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124 STAT. 3925 PUBLIC LAW 111–353—JAN. 4, 2011 ‘‘(7) Whether the food or the facility that manufactured, processed, packed, or held such food received a certification as described in section 801(q) or 806. ‘‘(8) Any other criteria deemed necessary and appropriate by the Secretary for purposes of allocating inspection resources. ‘‘(c) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO SEAFOOD.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, and the heads of other appropriate agencies may enter into such agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to improve seafood safety. ‘‘(2) SCOPE OF AGREEMENTS.—The agreements under para- graph (1) may include— ‘‘(A) cooperative arrangements for examining and testing seafood imports that leverage the resources, capabilities, and authorities of each party to the agreement; ‘‘(B) coordination of inspections of foreign facilities to increase the percentage of imported seafood and seafood facilities inspected; ‘‘(C) standardization of data on seafood names, inspec- tion records, and laboratory testing to improve interagency coordination; ‘‘(D) coordination to detect and investigate violations under applicable Federal law; ‘‘(E) a process, including the use or modification of existing processes, by which officers and employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may be duly designated by the Secretary to carry out seafood examinations and investigations under section 801 of this Act or section 203 of the Food Allergen Labeling and Con- sumer Protection Act of 2004; ‘‘(F) the sharing of information concerning observed non-compliance with United States food requirements domestically and in foreign nations and new regulatory decisions and policies that may affect the safety of food imported into the United States; ‘‘(G) conducting joint training on subjects that affect and strengthen seafood inspection effectiveness by Federal authorities; and ‘‘(H) outreach on Federal efforts to enhance seafood safety and compliance with Federal food safety require- ments. ‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall improve coordination and cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Homeland Security to target food inspection resources. ‘‘(e) FACILITY.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘facility’ means a domestic facility or a foreign facility that is required to register under section 415.’’. (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 1003 (21 U.S.C. 393) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING FOOD.—Not later than Feb- ruary 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report, including efforts to coordinate and cooperate with other Federal agencies with responsibilities for food inspections, regarding— ‘‘(1) information about food facilities including— Definition.