Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2025

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I 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 6294 To require health warning labeling of foods, and to impose restrictions on advertisements directed at children, for the purpose of reducing childhood diabetes, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 25, 2025 Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. PETERS, and Mr. LAWLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require health warning labeling of foods, and to impose restrictions on advertisements directed at children, for the purpose of reducing childhood diabetes, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,2

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Childhood Diabetes4 Reduction Act of 2025’’.5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 6294 IH TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF1 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES2 SEC. 101. HEALTH WARNING LABELING OF FOODS; RE-3 STRICTION ON CERTAIN ADVERTISEMENTS4 DIRECTED AT CHILDREN.5 (a) HEALTH WARNING LABELING.—Section 403 of6 the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.7 343) is amended—8 (1) by adding at the end the following:9 ‘‘(z)(1) If it is a sugar-sweetened beverage intended10 for human consumption and is offered for sale, unless its11 label includes the following statement: ‘Food and Drug12 Administration Warning: Drinking beverages with added13 sugar can contribute to obesity, type 2 diabetes, and tooth14 decay. Not recommended for children.’, and such state-15 ment is—16 ‘‘(A) enclosed by a rectangular border in bold17 type and readily legible under ordinary conditions18 alongside an icon comprised of an exclamation point19 contained within a triangle; and20 ‘‘(B) prominently displayed on the front, or the21 principal display, of the container, using not less22 than 5 percent of the area of the front, or the prin-23 cipal display, of the container, and, as applicable, on24 2 sides of any multi-pack packaging or on the exte-25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 6294 IH rior of any vending machine or self-service machine1 from which the beverage is available.2 ‘‘(2) If it is a food, including a beverage, containing3 any non-sugar sweetener intended for human consumption4 and is offered for sale, unless its label includes the fol-5 lowing statement: ‘Food and Drug Administration Warn-6 ing: Contains non-sugar sweeteners. Not recommended for7 children.’, and such statement is—8 ‘‘(A) enclosed by a rectangular border in bold9 type and readily legible under ordinary conditions10 alongside an icon comprised of an exclamation point11 contained within a triangle; and12 ‘‘(B) prominently displayed on the front, or the13 principal display, of the container, using not less14 than 5 percent of the area of the front, or the prin-15 cipal display, of the container, and, as applicable, on16 2 sides of any multi-pack packaging or on the exte-17 rior of any vending machine or self-service machine18 from which the food is available.19 ‘‘(3) If it is an ultra-processed food, including a bev-20 erage, intended for human consumption and is offered for21 sale, unless its label includes the following statement:22 ‘Food and Drug Administration Warning: Consuming23 ultra-processed foods and drinks can cause weight gain,24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 6294 IH which increases the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes.’,1 and such statement is—2 ‘‘(A) enclosed by a rectangular border in bold3 type and readily legible under ordinary conditions4 alongside an icon comprised of an exclamation point5 contained within a triangle; and6 ‘‘(B) prominently displayed on the front, or the7 principal display, of the container, using not less8 than 5 percent of the area of the front, or the prin-9 cipal display, of the container, and, as applicable, on10 2 sides of any multi-pack packaging or on the exte-11 rior of any vending machine or self-service machine12 from which the food is available.13 ‘‘(4) If it is a food, including a beverage, intended14 for human consumption and is offered for sale, and such15 food contains a nutrient of concern, such as added sugar,16 saturated fat, or sodium, or any other nutrient of concern,17 as the Secretary determines appropriate, at a level that18 increases, for individuals in the general population, the19 risk of disease or a health-related condition, as defined20 by the Secretary, unless its label includes the following21 statement for each nutrient of concern: ‘High in’, followed22 by the specific nutrient of concern, and such statement23 is—24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 6294 IH ‘‘(A) enclosed by an octagon border in bold type1 and readily legible under ordinary conditions; and2 ‘‘(B) prominently displayed on the front, or the3 principal display, of the container, using not less4 than 5 percent of the area of the front, or the prin-5 cipal display, of the container, and, as applicable, on6 2 sides of any multi-pack packaging or on the exte-7 rior of any vending machine or self-service machine8 from which the food is available.9 ‘‘(5) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to10 apply the labeling requirements under subparagraphs (1),11 (2), (3), and (4) with respect to food offered for sale by12 online retailers.13 ‘‘(6) For purposes of this paragraph—14 ‘‘(A) the term ‘non-sugar sweetener’—15 ‘‘(i) means any synthetic, naturally-occur-16 ring, or modified non-nutritive sweetener that is17 not classified as sugar and is used as an ingre-18 dient in manufactured food, or sold on its own19 to be added to food; and20 ‘‘(ii) includes acesulfame K, aspartame,21 advantame, cyclamates, monk fruit, neotame,22 saccharin, sucralose, stevia, and stevia deriva-23 tives;24 ‘‘(B) the