H.R. 8430

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8430 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8430

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to share food safety information 
with State, local, Tribal, and Territorial authorities, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 22, 2026

Ms. Ross (for herself and Mr. Rulli) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to share food safety information 
with State, local, Tribal, and Territorial authorities, 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 ``Federal and State Food Safety 
Information Sharing Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. SHARING FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION WITH STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND 
TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES.

(a) In General.--Section 708 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``(d) Sharing Food Safety Information With State, Local, Tribal, 
and Territorial Authorities.--
``(1) Authorization.--Notwithstanding section 301(j) and 
any other law, regulation, or policy, the Secretary may share, 
with a State, local, Tribal, or Territorial authority with 
counterpart functions related to the protection of public 
health, unredacted information in the possession of the Food 
and Drug Administration relating to any of the following:
``(A) Foodborne illness surveillance data.
``(B) Laboratory sampling testing information.
``(C) Inspectional information and results.
``(D) Distribution lists for recalls and outbreaks.
``(E) Consumer complaints.
``(F) Any other information the Secretary 
determines will assist such authority in protecting the 
public.
``(2) Timing.--The Secretary may share information pursuant 
to paragraph (1) as soon as is reasonably practicable.
``(3) Limitation on further disclosure.--A State, local, 
Tribal, or Territorial authority in receipt of information 
provided by the Secretary under this subsection shall not 
further disclose such information without permission of the 
Food and Drug Administration unless such authority determines 
that disclosure of such information is necessary to contain a 
foodborne illness outbreak, carry out a recall, or carry out 
other State enforcement activities.
``(4) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection 
affects the ability of the Secretary to enter into any written 
agreement authorized by other provisions of law to share 
confidential information.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The first sentence of section 301(j) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331(j)) is 
amended--
(1) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``Except as provided 
in section 708(d), the''; and
(2) by striking the second period at the end.

SEC. 3. GRANTS TO ENHANCE FOOD SAFETY.

(a) In General.--Section 1009 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 399) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``3 years'' and 
inserting ``5 years''; and
(2) in subsection (e)--
(A) by striking ``3 years'' and inserting ``5 
years''; and
(B) by amending the second sentence to read as 
follows: ``In the event the Secretary conducts a 
program evaluation, funding in subsequent years of the 
grant, where applicable, shall be contingent on a 
successful program evaluation by the Secretary after 
the first year of the grant.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply 
only with respect to grants awarded under section 1009 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 399) on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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