[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3971 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3971

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 2010

Mr. Begich (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mrs. Murray) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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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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