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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 916

To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to conduct or support research 

on the cloning of humans, and to express the sense of the Congress 

that other countries should establish substantially equivalent restrictions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2003

Mr. STEARNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

Science, 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 

A BILL

To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to conduct 

or support research on the cloning of humans, and to 

express the sense of the Congress that other countries 

should establish substantially equivalent restrictions.

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 Re5 search Prohibition Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL 

2 FUNDS FOR RESEARCH ON CLONING HU3 MANS. 

4 (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds made available 

5 in any Federal law may be obligated or expended to con6 duct or support any project of research that includes the 

7 use of human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to 

8 produce an oocyte that is undergoing cell division toward 

9 development of a fetus. 

10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—

11 (1) the term ‘‘human somatic cell nuclear trans12 fer’’ means transferring the nucleus of a human so13 matic cell into an oocyte from which the nucleus has 

14 been removed or rendered inert; and 

15 (2) the term ‘‘somatic cell’’ means a cell of an 

16 embryo, fetus, child, or adult which is not and will 

17 not become a sperm or egg cell. 

18 SEC. 3. REVIEW. 

19 The Director of the National Science Foundation 

20 shall enter into an agreement with the National Research 

21 Council for a review of the implementation of this Act. 

22 Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment 

23 of this Act, the Director shall transmit to the Congress 

24 a report containing the results of that review, including 

25 the conclusions of the National Research Council on—
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1 (1) the impact that the implementation of this 

2 Act has had on research; and 

3 (2) recommendations for any appropriate 

4 changes to this Act. 

5 SEC. 4. PROTECTED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. 

6 Nothing in this Act shall restrict other areas of sci7 entific research not specifically prohibited by this Act, in8 cluding important and promising work that involves—

9 (1) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer or 

10 other cloning technologies to clone molecules, DNA, 

11 cells other than human embryo cells, or tissues; or 

12 (2) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer 

13 techniques to create animals other than humans. 

14 SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL 

15 PROHIBITION. 

16 It is the sense of the Congress that each foreign coun17 try should establish a prohibition substantially equivalent 

18 to the prohibition established in section 2(a).

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