IRRADIATION PETITION.

SEC. 307. IRRADIATION PETITION. Not later than 60 days following the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make a fined determination on any petition pending with the Food and Drug Administration that would permit the irradiation of red meat under section 409(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. If the Secretary does not make such determination, the Secretary shall, not later than 60 days following the date of the enactment of this Act, provide the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate an explanation of the process followed by the Food and Drug Administration in reviewing the petition referred to in paragraph (1) and the reasons action on the petition was delayed.