Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Food Safety Administration Act of 2022”.
Food Safety Administration Act of 2022
A BILL
To establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by ensuring the safety of food, preventing foodborne illness, maintaining safety reviews and reassessments of food additives, enforcing pesticide residue tolerances, improving the surveillance of foodborne pathogens, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Definitions
In this Act:
Administration— The term Administration means the Food Safety Administration established under section 101(a)(1).
Administrator— The term Administrator means the Administrator of Food Safety appointed under section 101(a)(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).
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
Transfer of funds— The appropriations, allocations, and other funds that relate to the authorities, functions and agencies transferred under section 102 shall be transferred to the Administration.
Authorization of appropriations— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter.