1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Single Food Safety Agency Act
of 2010
.
(b)
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Title I—Establishment of Food Safety Administration
Sec. 101. Establishment of Food Safety
Administration.
Sec. 102. Consolidation of separate food safety and inspection
services and agencies.
Sec. 103. Additional duties of the Administration.
Title II—Administration and Enforcement
Sec. 201. Administration of national program.
Sec. 202. Criminal penalties.
Sec. 203. Civil penalties for violations.
Title III—Implementation
Sec. 301. Definition of transitional period.
Sec. 302. Reorganization plan.
Sec. 303. Transitional authorities.
Sec. 304. Savings provisions.
Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.
2.In this Act:
(1)The
term Administration means the Food Safety Administration
established under section 101(a)(1).
(2)The
term Administrator means the Administrator of Food Safety
appointed under section 101(a)(3).
(3)The
term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of
title 5, United States Code.
(4)The
term contaminant includes a bacterium, chemical, natural or
manufactured toxin, virus, parasite, prion, physical hazard, or other human
pathogen that when found on or in food can cause human illness, injury, or
death.
(5)The
term contamination refers to a presence of a contaminant in
food.
(6)
(A)The term food means a product intended to be
used for food or drink for a human or an animal.
(B)The
term food includes any product (including a meat food product, as
defined in section 1(j) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(j))),
capable for use as human food that is made in whole or in part from any animal,
including cattle, sheep, swine, or goat, or poultry (as defined in section 4 of
the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453)), and animal feed.
(C)The
term food does not include dietary supplements, as defined in
section 6(ff) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
321(ff)).
(7)
(A)The term food establishment means a foreign
or domestic slaughterhouse, factory, warehouse, or facility that processes food
or a facility that holds, stores, or transports food or food
ingredients.
(B)For
the purposes of registration, the term food establishment does not
include a farm, restaurant, other retail food establishment, nonprofit food
establishment in which food is prepared for or served directly to the consumer,
or fishing vessel (other than a fishing vessel engaged in processing, as that
term is defined in section 123.3 of title 21, Code of Federal
Regulations).
(8)The term food safety law means—
(A)the provisions of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) related to and
requiring the safety, labeling, and inspection of food, infant formulas, food
additives, pesticide residues, and other substances present in food under that
Act;
(B)the provisions of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and of any
other Act that are administered by the Center for Veterinary Medicine of the
Food and Drug Administration;
(C)the Poultry
Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.);
(D)the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
(E)the Egg Products
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.);
(F)the Sanitary Food
Transportation Act of 1990 (49 U.S.C. App. 2801 et seq.);
(G)the provisions
enacted by the Sanitary Food Transportation Act of 2005 (subtitle B of title
VII of Public Law 109–59);
(H)the provisions of
the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–448) administered by
the Food Safety and Inspection Service;
(I)the provisions of
this Act; and
(J)such other
provisions of law related to and requiring food safety, labeling, inspection,
and enforcement as the President designates by Executive order as appropriate
to include within the jurisdiction of the Administration.
(9)The
term process or processing means the commercial
harvesting, slaughter, packing, preparation, or manufacture of food.
(10)The
term State means any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possessions of the
United States.