term ‘sugar-sweetened beverage’—25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 6294 IH ‘‘(i) means any beverage intended for1 human consumption to which one or more ca-2 loric sweeteners has been added and that con-3 tains 25 or more calories per 12 fluid ounces of4 beverage; and5 ‘‘(ii) includes drinks and beverages com-6 monly referred to as ‘soda’, ‘pop’, ‘cola’, ‘soft7 drinks’, ‘sports drinks’, ‘energy drinks’,8 ‘slushies’, ‘sweetened ice tea’, ‘fruit juice’, or9 any other drinks and beverage; and10 ‘‘(iii) does not include—11 ‘‘(I) infant formula or oral rehydra-12 tion fluids for children;13 ‘‘(II) any beverage for medical use;14 ‘‘(III) any beverage designed as sup-15 plemental, meal replacement, or sole-source16 nutrition that includes proteins, carbo-17 hydrates, and multiple vitamins and min-18 erals;19 ‘‘(IV) any milk product;20 ‘‘(V) 100 percent natural fruit or veg-21 etable juice with no added caloric or non-22 sugar sweetener; or23 ‘‘(VI) any alcoholic beverage; and24 ‘‘(C) the term ‘ultra-processed food’—25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HR 6294 IH ‘‘(i) for the period before the effective date1 of the regulations under subclause (ii), means a2 food, including a beverage, containing one or3 more industrial ingredients, including surface-4 active agents, stabilizers and thickeners, propel-5 lants, aerating agents and gases, color and6 coloring adjuncts, emulsifiers and emulsifier7 salts, flavoring agents and adjuvants, flavor8 enhancers, surface-finishing, non-sugar sweet-9 eners, and other ingredients, as the Secretary10 determines appropriate; and11 ‘‘(ii) has the meaning given such term in12 regulations promulgated by the Secretary, not13 later than 1 year after the National Academies14 of Science, Engineering, and Medicine issues a15 report pursuant to section 101(c) of the Child-16 hood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2025, taking17 into consideration the recommendations in-18 cluded in such report, for the period beginning19 on the effective date of such regulations.’’; and20 (2) in paragraph (r)—21 (A) in subparagraph (2)(A)(vi), by insert-22 ing ‘‘, including if the Secretary determines23 that the food is high in added sugar, saturated24 fat, sodium, or any other nutrient of concern25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 8 •HR 6294 IH (as determined by the Secretary pursuant to1 paragraph (z)(4)), or if the food contains non-2 sugar sweetener or is an ultra-processed food3 (as defined in paragraph (z)(6)(C))’’ before the4 period at the end; and5 (B) in subparagraph (3)(A)—6 (i) in subclause (i), by striking ‘‘,7 and’’ and inserting a semicolon;8 (ii) in subclause (ii), by striking the9 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and10 (iii) by adding at the end the fol-11 lowing:12 ‘‘(iii) if the food is not required to include a nu-13 trition warning label under subparagraph (1), (2),14 (3), or (4) of paragraph (z).’’.15 (b) ADVERTISING.—Section 301 of the Federal Food,16 Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by17 adding at the end the following:18 ‘‘(jjj)(1) Marketing or advertising a food for which19 labeling is required under section 403(z), in a manner that20 reasonably appears to be directed at children.21 ‘‘(2) In determining whether any marketing or adver-22 tising reasonably appears to be directed to children for23 purposes of subparagraph (1), the Secretary shall consider24 the totality of the circumstances, including whether such25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 9 •HR 6294 IH marketing or advertising uses themes or promotional1 strategies for food described in section 403(z) that appeal2 to children, such as the use of fun or fantasy themes, ath-3 letes and celebrities, cross-promotions using fictional char-4 acters, cartoon characters, social media influencers, ani-5 mation, children’s music, actors, or situations representing6 children’s daily life, or free gifts or toys, contests, inter-7 active games, or mobile or computer applications.’’.8 (c) NASEM REVIEW.—The Secretary of Health and9 Human Services (referred to in this subsection as the10 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall seek to enter into a contract with the11 National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine12 (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘National Acad-13 emies’’) under which the National Academies—14 (1) convenes a committee of experts in the field15 of nutrition science to review the science of ultra-16 processed food (as defined in paragraph (z)(6)(C) of17 section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-18 metic Act (21 U.S.C. 343)), as added by subsection19 (a);20 (2) develops recommendations for defining the21 term ‘‘ultra-processed food’’ for purposes of para-22 graph (z)(6)(C)(ii) of section 403 of the Federal23 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by sub-24 section (a); and25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 10 •HR 6294 IH (3) not later than 1 year after the date of en-1 actment of this Act, submits to the Secretary a re-2 port that includes the recommendations developed3 under paragraph (2).4 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is5 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health6 and Human Services $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years7 2026 through 2030 for purposes of promulgating regula-8 tions and carrying out enforcement activities with respect9 to the labeling requirements under the amendments made10 by subsections (a) and (b).11 SEC. 102. