To provide the Food and Drug Administration needed authorities to carry out its regulatory mission with respect to human foods…

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I 119TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8432 To provide the Food and Drug Administration needed authorities to carry out its regulatory mission with respect to human foods, to provide addi- tional resources and authorities with respect to human foods research, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 22, 2026 Ms. DEGETTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide the Food and Drug Administration needed au- thorities to carry out its regulatory mission with respect to human foods, to provide additional resources and au- thorities with respect to human foods research, 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS.3 The table of contents for this Act is as follows:4 Sec. 1. Table of contents. Sec. 2. Sense of Congress on funding food sector innovation projects. Sec. 3. Advisory Committee on Human Foods. Sec. 4. Critical research grant program. Sec. 5. HFP and CDER center of excellence.

Sec. 6. Paperwork Reduction Act exemption for FDA research. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:26 Apr 22, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6211 E:\BILLS\H8432.IH H8432 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8432 IH Sec. 7. Recordkeeping requirements for processed food recipes.

Sec. 8. Public-private partnership for information sharing and chemical limits in foods. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FUNDING FOOD SECTOR1 INNOVATION PROJECTS.2 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-3 gress that an account, to be known as the ‘‘Human Foods4 Innovation Account’’, should be established for purposes5 of the Food and Drug Administration carrying out the ac-6 tivities described in subsection (b).7 (b) FDA ACTIVITIES.—The activities described in8 this subsection are—9 (1) the critical research grants under section 4;10 (2) the establishment and maintenance of the11 center of excellence described in section 5;12 (3) the public-private partnership under section13 8;14 (4) the development of modernized standards15 for human foods, including foods for infants and16 young children;17 (5) the development of modernized standards18 for enhanced human food safety and supply chain19 continuity;20 (6) advances in human foods nutrition innova-21 tion;22 (7) the development of strengthened dietary23 supplement authorities;24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:26 Apr 22, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8432.IH H8432 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8432 IH (8) research relating to human foods bio-1 technology;2 (9) the development of modernized regulatory3 tools for chemicals in human foods;4 (10) modernizing risk assessment and enhanced5 risk-informed decision making with respect to6 human foods;7 (11) enhanced technical capacity using hiring8 authority provided by the Food and Drug Omnibus9 Reform Act of 2022 (title III of division FF of Pub-10 lic Law 117–328); and11 (12) such projects enabling innovation and12 technological advancements in the human foods sec-13 tor and a fuller understanding of nutrition, as the14 Commissioner determines appropriate.15 SEC. 3. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN FOODS.16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and17 Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-18 retary’’) shall establish and maintain a permanent advi-19 sory committee to be known as the ‘‘Advisory Committee20 on Human Foods’’ (referred to in this section as the21 ‘‘Committee’’).22 (b) DUTIES OF COMMITTEE.—The Committee shall23 advise the Commissioner on issues related to food science,24 nutrition, and food safety.25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:26 Apr 22, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8432.IH H8432 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 8432 IH (c) MEMBERS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the1 Committee is composed of experts on nutrition, experts2 on food safety, and representatives of consumer, producer,3 and health professional organizations.4 SEC. 4. CRITICAL RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM.5 (a) CRITICAL RESEARCH GRANTS.—The Secretary of6 Health and Human Services (in this section referred to7 as the ‘‘Secretary’’), acting through the Commissioner of8 Food and Drugs and the Director of the National Insti-9 tutes of Health, shall award grants, on a competitive basis,10 to eligible entities to promote research in critical areas,11 including—12 (1) food biotechnology;13 (2) nutrition initiatives to promote greater ac-14 cess to healthier foods and information about foods;15 (3) infant and maternal nutrition;16 (4) health impacts of ultra-processed foods;17 (5) safety and reliability of specialty foods such18 as infant formula;19 (6) health impacts of dietary supplements; and20 (7) public understanding of the risks and bene-21 fits of ultra-processed foods, dietary supplements,22 and other nutrition sources.23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:26 Apr 22, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8432.IH H8432 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 8432 IH (b) COLLABORATION.—In awarding grants under1 subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize projects that2 foster collaboration among a broad range of partners.3 (c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant4 under this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary5 an application at such time, in such manner, and con-6 taining such information as the Secretary may determine7 appropriate.8 (d) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section,9 the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a public or private non-10 profit organization with recognized capacity and expertise11 in one or more of the areas described in subsection (a).12 SEC. 5. HFP AND CDER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Food and14 Drugs, acting through the Deputy Commissioner of15 Human Foods and the Director of the Center for Drug16 Evaluation and Research, shall establish and maintain a17 center of excellence to improve nutrition science and how18 nutrition relates to medicine.19 (b) ACTIVITIES OF CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.