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<dc:title>113 S248 IS: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2013-02-07</dc:date>
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<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
<dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
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		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
		<congress>113th CONGRESS</congress>
		<session>1st Session</session>
		<legis-num>S. 248</legis-num>
		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
		<action>
			<action-date date="20130207">February 7, 2013</action-date>
			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S319">Mr. Begich</sponsor> (for himself
			 and <cosponsor name-id="S288">Ms. Murkowski</cosponsor>) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 <committee-name committee-id="SSHR00">Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions</committee-name></action-desc>
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		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
		<official-title>To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
		  require labeling of genetically engineered fish.</official-title>
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		<section commented="no" id="H4D9042A5445F4A4ABB1C70569D977A04" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Amendment to the Federal
			 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding genetically engineered
			 salmon</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 403 of the
			 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/343">21 U.S.C. 343</external-xref>) is amended by adding at
			 the end the following:</text>
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				<subsection commented="no" id="H47E6B755561E46D386CFD26BD7C799FF"><enum>(z)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If it contains genetically engineered fish
				unless the food bears a label stating that
				fact.</text>
				</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
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