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istration system under section 415 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 350d), and the prior 
notice system under section 801(m) of such Act (21 
U.S.C. 381(m)) with other information technology systems 
that are used by the Federal Government for the proc-
essing of food offered for import into the United States. 
(e) AUTOMATED RISK ASSESSMENT.—The report de-
veloped under subsection (a)(1) shall include a description 
of progress toward developing and improving an auto-
mated risk assessment system for food safety surveillance 
and allocation of resources. 
(f) TRACEBACK AND SURVEILLANCE REPORT.—The 
Secretary shall include in the report developed under sub-
section (a)(1) an analysis of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration’s performance in foodborne illness outbreaks dur-
ing the 5-year period preceding the date of enactment of 
this Act involving fruits and vegetables that are raw agri-
cultural commodities (as defined in section 6201(r) (21 
U.S.C. 321(r)) and recommendations for enhanced sur-
veillance, outbreak response, and traceability. Such find-
ings and recommendations shall address communication 
and coordination with the public, industry, and State and 
local governments, as such communication and coordina-
tion relates to outbreak identification and traceback. 
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(g) BIENNIAL FOOD SAFETY AND FOOD DEFENSE 
RESEARCH PLAN.—The Secretary, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, on 
a biennial basis, submit to Congress a joint food safety 
and food defense research plan which may include study-
ing the long-term health effects of foodborne illness. Such 
biennial plan shall include a list and description of projects 
conducted during the previous 2-year period and the plan 
for projects to be conducted during the subsequent 2-year 
period. 
(h) EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED 
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV-
ICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To determine whether exist-
ing Federal programs administered by the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services are effective in 
achieving the stated goals of such programs, the 
Secretary shall, beginning not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act— 
(A) conduct an annual evaluation of each 
program of such Department to determine the 
effectiveness of each such program in achieving 
legislated intent, purposes, and objectives; and 
(B) submit to Congress a report con-
cerning such evaluation. 
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(2) CONTENT.—The report described under 
paragraph (1)(B) shall— 
(A) include conclusions concerning the rea-
sons that such existing programs have proven 
successful or not successful and what factors 
contributed to such conclusions; 
(B) include recommendations for consoli-
dation and elimination to reduce duplication 
and inefficiencies in such programs at such De-
partment as identified during the evaluation 
conduct under this subsection; and 
(C) be made publicly available in a publica-
tion entitled ‘‘Guide to the U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services Programs’’. 
(i) UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, act-
ing through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 
shall conduct a study regarding the need for, and 
challenges associated with, development and imple-
mentation of a program that requires a unique iden-
tification number for each food facility registered 
with the Secretary and, as appropriate, each broker 
that imports food into the United States. Such study 
shall include an evaluation of the costs associated 
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with development and implementation of such a sys-
tem, and make recommendations about what new 
authorities, if any, would be necessary to develop 
and implement such a system. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report that describes the 
findings of the study conducted under paragraph (1) 
and that includes any recommendations determined 
appropriate by the Secretary. 
SEC. 6111. SANITARY TRANSPORTATION OF FOOD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro-
mulgate regulations described in section 416(b) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
350e(b)). 
(b) FOOD TRANSPORTATION STUDY.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 
shall conduct a study of the transportation of food for con-
sumption in the United States, including transportation 
by air, that includes an examination of the unique needs 
of rural and frontier areas with regard to the delivery of 
safe food. 
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SEC. 6112. FOOD ALLERGY AND ANAPHYLAXIS MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
EARLY
CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘early childhood education pro-
gram’’ means— 
(A) a Head Start program or an Early 
Head Start program carried out under the 
Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); 
(B) a State licensed or regulated child care 
program or school; or 
(C) a State prekindergarten program that 
serves children from birth through kinder-
garten. 
(2) ESEA DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘local 
educational agency’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, ‘‘elemen-
tary school’’, and ‘‘parent’’ have the meanings given 
the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(3) SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘school’’ includes pub-
lic— 
(A) kindergartens; 
(B) elementary schools; and 
(C) secondary schools. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
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