‘‘(3) provide for reciprocity with respect to the 
treatment of food imports and exports between the 
United States and the foreign country. 
‘‘(f) DOCUMENTATION.—The Secretary shall provide 
to the Congress annual documentation demonstrating the 
Secretary’s confidence in the standards of any foreign fa-
cility or country for which the Secretary has made a deter-
mination under paragraph (2) of subsection (c). 
‘‘(g) REVOCATION
OF CERTIFICATION.—The Sec-
retary may, with respect to a foreign facility or foreign 
country, revoke a certification under subsection (d) if— 
‘‘(1) food from the foreign facility or foreign 
country is linked to an outbreak of human illness; 
‘‘(2) the Secretary determines that the foreign 
facility or foreign country is no longer meeting the 
requirements described in subsection (d); or 
‘‘(3) United States officials are not allowed to 
conduct such audits and investigations as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(h) DURATION OF CERTIFICATION.—Each certifi-
cation under subsection (d) shall be for a period of not 
more than 5 years. 
‘‘(i) INSPECTION; INDEPENDENT AUDITS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—In determining whether 
to issue a certification under subsection (d) or re-
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voke a certification under subsection (g), the Sec-
retary is authorized to— 
‘‘(A) inspect foreign facilities to ensure 
compliance with the food safety standards de-
scribed in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) consider independent audits, product 
test data, and other relevant information gen-
erated by the facility, importer, or foreign coun-
try involved. 
‘‘(2) RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION.—The Sec-
retary shall audit foreign countries and foreign fa-
cilities at least every 5 years to ensure the continued 
compliance with the standards set forth in this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(j) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary is authorized 
to— 
‘‘(1) deny importation of food from any foreign 
country that does not permit United States officials 
to enter the foreign country to conduct such audits 
and inspections as may be necessary to fulfill the re-
quirements of this section; 
‘‘(2) deny importation of food from any foreign 
country or foreign facility that does not consent to 
an investigation by the Secretary when food from 
that foreign country or foreign facility is linked to 
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a food-borne illness outbreak or is otherwise found 
to be adulterated or mislabeled; and 
‘‘(3) promulgate rules and regulations to carry 
out the purposes of this section, including setting 
terms and conditions for the destruction of products 
that fail to meet the standards of this Act. 
‘‘(k) FOREIGN FACILITY.—In this section, the term 
‘foreign facility’ means a foreign facility (as defined in sec-
tion 415(b)(3)) that is required to be registered under sec-
tion 415.’’. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall promulgate regulations to establish a transitional 
food safety import review program, with minimal disrup-
tion to commerce, that shall be in effect until the date 
of implementation of the food import certification program 
under section 805 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 
SEC. 4. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSES. 
Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by section 2 of 
this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 419. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSES. 
‘‘(a) WEBSITE ON FOOD SAFETY ISSUES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall develop 
and maintain a Website with public information 
that— 
‘‘(A) provides information on Federal food 
standards and best practice requirements for 
food preparation; 
‘‘(B) assists health professionals to im-
prove their ability— 
‘‘(i) to diagnose and treat food-related 
illness; and 
‘‘(ii) to advise individuals whose 
health conditions place them at particular 
risk; and 
‘‘(C) promotes the public awareness of food 
safety issues. 
‘‘(2) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall utilize 
the resources of the Food and Drug Administration 
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(b) WEBSITE ON SCHOOL CURRICULA REGARDING 
FOOD SAFETY.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, shall develop and maintain a 
Website to provide the public with appropriate information 
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on developing school curriculum regarding food safety 
issues.’’. 
SEC. 5. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION. 
Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by sections 2 
and 4 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 420. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—No employee or other person 
may be harassed, prosecuted, held liable, or discriminated 
against in any way because that person— 
‘‘(1) has commenced, caused to be commenced, 
or is about to commence a proceeding, testified or is 
about to testify at a proceeding, or assisted or par-
ticipated or is about to assist or participate in any 
manner in such a proceeding or in any other action 
to carry out the purposes, functions, or responsibil-
ities of this Act; or 
‘‘(2) is refusing to violate or assist in violation 
of this Act. 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.—The process and procedures 
with respect to prohibited discrimination under subsection 
(a) shall be governed by the applicable provisions of sec-
tion 31105 of title 49, United States Code, unless the 
party bringing an action under this subsection chooses al-
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