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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1786
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspec-
tion Act to require the inspection of meat and poultry to determine
the presence of microbial contamination that can cause food poisoning
or infection in humans, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to develop
appropriate labeling to warn purchasers of meat and poultry of potential
microbial contamination and give proper handling and cooking instruc-
tions to destroy microbial contaminants, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 21, 1993
Mr. KREIDLER (for himself and Mr. SWIFT) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry
Products Inspection Act to require the inspection of meat
and poultry to determine the presence of microbial con-
tamination that can cause food poisoning or infection
in humans, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to
develop appropriate labeling to warn purchasers of meat
and poultry of potential microbial contamination and give
proper handling and cooking instructions to destroy mi-
crobial contaminants, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO FED-
ERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT
SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF PATHOGENS.
Section 1 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 601) is amended by adding at the end the following
new definition:
‘‘(w) The term ‘pathogens’ means bacteria and other
microbial organisms which, if present on or in a carcass,
part of a carcass, meat, or meat food product of cattle,
sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, may
cause food poisoning or infection if consumed without
proper handling and cooking.’’.
SEC. 102. ADULTERATED MEAT TO INCLUDE CONTAMINA-
TION WITH PATHOGENS.
(a) Section 1(m) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 601(m)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(8);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(10) if it contains a level of pathogens in ex-
cess of the level of pathogens established by the Sec-
retary by rule for the particular type of carcass, part
of a carcass, meat, or meat food product involved.’’.
SEC. 103. STANDARDS OF ANIMAL CLEANLINESS.
(a) STANDARDS.—Section 8 of the Federal Meat In-
spection Act (21 U.S.C. 608) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 8.’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 8. SANITATION AND ANIMAL CLEANLINESS AT IN-
SPECTED ESTABLISHMENTS.
‘‘(a) SANITARY INSPECTION AND REGULATION OF
ESTABLISHMENTS.—’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) STANDARDS OF CLEANLINESS FOR ANIMALS.—
(1) The Secretary shall prescribe by rule for slaughtering,
meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar es-
tablishments certain standards of cleanliness—
‘‘(A) for cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses,
mules, and other equines, which shall apply between
the time they are first allowed to enter the establish-
ment under section 3(a) and the time they are
slaughtered; and
‘‘(B) for the carcasses and parts of carcasses of
cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other
equines after slaughter during the preparation of
such carcasses and parts of carcasses as meat or
meat food products for commerce.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall cause to be made, by experts
in sanitation or by other competent inspectors, such in-
spection of these establishments as may be necessary to
determine—
‘‘(A) the sanitary condition of cattle, sheep,
swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines pend-
ing their slaughter;
‘‘(B) the sanitary condition of carcasses and
parts of carcasses during the preparation of such
carcasses and parts of carcasses as meat or meat
food products for commerce; and
‘‘(C) whether a violation of the standards of
cleanliness established under paragraph (1) exists.
‘‘(3) If the sanitary condition of cattle, sheep, swine,
goats, horses, mules, and other equines or the sanitary
condition of carcasses and parts of carcasses at such an
establishment are such that the Secretary determines that
a violation of the standards of cleanliness exists and the
meat or meat food products prepared at the establishment
are rendered adulterated, the Secretary shall refuse to
allow the meat or meat food products to be labeled,
marked, stamped, or tagged as ‘inspected and passed’.’’.
(b) EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—Section 1(m) of
such Act (21 U.S.C. 601(m)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or in viola-
tion of the standards of cleanliness established under
section 8(b),’’ after ‘‘insanitary conditions’’; and
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the product
of an animal which has died otherwise than by
slaughter;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the product
of—
‘‘(A) an animal that has been held by a
slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing,
rendering, or similar establishment in violation
of the standards of cleanliness established
under section 8(b); or
‘‘(B) an animal that has died otherwise
than by slaughter;’’.
SEC. 104. DOMESTIC INSPECTION FOR PATHOGEN CON-
TAMINATION.
The Federal Meat Inspection Act is amended by in-
serting after section 6 (21 U.S.C. 606) the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 6A. MICROBIAL TESTING OF CARCASSES, PARTS OF
CARCASSES, MEAT, AND MEAT FOOD PROD-
UCTS TO DETERMINE PATHOGEN LEVELS.
‘‘(a) MICROBIAL TESTING REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary shall initiate an inspection program of microbial
testing of a statistically significant sample of carcasses
and parts of carcasses of cattle, sheep, swine, goats,
horses, mules, and other equines slaughtered at any
slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or
similar establishment in the United States and of meat
and meat food products prepared for commerce in any
such establishment to determine the presence of pathogens
and to detect levels of pathogens exceeding those levels
established under subsection (c).
‘‘(b) VIOLATION OF PATHOGEN LEVELS.—Any car-
cass, part of a carcass, meat, or meat food product found
by microbial testing to be adulterated under section
1(m)(10) shall be marked, stamped, tagged, or labeled as
‘Inspected and condemned’. Such a condemned item shall
be destroyed for human food purposes, and the Secretary
may suspend inspection at, and remove inspectors from,
any establishment that fails to condemn adulterated items
or fails to destroy condemned items.
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF PATHOGEN LEVELS.—The
Secretary shall issue rules establishing allowable levels of
pathogens for purposes of determining whether a carcass,
part of a carcass, meat, or meat food product of cattle,
sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines is
adulterated under section 1(m)(10). For the purpose of
establishing such levels, the Secretary shall collect and
evaluate scientific information on the presence and quan-
tities of pathogens occurring—
‘‘(1) in live animals, including different species
and classes of animals, such as dairy cattle and dis-
eased animals to be slaughtered separately under
section 3(a);
‘‘(2) in carcasses condemned under section 4;
and
‘‘(3) in raw meat and meat food products.
‘‘(d) IDENTIFICATION
OF PATHOGENS.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall identify those bacteria and
other organisms which cannot normally be detected by vis-
ual inspection and which, when present on or in carcasses,
parts of carcasses, meat, or meat food products of cattle,
sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines, can
cause food poisoning or infection if consumed without
proper handling and cooking.
‘‘(e) INVESTIGATION OF DETECTION METHODS.—To
effectively carry out the inspection program required
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall periodically in-
vestigate existing and potentially available methods of de-
tecting pathogens on or in carcasses, parts of carcasses,
meat, or meat food products of cattle, sheep, swine, goats,
horses, mules, and other equines.
‘‘(f) IDENTIFICATION OF CONTAMINATION RISKS.—
The Secretary shall identify those steps in the process by
which meat and meat food products are prepared for com-
merce which represent substantial risk of contamination
by pathogens.’’.
SEC. 105. INSPECTION OF IMPORTED MEAT ARTICLES FOR
PATHOGEN CONTAMINATION.
Section 20(f) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 620(f)) is amended by inserting after the first sen-
tence the following new sentence: ‘‘The inspection stand-
ards referred to in the preceding sentence shall include
the participation of such meat articles in the program of
microbial testing required by section 6A and compliance
by such meat articles with the levels of pathogens estab-
lished under such section.’’.
SEC. 106. PATHOGENS WARNING AND HANDLING AND
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR RAW MEAT
AND MEAT PRODUCTS.
(a) LABELING REQUIRED.—The Federal Meat In-
spection Act is amended by inserting after section 7 (21
U.S.C. 607) the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 7A. PATHOGENS WARNING AND HANDLING AND
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR RAW MEAT
AND MEAT PRODUCTS.
‘‘(a) LABELING REQUIRED.—All raw meat and raw
meat food products that are intended to be sold at retail
stores or cooked at restaurants or other food-service estab-
lishments shall include accompanying labeling that con-
tains—
‘‘(1) an adequate explanation to the purchaser
that the raw meat or raw meat food product may
contain pathogens capable of causing food poisoning
or infection, which will multiply unless the product
is properly handled and cooked; and
‘‘(2) handling and cooking instructions designed
to minimize the risk of food poisoning or infection.
‘‘(b) DESIGN AND CONTENT OF LABELING.—The
Secretary shall prescribe by rule the design and content
of the labeling required by subsection (a) and the slaugh-
tering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or simi-
lar establishments, including retail stores, to be subject
to the labeling requirements.’’.
(b) MISBRANDED MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PROD-
UCTS.—Section 1(n) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 601(n)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(11);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (12) as para-
graph (13); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(12) if it is a raw meat or meat food product
that fails to comply with the labeling requirements
established under section 6A; or’’.
SEC. 107. RECORDKEEPING.
Section 202 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 642) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(b) TRACING OF ADULTERATED MEAT.—Among the
records required to be kept under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall require the persons, firms, and corporations
referred to in such subsection to maintain records and
other means of animal identification adequate to permit
tracing back to the source of contamination any carcass,
part of a carcass, meat, or meat food product found to
be adulterated under section 1(m)(10).’’.
TITLE 
II—AMENDMENTS 
TO
POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPEC-
TION ACT
SEC. 201. DEFINITION OF PATHOGENS.
Section 4 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 453) is amended by adding at the end the following
new definition:
‘‘(cc) The term ‘pathogens’ means bacteria and other
microbial organisms which, if present on or in a poultry
product, may cause food poisoning or infection if
consumed without proper handling and cooking.’’.
SEC. 202. ADULTERATED POULTRY TO INCLUDE CONTAMI-
NATION WITH PATHOGENS.
(a) Section 4(g) of the Poultry Products Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 453(g)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(7);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(9) if it contains a level of pathogens in excess
of the level of pathogens established by the Sec-
retary by rule for the particular type of poultry
product involved.’’.
SEC. 203. STANDARDS OF POULTRY CLEANLINESS.
(a) STANDARDS.—Section 7 of the Poultry Products
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 456) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘SANITARY
INSPECTION
AND
REGULATION
OF
ESTABLISH-
MENTS.—’’ after ‘‘(a)’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(c) REFUSAL TO INSPECT.—’’; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(b) STANDARDS OF CLEANLINESS FOR POULTRY.—
(1) The Secretary shall prescribe by rule for official estab-
lishments slaughtering poultry or processing poultry prod-
ucts for commerce or otherwise subject to inspection under
this Act certain standards of cleanliness—
‘‘(A) for poultry, which shall apply between the
time the poultry first enter the establishment and
the time the poultry are slaughtered; and
‘‘(B) for poultry products during processing.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall cause to be made, by experts
in sanitation or by other competent inspectors, such in-
spection of these establishments as may be necessary to
determine—
‘‘(A) the sanitary condition of poultry pending
their slaughter;
‘‘(B) the sanitary condition of poultry products
during processing; and
‘‘(C) whether a violation of the standards of
cleanliness established under paragraph (1) exists.
‘‘(3) If the sanitary condition of poultry or poultry
products at such an establishment are such that the Sec-
retary determines that a violation of the standards of
cleanliness exists and the poultry products prepared at the
establishment are rendered adulterated, the Secretary
shall condemn the poultry products in the manner pro-
vided in section 6(c).’’.
(b) EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—Section 4(g) of
such Act (21 U.S.C. 453(g)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or in viola-
tion of the standards of cleanliness established under
section 7(b),’’ after ‘‘insanitary conditions’’; and
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘the product
of any poultry which has died otherwise than by
slaughter;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the product
of—
‘‘(A) any poultry that has been held by an
official establishment slaughtering poultry or
processing poultry products for commerce (or
an establishment otherwise subject to inspection
under this Act) in violation of the standards of
cleanliness established under section 7(b); or
‘‘(B) any poultry that has died otherwise
than by slaughter;’’.
SEC. 204. DOMESTIC INSPECTION FOR PATHOGEN CON-
TAMINATION.
The Poultry Products Inspection Act is amended by
inserting after section 6 (21 U.S.C. 455) the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 6A. MICROBIAL TESTING OF POULTRY PRODUCTS TO
DETERMINE PATHOGEN LEVELS.
‘‘(a) MICROBIAL TESTING REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary shall initiate an inspection program of testing of
a statistically significant sample of poultry products at of-
ficial establishments slaughtering poultry or processing
poultry products for commerce or otherwise subject to in-
spection under this Act to determine the presence of
pathogens in such products and to detect levels of patho-
gens exceeding those levels established under subsection
(c).
‘‘(b) VIOLATION OF PATHOGEN LEVELS.—Any poul-
try product found by microbial testing to be adulterated
under section 1(g)(9) shall be marked, stamped, tagged,
or labeled as ‘Inspected and condemned’. A condemned
poultry product shall be destroyed for human food pur-
poses, and the Secretary may suspend inspection at, and
remove inspectors from, any establishment that fails to
condemn adulterated poultry products or fails to destroy
condemned poultry products.
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF PATHOGEN LEVELS.—The
Secretary shall issue rules establishing allowable levels of
pathogens for purposes of determining whether poultry
products are adulterated under section 1(g)(9). For the
purpose of establishing such levels, the Secretary shall col-
lect and evaluate scientific information on the presence
and quantities of pathogens occurring—
‘‘(1) in live poultry;
‘‘(2) in poultry carcasses, parts of poultry prod-
ucts, and other poultry products condemned under
section 6(c); and
‘‘(3) in raw poultry and poultry products.
‘‘(d) IDENTIFICATION
OF PATHOGENS.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall identify those bacteria and
other organisms which cannot normally be detected by vis-
ual inspection and which, when present on or in poultry
products, can cause food poisoning or infection if
consumed without proper handling and cooking.
‘‘(e) INVESTIGATION OF DETECTION METHODS.—To
effectively carry out the inspection program required
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall periodically in-
vestigate existing and potentially available methods of de-
tecting pathogens on or in poultry products.
‘‘(f) IDENTIFICATION OF CONTAMINATION RISKS.—
The Secretary shall identify those steps in the processing
of poultry products which represent substantial risk of
contamination by pathogens.’’.
SEC. 
205. 
INSPECTION 
OF 
IMPORTED 
POULTRY 
FOR
PATHOGEN CONTAMINATION.
Section 17(a) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 466(a)) is amended by inserting after the first
sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘The standards re-
ferred to in the preceding sentence shall include the par-
ticipation of imported poultry and poultry products in the
program of microbial testing required by section 6A and
compliance by such poultry and poultry products with the
levels of pathogens established by the Secretary under
such section.’’.
SEC. 206. PATHOGENS WARNING AND HANDLING AND
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR RAW POULTRY
PRODUCTS.
(a) LABELING REQUIRED.—The Poultry Products
Inspection Act is amended by inserting after section 8 (21
U.S.C. 457) the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 8A. PATHOGENS WARNING AND HANDLING AND
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR RAW POULTRY
PRODUCTS.
‘‘(a) LABELING REQUIRED.—All raw poultry prod-
ucts that are intended to be sold at retail stores or cooked
at restaurants or other food-service establishments shall
include accompanying labeling that contains—
‘‘(1) an adequate explanation to the purchaser
that the raw poultry product may contain pathogens
capable of causing food poisoning or infection, which
will multiply unless the product is properly handled
and cooked; and
‘‘(2) handling and cooking instructions designed
to minimize the risk of food poisoning or infection.
‘‘(b) DESIGN AND CONTENT OF LABELING.—The
Secretary shall prescribe by rule the design and content
of the labeling required by subsection (a) and the estab-
lishments slaughtering poultry or processing poultry prod-
ucts for commerce, including retail stores, to be subject
to the labeling requirements.’’.
(b) MISBRANDED
POULTRY
PRODUCTS.—Section
4(h) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 453(h)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(11);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (12) as para-
graph (13); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(12) if it is a raw poultry product that fails
to comply with the labeling requirements established
under section 8A; or’’.
SEC. 207. RECORDKEEPING.
Section 11 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 460) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(f) TRACING OF ADULTERATED POULTRY.—Among
the records required to be kept under subsection (b), the
Secretary shall require the persons, firms, and corpora-
tions referred to in such subsection to maintain records
and other means of poultry identification adequate to per-
mit tracing back to the source of contamination any poul-
try product found to be adulterated under section
1(g)(9).’’.
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. RESEARCH PROGRAM TO PREVENT CONTAMINA-
TION OF MEAT AND POULTRY BY PATHO-
GENS.
(a) RESEARCH PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall engage in research—
(1) to determine the causes of animal infection
by pathogens, including asymptomatic infection;
(2) to determine the modes of transmission of
pathogen infection;
(3) to determine the relative risks to human
health of different pathogens and different levels of
such pathogens in meat or meat food products or
poultry products;
(4) to develop means to reduce the incidence of
pathogen infection, including—
(A) the use of animal vaccinations; and
(B) changes in the methods of raising live-
stock and poultry that can reduce the risk of
such infection;
(5) to develop methods of treating livestock or
poultry infected by pathogens to eliminate or control
the infection;
(6) to develop rapid and accurate means of test-
ing live animals and meat and poultry products for
infection by pathogens; and
(7) to develop methods by which animals can be
identified while proceeding through the slaughtering
process and the process of preparation as meat and
meat food products or poultry products so that any
pathogen infection discovered can be traced to its
source.
