[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1717 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1717

 To prevent the escapement of genetically altered salmon in the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 17, 2011

  Mr. Begich (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prevent the escapement of genetically altered salmon in the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention of Escapement of 
Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF GENETICALLY ALTERED SALMON.

    It shall be unlawful for a person to--
            (1) ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase 
        genetically altered salmon or other marine fish, or a product 
        containing genetically altered salmon or other marine fish, in 
        interstate or foreign commerce; or
            (2) have custody, control, or possession of, with the 
        intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase 
        genetically altered salmon or other marine fish, or a product 
        containing genetically altered salmon or other marine fish, in 
        interstate or foreign commerce.

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.

    (a) Enforcement.--The Secretary of Commerce may enforce section 2 
in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 
powers, and duties provided under sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1858, 1859, 1860, 1861).
    (b) Penalties.--A person who violates section 2 shall be subject to 
the penalties, and entitled to the privileges and immunities, under 
sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861).

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``allotransgenic'' means a genetically 
        modified organism produced with genes from another species;
            (2) the term ``autotransgenic'' means a genetically 
        modified organism produced by rearranging a species' own 
        genome; and
            (3) the term ``genetically altered salmon or other marine 
        fish'' means transgenic, autotransgenic, or allotransgenic 
        salmon or other marine fish.
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