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Union Calendar No. 12

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 534

[Report No. 108–18] 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 5, 2003

Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. 

SMITH of Texas, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. CANNON, 

Mr. HALL, Mr. KELLER, Ms. HART, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. 

DELAY, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. 

NORWOOD, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. SMITH of New 

Jersey, Mr. VITTER, Mr. GOODE, Mr. WOLF, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. 

HOEKSTRA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. WICKER, Mr. COSTELLO, 

Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. 

GOODLATTE, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. 

CANTOR, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. 

MCCRERY, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. 

WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. LINDER, Mr. MICA, Mr. 

SHADEGG, Mr. TERRY, Mr. COLLINS, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. KENNEDY of 

Minnesota, Mr. PENCE, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. RYAN

of Wisconsin, Mr. FORBES, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. AKIN, 

Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. CAMP, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 

CRENSHAW, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. WAMP, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. 

COMBEST, Mr. HAYES, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. BURNS, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mrs. 

EMERSON, Mr. ISSA, Mr. CRANE, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. BUYER, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, 

Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. 

BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. KINGSTON, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. 

POMBO, Mr. RENZI, Mr. HYDE, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. WELLER, Mr. 

PETRI, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. HERGER, Mr. 

ORTIZ, Mr. REYES, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. NEY, and Mr. 

LAHOOD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
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FEBRUARY 25, 2003

Additional sponsors: Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. CARTER, Mr. JOHN, 

Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. MCNULTY, 

Mr. BERRY, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. CHOCOLA, Mr. BISHOP of 

Utah, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. 

SCHROCK, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. BAKER, Mrs. MILLER of 

Michigan, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. WALSH, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. 

SESSIONS, Mr. BURR, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. SANDERS, and Mr. 

BEAUPREZ

FEBRUARY 25, 2003

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human 

cloning.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Human Cloning Prohi5 bition Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON HUMAN CLONING. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title 18, United States Code, is 

8 amended by inserting after chapter 15, the following: 

9 ‘‘CHAPTER 16—HUMAN CLONING

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘301. Definitions. 

‘‘302. Prohibition on human cloning.

10 ‘‘§ 301. Definitions 

11 ‘‘In this chapter: 
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1 ‘‘(1) HUMAN CLONING.—The term ‘human 

2 cloning’ means human asexual reproduction, accom3 plished by introducing nuclear material from one or 

4 more human somatic cells into a fertilized or 

5 unfertilized oocyte whose nuclear material has been 

6 removed or inactivated so as to produce a living or7 ganism (at any stage of development) that is geneti8 cally virtually identical to an existing or previously 

9 existing human organism. 

10 ‘‘(2) ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION.—The term 

11 ‘asexual reproduction’ means reproduction not initi12 ated by the union of oocyte and sperm. 

13 ‘‘(3) SOMATIC CELL.—The term ‘somatic cell’ 

14 means a diploid cell (having a complete set of chro15 mosomes) obtained or derived from a living or de16 ceased human body at any stage of development. 

17 ‘‘§ 302. Prohibition on human cloning 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any per19 son or entity, public or private, in or affecting interstate 

20 commerce, knowingly—

21 ‘‘(1) to perform or attempt to perform human 

22 cloning; 

23 ‘‘(2) to participate in an attempt to perform 

24 human cloning; or 
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1 ‘‘(3) to ship or receive for any purpose an em2 bryo produced by human cloning or any product de3 rived from such embryo. 

4 ‘‘(b) IMPORTATION.—It shall be unlawful for any per5 son or entity, public or private, knowingly to import for 

6 any purpose an embryo produced by human cloning or any 

7 product derived from such embryo. 

8 ‘‘(c) PENALTIES.—

9 ‘‘(1) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Any person or enti10 ty that violates this section shall be fined under this 

11 title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. 

12 ‘‘(2) CIVIL PENALTY.—Any person or entity 

13 that violates any provision of this section shall be 

14 subject to, in the case of a violation that involves the 

15 derivation of a pecuniary gain, a civil penalty of not 

16 less than $1,000,000 and not more than an amount 

17 equal to the amount of the gross gain multiplied by 

18 2, if that amount is greater than $1,000,000. 

19 ‘‘(d) SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.—Nothing in this sec20 tion restricts areas of scientific research not specifically 

21 prohibited by this section, including research in the use 

22 of nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce 

23 molecules, DNA, cells other than human embryos, tissues, 

24 organs, plants, or animals other than humans.’’. 
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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 

2 for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 

3 inserting after the item relating to chapter 15 the fol4 lowing:

‘‘16. Human Cloning .......................................................................... 301’’.
Union Calendar No. 12

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 534

[Report No. 108–18] 

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 

human cloning. 

FEBRUARY 25, 2003

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed