text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Pathogen Reduction and Testing 
  Reform Act of 2014''.
  
  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 less 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 less 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 less 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.
target: 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.  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. 
feat_title: Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2014