1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act . 2. Prohibition on sale of genetically altered salmon (a) Prohibition It shall be unlawful for a person— (1) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a covered fish, or a product containing covered fish, in interstate or foreign commerce; (2) to have custody, control, or possession of, with the intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a covered fish, or a product containing covered fish, in interstate commerce; (3) to engage in net-pen aquaculture of covered fish; (4) to release a covered fish into a natural environment; or (5) to have custody, control, or possession of a covered fish with the intent to release it into a natural environment. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to a fish, fish part, or product— (1) under confined use, or intended for confined use, for scientific research; (2) collected for the purpose of enforcing this Act; or (3) if the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, in consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and any other Federal, State, or tribal entity the Under Secretary considers appropriate, reviews any application requesting an action by a department or agency of the Federal government to permit an act prohibited under subsection (a), including any environmental assessment prepared as part of that application, and— (A) prepares a finding of no significant impact in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. )