Transfer of authority, functions and agencies

(a) Transfer of authority The Federal Food Administration shall assume responsibility for carrying out the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), as related to food, and shall assume and maintain all regulatory, administrative, and enforcement authorities with respect to food held by the Food and Drug Administration on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Transfer of functions For each Federal agency, office, and center specified in subsection (c), there are transferred to the Federal Food 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 the regulation of food or the administration or enforcement of food law, as determined by the President. (c) Transferred agencies The Federal agencies referred to in subsection (b) are— (1) the resources and facilities of the Human Foods Program of the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of administering the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) with respect to food; (2) the resources and facilities of the Office of Inspections and Investigations of the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of administering the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) with respect to food; (3) the resources and facilities of the Center for Veterinary Medicine of the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of administering the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) with respect to food; and (4) such other offices, services, or agencies as the President designates by executive order to carry out this Act. (d) Conforming amendment Subchapter A of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 716. Regulation of food Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, beginning as soon as practicable but not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Food Administration Act of 2025 — (1) any authority under this Act that relates to food shall be under the authority of the Federal Food Administration, and shall be carried out by the Commissioner of Foods described in section 2(d) of the Federal Food Administration Act of 2025; and (2) any reference in this Act to authorities related to food held by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, including any reference in this Act to such authorities held by the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall be deemed to be a reference to authorities held by the Commissioner of Foods, or by the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Foods, as appropriate..