[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3455. Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and Mr. Carper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3450 proposed by Mr. 
McConnell (for Mr. Roberts) to the bill S. 764, to reauthorize and 
amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 4, strike line 17 and all that follows 
     through page 5, line 4, and insert the following:
       ``(D) require that, if a food is voluntarily labeled under 
     this section, the label shall--
       ``(i) clearly indicate to consumers that more information 
     is available regarding the ingredients of the food;
       ``(ii) contain an approved form of electronic disclosure, 
     such as a scannable image, code, Internet website link, or 
     other similar technology, that provides direct access to 
     information regarding whether the food is--

       ``(I) bioengineered; or
       ``(II) developed or produced using bioengineering; and

       ``(iii) contain a telephone number that provides direct 
     access to information regarding whether the food is--

       ``(I) bioengineered; or
       ``(II) developed or produced using bioengineering.

       Beginning on page 6, strike line 22 and all that follows 
     through page 7, line 5, and insert the following:

     quently consumed labeled foods through means other than the 
     label or labeling that--
       ``(A) are clear and direct; and
       ``(B) would allow consumers to access the information as 
     described in section 293(b)(2)(D).
       On page 7, line 24, strike ``70 percent'' and insert ``80 
     percent''.
       On page 10, strike lines 1 through 9 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(ii) clear and direct means, other than the label or 
     labeling, including--

       ``(I) an approved form of electronic disclosure, such as a 
     scannable image, code, Internet website link, social media, 
     or other similar technology, that provides direct access to 
     information regarding whether the food is--

       ``(aa) bioengineered; or
       ``(bb) developed or produced using bioengineering; and

       ``(II) a telephone number that provides direct access to 
     information regarding whether the food is--

       ``(aa) bioengineered; or
       ``(bb) developed or produced using bioengineering.
       On page 13, strike line 19 and insert the following:

     duced using genetic engineering.

     ``SEC. 296. NO PREEMPTION OF COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CAUSES 
                   OF ACTION.

       ``Nothing in this subtitle or subtitle E (or any regulation 
     promulgated pursuant to this subtitle or subtitle E) 
     preempts, displaces, or supplants--
       ``(1) any common law right; or
       ``(2) any Federal or State law creating a remedy for civil 
     relief, including for civil damage or penalty for criminal 
     conduct.''.
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