‘‘(7) REMEDIES
NOT
EXCLUSIVE.—The rem-
edies provided in this subsection shall be in addition 
to and not exclusive of other remedies that may be 
available. 
‘‘(8) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall work 
with the Secretary of Agriculture and State and 
local public health officials in carrying out this sub-
section.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITED ACTS.—Section 301 of such Act (21 
U.S.C. 331 et seq.), as amended by sections 4(d), 5(b), 
and 9(b), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(rr) The refusal or failure to follow an order under 
section 417(l).’’. 
SEC. 15. BUILDING CAPACITY OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall, within 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, develop a comprehensive plan to expand 
the technical, scientific, and regulatory capacity of foreign 
governments, and their respective food industries, from 
which foods are exported to the United States. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, the Secretary of State, the Secretary 
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of Treasury, and the Secretary of Commerce, and rep-
resentatives of the food industry and nongovernmental or-
ganizations that represent the interests of consumers, and 
other stakeholders. 
(c) PLAN.—The plan developed under subsection (a) 
shall include, as appropriate, the following: 
(1) Recommendations for bilateral and multilat-
eral agreements, including provisions to provide for 
responsibility of exporting countries to ensure the 
safety of food. 
(2) Provisions for electronic data sharing. 
(3) Provisions for reciprocal inspectional au-
thority. 
(4) Training of foreign governments and ingre-
dient and food producers on United States require-
ments for safe food. 
(5) Recommendations to harmonize require-
ments under the Codex Alimentarius. 
(6) Provisions for the multilateral acceptance of 
laboratory methods and detection techniques. 
SEC. 16. DOMESTIC CAPACITY BUILDING AND ANNUAL RE-
PORT ON FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall, not later than December 31 of each year 
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following the first full year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, submit to the Con-
gress a report on the following: 
(1) Progress in implementing the food protec-
tion plan and the import safety action plan issued in 
November 2007. 
(2) Progress in modernizing good manufac-
turing practice regulations for food. 
(3) Progress in implementing the requirements 
and programs required under this Act. 
(4) Adequacy of resources available to the Sec-
retary to ensure the safety of the food supply. 
(5) Adequacy of laboratory facilities available to 
the Secretary to conduct analyses on food and 
progress in the development of rapid detection tech-
nologies. 
(6) Progress in modernizing the information 
technology used by the Secretary for food safety re-
lated activities and progress in developing and imple-
menting modern information technology systems for 
the review and processing of foods offered for impor-
tation into the United States. 
(7) Food safety research projects conducted 
during the previous year, including the extent to 
which these projects have helped identify potential 
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food safety hazards and have provided appropriate 
preventive control steps to address such hazards. 
(8) Federal-State coordination on food safety 
activities and proposals to improve the effectiveness 
of such Federal-State partnerships, including with 
respect to information sharing, conducting inspec-
tions, performing analysis and sampling, and con-
ducting education and outreach. 
(9) Progress in increasing coordination between 
relevant Federal, State, and local agencies respon-
sible for food safety. 
(b) ANNUAL FOOD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.— 
In addition to the annual report to Congress under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall submit a plan for improv-
ing food safety infrastructure. Such plan shall include 
steps to address inadequacies as described in the annual 
report. 
SEC. 17. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 
as necessary to carry out this Act. 
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