<enum>I</enum><header>Establishment of
Food Safety Administration</header>
<section id="HEE9EB8DACF464A87A4D07881E7E3C9AF"><enum>101.</enum><header>Establishment
of Food Safety Administration</header>
<subsection id="H78E98FB3A07F47849E0FAA091412CDEF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="H58C671442F074735AA7A4F2E848D000D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the executive branch an agency to
be known as the <quote>Food Safety Administration</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30E46CC75E3B4AA6A9E461755ACB5E59"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Status</header><text>The
Administration shall be an independent establishment (as defined in section 104
of title 5, United States Code).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H144E4CE0CD004CA791551EFE03924EE0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Head of
administration</header><text>The Administration shall be headed by the
Administrator of Food Safety, who shall be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H16D3DC5862B04E469D35AC08FA2F28C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of
Administrator</header><text>The Administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H060A1B87272E41168F78521AD81090E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>administer and
enforce the food safety law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFDA43CA140AC4542A5856966D3EA501F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serve as a
representative to international food safety bodies and discussions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H215CDF6AFF5645EA99327C8F5846489C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>oversee
the—</text>
<subparagraph id="H96F1122AB34D4A55B546791FA1CDB816"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implementation of
Federal food safety inspection, enforcement, and research efforts for the
purpose of protecting the public health;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29A9847258DE4BE18F7F54E9D1A0C102"><enum>(B)</enum><text>development of
consistent and science-based standards for food safety;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H823C11264D7D44FB862F3D095EDB2018"><enum>(C)</enum><text>prioritization of
Federal food safety efforts and deployment of Federal food safety resources to
achieve the greatest possible benefit in reducing food-borne illness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E5B01E7ACFA4C49B2F23C4B3B5D238F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>coordination and
prioritization of food safety research and education programs with other
Federal agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03DFBC48DBFC436D98E6608A5B158F18"><enum>(E)</enum><text>coordination of
the Federal response to food-borne illness outbreaks with other Federal and
State agencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BA10338519848D6929908EBD857578A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>integration of
Federal food safety activities with State and local agencies and tribal
governments; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5BD0836CCA124F23B5ACA53915AC8728"><enum>(4)</enum><text>promulgate
regulations as necessary and appropriate to perform the duties under this
subsection and to secure the food supply from all forms of contamination,
including intentional contamination.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F0749CCB8414AC5904B6FD9D29657B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5313">Section 5313</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F03B762B9E146CDB24B80B292F71642" style="OLC">
<quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="section">Administrator of Food
Safety.</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H1604CBBD77044E0DADB22F299B3D870F"><enum>102.</enum><header>Consolidation
of separate food safety and inspection services and agencies</header>
<subsection id="HE36EEC99B43D4FCD810B1733A5A33854"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of
functions</header><text>For each Federal agency specified in subsection (b),
there are transferred to the Administration all functions that the head of the
Federal agency exercised on the day before the effective date of this Act
(including all related functions of any officer or employee of the Federal
agency) that relate to administration or enforcement of the food safety law, as
determined by the President.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H68059CC30473439C872AB000890303F6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transferred
agencies</header><text>The Federal agencies referred to in subsection (a)
are—</text>
<paragraph id="HFDB00F863CD44652A8A69152D04D1B48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Food Safety
and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D8F7B939E2A449C92DB9DB010BAECE5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition of the Food and Drug Administration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25F557BCBBFE4D8887531A511F19C5B5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the part of the
Agriculture Marketing Service that administers shell egg surveillance services
established under the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et
seq.);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4AF8B989038A472AA9A96D0D7367586D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the resources and
facilities of the Office of Regulatory Affairs of the Food and Drug
Administration, to the extent that such resources and facilities are for the
purpose of administering and conducting inspections of food establishments and
imports;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8045E99A0BAE4718B8C6A2054E429EDE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the resources and facilities of the Office
of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, to the extent such
resources and facilities support—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB8F55F1601804BD6B59C9FEE22AF3D8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBEAD542A00F04BB68CFC02543BAEC748"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Center for
Veterinary Medicine; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6FF36994F3E439E8503B0692758A629"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the facilities and
resources of the Office of Regulatory Affairs described in paragraph
(4);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H832324BDDE1C41EA934CEFE2E7DE5F24"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Center for
Veterinary Medicine of the Food and Drug Administration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C6C91C1D9FE450EAB3C2389C035E29F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the resources and
facilities of the Environmental Protection Agency, to the extent such resources
