S 2838 · 106th Congress · Agriculture and Food
Food Biotechnology Information Initiative Act
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.(2000-06-30)
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Food Biotechnology Information Initiative Act - Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a public information program regarding the use of biotechnology to produce food for human consumption (which shall be carried out as a component of the Food Safety Initiative of the President). Obligates specified funds for the program. Revises the purposes and types of research under the biotechnology risk assessment grant program, including the use of biotechnology in food production.…
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