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IV 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 426 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Recognizing the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the Food and Drugs Act for the important service it provides the Nation.

Whereas the Food and Drugs Act of June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 768; chapter 3915), transformed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) into a scientific regulatory agency; Whereas the FDA is the oldest consumer protection agency in the United States; Whereas the FDA is the primary consumer protection agency in the United States and the world; Whereas FDA has the critical mission of protecting the public health by ensuring that— (1) foods are safe, wholesome, sanitary, and properly labeled; (2) human and veterinary drugs are safe and effective; (3) devices intended for human use are safe and effective; (4) cosmetics are properly labeled; and (5) consumers are protected from electronic product radiation; Whereas FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations which improve peoples’ lives; Whereas, in protecting and promoting the health of citizens of the United States, the FDA has been a pioneer and leader in the field of food and drug science; Whereas people around the world enjoy a higher quality of life due, in part, to the work of the FDA to expand food safety, medical product safety, and regulatory science; and Whereas the centennial anniversary of the passage of the 1906 Food and Drugs Act occurs on June 30, 2006, marks the 100th anniversary of the Agency’s founding, and is a major milestone in FDA’s celebrated history: Now, therefore, be it

That the Congress recognizes the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services and its employees for— (1)100 years of service in working to ensure the safety of our food and the safety and efficacy of our medical products; (2)providing leadership to the world in the regulatory sciences; and (3)their hard work and extraordinary dedication to the protection and promotion of our Nation’s public health.

Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2006.Karen L. HaasClerk.