1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2019 or the FASTER Act of 2019 . 2. Food allergy safety recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine (a) Collection of food allergy data The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317T of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–22 ) the following new section: 317U. Collection of food allergy data The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— (1) expand and intensify the collection of information on the prevalence of food allergies for specific allergens in the United States, such as through the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; and (2) include such information within annual or other periodic reporting to the Congress and the public on other surveillance activities. . (b) Allergen labeling (1) Major allergen definition Section 201(qq)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 3211(qq)(1) ) is amended by striking and soybeans and inserting soybeans, and sesame . (2) Additional allergens Section 201(qq) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 3211(qq)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Any other food ingredient that the Secretary determines by regulation to be a major food allergen, based on the prevalence and severity of allergic reactions to the food ingredient. . 3. Report on use by FDA of patient experience data on treatments for patients with food allergies Section 3004 of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 note) is amended— (1) by striking Not later than and inserting the following: (a) In general Not later than