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH12 ON NUTRITION SCIENCE.13 Part A of title IV of the Public Health Service Act14 (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end15 the following:16 ‘‘SEC. 404P. RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION ON NUTRI-17 TION SCIENCE.18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of NIH shall ex-19 pand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct20 and support of research with respect to nutrition science,21 including research on—22 ‘‘(1) the health effects of ultra-processed foods23 on consumers;24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 11 •HR 6294 IH ‘‘(2) the specific food and beverage ingredients,1 additives, sweeteners, and chemicals within ultra-2 processed foods that may be harmful to health;3 ‘‘(3) the safety profile of food and beverage in-4 gredients, additives, sweeteners, and chemicals that5 have been self-affirmed by food and beverage manu-6 facturers as generally recognized as safe without re-7 view of such status by the Food and Drug Adminis-8 tration; and9 ‘‘(4) the formulation of ultra-processed foods to10 have hyper-palatable qualities and association with11 addiction.12 ‘‘(b) MEETINGS ON NUTRITION.—13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after14 the date of enactment of the Childhood Diabetes Re-15 duction Act of 2025, and every 5 years thereafter,16 the Director of NIH, in coordination with the Com-17 missioner of Food and Drugs and the heads of other18 agencies, as appropriate, shall convene a public19 meeting for the purpose of discussing research ef-20 forts aimed at improving nutrition and reducing the21 incidence of diet-related chronic disease, with the22 goal of informing Federal policy.23 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 12 •HR 6294 IH ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each meeting under1 paragraph (1) shall involve a diverse group of2 stakeholders, including food scientists and re-3 searchers, registered dietitians and nutrition-4 ists, clinicians specializing in nutrition-related5 diseases, Federal stakeholders, and nongovern-6 mental organizations focused on nutrition and7 health.8 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION.—In selecting stake-9 holders described in subparagraph (A) for par-10 ticipation for each meeting under paragraph11 (1), the Director of NIH shall ensure that12 stakeholders who have no financial affiliation13 with manufacturers of ultra-processed food14 make up the majority of participants.15 ‘‘(3) TOPICS.—Each meeting under paragraph16 (1) shall include discussion of—17 ‘‘(A) current research findings related to18 nutrition and chronic disease, including the im-19 pact of food labeling requirements under section20 403(z) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-21 metic Act;22 ‘‘(B) any gaps in such research and prior-23 ities for future research;24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 13 •HR 6294 IH ‘‘(C) evidence-based practices for improv-1 ing nutrition and innovative approaches to pre-2 vent and manage chronic conditions through di-3 etary innovations; and4 ‘‘(D) such other topics as the Director of5 NIH determines appropriate.6 ‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director7 NIH, in coordination with the Commissioner of8 Food and Drugs, shall submit a report on each9 meeting under paragraph (1) to the Committee on10 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-11 ate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of12 the House of Representatives, and shall make each13 such report publicly available on the website of the14 National Institutes of Health.15 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘ultra-16 processed food’ has the meaning given such term in sec-17 tion 403(z)(6) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic18 Act.19 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the20 purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized21 to be appropriated $60,000,000 for each fiscal years 202622 through 2030.’’.23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 14 •HR 6294 IH SEC. 103. NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PUBLIC1 EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.2 Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.3 241 et seq.) is amended by striking section 399Y and in-4 serting the following:5 ‘‘SEC. 399Y. NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PUBLIC6 EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through8 the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-9 vention, and in collaboration with national, State, Tribal,10 and local partners, physical activity organizations, nutri-11 tion experts, physical activity experts, health professional12 organizations, and other organizations, as appropriate,13 shall develop a national public campaign to educate the14 public, including adults, children, and caregivers, con-15 cerning—16 ‘‘(1) how to read and understand the nutrient17 warning labels required under subparagraphs (1)18 through (4) of section 403(z) of the Federal Food,19 Drug, and Cosmetic Act;20 ‘‘(2) the health risks associated with obesity, in-21 activity, and poor nutrition, including consumption22 of foods described in subparagraphs (1) through (4)23 of section 403(z) of the Federal Food, Drug, and24 Cosmetic Act;25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 15 •HR 6294 IH ‘‘(3) ways to incorporate physical activity into1 daily living;2 ‘‘(4) ways to support a healthy lifestyle and re-3 duce the risk of chronic illness, including obesity;4 ‘‘(5) the benefits of good nutrition; and5 ‘‘(6) strategies to improve eating and drinking6 habits, such as identifying and selecting healthier7 food choices and reducing consumption of added8 sugars, saturated fat, and sodium.9 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There10 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section11 $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 through12 2030.’’.13 TITLE II—FEDERAL TRADE14 COMMISSION15 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.16 In this title:17 (1) CHILD.