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H.R.4815
Title: To ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 5/22/2002)      Cosponsors: 22
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
5/22/2002:
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
5/22/2002:
Referred to House International Relations
5/22/2002:
Referred to House Ways and Means
5/22/2002:
Referred to House Financial Services
5/31/2002:
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.
5/22/2002:
Referred to House Agriculture
6/4/2002:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
6/4/2002:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
6/4/2002:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
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COSPONSORS(22), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Berkley, Shelley - 5/22/2002 [NV-1] Rep Brown, Sherrod - 5/23/2002 [OH-13]
Rep Carson, Julia - 5/22/2002 [IN-10] Rep DeFazio, Peter A. - 5/22/2002 [OR-4]
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. - 5/22/2002 [IL-4] Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. - 5/22/2002 [IL-2]
Rep Lee, Barbara - 5/22/2002 [CA-9] Rep McKinney, Cynthia A. - 5/22/2002 [GA-4]
Rep Mink, Patsy T. - 5/22/2002 [HI-2] Rep Nadler, Jerrold - 5/22/2002 [NY-8]
Rep Olver, John W. - 5/22/2002 [MA-1] Rep Owens, Major R. - 5/22/2002 [NY-11]
Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. - 5/22/2002 [NJ-6] Rep Rivers, Lynn N. - 5/22/2002 [MI-13]
Rep Rodriguez, Ciro - 5/22/2002 [TX-28] Rep Sanders, Bernard - 5/22/2002 [VT]
Rep Solis, Hilda L. - 5/22/2002 [CA-31] Rep Udall, Tom - 5/22/2002 [NM-3]
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. - 5/22/2002 [NY-12] Rep Waters, Maxine - 5/22/2002 [CA-35]
Rep Watson, Diane E. - 5/22/2002 [CA-32] Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. - 5/22/2002 [CA-6]

SUMMARY AS OF:
5/22/2002--Introduced.

Real Solutions to World Hunger Act of 2002 - Makes it unlawful for any person to ship, or offer to ship, or for any carrier or person to transport, or receive for transportation, to any foreign country, any genetically engineered animal, plant, or seed (as defined by this Act) if the person knows or has reason to believe that the engineered article will be used to produce an agricultural commodity if: (1) such article was denied Federal approval for U.S. marketing, or its application for approval was withdrawn; or (2) the foreign government has not certified that related ecological impacts of such article have been satisfactorily mitigated.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to designated international research institutions to promote development of sustainable agricultural techniques (which may not derive any genetic engineered material) that rely on minimum artificial inputs to meet developing countries' food and fiber needs.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Director at each international financial institution to make no effort to encourage the institution from prohibiting countries eligible for certain assistance from requiring compulsory licensing of genetically engineered animals, plants, or seeds.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a tax on a corporation equal to one percent of the gross income that is attributable to the U.S. marketing of any genetically engineered organism (as defined by this Act), or the holding of a patent on any such organism; and (2) establish in the Treasury the Sustainable Agriculture Trust Fund.