and facilities are for the purpose of controlling and regulating pesticide
residues in food;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H736CDB68AAB24813A78473B68EFD84BA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the part of the
Research, Education, and Economics mission area of the Department of
Agriculture related to food safety and animal feed research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1AA68704BC6F4B2FA32B61F1097CF624"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the part of the
National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration of the Department of Commerce that administers the seafood
inspection program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB484A2B2351D4EE1B2544547FFD42AF9"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the Animal and
Plant Inspection Health Service of the Department of Agriculture; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H61EE70CE1E2045A682D12627C7E58D4D"><enum>(11)</enum><text>such other
offices, services, or agencies as the President designates by Executive order
to carry out this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFF7D821316F042D8AD2208F58B172812"><enum>103.</enum><header>Additional
duties of the Administration</header>
<subsection id="H7B23A1BF5D7345C3843E4E4BEC79EC0C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Officers and
employees</header><text>The Administrator may—</text>
<paragraph id="H264A94C81A44405CBB5C069284203E14"><enum>(1)</enum><text>appoint officers
and employees for the Administration in accordance with the provisions of title
5, United States Code, relating to appointment in the competitive service;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D8868CFDD0C4FE38505F1BBB71FC147"><enum>(2)</enum><text>fix the
compensation of those officers and employees in accordance with chapter 51 and
with subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title, relating to classification and
General Schedule pay rates.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE5BC905AB35E40DCB4BFE5080567B256"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Experts and
consultants</header><text>The Administrator may—</text>
<paragraph id="H01A585EF7FDB4BABAB93FDF0096BBFC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>procure the
services of temporary or intermittent experts and consultants as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">section
3109</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E29129449274F3DBE68333786B75ECC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>pay in connection
with those services the travel expenses of the experts and consultants,
including transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence while away from
the homes or regular places of business of the individuals, as authorized by
section 5703 of that title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB92E3049100E4265BF492D9308A26708"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Bureaus,
offices, and divisions</header><text>The Administrator may establish within the
Administration such bureaus, offices, and divisions as the Administrator
determines are necessary to perform the duties of the Administrator.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9A4119FBB3664DC1AF3A4A6AE7CE69AE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Advisory
committees</header>
<paragraph id="H1689065DE7BD45C68AA22A6AF516AD5C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall establish advisory committees
that consist of representatives of scientific expert bodies, academics,
industry specialists, and consumers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0551CA172F9241BA868F4B66B46DD83D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
duties of an advisory committee established under paragraph (1) may include
developing recommendations for the development of new processes, research,
communications, performance standards, and inspection that relate to food
safety.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Administration
and Enforcement</header>
<section id="H2FE350F0B64A4C13A4A44897CA123CB9"><enum>201.</enum><header>Administration
of national program</header>
<subsection id="H33A9937A39A5454283152764198292BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H2AABCEA9BA6047A096A6D0F842CF9417"><enum>(1)</enum><text>administer a
national food safety program (referred to in this section as the
<quote>program</quote>) to protect public health; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H77F3365DC42A49AF82C52D5BED7F0337"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that
persons who produce or process food comply with Federal laws and regulations to
prevent or minimize food safety hazards related to their products.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDACEDEE573BE4CEEAD166EEA8E909762"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Comprehensive
analysis</header>
<paragraph id="H09F4EED7D38E4E8ABA4C25C69A7745D2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
analysis</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct a comprehensive analysis of the
hazards associated with different food and with the processing of different
food, including the identification and evaluation of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8A40B21A140E46A89328B2E4077532CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the severity of
the potential health risks;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CE20C8B426841B09CE502B826645475"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sources and specific points of
potential contamination in the food supply chain that may render food
unsafe;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B98ED28441E4FE7A358CC80F61DFF00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the potential for
persistence, multiplication, or concentration of naturally occurring or added
contaminants in food;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE20E11D2A7334F4487F3D85235C15131"><enum>(D)</enum><text>opportunities
across the food production, processing, distribution, and retail system to
reduce potential health risks; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA75E9EF14154FAF810118B7D922B347"><enum>(E)</enum><text>opportunities for
intentional contamination.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D099D4BC9EE42F1B967D936B8D3E394"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
administrator shall update the analysis under
<internal-xref idref="H09F4EED7D38E4E8ABA4C25C69A7745D2" legis-path="201.(b)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> on an annual
basis.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA1DBFE50C8A64F73894B7B7EE0A23F9D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program
development and implementation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC860EB6030C7448CB7CF01D7BA8AF6CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Use of analysis
