,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bb1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,ross 7for herself and ,mr4 ,rulli7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act to authorize the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services to share   
food safety information with ,state1    
local1 ,tribal1 and ,territorial        
authorities1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,federal and ,state ,food       
,safety ,information ,sharing ,act of   
#bjbf4  #b4 ,sharing food safety        
information with ,state1 local1 ,tribal1
 and ,territorial authorities  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #gjh of the ,federal   
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cgi7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7d7 ,sharing    
food safety information with ,state1    
local1 ,tribal1 and ,territorial        

authorities  7#a7 ,authorization        
,notwithstanding section #cja7;j7 and   
any other law1 regulation1 or policy1   
the ,secretary may share1 with a ,state1
 local1 ,tribal1 or ,territorial        
authority with counterpart functions    
related to the protection of public     
health1 unredacted information in the   
possession of the ,food and ,drug       
,administration relating to any of the  
following3 7,a7 ,foodborne illness      
surveillance data4  7,b7 ,laboratory    
sampling testing information4  7,c7     
,inspectional information and results4  
7,d7 ,distribution lists for recalls and
 outbreaks4  7,e7 ,consumer complaints4 
7,f7 ,any other information the         
,secretary determines will assist such  
authority in protecting the public4     
7#b7 ,timing ,the ,secretary may share  
information pursuant to paragraph 7#a7  
as soon as is reasonably practicable4   
7#c7 ,limitation on further disclosure  
,a ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 or           
,territorial authority in receipt of    

information provided by the ,secretary  
under this subsection shall not further 
disclose such information without       
permission of the ,food and ,drug       
,administration unless such authority   
determines that disclosure of such      
information is necessary to contain a   
foodborne illness outbreak1 carry out a 
recall1 or carry out other ,state       
enforcement activities4  7#d7 ,effect of
 subsection ,nothing in this subsection 
affects the ability of the ,secretary to
 enter into any written agreement       
authorized by other provisions of law to
 share confidential information4  4  7b7
 ,conforming amendment ,the first       
sentence of section #cja7;j7 of the     
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca7;j77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the and     
inserting ,except as provided in section
 #gjh7;d71 the2 and  7#b7 by striking   
the second period at the end4  #c4      
,grants to enhance food safety  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #ajji of the ,federal  

,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cii7 is amended--  7#a7 in   
subsection 7d77#a71 by striking #c years
 and inserting #e years2 and  7#b7 in   
subsection 7e7--  7,a7 by striking #c   
years and inserting #e years2 and  7,b7 
by amending the second sentence to read 
as follows3 ,in the event the ,secretary
 conducts a program evaluation1 funding 
in subsequent years of the grant1 where 
applicable1 shall be contingent on a    
successful program evaluation by the    
,secretary after the first year of the  
grant44  7b7 ,applicability ,the        
amendments made by subsection 7a7 apply 
only with respect to grants awarded     
under section #ajji of the ,federal     
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cii7 on or after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4