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 Or-
ganization’s list of Critically Important Antimi-
crobials);’’; and 
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(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 Or-
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ganization’s list of Critically Important Antimi-
crobials);’’; 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 
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two critically important antibiotics for human 
medicine (as specified in the World Health Or-
ganization’s list of Critically Important Antimi-
crobials);’’; 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 CONTAMI-
NANTS REQUIRED. 
(a) MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS.—The Fed-
eral 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 CON-
TAMINANTS REQUIRED. 
‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall, for purposes of 
examinations or inspections conducted under this Act, es-
tablish sampling protocols and testing procedures using 
the methods and technologies the Secretary determines 
are most appropriate— 
‘‘(1) to determine if meat and meat food prod-
ucts are adulterated within the meaning of para-
graph (1) or (2)(B) of section 1(m); and 
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‘‘(2) to prevent the use in commerce of any 
product that is determined to be so adulterated.’’. 
(b) POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS.—The Poul-
try 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 CON-
TAMINANTS REQUIRED. 
‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall, for purposes of 
examinations or inspections conducted under this Act, es-
tablish sampling protocols and testing procedures using 
the methods and technologies the Secretary determines 
are most appropriate— 
‘‘(1) to determine if poultry and poultry prod-
ucts are adulterated within the meaning of para-
graph (1) or (2)(B) of section 4(g); and 
‘‘(2) to prevent the entry into or flow or move-
ment 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: 
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‘‘SEC. 7A. TESTING FOR CERTAIN PATHOGENS OR CON-
TAMINANTS REQUIRED. 
‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall, for purposes of 
examinations or inspections conducted under this Act, es-
tablish 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 move-
ment 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 amend-
ments 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. 
Æ 
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