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.
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Latest Action · July 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to:
carry out a national science-based education campaign to increase public awareness of the use of technology in food and agriculture production, and establish a federal government website through which the public may obtain information about biotechnology used in the food and agricultural sectors. USDA may use publicly available social media platforms in supplementing the national science-based education campaign and as an extension of such website.
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