Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to ban the use of human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to initiate a pregnancy but allow the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to clone molecules, DNA, cells, or tissues; require each individual who intends to perform human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to register with the Secretary of Health and Human Services; sunset the ban ten years after enactment; require those who break the law to forfeit equipment, other property, and any monetary gains; and require a study by the Institute of Medicine on the properties of embryonic, fetal and adult stem cells.

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Amendment Number
285
Description
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to ban the use of human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to initiate a pregnancy but allow the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to clone molecules, DNA, cells, or tissues; require each individual who intends to perform human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to register with the Secretary of Health and Human Services; sunset the ban ten years after enactment; require those who break the law to forfeit equipment, other property, and any monetary gains; and require a study by the Institute of Medicine on the properties of embryonic, fetal and adult stem cells.
Purpose
An amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in House Report 107-172 to make it a criminal act, subject to criminal and civil penalties, to use somatic cell nuclear transfer, or the products from this technology, to initiate a pregnancy or with the intent to initiate a pregnancy; to make it illegal to ship, mail, transport, or receive the products of somatic cell nuclear transfer if the products will be used to initiate a pregnancy; to protect other uses of somatic cell nuclear transfer, including therapeutic cloning; to require all individuals or companies who plan to perform somatic cell nuclear transfer to register with the Secretary and attest that they know that initiating a pregnancy through such means is illegal; to provide that such registration is deemed confidential, following the same fashion as the FDA's treatment of trade secrets when a company files an Investigational New Drug application; to preempt future state laws that are different from federal cloning law or prohibit protected types of research; to sunset the ban ten years after enactment; to require those who break the law to forfeit equipment, other property, and any monetary gains; and to require a study by the Institute of Medicine on the properties of embryonic, fetal and adult stem cells.
Congress
107
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 31, 2001
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Greenwood amendment (A003) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 178 - 249 (Roll no. 302).
Latest Action Time
17:49:42
Submitted Date
Jul 31, 2001
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 285 — Informed