,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aebh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa1     
#bjag,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,sullivan1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 and ,mr4     
,merkley7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the market name of genetically    
altered salmon in the ,united ,states1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,genetically ,engineered ,salmon        
,labeling ,act4  #b4 ,purposes ,it is   
the purpose of this ,act to-- 7#a7      
ensure that consumers in the ,united    
,states can make informed decisions when
 purchasing salmon2 and  7#b7 authorize 
an independent scientific and technical 
advisory organization to conduct a      
review of-- 7,a7 the possible effects of
 genetically engineered salmon on wild  
salmon stocks2 and  7,b7 the ,food and  
,drug ,administration's approval of     

genetically engineered salmon for human 
consumption4  #c4 ,market name for      
genetically engineered salmon  7a7 ,in  
,general ,notwithstanding any other     
provision of law1 for purposes of       
applying the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and 
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et   
seq471 the acceptable market name of any
 salmon that is genetically engineered  
shall include the words 8,genetically   
,engineered0 or ,,ge prior to the       
existing acceptable market name4  7b7   
,definition ,for purposes of this       
section1 salmon is genetically          
engineered if it has been modified by   
recombinant ,,dna 7r,d,n,a7 techniques1 
including the entire lineage of salmon  
that contain the r,d,n,a modification4  
#d4 ,third-party review of certain      
salmon approval  7a7 ,independent       
scientific organization review and      
report ,the ,secretary of ,health and   
,human ,services 7referred to in this   
section as the ,secretary7 shall ensure 
that the ,national ,academy of          

,sciences1 or a similar independent     
scientific and technical advisory       
organization1 conducts a review of1 and 
submits to the ,secretary a report on-- 
7#a7 the environmental assessment       
carried out by the ,food and ,drug      
,administration and released on         
,november #ab1 #bjae1 in support of     
approval of the new animal drug         
application under section #eab of the   
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;b7 with respect
 to ,aqu,advantage ,salmon1 taking into 
account the impact of ,aqu,advantage    
,salmon on wild stocks of salmon and    
related wild ecosystems2 and  7#b7 each 
environmental assessment carried out by 
the ,food and ,drug ,administration in  
support of an approval of a new animal  
drug application under section #eab of  
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;b7 related to 
a genetically engineered finfish        
intended for human consumption4  7b7    
,second ,,fda environmental assessment  

,after receipt of a report under        
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection    
7a71 the ,secretary shall conduct a     
second environmental assessment with    
respect to approval of the application  
described in such paragraph 7#a7 or     
7#b71 taking into account the findings  
in such report4  7c7 ,effective date of 
approval ,notwithstanding any other     
provision of law1 the approval of a new 
animal drug application with respect to 
which review of an environmental        
assessment is required under subsection 
7a7 shall not take effect until the     
,secretary completes a second           
environmental assessment under          
subsection 7b74