results</header><text>In developing the program, the Administrator shall take
into account the results of the analysis under
<internal-xref idref="HDACEDEE573BE4CEEAD166EEA8E909762" legis-path="5.(b)">subsection (b)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB43476E209D843A086312FCE9810501D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
elements</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Administrator
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H141126A34D6E4FC9868D0CE902A4E073"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adopt and
implement a national system for the registration of food establishments and
regular unannounced inspection of food establishments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8D1E78FA31D431BA7F0335B1415BAE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>revise such
system, as necessary, based on updates to the analysis under
<internal-xref idref="H09F4EED7D38E4E8ABA4C25C69A7745D2" legis-path="201.(b)(1)">subsection (b)(1)</internal-xref>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1FC6F28E86E4B2A9DCF0B0A3A0C08C7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enforce the
adoption of process controls in food establishments, based on best available
scientific and public health considerations and best available
technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA03185A57C4848099A33A1D87961CF9D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>establish and
enforce science-based standards for—</text>
<clause id="H09E639CC5D1543CA96B4EEE9C022DF8A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>limiting the
presence of contaminants in food; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4CFAD6C2E447407CBC0E0AA755A6DCC9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>safety and
sanitation in the processing and handling of food;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CF118D1B153425E92E5EAD7C5DB88AF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>conduct, on an
ongoing basis, a statistically valid sampling program to ensure that—</text>
<clause id="H6AF44F56E4AF4550A40DD512F25B63F4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>food
industry programs and procedures that prevent food contamination are effective;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCEE7CEEB69DA4D2A920C33D7BA881FB5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>food meets the
standards established under this Act;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H804062BF6B064D08BCFB065D83A499E4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>implement
procedures and requirements to ensure the safety and security of imported
food;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8826DC6A13734D6B831D911E4530778F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>coordinate with
other agencies and State or local governments in carrying out the inspection,
enforcement, research, and monitoring of food establishments required by
Federal food safety laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC736960783704C9192474164EE435F76"><enum>(H)</enum><text>use data made
available under
<internal-xref idref="H4403A7277549471EB88B3943F7BA5B81" legis-path="5.(d)">subsection (d)</internal-xref> to—</text>
<clause id="HFAA75B43F3E94F1B9FEB901A5F990959"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assess the health
risks associated with the human consumption of food; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HF1DE6326329C4C26BBC93A7E1663CBB7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the need for additional
surveillance data and studies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3B87D422D6549108A4DB215CBA14E1B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>develop public
education risk communication and advisory programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H231A1F05E8C54527BE9806E21C72C340"><enum>(J)</enum><text>implement a basic
and applied research program to further the purposes of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A898C808F834790928BA7A7091F05DB"><enum>(K)</enum><text>coordinate and
prioritize food safety research and educational programs with other agencies,
including State or local agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4403A7277549471EB88B3943F7BA5B81"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability of
data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the request of the
Administrator, the head of that department or agency of the United States shall
provide the Administrator with access to data which is necessary to enable the
Administrator to carry out the Administrator’s responsibilities under Act. Such
data includes surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H12FC506A69DD4EAFA07B3E562B9C7A60"><enum>202.</enum><header>Criminal
penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303(a) of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9461B69AB14746F0A394936EE058CADE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>Any</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in
paragraph (2) or (3), any</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2328B60638B8479C940C3432FFB603EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7E8B908FCEB643AFA8B1311EC5911E8F" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD7849A15CB1A4CBDBE0708FD80C637D9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Notwithstanding
paragraph (1) of this section, any person who knowingly violates paragraph (a),
(b), (c), (k), or (v) of section 301 with respect to any food that is
misbranded or adulterated shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years or
fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or
both.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H4FC6E82F79B44ED3A633F4BBFF036A78"><enum>203.</enum><header>Civil penalties
for violations</header>
<subsection id="H7FB02D17F10F4998B8DDE6880208A5FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="HC3FB69285FC7431B91E3FDE8FE050C2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b)(1), any person
who violates the food safety law (including a regulation promulgated or order
issued under a Federal food safety law) shall be subject to a civil monetary
penalty, for each such violation, of not more than—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H44C26D9EA58D4FF88F691299E947D9DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an individual, $20,000, not
to exceed $50,000 for all such violations adjudicated in a single proceeding;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF4F3C28EB6B8400083F2149959878661"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of any other person $250,000,
not to exceed $1,000,000 for all such violations adjudicated in a single
proceeding.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H78B6C3778365419EA72C369CAE81D672"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Knowing
violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to
subsection (b)(1), any person who knowingly violates the food safety law shall
be subject to a civil monetary penalty, for each such violation, of not more
than—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5E8676E4AC8C4D0D815C3AA49F55D2F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an individual, $50,000, not
to exceed $100,000 for all such violations adjudicated in a single proceeding;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1976DD943AC1459E8DEF813FB8701E0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of any other person, $500,000,
not to exceed $7,500,000 for all such violations adjudicated in a single
proceeding.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H87C816B96A1648EA8986EF86C68DBBF2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Separate
violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
paragraphs (1) and (2), each day during which a violation of the food safety
law continues shall be considered to be a separate violation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0536CD24F5ED41678C3E55B3732D815F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of
other applicable penalties</header>
<paragraph id="H684DC6F5B6B548D6BFC854AC367B853F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Notwithstanding
subsection (a), with respect to a violation, a person shall not be subject to a
civil monetary penalty under this section if such person is subject to a civil
monetary penalty under—</text>
<subparagraph id="H895498C4E00B467DBCE156D1F07B237D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 303(f)(2)
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333(f)(2)) for the same
violation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20BAAE808D6F4B79B9FBCB0824F6DFF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 12(c) of
the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1014(c)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A2258A7BDB243668559A38460D06275"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Remedies not
exclusive</header><text>Subject to
<internal-xref idref="H684DC6F5B6B548D6BFC854AC367B853F" legis-path="203.(b)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>, the remedies provided in
this section may be in addition to, and not exclusive of, other remedies that
may be available.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0E3B3EE48D93437DA164923F81735A14"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Judicial
Review</header>
<paragraph id="HF92DC7FCFBC54EB68B8828E8AE3BC2B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An order assessing a civil penalty under subsection (a)
shall be a final order unless the person—</text>
<subparagraph id="H447419C8FFE74DFCBE1E233FE5AA630E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 30
days after the effective date of the order, files a petition for judicial
review of the order in the United States court of appeals for the circuit in
which that person resides or has its principal place of business or the United
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE53AD3AF9FEF4BDDA3428487F0419B1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>simultaneously
serves a copy of the petition by certified mail to the Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0E507508969C4111BC860D5C686619FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Filing of
record</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the service of a copy of the
petition under paragraph (1)(B), the Administrator shall file in the court a
certified copy of the administrative record upon which the order was
issued.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3B52BAA9A764F199B5BDDB999DE48B0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Standard of
review</header><text>The findings of the Administrator relating to the order
shall be set aside only if found to be unsupported by substantial evidence on
the record as a whole.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE217EF0A9D964D339F7642DE5F5DFA48"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Collection
Actions for Failure To Pay</header>
<paragraph id="H934C9FCB5D784C5995CE85F4CAC9EF2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If any person fails to pay a civil penalty assessed under
subsection (a) after the order assessing the penalty has become a final order,
or after the court of appeals described in subsection (c) has entered final
judgment in favor of the Administrator, the Administrator shall refer the
matter to the Attorney General, who shall institute in a United States district
court of competent jurisdiction a civil action to recover the amount
assessed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB49993063C004FF9A54050DFEFBD3F95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
review</header><text>In a civil action under paragraph (1), the validity and
appropriateness of the order of the Administrator assessing the civil penalty
shall not be subject to judicial review.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD6F414CBABC043368FC291EBD4A4BE79"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Penalties Paid
Into Account</header><text>The Administrator—</text>
<paragraph id="HD8BC654FF6AA4DF0B5E0E8470135AB5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall deposit
penalties collected under this section in an account in the Treasury;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD12437632A3645789F769C2E57E792E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may use the funds
in the account, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation—</text>
<subparagraph id="H93FF97A07F3F439CA37FF73E9658D178"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to carry out
enforcement activities under the food safety law; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19B9FB1843F94E5C87128B1ED89E2FDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide
assistance to States to inspect retail commercial food establishments or other
food or firms under the jurisdiction of State food safety programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H2F75AD05A7E3429B9FD2044B9941AA61"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text>This section shall apply to violations committed on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<section id="H2084612AC12F4DA2819ABD06724F7103"><enum>301.</enum><header>Definition of
transitional period</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
purposes of this title, the term <term>transition period</term> means the
12-month period beginning on the effective date of this Act.</text>
</section><section id="HACD6C43E64284EC8BF9B0F8EF26B6A5D"><enum>302.</enum><header>Reorganization
plan</header>
<subsection id="H0D906F069CE44E48A1B9DC4106D4DB0E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Submission of
