This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to let the Secretary of Health and Human Services share unredacted Food and Drug Administration information with State, local, Tribal, and Territorial authorities that have similar public health functions. The types of information named in the bill include foodborne illness surveillance data; laboratory sampling and testing information; inspection information and results; distribution lists for recalls and outbreaks; consumer complaints; and any other information the Secretary decides will help protect public health. The Secretary may share this information "as soon as is reasonably practicable." Recipients may not further disclose the information without FDA permission unless disclosure is needed to contain a foodborne illness outbreak, carry out a recall, or perform other State enforcement activities. The bill also adds a conforming change to section 301(j) of the act so the sharing authority is an exception to that provision.
The bill also amends the grant program in section 1009 to change the maximum grant period from 3 years to 5 years. If the Secretary conducts a program evaluation, the bill makes funding in later grant years contingent on a successful evaluation after the first year. Those grant changes apply only to grants awarded on or after the bill's enactment.
No publicly available information on estimated costs, appropriations, or budgetary effects is included in the bill text provided. The bill changes grant durations and evaluation conditions, but it does not specify funding amounts.
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