[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1260 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1260

       To prohibit the cloning of humans, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            March, 28, 2001

  Mr. Kerns introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
       To prohibit the cloning of humans, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ban on Human Cloning Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION REGARDING CLONING OF HUMANS.

    (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in a 
human cloning procedure with the intent of implanting the resulting 
cellular product into a uterus.
    (b) Cloning Procedure.--A person shall be considered to have 
engaged in a human cloning procedure for purposes of subsection (a) if 
the person transfers the nucleus of a human somatic cell into an egg 
cell from which the nucleus has been removed.
    (c) Criminal Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall 
be fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned 
not more than 5 years, or both.
    (d) Effective Date.--This Act takes effect upon the expiration the 
30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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