Title: FASTER Act of 2020
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2020 or the FASTER Act of 2020
This bill expands the definition of major food allergen for purposes of certain food-labeling requirements to specifically include sesame. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must report on certain information related to food allergy research and data collection activities.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3451 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3451

    To improve the health and safety of Americans living with food 
allergies and related disorders, including potentially life-threatening 
     anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and 
    eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2020

Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Collins, and 
   Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
    To improve the health and safety of Americans living with food 
allergies and related disorders, including potentially life-threatening 
     anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and 
    eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, 
Education, and Research Act of 2020'' or the ``FASTER Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. FOOD ALLERGY SAFETY.

    (a) In General.--Section 201(qq)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(qq)(1)) is amended by striking ``and 
soybeans'' and inserting ``soybeans, and sesame''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any food that is first introduced into interstate commerce on 
or after January 1, 2022.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in 
this section as the ``Secretary'') shall submit to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on 
scientific opportunities in food allergy research. Such report shall--
            (1) identify opportunities and challenges related to--
                    (A) developing effective food allergy diagnostics;
                    (B) preventing the onset of food allergies;
                    (C) reducing the risks of living with food 
                allergies;
                    (D) developing new therapeutics to treat and manage 
                food allergies; and
                    (E) curing food allergies;
            (2) provide updates on data collection activities related 
        to food allergies and specific allergens and identify gaps in 
        such data collection activities; and
            (3) recommend specific strategies to overcome the 
        challenges identified under paragraph (1), including strategies 
        to support the most promising areas of food allergy research 
        that could lead to alternatives to current forms of disease 
        management and identify allergens of emerging prevalence.
    (b) Publication.--The Secretary shall make the report under 
subsection (a) available on the internet website of the Department of 
Health and Human Services.
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