[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S4835]
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  SA 4970. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 4935 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:

       On page 10, strike lines 22 through 24 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Warnings.--If the Secretary determines that a person 
     is in violation of the national bioengineered food disclosure 
     standard under this subtitle, the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) notify the person of the determination of the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(ii) provide the person a 30-day period, beginning on the 
     date on which the person receives the notice under clause (i) 
     from the Secretary, during which the person may take 
     necessary steps to comply with the standard.
       ``(B) Fines.--On completion of the 30-day period described 
     in subparagraph (A)(ii) and after providing notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary, the Secretary 
     may fine the person in an amount of not more than $1,000 for 
     each violation if the Secretary determines that the person--
       ``(i) has not made a good faith effort to comply with the 
     national bioengineered food disclosure standard under this 
     subtitle; and
       ``(ii) continues to willfully violate the standard with 
     respect to the violation about which the person received 
     notification under subparagraph (A)(i).
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