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Chellie Pingree: I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as…

On the recordJuly 23, 2015
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, strike line 1 and all that follows through the end of the bill, and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Non-GMO Disclosure Act of 2015''. SEC. 2. NON-GMO FOOD CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle: ``Subtitle E--Non-GMO Food Certification Program ``SEC. 291. CERTIFICATION OF NON-GMO FOODS. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a voluntary certification program for food produced without the use of genetic engineering to be known as the Non-GMO Food Certification Program. ``(b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with other relevant parties to develop the Non-GMO Food Certification Program. ``(c) Certification.--The Secretary shall implement the Non-GMO Food Certification Program through certifying agents. Certifying agents may certify that products were not produced with the use of genetic engineering or a genetically engineered plant, in accordance with this subtitle.…
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Chellie Pingree
Democratic · Maine
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Jul 23, 2015

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