,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gefc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjbd,mr4    
,scott ,frankl9 ( ,florida 7= himself1  
,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4 ,panetta7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to /r5g!n compliance ) ! ,,fda
 ,food ,traceability ,rule1 to enhance !
 ,,fda foodborne illness outbreak       
inve/igation process1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,food ,traceability ,enhancem5t ,act4 
#b4 ,eas+ recordkeep+ & traceability lot
 code requirem5ts ,section #bjd7;d7 ( ! 
,,fda ,food ,safety ,mod]nization ,act  
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbc7;d77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+ n m ?an  
#b ye>s & ins]t+ n m ?an #a ye>2 &  7#b7
 9 p>agraph 7#f71 by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+3  7,j7 ,traceability lot codes at
 retail food e/abli%m5ts1 re/aurants1 & 
w>eh\ses  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! requirem5ts "u
 ?is subsection %all n require          
re/aurants1 retail food e/abli%m5ts1 &  

w>eh\ses to ma9ta9 traceability lot code
 in=mation or provide traceability lot  
code in=mation to ! ,secret>y or o!r    
entities 9 ! supply *a94  7ii7 ,w>eh\se 
def9$ ,9 ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m w>eh\se 
means any facility prim>ily engag$ 9 !  
/orage ( food to be %ipp$ to retail food
 e/abli%m5ts or re/aurants4  4  #c4     
,pilot projects on food trac+  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 ?is section 
ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all conduct at
 lea/ #i pilot projects1 9 coord9ation )
 food indu/ry memb]s op]at+ re/aurants1 
retail food e/abli%m5ts1 & w>eh\ses     
di/ribut+ to retail food e/abli%m5ts &  
re/aurants1 to-- 7#a7 measure !         
effectiv5ess ( foodborne illness        
outbreak inve/igations conduct$ )\t !   
use ( traceability lot code in=mation2 &
  7#b7 id5tify & evaluate ! feasibility 
& effectiv5ess ( l[-co/ food trac+      
te*nologies4  7b7 ,div]sity ,9 conduct+ 
! pilot projects requir$ by subsection  

7a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 conduct--  
7,a7 at lea/ #c pilot projects 9        
coord9ation ) re/aurants2  7,b7 at lea/ 
#c pilot projects 9 coord9ation ) retail
 food e/abli%m5ts2 &  7,c7 at lea/ #c   
pilot projects 9 coord9ation ) w>eh\ses 
di/ribut+ to retail food e/abli%m5ts &  
re/aurants2 &  7#b7 ensure t ea* pilot  
project uses at lea/ #a commodity-- 7,a7
 includ$ 9 ! ,food ,traceability ,li/   
publi%$ by ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration
 on ,novemb] #ba1 #bjbb 7#hg ,f$4 ,reg4 
#gjiaf72 &  7,b7 n us$ 9 ano!r su* pilot
 project4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ah  
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a 
report on ! f9d+s ( ! pilot projects    
requir$ by subsection 7a71 includ+--    
7#a7 recomm5dations to m9imize          
disruptions across ! food supply *a92   
7#b7 recomm5dations to ensure product   
availability & div]sity are n negatively
 impact$2  7#c7 recomm5dations to r$uce 
! compliance burd5 = small bus9esses    
cov]$ by ! f9al rule titl$ ,requirem5ts 

= ,additional ,traceability ,records =  
,c]ta9 ,foods1 publi%$ on ,novemb] #ba1 
#bjbb 7#hg ,f$4 ,reg4 #gjiaj72  7#d7 a  
li/ ( l[-co/ food trac+ te*nologies t   
are comm]cially available & an          
evaluation ( ! effectiv5ess ( ea*       
te*nology2 &  7#e7 a li/ ( all revisions
 t1 z a result ( su* pilot projects1 w  
be made to su* f9al rule4  #d4          
,compliance date ( f9al rule on food    
traceability ,! compliance date = ! f9al
 rule titl$ ,requirem5ts = ,additional  
,traceability ,records = ,c]ta9 ,foods1 
publi%$ on ,novemb] #ba1 #bjbb 7#hg ,f$4
 ,reg4 #gjiaj71 or any o!r rule         
promulgat$ 9 accordance ) section #bjd (
 ! ,,fda ,food ,safety ,mod]nization    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbc71 %all be no  
e>li] ?an ! date t is #b ye>s aft] !    
date on :i* ! pilot projects requir$ by 
section #c7;a7 are complet$4  #e4       
,report on b>ri]s to in=mation %>+      
betwe5 ,,fda & food e/abli%m5ts ,n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 

,s]vices %all submit to ,congress a     
report1 :i* %all include a li/ ( all    
b>ri]s1 legal or o!rwise1 t prev5t !    
,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration f %>+ )     
retail food e/abli%m5ts & re/aurants    
p]t95t in=mation reg>d+ foodborne       
illness outbreak inve/igations1         
includ+-- 7#a7 in=mation surr\nd+ e>ly  
w>n+ signals ( foodborne illnesses2     
7#b7 report$ consum] illnesses2 &  7#c7 
suspect$ transmission vehicles ( a      
foodborne illness4