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This Act may be cited as the ''Safe School Lunch Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY RECALL AUTHORITY.

(a) Meat and Meat Food Products.--Section 401 of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 671) is amended--
(1) by striking ''sec. 401. The Secretary may'' and
inserting the following:

''SEC. 401. INSPECTION SERVICES.

''(a) In General.--The Secretary may''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(b) Mandatory Recall Authority.--
''(1) Order to cease distribution.--
''(A) In general.--If the Secretary finds that
certain meat or meat food products may cause a serious,
adverse health consequence or may be adulterated, the
Secretary shall issue an order requiring the
appropriate person (including a meat broker, packer,
manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the meat or
meat food product) to immediately cease distribution of
the meat or meat food product.
''(B) Informal hearing.--
''(i) In general.--An order under
subparagraph (A) shall provide the person
subject to the order with an opportunity for an
informal hearing, to be held not later than 10
days after the date of the issuance of the
order, on the actions required by the order and
on whether the order should be amended to
require a recall of the meat or meat food
product involved.
''(ii) Inadequate grounds.--If, after
providing an opportunity for a hearing under
clause (i), the Secretary determines that
inadequate grounds exist to support the actions
required by the order, the Secretary shall
vacate the order.
''(2) Order to recall.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), if, after providing an opportunity
for an informal hearing under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the
Secretary determines that the order should be amended
to include a recall of the meat or meat food product
with respect to which the order was issued, the
Secretary shall amend the order to require a recall.
''(B) Prohibition.--An amended order under
subparagraph (A) shall not include a recall of meat or
meat food products from individual consumers.
''(C) Timetable.--The Secretary shall--
''(i) specify a timetable during which the
meat or meat food product recall will occur;
and
''(ii) require periodic reports to the
Secretary describing the progress of the
recall.''.
(b) Poultry and Poultry Products.--Section 18 of the Poultry
Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 467) is amended--
(1) by striking ''sec. 18. (a) The Secretary may'' and
inserting the following:

''SEC. 18. INSPECTION SERVICES.

''(a) In General.--The Secretary may'';
(2) by striking ''(b) Upon the withdrawal'' and inserting
the following:
''(c) Effect of Withdrawal of Inspection Service.--Upon the
withdrawal'';
(3) by striking ''(c) The determination'' and inserting the
following:
''(d) Judicial Review.--''; and
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) (as designated by
paragraph (1)) the following:
''(b) Mandatory Recall Authority.--
''(1) Order to cease distribution.--
''(A) In general.--If the Secretary finds that
certain poultry or poultry products may cause a
serious, adverse health consequence or may be
adulterated, the Secretary shall issue an order
requiring the appropriate person (including a poultry
broker, packer, manufacturer, distributor, or retailer
of the poultry or poultry product) to immediately cease
distribution of the poultry or poultry product.
''(B) Informal hearing.--
''(i) In general.--An order under
subparagraph (A) shall provide the person
subject to the order with an opportunity for an
informal hearing, to be held not later than 10
days after the date of the issuance of the
order, on the actions required by the order and
on whether the order should be amended to
require a recall of the poultry or poultry
product involved.
''(ii) Inadequate grounds.--If, after
providing an opportunity for a hearing under
clause (i), the Secretary determines that
inadequate grounds exist to support the actions
required by the order, the Secretary shall
vacate the order.
''(2) Order to recall.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), if, after providing an opportunity
for an informal hearing under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the
Secretary determines that the order should be amended
to include a recall of the poultry or poultry product
with respect to which the order was issued, the
Secretary shall amend the order to require a recall.
''(B) Prohibition.--An amended order under
subparagraph (A) shall not include a recall of poultry
or poultry products from individual consumers.
''(C) Timetable.--The Secretary shall--
''(i) specify a timetable during which the
poultry or poultry product recall will occur;
and
''(ii) require periodic reports to the
Secretary describing the progress of the
recall.''.

SEC. 3. RELATIONSHIP TO SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this
Act as the ''Secretary'') shall--
(1) establish a program to provide schools that participate
in the school lunch program established under the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or
the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) with training
relating to--
(A) how to stay informed about meat and meat food
products subject to a recall under the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and poultry or
poultry products subject to a recall under the Poultry
Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.),
including any new recall procedures;
(B) how to dispose of meat and meat food products
or poultry and poultry products subject to a recall
under those Acts; and
(C) how to properly inform parents in a timely
manner of a recall under those Acts; and
(2) make information and training materials accessible to
the schools through the information clearinghouse established
under subsection (b).
(b) Information Clearinghouse.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
information provided on the website of the Department of Agriculture
relating to meat, meat food products, poultry, and poultry products
subject to inspection by the Secretary, including information about
recalls under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), is--
(1) up-to-date; and
(2) written in a clear manner that is accessible by school
employees and parents.
(c) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to
ensure that the Secretary is able to trace all meat, meat food
products, poultry, and poultry products inspected by the Secretary at
all times from the slaughter premises to final distribution to schools
described in subsection (a)(1).

SEC. 4. FOOD PROTECTION REVIEW, EVALUATION, AND REPORT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a review and
evaluation of the meat, meat food product, poultry, and poultry product
inspection and recall procedures of the Department of Agriculture.
(b) Requirements.--The review and evaluation required under
subsection (a) shall--
(1) focus on achieving optimal consumer safety and
protecting the food supply; and
(2) include--
(A) a review of the risks to consumer safety at all
times from the initial production of a meat, meat food
product, poultry, or poultry product until consumption
of the meat, meat food product, poultry, or poultry
product; and
(B) an evaluation of methods to--
(i) target resources to achieve maximum
risk reduction;
(ii) address both unintentional and
deliberate contamination; and
(iii) use science and modern technology
systems to improve protection of the food
supply.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the results
of the review and evaluation conducted under subsection (a).

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this Act.
Student:
Safe School Lunch Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to order an immediate halt to the distribution of meat, meat food products, poultry, or poultry products upon finding that they may cause a serious, adverse health consequence or be adulterated.

Gives persons subject to such an order the opportunity for an informal hearing, within 10 days after the order's issuance, on the actions required by the order and on whether it should be amended to require a recall of the targeted items. Requires the Secretary to order the recall of such items upon affirming that the order should include a recall.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a program providing schools that participate in the school lunch or breakfast programs with training regarding the recall of meat, meat food products, poultry, and poultry products; (2) ensure that information on the Department of Agriculture's website concerning the inspection and recall of such items is current, clear, and accessible by school employees and parents; (3) promulgate regulations ensuring that all of such items inspected by the Secretary can be traced from slaughter to final distribution to schools participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs; and (4) review and evaluate the Department's inspection and recall procedures for such items.