plan</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this
Act, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a
reorganization plan regarding the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H599FDFE6CB98429E9CC9F4C5D39ABFBF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The transfer of
agencies, personnel, assets, and obligations to the Administration pursuant to
this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2576928681C045FFB9278A3417781D0A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any consolidation,
reorganization, or streamlining of agencies transferred to the Administration
pursuant to this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC237C3065C7A4DCA8DF68A08B10DD900"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Plan
elements</header><text>The plan transmitted under subsection (a) shall contain,
consistent with this Act, such elements as the President determines
appropriate, including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HBA945B95FEF146C790D28E8DA4BA4689"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Identification of
any functions of agencies designated to be transferred to the Administration
pursuant to this Act that will not be transferred to the Administration under
the plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98C9ABE322EE4677B08FDE7708FE8FE7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Specification of
the steps to be taken by the Administrator to organize the Administration,
including the delegation or assignment of functions transferred to the
Administration among the officers of the Administration in order to permit the
Administration to carry out the functions transferred under the plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34113DF299524266AA183B90FC80F1C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Specification of
the funds available to each agency that will be transferred to the
Administration as a result of transfers under the plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9FBE02B840B496EB74FCD118A75E9BC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Specification of
the proposed allocations within the Administration of unexpended funds
transferred in connection with transfers under the plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC19B7683B2DE4B81B66ED4208DD2C163"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Specification of
any proposed disposition of property, facilities, contracts, records, and other
assets and obligations of agencies transferred under the plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33C129F682D645729A8575C08C02E71A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Specification of
the proposed allocations within the Administration of the functions of the
agencies and subdivisions that are not related directly to ensuring the safety
of food.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7926A46F6ED9401A84715C0B169FE8BF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Modification of
plan</header><text>The President may, on the basis of consultations with the
appropriate congressional committees, modify, or revise any part of the plan
until that part of the plan becomes effective in accordance with subsection
(d).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H86AFA78E66474433A64FC4F1CF13E79C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<paragraph id="H07194CAEFDA44AB0BC54FBFB41D4B019"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The reorganization plan described in this section,
including any modifications or revisions of the plan under subsection (c),
shall become effective for an agency on the earlier of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0815501397034925AEFA8401352E8587"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date specified
in the plan (or the plan as modified pursuant to subsection (c)), except that
such date may not be earlier than 90 days after the date the President has
transmitted the reorganization plan to the appropriate congressional committees
pursuant to subsection (a); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H026ED8564F8848069E4CD70B8EBE3936"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the end of the
transition period.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8AA9A1F62D884813AFAC70DBB3A8D1C9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statutory
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to
require the transfer of functions, personnel, records, balances of
appropriations, or other assets of an agency on a single date.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D88A128A2374D0BB095E9C55E7E30A4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Supercedes
existing law</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall apply notwithstanding section
905(b) of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB5A8100D7B4B4D5FA48848662F184BB0"><enum>303.</enum><header>Transitional
authorities</header>
<subsection id="H0D227009200C4EFFA801D44F57E65EF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Provision of
assistance by officials</header><text>Until the transfer of an agency to the
Administration, any official having authority over or function relating to the
agency immediately before the effective date of this Act shall provide the
Administrator such assistance, including the use of personnel and assets, as
the Administrator may request in preparing for the transfer and integration of
the agency to the Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEA14E5B536394459A110F8576CC241EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Services and
personnel</header><text>During the transition period, upon the request of the
Administrator, the head of any executive agency may, on a reimbursable basis,
provide services or detail personnel to assist with the transition.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9164C87ED0164197AB2802AB30A01221"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Acting
officials</header>
<paragraph id="HBD0C63BD7FA549C388C2BD205C2F27D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>During the transition period, pending the advice and
consent of the Senate to the appointment of an officer required by this Act to
be appointed by and with such advice and consent, the President may designate
any officer whose appointment was required to be made by and with such advice
and consent and who was such an officer immediately before the effective date
of this Act (and who continues to be in office) or immediately before such
designation, to act in such office until the same is filled as provided in this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76DCCB218C164CB7821B9F0781BED633"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>While
acting pursuant to paragraph (1), such officers shall receive compensation at
