S.Amdt. 4970

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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