,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #baag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #h1 #bjai,ms4  
,matsui introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve ! heal?
 & safety ( ,am]icans liv+ ) food       
all]gies & relat$ disord]s1 includ+     
pot5tially life-?reat5+ anaphylaxis1    
food prote9-induc$ ent]ocolitis         
syndrome1 & eos9ophilic ga/ro9te/9al    
diseases1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,food   
,all]gy ,safety1 ,treatm5t1 ,education1 
& ,rese>* ,act ( #bjai or ! ,,fa/] ,act 
( #bjai4  #b4 ,food all]gy safety       
recomm5dations ( ! ,national ,academy ( 
,m$ic9e  7a7 ,collection ( food all]gy  
data ,! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #cag,t (   
su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#bb7 !   
foll[+ new section3  #cag,u4 ,collection
 ( food all]gy data ,! ,secret>y1 act+  
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease 
,control & ,prev5tion1 %all-- 7#a7 exp& 

& int5sify ! collection ( in=mation on !
 preval5ce ( food all]gies = specific   
all]g5s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 su* z ?r\gh !
 ,national ,heal? & ,nutrition          
,exam9ation ,survey2 &  7#b7 include su*
 in=mation )9 annual or o!r p]iodic     
report+ to ! ,congress & ! public on o!r
 surveillance activities4  4  7b7       
,all]g5 label+  7#a7 ,major all]g5      
def9ition ,section #bja7qq77#a7 ( !     
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cbaa7qq77#a77 is am5d$  
by /rik+ & soybeans & ins]t+ soybeans1 &
 sesame4  7#b7 ,additional all]g5s      
,section #bja7qq7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1     
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cbaa7qq77#a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,any o!r food +r$i5t t 
! ,secret>y det]m9es by regulation to be
 a major food all]g51 bas$ on !         
preval5ce & sev]ity ( all]gic reactions 
to ! food +r$i5t4  4  #c4 ,report on use
 by ,,fda ( pati5t exp]i5ce data on     
treatm5ts = pati5ts ) food all]gies     
,section #cjjd ( ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,cures  

,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee note7 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,n lat] ?an &     
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7b7 ,treatm5ts = pati5ts ) food
 all]gies ,ea* report "u subsection 7a7 
%all include a synopsis ( ! use by !    
,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration 9 regulatory
 decisionmak+ ( pati5t exp]i5ce data on 
treatm5ts = pati5ts ) food all]gies4  4 
#d4 ,/udy on economic co/s ( food       
all]gies ,! ,director ( ! ,national     
,in/itutes ( ,heal? %all seek to ent]   
into an arrangem5t ) ! ,national        
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,m$ic9e 7or if ! ,national ,academies   
decl9e to ent] into an arrangem5t1 ano!r
 appropriate entity7 to--  7#a7 /udy !  
economic co/s ( food all]gies 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 bo? individually & = ! food    
all]gy population ov]all2 &  7#b7 n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act--  7,a7 complete su* /udy2  7,b7  
submit to ! ,congress a report on !     
results ( su* /udy2 &  7,c7 publi% su*  

report4