H.R. 3555 (112th): Genetically Engineered Technology Farmer Protection Act

Introduced:
Dec 02, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH10]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on December 2, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Dec 02, 2011
Referred to Committee Dec 02, 2011
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors (7D) (show)
Committees

House Agriculture

House Energy and Commerce

House Judiciary

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Full Title

To provide additional protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to ensure fairness for farmers and ranchers in their dealings with biotech companies that sell genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Dec 02, 2011.
19 pages

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12/2/2011--Introduced.
Genetically Engineered Technology Farmer Protection Act - Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act - Requires a biotech company that sells any genetically engineered animal, plant, or seed that will be used in the United States to:
(1) provide the purchaser with written notice of possible legal and environmental risks of such article's use (such disclosure shall neither relieve the company from liability nor be construed to create purchaser liability), and
(2) disclose any technology fees to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and not charge fees that are higher than those outside the United States. Sets forth related contract prohibitions and limitations.
Directs the Secretary to:
(1) identify which plants are outcrossed pollinators and make such information available to affected sellers and purchasers, and
(2) issue rules to require mitigation strategies for predominately outcrossed crops.
Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to:
(1) establish the best achievable resistance plan for plant-incorporated pesticides engineered to include toxins derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt),
(2) revoke Bt registrations not in plan compliance,
(3) reduce a pesticide's use if it is determined to be facilitating Bt-toxin resistance in pests, and
(4) establish an advisory panel.
Prohibits:
(1) labeling seeds as non-genetically engineered if the Secretary determines such seeds contains genetically engineered material;
(2) manufacture, sale, or planting of genetically engineered or chemically induced non-fertile seeds; and
(3) loan discrimination against a producer who refuses to use genetically engineered plants or animals.
Authorizes, with respect to violations under this Act:
(1) the Secretary to assess civil penalties; and
(2) citizen suits against the Secretary, a federal agency, or an individual.
Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act of 2011 - States that:
(1) a biotech company shall be liable to any party injured by the release of a genetically engineered organism into the environment if the injury results from such genetic engineering, and
(2) liability may not be waived or otherwise avoided by contract.

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