Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct studies on: (1) the economic and trade impact of exports of food products from cloned animals; (2) Department of Agriculture programs to monitor products from cloned animals in the food supply; (3) the health effects and costs attributable to milk from cloned animals in the food supply; and (4) the safety of food products derived from cloned animals.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4855 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4855
To require studies by the Secretary of Agriculture on the effects of
food products from cloned animals entering the food supply.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 19, 2007
Mr. Boswell (for himself, Mr. Kagen, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To require studies by the Secretary of Agriculture on the effects of
food products from cloned animals entering the food supply.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STUDIES AND REPORTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ON FOOD PRODUCTS FROM CLONED
ANIMALS.
(a) Study by the Department of Agriculture.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to
in this section as the ``Secretary''), in coordination with the
Economic Research Service, and after consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs), shall conduct a study on the
economic and trade impact of agricultural exports of food
products from cloned animals.
(2) Content of study.--The study under paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) an analysis of the domestic agricultural and
international trade economic implications of permitting
commercialization of milk and meat from cloned animals
and their progeny into the food supply, with special
attention to--
(i) the impact on Federal agricultural
expenditures; and
(ii) meat and milk exports shifts that
would take place as other countries react to
that commercialization, including the potential
for other countries to ban exports from the
United States; and
(B) estimates of the consumer and exporter
behavioral responses that must be factored into both
the economic impact analysis and the health impact
analysis required under this section.
(b) Study With the Government Accountability Office on Monitoring
Food Products From Cloned Animals.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with
Comptroller General of the United States, shall conduct a study
on the programs in place at the Department of Agriculture to
monitor food products from cloned animals if such products
enter the food supply.
(2) Content of study.--The study under paragraph (1) shall
include an evaluation of the processes in place at the
Department of Agriculture to monitor food products from cloned
animals throughout the food supply. The study shall also
include a review of existing studies and literature, from the
United States and other countries and organizations, that
relate to the evaluation of the safety of food products from
cloned animals and methods for monitoring such products in the
food supply.
(c) Study With the Government Accountability Office on the Health
Effects and Costs Attributable to Milk From Cloned Animals in the Food
Supply.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs), and in coordination with
Comptroller General of the United States, shall conduct a study
on the health effects and costs attributable to milk from
cloned animals in the food supply.
(2) Content of study.--The study under paragraph (1) shall
include an evaluation and measurement of the potential public
health effects and associated health care costs, including any
consumer behavior changes and negative impacts on nutrition,
and prevention of osteoporosis and other chronic disease that
result from any decrease in milk consumption, attributable to
the commercialization of milk from cloned animals and their
progeny.
(d) Study With the National Academy of Sciences.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall contract with the
National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study and report to
Congress regarding the safety of food products derived from
cloned animals.
(2) Content of study.--The study under paragraph (1) shall
include a review and an assessment of whether the studies
(including peer review studies), data, and analysis used in the
draft risk assessment issued by the Food and Drug
Administration entitled Animal Cloning: A Draft Risk Assessment
(issued on December 28, 2006) supported the conclusions drawn
by such draft risk assessment and--
(A) whether there were a sufficient number of
studies to support such conclusions; and
(B) whether additional pertinent studies and data
exist which were not considered in the draft risk
assessment and how this additional information affects
the conclusions drawn in such draft risk assessment.
(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to impede ongoing scientific research in artificial
reproductive health technologies.
(f) Timeframe for Studies.--The Secretary shall complete the
studies required under this section prior to issuance by the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs of the final risk assessment on the
safety of cloned animals and food products derived from cloned animals.
(g) Continuance of Moratorium.--The voluntary moratorium on
introducing food from cloned animals or their progeny into the food
supply, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, shall remain
in effect at least until the date that the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs)
issues the final risk assessment described in subsection (f).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
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