3.0.0 206 2023-01-11T13:34:36Z 2023-01-11T13:34:36Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:H.R. 206.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among theseveral States, and with the Indian Tribes;''[Page H52]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-10T16:58:55Z Referred to 2017-01-03T17:28:50Z 2017-02-10 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2017-01-03 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2017-07-11 False Commerce Aquaculture Congressional oversight Ecology Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fishes Genetics Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Seafood Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Commerce 00 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-01-12T20:43:10Z Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act

This bill prohibits a person from:

  • shipping, transporting, offering for sale, selling, or purchasing a genetically altered finfish, or a food product containing those fish, in commerce;
  • having custody, control, or possession of those fish or food products with the intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase them in commerce;
  • engaging in net-pen aquaculture (pens of fish contained by nets) of those fish;
  • releasing those fish into a natural environment; or
  • having custody, control, or possession of those fish with the intent to release them into a natural environment.

Fish, fish parts, or products confined for scientific research or collected to enforce this bill are exempted from the prohibition. An additional exemption is established if the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): (1) prepares a finding of no significant impact in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 after reviewing an application requesting a federal agency to permit activity prohibited by this bill, or (2) finds the application to be consistent with an environmental impact statement that includes an environmental risk analysis and specified assessments of costs and potential economic damage.

Each federal agency must promptly notify NOAA when an action involving those fish or food products is first identified by the agency.

The Department of Commerce may enforce penalties for violations of this bill under specified provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

]]> Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act Display Title Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act Official Title as Introduced To prevent the escapement of genetically altered salmon in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr206ih/xml/BILLS-115hr206ih.xml 2017-02-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.