[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4434]
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  SA 3146. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation 
of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 125__. NATIONAL BIOENGINEERED FOOD DISCLOSURE STANDARD.

       Section 293(d) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
     U.S.C. 1639b(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) all on-package, electronic, digital, or telephone 
     disclosure language uses commonly used terms, such as `GMO', 
     `genetically modified', or `genetically engineered'; and
       ``(7) each food manufacturer or other entity subject to 
     regulations promulgated in accordance with this section, for 
     the purpose of complying with those regulations with respect 
     to salmon, finfish, or other foods produced with 
     bioengineering, may choose to use `bioengineered', 
     `genetically engineered', or `genetically modified' in the 
     disclosure language for the food.''.
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