(b) DEFINITION OF PATHOGENS.—For purposes of
this section, the term ‘‘pathogens’’ means bacteria and
other microbial organisms which, if present on or in a
meat or poultry product, may cause food poisoning or in-
fection if consumed without proper handling and cooking.
SEC. 302. ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM TO TRACE
PATHOGEN CONTAMINATION.
(a) PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall carry out a program to develop means of ani-
mal identification designed to identify as accurately as
possible the animal or group of animals that is the source
of—
(1) adulteration under section 1(m)(10) of the
Federal 
Meat 
Inspection 
Act 
(21 
U.S.C.
601(m)(10)) or section 4(g)(9) of the Poultry Prod-
ucts Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(g)(9)); or
(2) any food-borne illness identified by a Fed-
eral, State, or local public health agency.
(b) USE OF IDENTIFICATION METHODS.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture may require the use of animal identi-
fication methods developed under subsection (a) at farms,
feedlots, and other establishments where livestock or poul-
try are raised, slaughtered, or prepared for commerce.
(c) INSPECTIONS.—Upon notice by a duly authorized
representative of the Secretary of Agriculture, any person,
firm, or other entity subject to subsection (b) shall afford
the representative—
(1) access at all reasonable times to their places
of business in order to trace a pathogen contamina-
tion or to verify the use of required methods of ani-
mal identification; and
(2) the opportunity to examine the facilities, in-
ventory, and records of their places of business, to
copy such records, and to take reasonable samples of
their inventory upon payment of the fair market
value as part of such access.
SEC. 303. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON MEAT AND POULTRY
PATHOGEN CONTROL.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of
Agriculture shall establish an advisory council to advise
the Secretary with respect to actions required under the
amendments made by this Act and sections 301 and 302.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the advisory council
shall be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. The
advisory council shall include representatives of the follow-
ing:
(1) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention.
(2) The Association of State and Territorial
Public Health Officers.
(3) The National Academy of Sciences.
(4) The Food and Drug Administration.
(5) Nonprofit organizations representing con-
sumers concerned about food safety.
(6) Nonprofit organizations representing pro-
ducers of meat and poultry subject to inspection
under the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Poul-
try Products Inspection Act.
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than January 1 of
each year, the advisory council shall submit a report to
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Congress—
(1) describing the activities of the advisory
council during the preceding fiscal year;
(2) evaluating the success of efforts to prevent
and control pathogen infections in livestock and
poultry, meat and meat food products, and poultry
products; and
(3) containing such recommendations as the ad-
visory council considers to be appropriate.
(d) TIME FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—The members of
the advisory council shall be first appointed not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 304. ANNUAL REPORTS.
(a) MEAT.—Section 17 of the Wholesome Meat Act
(21 U.S.C. 691) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the Committee on Agriculture
and Forestry of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
of the Senate’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The report shall include a description of the
actions undertaken by the Secretary during the pre-
ceding year to implement and improve the use of mi-
crobial testing to identify and control the contamina-
tion by pathogens of animals subject to this Act and
carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, and meat food
products of such animals.’’.
(b) POULTRY.—Section 27 of the Poultry Products
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 470) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the Committee on Agriculture
and Forestry of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
of the Senate’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The report shall include a description of the
actions undertaken by the Secretary during the pre-
ceding year to implement and improve the use of mi-
crobial testing to identify and control the contamina-
tion by pathogens of poultry products.’’.
SEC. 305. RECOUPMENT OF COSTS OF INSPECTION FOR
PATHOGEN CONTAMINATION AND OTHER AC-
TIVITIES UNDER THIS ACT.
(a) IMPOSITION OF FEES.—Notwithstanding the Act
of June 5, 1948 (62 Stat. 344; 21 U.S.C. 695), and sec-
tion 25 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C.
468), the Secretary of Agriculture shall develop a struc-
ture of fees to be imposed each fiscal year on persons and
establishments (including importers) subject to inspection
under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601
et seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C.
451 et seq.) in order to collect an amount equal to the
total amount of appropriations made available to the Sec-
retary under the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Poul-
try Products Inspection Act for that fiscal year—
(1) to carry out the microbial testing, labeling,
and other activities required by the amendments
made by this Act;
(2) to carry out the research and identification
programs authorized by sections 301 and 302; and
(3) to operate the advisory council established
under section 303.
(b) DEPOSIT OF FEES.—Fees collected by the Sec-
retary under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury.
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