,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina    
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4        
,collins1 and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,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     
first introduced into interstate        
commerce on or after ,january #a1 #bjbb4
  #c4 ,report to ,congress  7a7 ,report 
,not later than #b years 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 on scientific opportunities in   
food allergy research4 ,such report     
shall-- 7#a7 identify opportunities and 
challenges related to-- 7,a7 developing 
effective food allergy diagnostics2     
7,b7 preventing the onset of food       
allergies2  7,c7 reducing the risks of  
living with food allergies2  7,d7       
developing new therapeutics to treat and

 manage food allergies2 and  7,e7 curing
 food allergies2  7#b7 provide updates  
on data collection activities related to
 food allergies and specific allergens  
and identify gaps in such data          
collection activities2 and  7#c7        
recommend specific strategies to        
overcome the challenges identified under
 paragraph 7#a71 including strategies to
 support the most promising areas of    
food allergy research that could lead to
 alternatives to current forms of       
disease management and identify         
allergens of emerging prevalence4  7b7  
,publication ,the ,secretary shall make 
the report under subsection 7a7         
available on the internet website of the
 ,department of ,health and ,human      
,services4