I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2560 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit human 
cloning, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2007 
Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
SPACE, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, and Mr. CARNAHAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
prohibit human cloning, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Human Cloning Prohi-
bition Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST HUMAN CLONING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘CHAPTER X—HUMAN CLONING 
‘‘PROHIBITION AGAINST HUMAN CLONING 
‘‘SEC. 1001. (a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful 
for any person— 
‘‘(1) to perform or attempt to perform human 
cloning; or 
‘‘(2) to ship, mail, transport, or receive the 
product of human somatic cell nuclear transfer tech-
nology knowing that such product is for the purpose 
of human cloning. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘human cloning’ means the im-
plantation of the product of human somatic cell nu-
clear transfer technology into a uterus or the func-
tional equivalent of a uterus. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘human somatic cell nuclear 
transfer technology’ means transferring the nuclear 
material of a human somatic cell into an egg cell 
from which the nuclear material has been removed 
or rendered inert. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘person’ includes a governmental 
entity.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITED ACTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 301 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(jj) The violation of section 1001(a).’’. 
(2) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Section 303(b) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
333(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any person who 
violates section 301(jj) shall be imprisoned not more than 
10 years or fined in accordance with title 18, United 
States Code, or both.’’. 
(3) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 303 of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333) 
is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g)(1) Any person who violates section 301(jj) shall 
be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an 
amount not to exceed the greater of— 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000; or 
‘‘(B) an amount equal to the amount of any 
gross pecuniary gain derived from such violation 
multiplied by 2. 
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‘‘(2) Paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection (f) 
apply with respect to a civil penalty under this subsection 
to the same extent and in the same manner as such para-
graphs (3) through (5) apply with respect to a civil penalty 
under subsection (f).’’. 
(4) FORFEITURE.—Section 303 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by para-
graph (3), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) Any property, real or personal, derived from or 
used to commit a violation of section 301(jj), or any prop-
erty traceable to such property, shall be subject to for-
feiture to the United States.’’. 
Æ 
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