S.Amdt. 3120Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)
S.Amdt. 3120
Sponsored by
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Submitted June 26, 2018
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June 26, 2018
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SA 3120. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Wyden) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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__. MARKET NAME FOR GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SALMON. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of applying the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), the acceptable market name of any salmon that is genetically engineered shall include the words ``Genetically Engineered'' or ``GE'' before the existing acceptable market name. (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, salmon is genetically engineered if it has been modified by recombinant DNA (rDNA) techniques, including the entire lineage of salmon that contain the rDNA modification. ______