REPORT ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED PEST-PROTECTED PLANTS.

SEC. 7410. REPORT ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED PEST-PROTECTED PLANTS. It is the sense of Congress that, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary should— (1) review the recommendations of the Committee on Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants of the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the National Research Council made during 2000 and the Committee on Environmental Impacts Associated with Commercialization of Transgenic Plants made during 2002, concerning food safety, ecological research, monitoring needs for transgenic crops with plant incorporated protectants, and the environmental effects of transgenic plants; and (2) submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes actions taken to implement those recommendations by agencies within the Department, including agencies that develop or implement programs or objectives relating to marketing, regulation, food safety, research, education, or economics.