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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public comments on federal grants and contracts related |
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to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 431, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 431.250 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 431.250. PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR FEDERAL GRANTS AND |
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CONTRACTS. (a) The department shall annually solicit comments |
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from interested persons regarding the grants and contracts the |
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department has requested from or entered into with the United |
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States Food and Drug Administration for implementing the federal |
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Act and its amendments, including the Food Safety Modernization Act |
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(21 U.S.C. Section 2201 et seq.). |
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(b) The department shall solicit comments by posting on the |
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department's Internet website a detailed description of and |
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providing notice to interested persons of each grant and contract |
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described by Subsection (a) requested or entered into during the |
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previous year. The description and notice must include the |
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benefits to this state, the department, the regulated community, |
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and the public. |
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(c) The department shall respond to questions and comments |
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about a grant or contract described by Subsection (a) to the best of |
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the department's knowledge. If an interested person requests that |
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the department decline to receive future federal funding from the |
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grant or contract, the department shall consider the request and |
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determine whether the benefits of the grant or contract outweigh |
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the person's concerns. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |