,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #c1 #bjbe,mr4 
,book] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to provide ! ,food & ,drug  
,adm9i/ration ) au?ority to conduct     
microbial sampl+ on conc5trat$ animal   
fe$+ op]ations z necess>y to facilitate 
a foodborne illness outbreak            
inve/igation1 det]m9e ! root cause ( an 
outbreak ( foodborne illness1 or address
 o!r public heal? ne$s4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,exp&$ ,food 
,safety ,inve/igation ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4
 ,microbial sampl+ on conc5trat$ animal 
fe$+ op]ations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] ,,iv
 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic   
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cda et seq47 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #dbe4 
,microbial sampl+ on conc5trat$ animal  
fe$+ op]ations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y may reque/ access to a        

conc5trat$ animal fe$+ op]ation 9 ord]  
to conduct microbial sampl+1 if !       
,secret>y det]m9es t su* microbial      
sampl+ is necess>y 9 ord] to facilitate 
a foodborne illness outbreak            
inve/igation1 det]m9e ! root cause ( an 
outbreak ( foodborne illness1 or address
 o!r public heal? ne$s4  7b7 ,grant+ (  
reasonable access ,a conc5trat$ animal  
fe$+ op]ation t receives a reque/ =     
access "u subsection 7a7 %all provide   
reasonable access to ! ,secret>y to     
conduct su* microbial sampl+1 includ+   
sampl+ ( plants1 animals1 wat]1 & !     
environm5t1 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es      
appropriate to address ! public heal?   
ne$4 ,su* op]ation may place reasonable 
conditions on access to ! op]ation1     
includ+ by specify+ a "t1 place1 & mann]
 = sampl+1 provid$ t any su* conditions 
d n prev5t ! ,secret>y f conduct+       
appropriate sampl+ )9 a reasonable p]iod
 ( "t4  7c7 ,au?ority ov] foods regulat$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture ,no?+ 9  
?is section %all be con/ru$ to impose   

additional requirem5ts by ! ,secret>y1  
beyond microbial sampl+1 ) respect to   
food t is )9 ! jurisdiction ( !         
,secret>y ( ,agriculture pursuant to !  
,f$]al ,meat ,inspection ,act1 ! ,p\ltry
 ,products ,inspection ,act1 or ! ,egg  
,products ,inspection ,act4  7d7        
,coord9ation ) o!r public heal? ag5cies 
,! ,secret>y %all ensure t data collect$
 "u ?is section are made available to ! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture & relevant     
,/ate & ,f$]al public heal? ag5cies 9   
ord] to facilitate "w 9 detect+1        
inve/igat+1 or prev5t+ foodborne        
illness4 ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be    
con/ru$ to limit ! rights & exemptions  
o!rwise available "u section #eeb (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7e7     
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m        
conc5trat$ animal fe$+ op]ation has !   
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #abb4bc7;b7
 ( title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al            
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulations74  4  7b7 ,en=cem5t ,section
 #cja ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &        

,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca7 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7jjj7 
,! refusal to provide reasonable access 
= microbial sampl+ 9 accordance )       
section #dbe4  4