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84TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION

H. R. 8271

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 9, 1956

Mr. O'HARA of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for the protection of the public health, by prohibiting new food additives which have not been adequately pretested to establish their safe use under the conditions of their intended use.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 4 Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 5 new paragraphs (s), (t), and (u):

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By Mr. KARSTEN:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

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By Mr. DONOHUE:

H. R. 7753. A bill to provide that no fee shall be charged by any branch of the Defense Department for furnishing copies of oficial documents related to a veteran's or a serviceman's military record; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mrs. FARRINGTON:

H. R. 7754. A bill to authorize an appropriation for the establishment of a geophysical Institute at the University of Hawail; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

H. R. 7755. A bill to enable the Legislature of the Territory of Hawall to authorize the city and county of Honolulu, a munici pal corporation, to issue general obligation bonds; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

H. R. 7756. A bill to enable the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii to authorize the city and county of Honolulu, a municipal corporation, to issue public improvement bonds; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

H. R. 7757. A bill to enable the Legislature of the Territory of Hawall to authorize the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of Honolulu to issue certain bonds for the completion of the construction of the Kalihi tunnel and its approach roads and for the construction of a second bore; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, By Mr. FERNANDEZ:

H.R. 7758. A bill to amend section 4 of the act of May 31, 1933 (48 Stat. 108); to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

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By Mrs. KNUTSON:

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H. R. 7762. A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act so as to authorize assistance to the States in furnishing two half pints of milk a day to school children; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. LANE (by request):

H. R. 7763. A bill to amend the JapaneseAmerican Evacuation Clalias Act of 1948, as amended, to expedite the final determination of the claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. O'HARA of Minnesota:

H. R. 7764. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for the protection of the public health, by prohibiting new food additives which have not been adequately pretested to establish their safe use under the conditions of their intended use; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce,

By Mr. QUIGLEY:

H. R. 7765. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to increase the aniount of a deposit which may be insured under that act; to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

H.R. 7766. A bill to permit the interment of the last survivor of the Union Army and the last survivor of the Confederate Army within the Gettysburg National Military Park, and to provide for the erection of a suitable memorial therein; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

By Mr. THOMPSON of New Jersey: H. P. 7767. A bill to permit payments under Public Laws 815 and 874, 81st Congress, with respect to certain children of mem. bers of the Armed Forces stationed overseas; to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mr. CELLER:

H. R. 7768. A bill to revise, codify, and enact into law title 39 of the United States Code entitled "The Postal Service"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mrs. FARRINGTON:

H. R. 7769. A bill to extend the benefits of the Watershed and Flood Prevention Act to Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. JENKINS:

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H. R. 7771. A bill to amend sections 4081 and 4082 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to include wholesale distributors within the definition of "producers" of gasoline. and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. SMITH of Virginia (by request):

H. R. 7772. A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds for the construction of certain highway-railroad grade separations in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

By Mr. HESTAND:

H. R. 7773. A bill to provide for the conferring of cash awards for distinguished achievements in various fields, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and Labor.

By Mr. OSTERTAG:

H. R. 7774. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide benefits thereunder for all individuals over 65; to termi nate old-age as istance under title I, and to provide ald to dependent children in foster care; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mrs. FARRINGTON:

H. J. Res. 427. Joint resolution authorizing and directing the Secretary of the Army to enter into an agrement with the Governor

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of lawall whereby a certain portion of Kapalama Military Reservation, Oahu, T. H., not needed for the military reservation, will be placed in the possession, use, and control of the Government of the Territory of Hawaii and given the status of land ceded to the United States by the Republic of Hawall, in return for which an equal area of land needed for the military reservation and presently having the status of land ceded by the Republic of Hawaii will be given the status of land acquired by eminent domain proceedings; to the Committee on Armed Services.