—The term ‘‘child’’ means an indi-18 vidual who is under the age of 13.19 (2) CHILD-DIRECTED ADVERTISING.—The term20 ‘‘child-directed advertising’’ means any advertise-21 ment—22 (A) that uses themes or promotional strat-23 egies that appeal to children, which may include24 the use of—25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 16 •HR 6294 IH (i) fun or fantasy themes, cartoon1 characters, social media influencers, ani-2 mation, endorsements by celebrities and3 athletes, cross-promotions using fictional4 characters, children’s music, actors, or sit-5 uations representing children’s daily life; or6 (ii) free gifts or toys, contests, inter-7 active games, or mobile or computer appli-8 cations; or9 (B) in media for which children comprise10 at least 30 percent of the audience, as deter-11 mined by the Commission, that is displayed12 using—13 (i) traditional measured media, such14 as television, radio, and printed media; or15 (ii) electronic media, content created16 by influencers, online videos, company-17 sponsored websites, social media, movies,18 and video games.19 (3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’20 means the Federal Trade Commission.21 (4) JUNK FOOD.—The term ‘‘junk food’’ means22 products with labeling requirements described in23 subparagraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of paragraph (z)24 of section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 17 •HR 6294 IH metic Act (21 U.S.C. 343), as added by section1 101(a) of this Act.2 SEC. 202. RESTRICTIONS ON ADVERTISEMENTS FOR JUNK3 FOOD DIRECTED AT CHILDREN; REQUIRED4 DISCLOSURE OF ANY HEALTH AND NUTRIENT5 WARNING LABEL IN ADVERTISEMENTS.6 (a) MARKETING OR ADVERTISING JUNK FOOD TO7 CHILDREN.—8 (1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any9 person to market or advertise, or produce or dis-10 tribute any advertisement or marketing material for,11 junk food by using child-directed advertising.12 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining whether13 any marketing or advertising uses child-directed ad-14 vertising for purposes of subparagraph (A), the15 Commission shall consider the totality of the cir-16 cumstances.17 (b) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.—It shall be unlawful18 for any person to market or advertise, or produce or dis-19 tribute any advertisement or marketing material for, junk20 food without including in such advertisement or marketing21 material the relevant mandatory health or nutrient warn-22 ing label or notice described in section 403(z) of the Fed-23 eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(z)).24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 18 •HR 6294 IH (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibitions established1 in this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year2 after the date of enactment of this Act.3 (d) ENFORCEMENT BY THE COMMISSION.—4 (1) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRAC-5 TICE.—A violation of this section or a regulation6 promulgated under this section shall be treated as a7 violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act8 or practice under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal9 Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).10 (2) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.—11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in12 subparagraph (C), the Commission shall enforce13 this section in the same manner, by the same14 means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers,15 and duties as though all applicable terms and16 provisions of the Federal Trade Commission17 Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated18 into and made a part of this section.19 (B) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Ex-20 cept as provided in subparagraph (C), any per-21 son who violates this section or a regulation22 promulgated under this section shall be subject23 to the penalties and entitled to the privileges24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 19 •HR 6294 IH and immunities provided in the Federal Trade1 Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).2 (C) COMMON CARRIERS.—Notwithstanding3 section 4, 5(a)(2), or 6 of the Federal Trade4 Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44, 45(a)(2), 46)5 or any jurisdictional limitation of the Commis-6 sion, the Commission shall also enforce this7 Act, in the same manner provided in subpara-8 graphs (A) and (B), with respect to common9 carriers subject to the Communications Act of10 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and Acts amend-11 atory thereof and supplementary thereto.12 (D) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Nothing in13 this section shall be construed to limit the au-14 thority of the Commission under any other pro-15 vision of law.16 (E) RULEMAKING.—The Commission shall17 promulgate in accordance with section 553 of18 title 5, United States Code, such rules as may19 be necessary to carry out this section.20 SEC. 203. RESTORING THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION’S21 ABILITY TO PROMULGATE RULES ON CHIL-22 DREN’S ADVERTISING.23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 18(h) of the Federal24 Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(h)) is repealed.25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 20 •HR 6294 IH (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 18(a)(1) of1 such Act is amended in the matter preceding subpara-2 graph (A), by striking ‘‘Except as provided in subsection3 (h), the Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘The Commission’’.4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 Dec 02, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6294.IH H6294 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB

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