#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #baag  ,,an ,,act  ,to improve the  
health and safety of ,americans living  
with food allergies and related         
disorders1 including potentially        
life-threatening anaphylaxis1 food      
protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome1 
and eosinophilic gastrointestinal       
diseases1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,food ,allergy ,safety1 ,treatment1 
,education1 and ,research ,act of #bjbj 
or the ,,faster ,act of #bjbj4  #b4     
,food allergy safety recommendations of 
the ,national ,academy of ,medicine  7a7
 ,collection of food allergy data ,the  
,public ,health ,service ,act is amended
 by inserting before section #cah of    
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;c7 the    
following new section3  #cag,w4         
,collection of food allergy data  7a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary1 acting     
through the ,director of the ,centers   
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1  
shall-- 7#a7 expand and intensify the   

collection of information on the        
prevalence of food allergies for        
specific allergens in the ,united       
,states1 such as through the ,national  
,health and ,nutrition ,examination     
,survey and the ,national ,health       
,interview ,survey2  7#b7 include such  
information within annual or other      
periodic reporting to the ,congress and 
the public on other surveillance        
activities2 and  7#c7 encourage research
 to improve the accuracy of food allergy
 prevalence data4  7b7 ,biomarkers ,any 
research conducted pursuant to          
subsection 7a77#c7 shall include-- 7#a7 
the identification of biomarkers and    
tests to validate data generated from   
such research2 and  7#b7 the            
investigation of the use of identified  
biomarkers and tests in national surveys
 conducted as part of that research4  4 
7b7 ,allergen labeling  7#a7 ,major food
 allergen definition  7,a7 ,in general  
,section #bja7qq77#a7 of the ,federal   
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   

,u4,s4,c4 #cba7qq77#a77 is amended by   
striking and soybeans and inserting     
soybeans1 and sesame4  7,b7 ,effective  
date ,the amendment made by subparagraph
 7,a7 shall apply with respect to food  
introduced or delivered for introduction
 into interstate commerce on or after   
,january #a1 #bjbb4  7#b7 ,additional   
allergens ,section #bja7qq7 of the      
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba7qq77 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#c7 ,any other food ingredient that the
 ,secretary determines by regulation to 
be a major food allergen1 based on the  
scientific criteria determined by the   
,secretary 7including the prevalence and
 severity of allergic reactions to the  
food ingredient7 that establish that    
such food ingredient is an allergen of  
public health concern4  4  7#c7         
,technical corrections ,section         
#bja7qq77#b7 of the ,federal ,food1     
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cba7qq77#b77 is amended by striking   

paragraph each place it appears and     
inserting subparagraph4  #c4 ,report on 
use by ,,fda of patient experience data 
on treatments for patients with food    
allergies ,section #cjjd of the #bast   
,century ,cures ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee
 note7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking    
,not later than and inserting the       
following3  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end  
the following3  7b7 ,treatments for     
patients with food allergies ,each      
report under subsection 7a7 shall       
include a synopsis of the use by the    
,food and ,drug ,administration in      
regulatory decisionmaking of patient    
experience data on products with an     
indication for the treatment of a food  
allergy4  4  ,passed the ,house of      
,representatives ,november #ag1         
#bjbj4;,clerk4