Foodborne Illness Rapid Response Act

This bill would amend the Food Safety Modernization Act to limit staffing cuts at certain divisions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For one year after a multi-state or nationally significant foodborne illness outbreak, the Secretary could not carry out a staffing reduction at the CDC divisions that track foodborne diseases and respond to outbreaks. A staffing reduction is defined as any agency action, including a reduction in force or a reorganization, that removes 1 percent or more of the employees at each of those divisions within a 60-day period.

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Sponsors

• Josh Gottheimer Democrat sponsor
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