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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6386 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with other appropriate 
entities, to develop and carry out a national science-based education 
campaign to increase public awareness regarding the use of technology 
in food and agriculture production, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2018 
Mr. DUNN (for himself and Mr. LAWSON of Florida) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with 
other appropriate entities, to develop and carry out a 
national science-based education campaign to increase 
public awareness regarding the use of technology in food 
and agriculture production, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PUBLIC EDUCATION ON BIOTECHNOLOGY IN 
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SECTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Secretary of Education, and such other per-
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sons and organizations as the Secretary of Agriculture de-
termines to be appropriate, shall develop and carry out 
a national science-based education campaign to increase 
public awareness regarding the use of technology in food 
and agriculture production, including— 
(1) the science of biotechnology as applied to 
the development of products in the food and agricul-
tural sectors, including information about which 
products of biotechnology in the food and agricul-
tural sectors have been approved for use in the 
United States; 
(2) the Federal science-based regulatory review 
process for products made using biotechnology in the 
food and agricultural sectors conducted under the 
Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Bio-
technology published by the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy in the Federal Register on June 
26, 1986 (51 Fed. Reg. 23302), including the stud-
ies performed and analyses conducted to ensure that 
such products are as safe to produce and as safe to 
eat as products that are not produced using bio-
technology; 
(3) developments in the science of plant and 
animal breeding over time and the impacts of such 
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developments on farmers, consumers, the environ-
ment, and the rural economy; and 
(4) the effects of the use of biotechnology on 
food security, nutrition, and the environment. 
(b) 
CONSUMER
FRIENDLY
INFORMATIONAL 
WEBSITE.—The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy, and such other 
persons and organizations as the Secretary of Agriculture 
determines to be appropriate, shall develop, establish, and 
update as necessary, a single Federal Government-spon-
sored public Internet website through which the public 
may obtain, in an easy to understand and user-friendly 
format, information about biotechnology used in the food 
and agricultural sectors, including— 
(1) scientific findings and other data on bio-
technology used in the food and agricultural sectors; 
(2) Federal agencies’ decisions regarding spe-
cific products made using biotechnology in the food 
and agricultural sectors; 
(3) a list of frequently asked questions per-
taining to the use of biotechnology in the food and 
agricultural sectors; 
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(4) an easy-to-understand description of the 
role of Federal agencies in overseeing the use of bio-
technology in the food and agricultural sectors; 
(5) information about novel, emerging tech-
nologies within the broader field of biotechnology; 
and 
(6) a glossary of terms with respect to bio-
technology used in the food and agricultural sectors. 
(c) SOCIAL MEDIA RESOURCES.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture may, as appropriate, utilize publicly available 
social media platforms to supplement the campaign estab-
lished under subsection (a), and as an extension of the 
website established under subsection (b). 
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