—The20 center of excellence established under subsection (a)21 shall—22 (1) coordinate the programs and activities of23 the Food and Drug Administration relating to areas24 of convergence between the Human Foods Program25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:26 Apr 22, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8432.IH H8432 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 8432 IH and the programs and activities of the Center for1 Drug Evaluation and Research, including related2 to—3 (A) the rise of medical drug use in weight4 loss;5 (B) medications to mitigate the effects of6 allergic reactions from exposure to certain7 foods;8 (C) the role of nutrition in maintaining9 overall health along or in conjunction with10 pharmaceutical interventions, physical activity,11 and other activities; and12 (D) programs that support healthy eating13 through the medical system, such as produce14 prescription programs; and15 (2) act as a platform for agency-wide collabora-16 tion and communication to drive research and inno-17 vation in the food-as-medicine field.18 SEC. 6. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT EXEMPTION FOR FDA19 RESEARCH.20 Chapter X of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic21 Act (21 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) is amended by adding at the22 end the following:23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:26 Apr 22, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8432.IH H8432 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 8432 IH ‘‘SEC. 1015. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT EXEMPTION.1 ‘‘Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States2 Code, (commonly referred to as the ‘Paperwork Reduction3 Act’) shall not apply to the voluntary collection of informa-4 tion during the conduct of research by the Food and Drug5 Administration.’’.6 SEC. 7. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCESSED7 FOOD RECIPES.8 Section 414(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-9 metic Act (21 U.S.C. 350c(a)) is amended—10 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-11 graph (5);12 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-13 lowing:14 ‘‘(3) PROCESSED FOOD RECIPES.—With respect15 to an article of food that is a processed food, each16 person (excluding farms and restaurants) who man-17 ufactures, processes, packs, distributes, receives,18 holds, or imports such article shall, at the request of19 an officer or employee duly designated by the Sec-20 retary, permit such officer or employee, upon presen-21 tation of appropriate credentials and a written notice22 to such person, at reasonable times and within rea-23 sonable limits and in a reasonable manner, to have24 access to and copy all records relating to the recipe25 and contents of such article, including—26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:26 Apr 22, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8432.IH H8432 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 8432 IH ‘‘(A) the labeled and nonlabeled ingredi-1 ents;2 ‘‘(B) the amounts of each ingredient; and3 ‘‘(C) listings of all relevant authorizations4 by product.5 ‘‘(4) NONLABELED INGREDIENTS.—6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an ar-7 ticle of food that is a processed food that in-8 cludes contents which are not declared on the9 label, the manufacturer (excluding farms and10 restaurants) of such article shall submit to the11 Commissioner the contents, including flavors,12 colors, spices, and incidental additives, of such13 article.14 ‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE.—The Commissioner15 shall publish on a website a list of articles de-16 scribed in subparagraph (A) and their con-17 tents.’’; and18 (3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by19 striking ‘‘The requirement under paragraphs (1) and20 (2) applies’’ and inserting ‘‘The requirements under21 paragraphs (1) through (3) apply’’.22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:26 Apr 22, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8432.IH H8432 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 8432 IH SEC. 8. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR INFORMATION1 SHARING AND CHEMICAL LIMITS IN FOODS.2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Food and3 Drugs (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commissioner’’)4 shall enter into a partnership with 1 or more appropriate5 nongovernmental entities—6 (1) to facilitate information sharing across in-7 dustry, academia, and consumer groups about the8 composition, use, and long-term impacts of food9 packaging materials; and10 (2) to recommend to the Commissioner appro-11 priate limits for chemicals in food and food-contact12 substances.13 (b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1814 months after the date on which the Commissioner enters15 into the partnership described in subsection (a), and annu-16 ally thereafter, the Commissioner shall submit to Congress17 a report describing the work completed by the partnership18 and any ongoing work of the partnership.19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:26 Apr 22, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8432.IH H8432 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS

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