[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1822 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1822

 To provide for a study on the consolidation of food safety agencies, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 20, 2025

  Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for a study on the consolidation of food safety agencies, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Study And Framework for Efficiency 
in Food Oversight and Organizational Design Act of 2025'' or the ``SAFE 
FOOD Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON CONSOLIDATION OF FOOD SAFETY AGENCIES.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study on the 
consolidation of Federal agencies with a primary role in ensuring food 
safety in the United States (including the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service, the Food and Drug Administration, and Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention) into a single agency.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report containing--
            (1) the results of the study; and
            (2) any recommendations of the Secretary of Agriculture 
        with respect to the consolidation.
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