#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#cdea  ,,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  7a7 ,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  7b7 ,effective   
date ,the amendment made by subsection  
7a7 shall apply to any food that is     
introduced or delivered for introduction
 into interstate commerce on or after   
,january #a1 #bjbc4  #c4 ,report to     
,congress  7a7 ,report ,not later than  

#ah months after the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health 
and ,human ,services 7referred to in    
this section as the ,secretary7 shall   
submit to the ,committee on ,health1    
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives a report that          
includes-- 7#a7 descriptions of ongoing 
,federal activities related to-- 7,a7   
the surveillance and collection of data 
on the prevalence of food allergies and 
severity of allergic reactions for      
specific food or food ingredients1      
including the identification of any gaps
 in such activities2  7,b7 the          
development of effective food allergy   
diagnostics2  7,c7 the prevention of the
 onset of food allergies2  7,d7 the     
reduction of risks related to living    
with food allergies2 and  7,e7 the      
development of new therapeutics to      
prevent1 treat1 cure1 and manage food   
allergies2 and  7#b7 specific           

recommendations and strategies to       
expand1 enhance1 or improve activities  
described in paragraph 7#a71 including--
 7,a7 strategies to improve the accuracy
 of food allergy prevalence data by     
expanding and intensifying current      
collection methods1 including support   
for research that includes the          
identification of biomarkers and tests  
to validate survey data and the         
investigation of the use of identified  
biomarkers and tests in national        
surveys2  7,b7 strategies to overcome   
gaps in surveillance and data collection
 activities related to food allergies   
and specific food allergens2 and  7,c7  
recommendations for the development and 
implementation of a regulatory process  
and framework that would allow for the  
timely1 transparent1 and evidence-based 
modification of the definition of major 
food allergen included in section       
#bja7qq7 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug   
and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4       
#cba7qq771 including with respect to--  

7i7 the scientific criteria for defining
 a food or food ingredient as a major   
food allergen pursuant to such process1 
including recommendations pertaining to 
evidence of the prevalence and severity 
of allergic reactions to a food or food 
ingredient that would be required in    
order to establish that such food or    
food ingredient is an allergen of public
 health concern appropriate for such    
process2 and  7ii7 opportunities for    
stakeholder engagement and comment1 as  
appropriate1 in considering any such    
modification to such definition4  7b7   
,publication ,the ,secretary shall make 
the report under subsection 7a7         
available on the internet website of the
 ,department of ,health and ,human      
,services4  ,passed the ,senate         
,december #i1 #bjbj4,secretary