,,ii  ,cal5d> ,no4 #cgi  #aad?          
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #bfji    
,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates 
,m>* #a1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,rob]ts1 f !        
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
& ,=e/ry1 report$ ! foll[+ orig9al bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & plac$ on ! cal5d>   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,agricultural     
,m>ket+ ,act ( #aidf to require !       
,secret>y ( ,agriculture to e/abli% a   
national volunt>y label+ /&>d =         
bio5g9e]$ foods1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,national volunt>y bio5g9e]$ food label+
 /&>d ,! ,agricultural ,m>ket+ ,act (   
#aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afba et seq47 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,e    
,national volunt>y bio5g9e]$ food label+
 /&>d  #bia4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is         
subtitle3 7#a7 ,bio5g9e]+ ,! t]m        
bio5g9e]+1 & any simil> t]m1 z det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y1 ) respect to a food1    
ref]s to a food--  7,a7 t conta9s g5etic
 mat]ial t has be5 modifi$ ?r\gh 9 vitro
 recomb9ant deoxyribonucleic acid       
7,,dna7 te*niques2 &  7,b7 = :i* !      

modification c\ld n o!rwise be obta9$   
?r\gh conv5tional bre$+ or f\nd 9       
nature4  7#b7 ,food ,! t]m food has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bja ( !     
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba74  7#c7 ,secret>y ,!
 t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture4  #bib4 ,applicability ,?is
 subtitle %all apply to any claim 9 !   
label+ ( food t indicates1 directly or  
indirectly1 t ! food is a bio5g9e]$ food
 or bio5g9e]+ 0 us$ 9 ! developm5t or   
production ( ! food1 includ+ a claim t a
 food is or conta9s an +r$i5t t 0       
develop$ or produc$ us+ bio5g9e]+4      
#bic4 ,e/abli%m5t ( national volunt>y   
bio5g9e]$ food label+ /&>d  7a7         
,e/abli%m5t ( /&>d ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is subtitle1 !
 ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 e/abli% a        
national volunt>y bio5g9e]$ food label+ 
/&>d ) respect to--  7,a7 any bio5g9e]$ 
food2 &  7,b7 any food t may be         
bio5g9e]$ or may h be5 produc$ or       
develop$ us+ bio5g9e]+2 &  7#b7 e/abli% 

su* requirem5ts & proc$ures z !         
,secret>y det]m9es necess>y to c>ry out 
! /&>d4  7b7 ,regulations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,a food may be label$ z bio5g9e]$ only 
9 accordance ) regulations promulgat$ by
 ! ,secret>y 9 accordance ) ?is         
subtitle4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,a         
regulation promulgat$ by ! ,secret>y 9  
c>ry+ out ?is subtitle %all-- 7,a7      
prohibit any express or impli$ claim t a
 food is or is n saf] or ( high] quality
 solely bas$ on :e!r ! food is or is n--
  7i7 bio5g9e]$2 or  7ii7 produc$ or    
develop$ ) ! use ( bio5g9e]+2  7,b7     
det]m9e ! am\nts ( a bio5g9e]$ sub/ance 
t may be pres5t 9 food1 z appropriate1 9
 ord] = ! food to be label$ z a         
bio5g9e]$ food2 &  7,c7 e/abli% a       
process = reque/+ & grant+ a det]m9ation
 by ! ,secret>y reg>d+ o!r factors &    
conditions "u :i* a food may be label$ z
 a bio5g9e]$ food4  7c7 ,/ate food      
label+ /&>ds ,not)/&+ section #bie1 no  
,/ate or political subdivision ( a ,/ate
 may directly or indirectly e/abli% "u  

any au?ority or cont9ue 9 effect z to   
any food 9 int]/ate comm]ce any         
requirem5t = a food t is ! subject ( !  
bio5g9e]$ food label+ /&>d "u ?is       
section t is n id5tical to t volunt>y   
/&>d4  #bid4 ,in=mation = consum]s  7a7 
,education ,! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation )
 o!r ,f$]al ag5cies z appropriate1 %all 
provide sci5ce-bas$ in=mation1 includ+  
any in=mation on ! environm5tal1        
nutritional1 economic1 & humanit>ian    
b5efits ( agricultural biote*nology1    
?r\gh education1 outrea*1 & promotion to
 address consum] acceptance (           
agricultural biote*nology4  7b7 ,m&atory
 report2 publication ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is subtitle1 
! ,secret>y & ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices %all--  7#a7 submit to  
,congress a report on ! availability (  
in=mation reg>d+ :e!r food is or is n   
bio5g9e]$ or :e!r bio5g9e]+ 0 or 0 n us$
 9 ! developm5t or production ( ! food1 
includ+ in=mation provid$ ?r\gh--  7,a7 
any relevant label+ requirem5ts "u-- 7i7

 ! ,organic ,foods ,production ,act (   
#aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq472     
7ii7 ! ,egg ,products ,inspection ,act  
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ajca et seq472  7iii7 ! 
,f$]al ,meat ,inspection ,act 7#ba      
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq472  7iv7 ! ,p\ltry
 ,products ,inspection ,act 7#ba        
,u4,s4,c4 #dea et seq472 &  7v7 o!r     
relevant ,f$]al au?orities2  7,b7       
process v]ifi$ programs2 &  7,c7 o!r    
volunt>y programs or claims relat+ to a 
food t are n requir$ by ,f$]al law or   
approv$ by a ,f$]al program2 &  7#b7    
make ! report publicly available4  ,f   
,label+ ( c]ta9 food  #bie4 ,f$]al      
preemption  7a7 ,def9ition ( food ,9 ?is
 subtitle1 ! t]m food has ! mean+ giv5 !
 t]m 9 section #bja ( ! ,f$]al ,food1   
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#cba74  7b7 ,f$]al preemption ,no ,/ate 
or a political subdivision ( a ,/ate may
 directly or indirectly e/abli% "u any  
au?ority or cont9ue 9 effect z to any   
food or se$ 9 int]/ate comm]ce any      
requirem5t relat+ to ! label+ ( :e!r a  

food 7includ+ food s]v$ 9 a re/aurant or
 simil> e/abli%m5t7 or se$ is g5etically
 eng9e]$ 7:i* %all include su* o!r      
simil> t]ms z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture7 or 0 develop$ or produc$  
us+ g5etic eng9e]+1 includ+ any         
requirem5t = claims t a food or se$ is  
or conta9s an +r$i5t t 0 develop$ or    
produc$ us+ g5etic eng9e]+4  4  ,m>* #a1
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