S.Amdt. 3849

SA 3849. Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Specter) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3500 proposed by Mr.
Harkin (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Grassley) to
the bill H.R. 2419, to provide for the continuation of agricultural
programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 1045, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 7505. STUDIES AND REPORTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE AND THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
SCIENCES ON FOOD PRODUCTS FROM CLONED ANIMALS.

(a) Study by the Department of Agriculture.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture, in
coordination with the Economic Research Service, and after
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
shall conduct a study and report to Congress on the state of
domestic and international markets for products from cloned
animals, including consumer acceptance. Such report shall be
submitted to Congress no later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act.
(2) Content.--The study and report under paragraph (1)
shall include a description of how countries regulate the
importation of food and agricultural products (including
dairy products), the basis for such regulations, and
potential obstacles to trade.
(b) Study With the National Academy of Sciences.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall
contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a
study and report to Congress regarding the safety of food
products derived from cloned animals and the health effects
and costs attributable to milk from cloned animals in the
food supply. Such report shall be submitted to Congress no
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Content.--The study and report under paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) a review and an assessment of whether the studies
(including peer review studies), data, and analysis used in
the draft risk assessment issued by the Food and Drug
Administration entitled Animal Cloning: A Draft Risk
Assessment (issued on December 28, 2006) supported the
conclusions drawn by such draft risk assessment and--
(i) whether there were a sufficient number of studies to
support such conclusions; and
(ii) whether additional pertinent studies and data exist
which were not considered in the draft risk assessment and
how this additional information affects the conclusions drawn
in such draft risk assessment; and
(B) an evaluation and measurement of the potential public
health effects and associated health care costs, including
any consumer behavior changes and negative impacts on
nutrition, health, and chronic diseases that may result from
any decrease in dairy consumption, attributable to the
commercialization of milk from cloned animals and their
progeny.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to impede ongoing scientific research in artificial
reproductive health technologies.
(d) Timeframe of Final Risk Assessment.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs)
shall not issue the final risk assessment on the safety of
cloned animals and food products derived from cloned animals
until the date that the Secretary of Agriculture completes
the studies required under this section.
(e) Continuance of Moratorium.--Any voluntary moratorium on
introducing food from cloned animals or their progeny into
the food supply shall remain in effect at least until the
date that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting
through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs) issues the final
risk assessment described in subsection (d).
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