U.S. Congress - H.R.3555 Genetically Engineered Technology Farmer Protection Act
H.R.3555 - Genetically Engineered Technology Farmer Protection Act
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. view all titles (4)
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- Official: 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. as introduced.
- Short: Genetically Engineered Technology Farmer Protection Act as introduced.
- Short: Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act as introduced.
- Short: Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act of 2011 as introduced.
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Official Summary
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 theOfficial Summary
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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H.R.3555 Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act of 2011
Bssgrl
February 18, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Connecticut. I support H.R.3555 - Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
I am not pleased that there is this control on our food source, in fact it is alarming that it would be allowed to happen, this blatant poisoning and control, that also supports the healthcare industry when you b... -
H.R.3555 Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act of 2011
andyouty
January 03, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of New Jersey. Mr. LoBiondo,
I recently became aware of a case in the Southern District of New York concerning the organic farmers whose crops are being contaminated with GMO seed.
While the point of the article I read was highlighting Monsanto's bullying of the organic farmers, this situation as a whole is infuriating on many levels.
Most blatantly, these farmers, who are trying their hardest (and often failing due to di...
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