,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bdf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #g1 #bjac ,mr4 ,begich 7for himself and ,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to prevent the escapement of genetically altered salmon in the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,prevention of ,escapement of ,genetically ,altered ,salmon in the ,united ,states ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on sale of genetically altered salmon 7a7 ,prohibition ,it shall be unlawful for a person-- 7#a7 to ship1 transport1 offer for sale1 sell1 or purchase a covered fish1 or a product containing covered fish1 in interstate or foreign commerce2 7#b7 to have custody1 control1 or possession of1 with the intent to ship1 transport1 offer for sale1 sell1 or purchase a covered fish1 or a product containing covered fish1 in interstate or foreign commerce2 7#c7 to release a covered fish into a natural environment2 or 7#d7 to have custody1 control1 or possession of a covered fish with the intent to release it into a natural environment4 7b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to a fish1 fish part1 or product-- 7#a7 under confined use1 or intended for confined use1 for scientific research2 7#b7 collected for the purpose of enforcing this ,act2 or 7#c7 if the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,u4,s4 ,fish and ,wildlife ,service and any other ,federal1 ,state1 or tribal entity the ,under ,secretary considers appropriate1 reviews any application requesting an action by a department or agency of the ,federal government to permit an act prohibited under subsection 7a71 including any environmental assessment prepared as part of that application1 and-- 7,a7 prepares a finding of no significant impact in accordance with the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 or 7,b7 finds the application to be consistent with an environmental impact statement prepared by the ,under ,secretary in accordance with section #ajb7b77;,c7 of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7 that includes-- 7i7 an environmental risk analysis that assesses the potential direct and indirect impacts from escapement of covered fish on wild and cultured fish stocks and environments that may be exposed to such covered fish2 7ii7 a failure mode and effects analysis that quantitatively assesses the best- and worst-case probabilities of failure of each applicable confinement technique2 7iii7 an assessment of the costs of control or eradication of escaped covered fish2 and 7iv7 an assessment of the potential economic damage in terms of loss of production or sales to relevant wild and cultured fish stocks and environments from the escapement of covered fish4 7c7 ,environmental impact considerations 7#a7 ,notice ,each agency1 department1 or other unit of the ,federal government shall promptly notify the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere when an action involving covered fish1 or a product containing covered fish is first identified4 7#b7 ,ensuring compliance ,the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere1 in cooperation with each ,federal1 ,state1 or tribal entity that the ,under ,secretary considers appropriate1 may monitor any mitigation measures proposed under subsection 7b77#c7 to ensure implementation and compliance therewith4 7#c7 ,provisions as complementary ,the provisions of this ,act are in addition to1 and shall not affect the operation of1 other ,federal1 ,state1 or local laws regulating a covered fish1 or a product containing covered fish4 7d7 ,rules and regulations ,the ,secretary shall prescribe such rules and regulations as the ,secretary considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this ,act4 #c4 ,enforcement and penalties 7a7 ,enforcement ,the ,secretary of ,commerce may enforce section #b in the same manner1 by the same means1 and with the same jurisdiction1 powers1 and duties provided under sections #cjh1 #cji1 #caj1 and #caa of the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aheh1 #ahei1 #ahfj1 and #ahfa74 7b7 ,penalties ,a person who violates section #b shall be subject to the penalties1 and entitled to the privileges and immunities1 under sections #cjh1 #cji1 #caj1 and #caa of the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aheh1 #ahei1 #ahfj1 and #ahfa74 #d4 ,report on risks to wild fish stocks ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere shall transmit to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives the report under section #ajjg of the ,food and ,drug ,administration ,amendments ,act of #bjjg 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bajf74 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,confined use ,the term confined use means any operation1 undertaken within a secured1 land-based facility1 that involves a covered fish controlled by specific measures that effectively prevent the covered fish from having contact with and impact on the external environment1 including biological and physical confinement measures4 7#b7 ,covered fish ,the term covered fish means a salmon or other anadromous or marine fish1 live or dead1 including the gametes1 fertilized eggs1 offspring1 and descendants thereof1 that is modified or produced through the application of recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid 7,,dna7 technologies1 using ,,dna from an organism's own genome or that of another species1 which overcome natural physiological reproductive barriers and which are not techniques used in traditional breeding and selection4 7#c7 ,finding of no significant impact ,the term finding of no significant impact has the meaning given the term in section #aejh4ac of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7#d7 ,product ,the term product means an item manufactured or produced for sale or use as food4