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Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research (Section 7210)

Section 1668 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended to ensure that risk assessment projects carried out under this program compare the risks associated with products of agricultural biotechnology to those associated with traditionally bred plants and animals. It also adds genetically engineered microorganisms as a priority topic for risk assessment research, including international partnerships on bio-safety as a research priority, and increasing the assessment from 1% to 2%.