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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. 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pathogen Reduction 

5 and Testing Reform Act of 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PRODUCTS CONTAINING CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR 

2 CONTAMINANTS ADULTERATED. 

3 (a) MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS.—Section 

4 1(m) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 

5 601(m)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘or a microbial pathogen 

8 that is associated with serious illness or death’’ 

9 after ‘‘which may render it injurious to health’’; 

10 and 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘or such a microbial 

12 pathogen’’ after ‘‘added substance’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

15 (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and 

16 (E), respectively; 

17 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

18 the following new subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(B) if it bears or contains a strain of a micro20 bial pathogen, such as Campylobacter or Salmonella, 

21 that is resistant to not fewer than two critically im22 portant antibiotics for human medicine (as specified 

23 in the World Health Organization’s list of Critically 

24 Important Antimicrobials);’’; and 

25 (C) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated 

26 by subparagraph (A)) by striking ‘‘clause (B), 


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1 (C), or (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subparagraph 

2 or subparagraph (C) or (D)’’. 

3 (b) POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.—Section 

4 4(g) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 

5 453(g)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘or a microbial pathogen 

8 that is associated with serious illness or death’’ 

9 after ‘‘which may render it injurious to health’’; 

10 and 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘or such a microbial 

12 pathogen’’ after ‘‘added substance’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

15 (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and 

16 (E), respectively; 

17 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

18 the following new subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(B) if it bears or contains a strain of a micro20 bial pathogen, such as Campylobacter or Salmonella, 

21 that is resistant to not fewer than two critically im22 portant antibiotics for human medicine (as specified 

23 in the World Health Organization’s list of Critically 

24 Important Antimicrobials);’’; and 


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1 (C) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated 

2 by subparagraph (A)) by striking ‘‘clause (B), 

3 (C), or (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subparagraph 

4 or subparagraph (C) or (D)’’. 

5 (c) EGGS AND EGG PRODUCTS.—Section 4(a) of the 

6 Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1033(a)) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘or a microbial pathogen 

10 that is associated with serious illness or death’’ 

11 after ‘‘which may render it injurious to health’’; 

12 and 

13 (B) by inserting ‘‘or such a microbial 

14 pathogen’’ after ‘‘added substance’’; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

17 (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and 

18 (E), respectively; 

19 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

20 the following new subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(B) if it bears or contains a strain of a micro22 bial pathogen, such as Campylobacter or Salmonella, 

23 that is resistant to not fewer than two critically im24 portant antibiotics for human medicine (as specified 


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1 in the World Health Organization’s list of Critically 

2 Important Antimicrobials);’’; and 

3 (C) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated 

4 by subparagraph (A)) by striking ‘‘clause (B), 

5 (C), or (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subparagraph 

6 or subparagraph (C) or (D)’’. 

7 SEC. 3. TESTING FOR CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CONTAMI8 NANTS REQUIRED. 

9 (a) MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS.—The Fed10 eral Meat Inspection Act is amended by inserting after 

11 section 9 (21 U.S.C. 609) the following new section: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 9A. TESTING FOR CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CON13 TAMINANTS REQUIRED. 

14 ‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact15 ment of this section, the Secretary shall, for purposes of 

16 examinations or inspections conducted under this Act, es17 tablish sampling protocols and testing procedures using 

18 the methods and technologies the Secretary determines 

19 are most appropriate— 

20 ‘‘(1) to determine if meat and meat food prod21 ucts are adulterated within the meaning of para22 graph (1) or (2)(B) of section 1(m); and 

23 ‘‘(2) to prevent the use in commerce of any 

24 product that is determined to be so adulterated.’’. 


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1 (b) POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.—The Poul2 try Products Inspection Act is amended by inserting after 

3 section 8 (21 U.S.C. 457) the following new section: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 8A. TESTING FOR CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CON5 TAMINANTS REQUIRED. 

6 ‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact7 ment of this section, the Secretary shall, for purposes of 

8 examinations or inspections conducted under this Act, es9 tablish sampling protocols and testing procedures using 

10 the methods and technologies the Secretary determines 

11 are most appropriate— 

12 ‘‘(1) to determine if poultry and poultry prod13 ucts are adulterated within the meaning of para14 graph (1) or (2)(B) of section 4(g); and 

15 ‘‘(2) to prevent the entry into or flow or move16 ment in commerce of, or the burdening of commerce 

17 by, any such product that is determined to be so 

18 adulterated.’’. 

19 (c) EGG AND EGG PRODUCTS.—The Egg Products 

20 Inspection Act is amended by inserting after section 7 (21 

21 U.S.C. 1036) the following new section: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 7A. TESTING FOR CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CON23 TAMINANTS REQUIRED. 

24 ‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact25 ment of this section, the Secretary shall, for purposes of 


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1 examinations or inspections conducted under this Act, es2 tablish sampling protocols and testing procedures using 

3 the methods and technologies the Secretary determines 

4 are most appropriate— 

5 ‘‘(1) to determine if eggs and egg products are 

6 adulterated within the meaning of paragraph (1) or 

7 (2)(B) of section 4(a); and 

8 ‘‘(2) to prevent the entry into or flow or move9 ment in commerce of, or the burdening of commerce 

10 by, any such product that is determined to be so 

11 adulterated.’’. 

12 SEC. 4. REGULATIONS; EFFECTIVE DATE. 

13 (a) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 18 months after 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

15 Agriculture shall issue regulations to carry out the amend16 ments made by this Act. 

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

18 this Act shall apply with respect to meat and meat food 

19 products, poultry and poultry products, and eggs and egg 

20 products entering into interstate or foreign commerce on 

21 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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