the higher of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H551020E4B9E64806AA97695D279D47D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the rates provided
by this Act for the respective offices in which they act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE61021C61787475EA157A143A3D35634"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the rates provided
for the offices held at the time of designation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C8B0AA569F4411C99A4404AC5C7D0F8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing
in this Act shall be construed to require the advice and consent of the Senate
to the appointment by the President to a position in the Administration of any
officer whose agency is transferred to the Administration pursuant to this Act
and whose duties following such transfer are germane to those performed before
such transfer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA9FBD16D15874D8289886E62B12F1225"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transfer of
personnel, assets, obligations, and function</header>
<paragraph id="HF03F7EF9F6DB4242B8448FF1D1081BCC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Consistent with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1531">section
1531</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, the personnel, assets,
liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds that relate to the
functions transferred under subsection (a) from a Federal agency shall be
transferred to the Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBFAD3796B3D94A44A7E96232A4577191"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unexpended
funds</header><text>Unexpended funds transferred under this subsection shall be
used by the Administration only for the purposes for which the funds were
originally authorized and appropriated.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H071CFA9B5B9C46F0B26F3A371205DC00"><enum>304.</enum><header>Savings
provisions</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8EC2D0D41A9D489385A122B1095E7B59"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Completed
administrative actions</header><text>The enactment of this Act or the transfer
of functions under this Act shall not affect any order, determination, rule,
regulation, permit, personnel action, agreement, grant, contract, certificate,
license, registration, privilege, or other administrative action issued, made,
granted, or otherwise in effect or final with respect to that agency on the day
before the transfer date with respect to the transferred functions.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4DAF102BE8924A9CB17B34DB537214E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pending
proceedings</header><text>Subject to the authority of the Administrator under
this Act—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5A51B206453742F383DA14ACE45C3807"><enum>(1)</enum><text>pending
proceedings in an agency, including notices of proposed rulemaking, and
applications for licenses, permits, certificates, grants, and financial
assistance, shall continue notwithstanding the enactment of this Act or the
transfer of the agency to the Administration, unless discontinued or modified
under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such
discontinuance could have occurred if such enactment or transfer had not
occurred; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD7398DE101AC4F89B343D36A2563479A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>orders issued in
such proceedings, and appeals therefrom, and payments made pursuant to such
orders, shall issue in the same manner on the same terms as if this Act had not
been enacted or the agency had not been transferred, and any such order shall
continue in effect until amended, modified, superceded, terminated, set aside,
or revoked by an officer of the United States or a court of competent
jurisdiction, or by operation of law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H799EA341369D41EE89D63419AFADA9C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pending civil
actions</header><text>Subject to the authority of the Administrator under this
Act, any civil action commenced with regard to that agency pending before that
agency on the day before the transfer date with respect to the transferred
functions shall continue notwithstanding the enactment of this Act or the
transfer of an agency to the Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC0198F78265C447F877E237B02F87B26"><enum>(d)</enum><header>References</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8A75454A741149C7A6BA6E6ADA867B68"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>After the transfer of functions from a Federal agency
under this Act, any reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule,
regulation, directive, document, or other material to that Federal agency or
the head of that agency in connection with the administration or enforcement of
the food safety laws shall be deemed to be a reference to the Administration or
the Administrator, respectively.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA3E96B276E144DEC933C56F490C43C0F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statutory
reporting requirements</header><text>Statutory reporting requirements that
applied in relation to such an agency immediately before the effective date of
this Act shall continue to apply following such transfer if they refer to the
agency by name.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8CB2762BAB2D49179FDC5842311A5CBA"><enum>305.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="HDDE0940DFC544F88B699AB3E5A1ABAA5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection
(b), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to
carry out this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC2CF4CF3180640CA996F09A5B40DF1CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
authorization of appropriations</header><text>For the fiscal year that includes
the effective date of this Act, the amount authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this Act shall not exceed—</text>
<paragraph id="H9A19096FC09B4A3398AD0C70E5E4ADBA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the amount
appropriated for that fiscal year for the Federal agencies identified in
section 102(b) for the purpose of administering or enforcing the food safety
law, if such appropriations have been made before the date of the enactment of
this Act; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB09A0AEEDBCF474CAC19079AE69D18FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount
appropriated for those agencies for that purpose for the preceding fiscal year,
if, as of the effective date of this Act, appropriations for those agencies for
the fiscal year that includes the effective date have not yet been made.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>