,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #c1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,booker 7for himself and ,mr4 
,blumenthal7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide the ,food and ,drug 
,administration with authority to       
conduct microbial sampling on           
concentrated animal feeding operations  
as necessary to facilitate a foodborne  
illness outbreak investigation1         
determine the root cause of an outbreak 
of foodborne illness1 or address other  
public health needs4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,expanded
 ,food ,safety ,investigation ,act of   
#bjbe4  #b4 ,microbial sampling on      
concentrated animal feeding operations  
7a7 ,in general ,chapter ,,iv of the    
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cda et seq47 is    
amended by adding at the end the        

following3  #dbe4 ,microbial sampling on
 concentrated animal feeding operations 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may     
request access to a concentrated animal 
feeding operation in order to conduct   
microbial sampling1 if the ,secretary   
determines that such microbial sampling 
is necessary in order to facilitate a   
foodborne illness outbreak              
investigation1 determine the root cause 
of an outbreak of foodborne illness1 or 
address other public health needs4  7b7 
,granting of reasonable access ,a       
concentrated animal feeding operation   
that receives a request for access under
 subsection 7a7 shall provide reasonable
 access to the ,secretary to conduct    
such microbial sampling1 including      
sampling of plants1 animals1 water1 and 
the environment1 as the ,secretary      
determines appropriate to address the   
public health need4 ,such operation may 
place reasonable conditions on access to
 the operation1 including by specifying 
a time1 place1 and manner for sampling1 

provided that any such conditions do not
 prevent the ,secretary from conducting 
appropriate sampling within a reasonable
 period of time4  7c7 ,authority over   
foods regulated by the ,secretary of    
,agriculture ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed to impose additional 
requirements by the ,secretary1 beyond  
microbial sampling1 with respect to food
 that is within the jurisdiction of the 
,secretary of ,agriculture pursuant to  
the ,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act1 the
 ,poultry ,products ,inspection ,act1 or
 the ,egg ,products ,inspection ,act4   
7d7 ,coordination with other public     
health agencies ,the ,secretary shall   
ensure that data collected under this   
section are made available to the       
,secretary of ,agriculture and relevant 
,state and ,federal public health       
agencies in order to facilitate work in 
detecting1 investigating1 or preventing 
foodborne illness4 ,nothing in this     
section shall be construed to limit the 
rights and exemptions otherwise         

available under section #eeb of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7e7         
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
concentrated animal feeding operation   
has the meaning given such term in      
section #abb4bc7;b7 of title #dj1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7or any        
successor regulations74  4  7b7         
,enforcement ,section #cja of the       
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca7 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7jjj7 
,the refusal to provide reasonable      
access for microbial sampling in        
accordance with section #dbe4  4