[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 521 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 521

   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

                            February 8, 2011

 Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Wu, Mr. Jones, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
Stark, and Mr. Polis) 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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