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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. DeLAURO:H.R. 4966.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18The Congress shall have Power * * * To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by theConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H5769]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to revise the definition of &quot;adulterated&quot; to make explicit the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) authority to issue a recall of meat, poultry, and egg products that contain microbial pathogens associated with serious illness or death or are resistant to two or more antibiotics critically important for human medicine. </p> <p>Requires the USDA to establish sampling protocols and testing procedures necessary to determine if meat, poultry, and egg products are adulterated under this Act and to prevent the entry, flow, or movement of those products into commerce. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2014</title>
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