,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,begi* 7= himself & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prev5t ! escapem5t (       
g5etically alt]$ salmon 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,prev5tion ( ,escapem5t ( ,g5etically   
,alt]$ ,salmon 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,act4  
#b4 ,prohibition on sale ( g5etically   
alt]$ salmon  7a7 ,prohibition ,x %all  
be unlawful = a p]son--  7#a7 to %ip1   
transport1 (f] = sale1 sell1 or pur*ase 
a cov]$ fi%1 or a product conta9+ cov]$ 
fi%1 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce2  7#b7 
to h cu/ody1 control1 or possession (1 )
 ! int5t to %ip1 transport1 (f] = sale1 
sell1 or pur*ase a cov]$ fi%1 or a      
product conta9+ cov]$ fi%1 9 int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce2  7#c7 to release a cov]$
 fi% into a natural environm5t2 or  7#d7

 to h cu/ody1 control1 or possession ( a
 cov]$ fi% ) ! int5t to release x into a
 natural environm5t4  7b7 ,exception    
,subsection 7a7 %all n apply to a fi%1  
fi% "p1 or product--  7#a7 "u conf9$    
use1 or int5d$ = conf9$ use1 = sci5tific
 rese>*2  7#b7 collect$ = ! purpose (   
en=c+ ?is ,act2 or  7#c7 if ! ,"u       
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,oceans &        
,atmosph]e1 9 consultation ) ! ,director
 ( ! ,u4,s4 ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice &  
any o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or tribal entity 
! ,"u ,secret>y consid]s appropriate1   
reviews any application reque/+ an      
action by a dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al
 gov]nm5t to p]mit an act prohibit$ "u  
subsection 7a71 includ+ any environm5tal
 assessm5t prep>$ z "p ( t application1 
&--  7,a7 prep>es a f9d+ ( no           
significant impact 9 accordance ) !     
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 or 
7,b7 f9ds ! application to be consi/5t )
 an environm5tal impact /atem5t prep>$  
by ! ,"u ,secret>y 9 accordance )       

section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national      
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7 t includes--  7i7 an   
environm5tal risk analysis t assesses ! 
pot5tial direct & indirect impacts f    
escapem5t ( cov]$ fi% on wild & cultur$ 
fi% /ocks & environm5ts t may be expos$ 
to su* cov]$ fi%2  7ii7 a failure mode &
 effects analysis t quantitatively      
assesses ! be/- & wor/-case             
probabilities ( failure ( ea* applicable
 conf9em5t te*nique2  7iii7 an assessm5t
 ( ! co/s ( control or eradication (    
escap$ cov]$ fi%2 &  7iv7 an assessm5t (
 ! pot5tial economic damage 9 t]ms (    
loss ( production or sales to relevant  
wild & cultur$ fi% /ocks & environm5ts f
 ! escapem5t ( cov]$ fi%4  7c7          
,environm5tal impact consid]ations  7#a7
 ,notice ,ea* ag5cy1 dep>tm5t1 or o!r   
unit ( ! ,f$]al gov]nm5t %all promptly  
notify ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce =     
,oceans & ,atmosph]e :5 an action       
involv+ cov]$ fi%1 or a product conta9+ 
cov]$ fi% is fir/ id5tifi$4  7#b7       

,ensur+ compliance ,! ,"u ,secret>y (   
,comm]ce = ,oceans & ,atmosph]e1 9      
coop]ation ) ea* ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or      
tribal entity t ! ,"u ,secret>y consid]s
 appropriate1 may monitor any mitigation
 measures propos$ "u subsection 7b77#c7 
to ensure implem5tation & compliance    
!re)4  7#c7 ,provisions z complem5t>y ,!
 provisions ( ?is ,act are 9 addition   
to1 & %all n affect ! op]ation (1 o!r   
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local laws regulat+ a 
cov]$ fi%1 or a product conta9+ cov]$   
fi%4  7d7 ,rules & regulations ,!       
,secret>y %all prescribe su* rules &    
regulations z ! ,secret>y consid]s      
necess>y to c>ry out ! provisions ( ?is 
,act4  #c4 ,en=cem5t & p5alties  7a7    
,en=cem5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce may   
en=ce section #b 9 ! same mann]1 by !   
same means1 & ) ! same jurisdiction1    
p[]s1 & duties provid$ "u sections #cjh1
 #cji1 #caj1 & #caa ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s
 ,fi%]y ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aheh1 #ahei1 #ahfj1 &   
#ahfa74  7b7 ,p5alties ,a p]son :o      

violates section #b %all be subject to !
 p5alties1 & entitl$ to ! privileges &  
immunities1 "u sections #cjh1 #cji1     
#caj1 & #caa ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y
 ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #aheh1 #ahei1 #ahfj1 & #ahfa74
  #d4 ,report on risks to wild fi% /ocks
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,"u ,secret>y (  
,comm]ce = ,oceans & ,atmosph]e %all    
transmit to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1   
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate & 
! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ! report "u     
section #ajjg ( ! ,food & ,drug         
,adm9i/ration ,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjjg    
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bajf74  #e4 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,conf9$ use ,! t]m   
conf9$ use means any op]ation1 und]tak5 
)9 a secur$1 l&-bas$ facility1 t        
involves a cov]$ fi% controll$ by       
specific measures t effectively prev5t !
 cov]$ fi% f hav+ contact ) & impact on 
! ext]nal environm5t1 includ+ biological
 & physical conf9em5t measures4  7#b7   

,cov]$ fi% ,! t]m cov]$ fi% means a     
salmon or o!r anadrom\s or m>9e fi%1    
live or dead1 includ+ ! gametes1        
f]tiliz$ eggs1 (fspr+1 & desc5dants     
!re(1 t is modifi$ or produc$ ?r\gh !   
application ( recomb9ant                
deoxyribonucleic acid 7,,dna7           
te*nologies1 us+ ,,dna f an organism's  
own g5ome or t ( ano!r species1 :i*     
ov]come natural physiological           
reproductive b>ri]s & :i* are n         
te*niques us$ 9 traditional bre$+ &     
selection4  7#c7 ,f9d+ ( no significant 
impact ,! t]m f9d+ ( no significant     
impact has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section 
#aejh4ac ( title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations4  7#d7 ,product ,! t]m     
product means an item manufactur$ or    
produc$ = sale or use z food4