STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1384

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.R. No. 149

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.R. No. 149 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO COME UP WITH A NATION-WIDE SYSTEM FOR MONITORING, LABELING, AND ENFORCING THE LABELING OF ALL WHOLE AND PROCESSED GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to promote food safety and public health by requesting the United States Congress to support legislation requiring the United States Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration to come up with a nation-wide system for monitoring, labeling, and enforcing the labeling of all genetically engineered foods.

The Department of Agriculture, Hawai‘i Oasis, Foundups Corp., and numerous individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure.  Several individuals offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 149 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,

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JESSICA WOOLEY, Chair