[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6265 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6265

   To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the 
                approval of genetically engineered fish.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the 
                approval of genetically engineered fish.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PREVENTING THE APPROVAL OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FISH.

    Section 512(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 360b(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
        a genetically engineered fish shall be deemed unsafe under this 
        section, including for purposes of section 402(a)(2)(C)(ii).''.
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