S.Amdt. 4971Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 4971
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Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)
Submitted July 6, 2016
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SA 4971. Mr. TESTER (for himself and 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 2, strike lines 6 through 15 and insert the following: ``(1) Bioengineering.--The term `bioengineering', and any similar term, as determined by the Secretary, with respect to a food, refers to a food or food ingredient-- ``(A) that is produced with genetic engineering techniques; and ``(B) for which the genetic material has been altered in a manner that does not occur naturally by mating or conventional breeding. ______