,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bibi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bi1 #bjbe   
,mr4 ,fett]man 7= himself & ,ms4 ,ern/7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to require en=cem5t aga9/   
misbr&$ egg alt]natives4  #a4  ,%ort    
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,consi/5t ,egg ,labels ,act ( #bjbe4    
#b4  ,f9d+s  ,congress f9ds z foll[s3   
7#a7 ,eggs & egg products are nutri5t- &
 prote9-ri* foods t contribute to a     
heal?y diet1 accord+ to ! ,diet>y       
,guidel9es = ,am]icans1 #bjbj-bjbe      
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,diet>y    
,guidel9es7 publi%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,agriculture & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices4  7#b7 ,eggs & egg      
products are important s\rces ( iron1   
z9c1 prote91 *ol9e1 & long *a9          
polyunsaturat$ fatty acids4 ,long *a9   
polyunsaturat$ fatty acids contribute to
 heal?y bra9 developm5t = infants1      

accord+ to ! ,diet>y ,guidel9es4  7#c7  
,_m ,am]icans rely on eggs & egg        
products z an af=dable1 heal?y s\rce (  
prote94 ,nutritional rese>* f !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture f9ds t eggs are
 ! l[e/ co/ s\rce ( prote91 vitam9 ,a1  
vitam9 ,b#ab1 iron1 & rib(lav94 ,eggs   
provide ,am]icans ) an easy1 inexp5sive 
s\rce ( prote94  7#d7 ,! prote9 f\nd 9  
eggs is highly dige/ible & conta9s      
num]\s ess5tial am9o acids4 ,plant-s\rc$
 prote9 f\nd 9 egg product alt]natives  
does n conta9 ess5tial am9o acids 9     
levels z conc5trat$ z 9 eggs4  7#e7 ,egg
 product alt]natives are relatively new 
on ! m>ket & h pot5tial to mislead      
consum]s if su* products are n prop]ly  
label$ to di/+ui% su* products f        
products made f %ell eggs4  7#f7        
,consum]s pur*ase egg product           
alt]natives = v>i\s reasons1 includ+    
food all]gies4 ,consum]s :o ne$ to      
pur*ase alt]natives %\ld be assur$ (    
label+ t is tru?ful & n mislead+4  #c4  
,purpose  ,no food may be introduc$ or  

deliv]$ = introduction into int]/ate    
comm]ce us+ a m>ket "n = an egg or egg  
product if ! food does n meet ! crit]ion
 set =? = eggs or egg products "u       
p>agraph 7z77#b7 ( section #djc ( !     
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7 7z add$ by section 
#d7;a774  #d4  ,en=cem5t ( def9ition    
7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,section #djc ( ! ,f$]al 
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7z7  7#a7 ,if x uses a   
m>ket "n = an egg or egg product        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7#c7 & is int5d$ 
= use z a sub/itute = egg or egg        
products1 & ! food does n meet !        
crit]ion = be+ an egg or egg product1 z 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,=   
purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 a food is an   
egg only if ! food is ! reproductive    
output ( avian p\ltry species1 includ+  
an album5 or yolk t is1 or 0 at any     
po9t1 encas$ 9 a calcium-bas$ %ell4 ,=  
purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 a food is an   
egg product only if ! food is an egg    

product describ$ 9 "p #afj ( title #ba1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or         
successor regulations74  7#c7 ,a m>ket  
"n = an egg or egg product describ$ 9   
?is subp>agraph means ! egg or egg      
product t]ms describ$ 9 "p #afj ( title 
#ba1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or    
successor regulations71 section #eij4e (
 title #i1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7or successor regulations71 or ! common 
& usual "n = egg4  7#d7 ,no?+ 9 ?is     
p>agraph %all be con/ru$ to prohibit !  
use1 ) respect to a food1 ( ! t]m egg or
 any d]ivative ( su* t]m solely because 
! food resembles an egg 9 %ape1 provid$ 
t ! food is n repres5t$ z1 or int5d$ to 
be1 a sub/itute = or an alt]native to an
 egg or egg product describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7#b74  4  7b7  ,guidance    
7#a7  ,new guidance  ,! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs1 %all--   
7,a7 n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 issue draft        
guidance on h[ en=cem5t ( ! am5dm5t made

 by subsection 7a7 w be c>ri$ out2 &    
7,b7 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 issue f9al guidance
 on su* en=cem5t4  7#b7  ,effect on     
c]ta9 previ\s guidance  ,effective on ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 any guidance
 ) respect to eggs or egg products issu$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human       
,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,commission] (   
,food & ,drugs1 t is n consi/5t )       
p>agraph 7z7 ( section #djc ( ! ,f$]al  
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #cdc71 z add$ by subsection   
7a71 %all h no =ce or effect4  7c7      
,report to ,congress  ,n lat] ?an #b    
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 
act+ ?r\gh ! ,commission] ( ,food &     
,drugs1 & 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (
 ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,food ,safety & ,inspection        
,s]vice1 %all report to ,congress on    
actions tak5 ) respect to food t is     
misbr&$ z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7z7 (     
section #djc ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & 

,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc71 z  
am5d$ by ?is ,act1 includ+ w>n+s issu$  
pursuant to su* p>agraph & p5alties     
assess$ "u section #cjc ( su* ,act 7#ba 
,u4,s4,c4 #ccc7 ) respect to su*        
p>agraph4 ,if food t is misbr&$ "u su*  
section #djc7z7 is (f]$ = sale 9        
int]/ate comm]ce at ! "t ( su* report1 !
 ,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs %all     
include 9 su* report an updat$ plan =   
actions to be tak5 ) respect to su*     
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