H. J. Res. 428. Joint resolution to direct the Secretary of the Army to restore white crosses or other religious markers which until recently were above the graves of the honored war dead at the National Memorial Cemetery in Hawaii; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

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H. R. 7775. A bill for the relief of Haralambos Pavlides (Harry Pavlos); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. HOLIFIELD:

H. R. 7776. A bill for the relief of Shinichi Hiraga; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. HOSMER:

H. R. 7777. A bill for the relief of Panagiotis Kalatjis; to the Committee on the Judici ary.

By Mr. JUDD:

H. R. 7778. A bill for the relief of Yvonne Rohran (Tung) Feng; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. LIPSCOMB:

H. R. 7779. A bill for the relief of Tai Wis Wong; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. MARTIN:

H. R. 7780. A bill for the relief of Chang Hong; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. PHILBIN (by request):

H. R. 7781. A bill for the relief of Socrates Nikopoulos; to the Committee on the Judiclary.

H. R. 7782. A bill for the relief of Cho Hung Choy; to the Committee on the Judiclary.

By Mr. SMITH of Virginia (by request):

H. R. 7783. A bill to authorize the Philsdelphia, Baltimore & Waington Railroad Co. to construct, maintain, and operate a branch track or siding over Second Street BE in the District of Columbia; to the Com mittee on the District of Columbia

By Mr. WILSON of Indiana:

H. R. 7784. A bill for the relief of Demetrios Tsaukis; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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84TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION

H. R. 8271

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 9, 1956

Mr. O'HARA of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for the protection of the public health, by prohibiting new food additives which have not been adequately pretested to establish their safe use under the conditions of their intended use.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 4 Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 5 new paragraphs (s), (t), and (u):

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"(s) The term 'new food additive' means any substance 7 used or intended to be used for any purpose in the manufac

8 ture, packing, processing, preparation, or other fabrication

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1 of any food, or in the packaging, transporting, or holding 2 of it, which (1) thus becomes or could reasonably be ex3 pected to become a component of such food and (2) is not 4 generally recognized, among experts qualified by scientific 5 training and experience to evaluate the safety of food, to be 6 safe for use under the conditions of such use or intended use. 7 The term does not include a pesticide chemical in or on 8 a raw agricultural commodity; or, with respect to a par9 ticular food or class of foods, any substance to the extent 10 to which, prior to January 1, 1956, its use in the United 11 States in or on such food or class of foods was authorized 12 or approved by any governmental agency or official pur13 suant to any law of the United States or any regulation promulgated thereunder; or any substance approved for use 15 in or on a food by or under this Act. Each new food addi16 tive shall be deemed a food, for the purposes of this Act. "(t) The term 'safe for use' when used with reference

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to a new food additive shall mean that it is reasonably 19 probable that such new food additive can be used under the 20 conditions of its intended use without rendering the food in or on which it is used injurious to health.

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"(u) The term 'conditions of its intended use' when used with reference to a new food additive includes, but shall

not be limited to, specifications as to the particular food or class of foods in or on which said additive is intended to be

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1 used, the quantity intended to be used in or on such food, and

2 the manner in which said additive is intended to be added

3 to or used in or on each such food."

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SEC. 2. Paragraph (j) of section 301 of the Federal

5 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended to read as follows:

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"(j) The using by any person to his own advantage, or

7 revealing, other than to the Secretary or officers or em8.ployees of the Department, or to the courts when relevant in 9 any judicial proceeding under this Act, any information 10 acquired under authority of Section 404, 409, 505, 506, 507, or 704 concerning any method or process which as a trade 12 secret is entitled to protection."

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SEC. 3. Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos14 metic Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof

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"(o) A violation of section 409 (f)."

SEC. 4. Clauses (1) and (2) of section 402 (a) of the 18 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act are amended to read 19 as follows:

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"(1) if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health, except a new food additive which has been found safe for use under the conditions of its intended use within the meaning of section 409; but in case the substance is not

an added substance such food shall not be considered

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