Establishment of Food Safety Administration

(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 Administration 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 Administrator 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 security of the food supply from all forms of contamination, including intentional contamination; and
(4)
oversee—
(A)
implementation of Federal food safety inspection, labeling, 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 efforts and deployment of Federal food safety resources to achieve the greatest benefit in reducing foodborne illness;
(E)
coordination of the Federal response to foodborne illness outbreaks with other Federal and State agencies; and
(F)
integration of Federal food safety activities 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 date of enactment of this Act (including all related functions of any officer or employee of the Federal agency) that relate to administration or enforcement of the food safety law, as determined by the President.
(b)
Transferred agencies— The Federal agencies 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 Nutrition of the Food and Drug Administration;
(3)
the part of the Agriculture Marketing Service 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 Administration that administer and conduct inspections of food and feed facilities and imports;
(5)
the Center for Veterinary Medicine of the Food and Drug Administration;
(6)
the Office of Food Policy and Response of the Food and Drug Administration;
(7)
the part of the Research, Education, and Economics mission area of the Department of Agriculture related to food and feed safety;
(8)
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;
(9)
the part of the Animal and Plant Inspection Health Service of the Department of Agriculture related to the management of animals going into the food supply; and
(10)
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 Administration in accordance with the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to appointment in the competitive service; and
(2)
fix the compensation of those officers and employees in accordance with chapter 51 and with subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(b)
Experts and consultants— The Administrator may—
(1)
procure the services of temporary or intermittent experts and consultants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; and
(2)
pay in connection with those services the travel expenses of the experts and consultants, including transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence while away from the homes or regular places of business of the individuals, as authorized by section 5703 of that title.
(c)
Bureaus, offices, and divisions— The Administrator may establish within the Administration such bureaus, offices, and divisions as the Administrator determines are necessary to perform the duties of the Administrator.
(d)
Advisory committees—
(1)
In general— The Administrator shall establish advisory committees that consist of representatives of scientific expert bodies, academics, industry specialists, and consumers.
(2)
Duties— The duties of an advisory committee established under paragraph (1) may include developing recommendations with respect to the development of regulatory science and processes, research, communications, performance standards, and inspection.