,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1          
#bjae,mrs4 ,box] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,leahy1
 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mrs4      
,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1    
,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51
 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,te/]1 &
 ,mr4 ,book]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 
to require t g5etically eng9e]$ food &  
foods t conta9 g5etically eng9e]$       
+r$i5ts be label$ accord+ly4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,g5etically ,eng9e]$ ,food ,"r-to-,"k   
,act4  #b4 ,purpose & f9d+s  7a7        
,purpose ,! purposes ( ?is ,act are to--
  7#a7 e/abli% a consi/5t & en=ceable   
/&>d = label+ ( foods produc$ us+ g5etic
 eng9e]+1 !reby provid+ consum]s ) k (  
h[ _! food is produc$2 &  7#b7 prev5t   
consum] confusion & deception by        

prohibit+ ! label+ ( products produc$ f 
g5etic eng9e]+ z natural1 & by promot+ !
 disclosure ( factual in=mation on food 
labels to all[ consum]s to make in=m$   
decisions4  7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds   
t--  7#a7 ! process ( g5etically eng9e]+
 food organisms results 9 mat]ial *anges
 & ! fact t foods are g5etically eng9e]$
 is ( mat]ial importance to consum]s2   
7#b7 ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration      
requires ! label+ ( m ?an #c1jjj        
+r$i5ts1 additives1 & processes2  7#c7  
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h a "r to 
"k if _! food 0 produc$ ) g5etic eng9e]+
 = a v>iety ( reasons1 includ+ heal?1   
economic1 environm5tal1 religi\s1 &     
e?ical2  7#d7 m ?an #fj c\ntries1       
includ+ ! ,unit$ ,k+dom & all o!r       
c\ntries ( ! ,european ,union1 ,s\?     
,korea1 ,japan1 ,brazil1 ,au/ralia1     
,india1 ,*9a1 & o!r key ,unit$ ,/ates   
trad+ p>tn]s h laws or regulations m&at+
 disclosure ( g5etically eng9e]$ food on
 food labels2  7#e7 9 #bjaa1 ,codex     
,alim5t>ius1 ! food /&>ds organization (

 ! ,unit$ ,nations1 adopt$ a text t     
indicates t gov]nm5ts c decide on :e!r &
 h[ to label foods produc$ ) g5etic     
eng9e]+2  7#f7 m&atory id5tification (  
food produc$ ) g5etic eng9e]+ c be a    
critical me?od ( pres]v+ ! economic     
value ( exports or dome/ically s5sitive 
m>kets ) label+ requirem5ts = g5etically
 eng9e]$ foods2 &  7#g7 ! cultivation ( 
g5etically eng9e]$ crops c h adv]se     
effects on ! environm5t 9 ! =m (        
cross-poll9ation ( native plants1       
increas$ h]bicide usage1 & impacts on   
non-t>get & b5eficial organisms1 includ+
 ! ,mon>* butt]fly4  #c4 ,am5dm5ts to ! 
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #djc ( ! ,f$]al   
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7z7 7#a7 ,if x is a food 
t has be5 g5etically eng9e]$ or conta9s 
#a or m g5etically eng9e]$ +r$i5ts1     
unless ! +r$i5ts label cle>ly /ates t ! 
food has be5 g5etically eng9e]$ or      
id5tifies any g5etically eng9e]$        

+r$i5ts1 z applicable4  7#b7 ,?is       
p>agraph does n apply to food t--  7,a7 
is s]v$ 9 re/aurants or o!r simil> eat+ 
e/abli%m5ts1 su* z cafet]ias & c>ry\ts2 
7,b7 is a m$ical food 7z def9$ 9 section
 #e7;b7 ( ! ,orphan ,drug ,act72  7,c7  
w\ld be subject to ?is p>agraph solely  
because x 0 produc$ us+ a g5etically    
eng9e]$ vacc9e or drug2  7,d7 is a food 
or process$ food t w\ld be subject to   
?is p>agraph solely because x includes !
 use ( a g5etically eng9e]$ process+ aid
 7includ+ yea/7 or enzyme2 or  7,e7 is a
 packag$ food consi/+ ( mat]ials produc$
 ?r\gh g5etic eng9e]+ t d n acc\nt = m  
?an n9e-t5?s ( #a p]c5t ( ! total weight
 ( ! packag$ food4  7#c7 ,9 ?is p>agraph
 & 9 p>agraph 7aa73 7,a7 ,! t]m g5etic  
eng9e]+ means a process--  7i7 involv+ !
 application ( 9 vitro nucleic acid     
te*niques1 includ+ recomb9ant           
deoxyribonucleic acid 7,,dna7 & direct  
injection ( nucleic acid into cells or  
organelles2  7ii7 involv+ ! application 
( fusion ( cells beyond ! taxonomic     

family2 or  7iii7 t ov]comes natural    
physiological1 reproductive1 or         
recomb9ant b>ri]s & t is n a process us$
 9 traditional bre$+ & selection4  7,b7 
,! t]m g5etically eng9e]$1 us$ ) respect
 to a food1 means a mat]ial int5d$ =    
human consumption t is--  7i7 an        
organism t is produc$ ?r\gh ! int5tional
 use ( g5etic eng9e]+2 or  7ii7 ! prog5y
 ( int5d$ sexual or asexual reproduction
 7or bo?7 ( #a or m organisms t is !    
product ( g5etic eng9e]+4  7,c7 ,! t]m  
g5etically eng9e]$ +r$i5t means a       
mat]ial t is an +r$i5t 9 a food t is    
d]iv$ f any "p ( an organism t has be5  
g5etically eng9e]$1 )\t reg>d to :e!r-- 
7i7 ! alt]$ molecul> or cellul>         
*>act]i/ics ( ! organism are detectable 
9 ! mat]ial2 &  7ii7 ! organism is      
capable = use z human food4  4  7b7     
,re/rictions on ! t]m natural ,section  
#djc ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &         
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc71 z  
am5d$ by subsection 7a71 is fur!r am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7aa7 ,if x  

is a food int5d$ = human consumption t  
has be5 produc$ us+ g5etic eng9e]+ or t 
conta9s "o or m g5etically eng9e]$      
+r$i5ts & x be>s a label1 or = :i* !re  
is signage or adv]tis+1 conta9+ a claim 
t ! food is natural1 naturally made1    
naturally gr[n1 all natural1 or us+ any 
simil> words t w\ld be mislead+ to a    
consum]4  4  7c7 ,gu>anty  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,section #cjc7;d7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1    
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#ccc7;d77 is am5d$--  7,a7 by /rik+ 7d7 
& ins]t+ 7d77#a72 &  7,b7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7#b7 7,a7 ,no p]son %all 
be subject to ! p5alties ( subsection   
7a77#a7 = a violation ( subsection 7a71 
7b71 or 7c7 ( section #cja involv+ food 
t is misbr&$ )9 ! mean+ ( p>agraph 7z7  
or 7aa7 ( section #djc if su* p]son     
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is p>agraph z ! recipi5t7 
e/abli%es a gu>anty or und]tak+ t--  7i7
 is sign$ by1 & conta9s ! "n & address  
(1 a p]son resid+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates f   
:om ! recipi5t receiv$ 9 good fai? !    
food 7includ+ ! receipt ( se$s to gr[   

raw agricultural commodities72 &  7ii7  
conta9s a /atem5t to ! effect t ! food  
is n g5etically eng9e]$ or does n conta9
 a g5etically eng9e]$ +r$i5t4  7,b7 ,9 !
 case ( a recipi5t :o1 ) respect to a   
food1 e/abli%es a gu>anty or und]tak+ 9 
accordance ) subp>agraph 7,a71 !        
exclusion "u su* subp>agraph f be+      
subject to p5alties applies to !        
recipi5t )\t reg>d to ! mann] 9 :i* !   
recipi5t uses ! food1 includ+ :e!r !    
recipi5t is--  7i7 process+ ! food2     
7ii7 us+ ! food z an +r$i5t 9 a food    
product2  7iii7 repack+ ! food2 or  7iv7
 gr[+1 rais+1 or o!rwise produc+ ! food4
  7,c7 ,no p]son may avoid              
responsibility or liability = a         
violation ( subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 
( section #cja involv+ food t is misbr&$
 )9 ! mean+ ( p>agraph 7z7 or 7aa7 (    
section #djc by ent]+ into a contract or
 o!r agreem5t t specifies t ano!r p]son 
%all be> su* responsibility or          
liability1 except t a recipi5t may      
require a gu>anty or und]tak+ z describ$

 9 ?is subsection4  7,d7 ,= purposes (  
?is ,act1 food w be consid]$ n to h be5 
produc$ ) ! kn[+ or int5tional use (    
g5etic eng9e]+ if--  7i7 su* food is    
lawfully c]tifi$ to be label$1 m>ket$1 &
 (f]$ = sale z organic pursuant to !    
,organic ,foods ,production ,act (      
#aiij2 or  7ii7 an indep5d5t            
organization has det]m9$ t ! food has n 
be5 kn[+ly or int5tionally g5etically   
eng9e]$ & has be5 segregat$ f1 & n      
kn[+ly or int5tionally comm+l$ )1 foods 
t may h be5 g5etically eng9e]$ at any   
"t1 if su* a det]m9ation has be5 made   
pursuant to a sampl+ & te/+ proc$ure t--
  7,i7 is consi/5t ) sampl+ & te/+      
pr9ciples recomm5d$ by int]nationally   
recogniz$ /&>ds organizations2 &  7,,ii7
 does n rely on te/+ process$ foods 9   
:i* no ,,dna is detectable4  7,e7 ,9 ?is
 subsection1 ! t]ms g5etically eng9e]$ &
 g5etically eng9e]$ +r$i5t h ! mean+s   
giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #djc7z74  4  7#b7 
,false gu>anty ,section #cja7;h7 ( !    
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   

7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca7;h77 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ or #cjc7;d77#b7 aft] section     
#cjc7;c77#b74  7d7 ,un9t5d$ contam9ation
 ,section #cjc7;d7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1    
,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4  
#ccc7;d771 z am5d$ by subsection 7b71 is
 fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7#c7 7,a7 ,no p]son %all be subject to !
 p5alties ( subsection 7a77#a7 = a      
violation ( subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 
( section #cja involv+ food t is misbr&$
 )9 ! mean+ ( section #djc7z7 if--  7i7 
su* p]son is an agricultural produc] & !
 violation occurs because food t is     
gr[n1 rais$1 or o!rwise produc$ by su*  
produc]1 :i* food does n conta9 a       
g5etically eng9e]$ mat]ial & 0 n produc$
 ) a g5etically eng9e]$ mat]ial1 is     
contam9at$ ) a food t conta9s a         
g5etically eng9e]$ mat]ial or 0 produc$ 
) a g5etically eng9e]$ mat]ial2 &  7ii7 
su* contam9ation is n int5d$ by !       
agricultural produc]4  7,b7 ,subp>agraph
 7,a7 does n apply to an agricultural   
produc] to ! ext5t t ! contam9ation     

occurs z a result ( ! neglig5ce ( !     
produc]4  4  7e7 ,promulgation (        
regulations ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all promulgate propos$ regulations     
e/abli%+ label+ requirem5ts = compliance
 9 accordance ) section #djc7z7 ( !     
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act1 z
 add$ by subsection 7a74