EXHIBIT 24


                                   POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOWN ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and
appoints each of James Stillman Hanson, General Counsel of Fortrea Holdings
Inc. (the ?Company?), and Erica Smith-Klocek, Deputy General Counsel of the
Company, signing singly, with full power of substitution, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: (i) execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned, forms and authentication documents for EDGAR Filing Access; (ii)
do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may
be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such forms and
authentication documents; (iii) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer, director and/or 10% shareholder of
the Company, Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including amendments thereto) in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
thereunder; (iv) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form 3, 4 or 5 (including amendments thereto) and timely file such form
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and (v) take any other action of any type
whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interests of, or legally
required by the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as
such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including amendments
thereto) with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in
a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed on June 1, 2023.




                                   /s/ Edward A. Pesicka
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                                   Edward A. Pesicka