[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2303 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2303

    To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products 
  Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to provide that 
    meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or 
         contaminants are adulterated, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2015

 Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Speier) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                              Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products 
  Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to provide that 
    meat, poultry, and egg products containing certain pathogens or 
         contaminants are adulterated, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pathogen Reduction and Testing 
Reform Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. PRODUCTS CONTAINING CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CONTAMINANTS 
              ADULTERATED.

    (a) Meat and Meat Food Products.--Section 1(m) of the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(m)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or a microbial pathogen that is 
                associated with serious illness or death'' after 
                ``which may render it injurious to health''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or such a microbial pathogen'' 
                after ``added substance''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
                (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following new subparagraph:
            ``(B) if it bears or contains a strain of a microbial 
        pathogen, such as Campylobacter or Salmonella, that is 
        resistant to not fewer than two critically important 
        antibiotics for human medicine (as specified in the World 
        Health Organization's list of Critically Important 
        Antimicrobials);''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A)) by striking ``clause (B), (C), or 
                (D)'' and inserting ``this subparagraph or subparagraph 
                (C) or (D)''.
    (b) Poultry and Poultry Products.--Section 4(g) of the Poultry 
Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or a microbial pathogen that is 
                associated with serious illness or death'' after 
                ``which may render it injurious to health''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or such a microbial pathogen'' 
                after ``added substance''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
                (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following new subparagraph:
            ``(B) if it bears or contains a strain of a microbial 
        pathogen, such as Campylobacter or Salmonella, that is 
        resistant to not fewer than two critically important 
        antibiotics for human medicine (as specified in the World 
        Health Organization's list of Critically Important 
        Antimicrobials);''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A)) by striking ``clause (B), (C), or 
                (D)'' and inserting ``this subparagraph or subparagraph 
                (C) or (D)''.
    (c) Eggs and Egg Products.--Section 4(a) of the Egg Products 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or a microbial pathogen that is 
                associated with serious illness or death'' after 
                ``which may render it injurious to health''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or such a microbial pathogen'' 
                after ``added substance''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
                (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following new subparagraph:
            ``(B) if it bears or contains a strain of a microbial 
        pathogen, such as Campylobacter or Salmonella, that is 
        resistant to not fewer than two critically important 
        antibiotics for human medicine (as specified in the World 
        Health Organization's list of Critically Important 
        Antimicrobials);''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A)) by striking ``clause (B), (C), or 
                (D)'' and inserting ``this subparagraph or subparagraph 
                (C) or (D)''.

SEC. 3. TESTING FOR CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CONTAMINANTS REQUIRED.

    (a) Meat and Meat Food Products.--The Federal Meat Inspection Act 
is amended by inserting after section 9 (21 U.S.C. 609) the following 
new section:

``SEC. 9A. TESTING FOR CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CONTAMINANTS REQUIRED.

    ``Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall, for purposes of examinations or 
inspections conducted under this Act, establish sampling protocols and 
testing procedures using the methods and technologies the Secretary 
determines are most appropriate--
            ``(1) to determine if meat and meat food products are 
        adulterated within the meaning of paragraph (1) or (2)(B) of 
        section 1(m); and
            ``(2) to prevent the use in commerce of any product that is 
        determined to be so adulterated.''.
    (b) Poultry and Poultry Products.--The Poultry Products Inspection 
Act is amended by inserting after section 8 (21 U.S.C. 457) the 
following new section:

``SEC. 8A. TESTING FOR CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CONTAMINANTS REQUIRED.

    ``Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall, for purposes of examinations or 
inspections conducted under this Act, establish sampling protocols and 
testing procedures using the methods and technologies the Secretary 
determines are most appropriate--
            ``(1) to determine if poultry and poultry products are 
        adulterated within the meaning of paragraph (1) or (2)(B) of 
        section 4(g); and
            ``(2) to prevent the entry into or flow or movement in 
        commerce of, or the burdening of commerce by, any such product 
        that is determined to be so adulterated.''.
    (c) Egg and Egg Products.--The Egg Products Inspection Act is 
amended by inserting after section 7 (21 U.S.C. 1036) the following new 
section:

``SEC. 7A. TESTING FOR CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CONTAMINANTS REQUIRED.

    ``Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall, for purposes of examinations or 
inspections conducted under this Act, establish sampling protocols and 
testing procedures using the methods and technologies the Secretary 
determines are most appropriate--
            ``(1) to determine if eggs and egg products are adulterated 
        within the meaning of paragraph (1) or (2)(B) of section 4(a); 
        and
            ``(2) to prevent the entry into or flow or movement in 
        commerce of, or the burdening of commerce by, any such product 
        that is determined to be so adulterated.''.

SEC. 4. REGULATIONS; EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) Regulations.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue 
regulations to carry out the amendments made by this Act.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply 
with respect to meat and meat food products, poultry and poultry 
products, and eggs and egg products entering into interstate or foreign 
commerce on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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