Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 121 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 ``Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act''. SEC. 2. FOOD ALLERGY TRAINING COMPLETION REQUIREMENT. Section 7(g)(2) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(C) Food allergy training and certification for all local food service personnel.-- ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall develop, in consultation with relevant stakeholder groups with food allergy expertise, and publish training modules and other educational materials in accordance with clause (ii). ``(ii) Training modules.--A training program carried out under this subparagraph shall include training modules relating to-- ``(I) the prevention of allergic reactions to food, which may include-- ``(aa) communicating food allergen information in school menus, food products, and recipes; ``(bb) best practices to avoid cross-contact; and ``(cc) the availability of appropriate food substitutions for children with food allergies; ``(II) the identification of food-related allergic reaction symptoms; and ``(III) the appropriate responses to an allergic reaction to food.…
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