H.R. 7790

Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022

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Calendar No. 374

117th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7790

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 19 (legislative day, May 17), 2022

Received; read the first time

May 19, 2022

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

AN ACT

Making emergency supplemental appropriations to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, namely:

Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration

Department of Health and Human Services

Food and Drug Administration

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for Salaries and Expenses, $28,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, shall be available to address the current shortage of FDA-regulated infant formula and certain medical foods in the United States and to prevent future shortages, including such steps as may be necessary to prevent fraudulent products from entering the United States market: Provided, That the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on a weekly basis on obligations of funding under this heading in this Act to address the shortage of infant formula and certain medical foods in the United States: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.

General Provisions—This Act

101.

Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved.

102.

Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2022.

This Act may be cited as the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022.

Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2022.

Cheryl L. Johnson,

Clerk.

May 19, 2022

Read the second time and placed on the calendar