[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 704 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 704

                   To prohibit the cloning of humans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 5, 2001

 Mr. Campbell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
                   To prohibit the cloning of humans.

    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 ``Human Cloning Prohibition Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Human cloning procedure.--The term ``human cloning 
        procedure'' means--
                    (A) the use of somatic cell nuclear transfer or any 
                other cloning technique for the purpose of initiating 
                or attempting to initiate a human pregnancy;
                    (B) the implantation of a conceptus, blastocyst, or 
                embryo created through somatic cell nuclear transfer 
                into a mammalian uterus; or
                    (C) the creation of genetically identical siblings 
                by dividing a conceptus, blastocyst, or embryo for the 
                purpose of initiating or attempting to initiate a human 
                pregnancy.
            (2) Egg.--The term ``egg'' means a mature female germ cell 
        of any species.
            (3) Oocyte.--The term ``oocyte'' means an immature female 
        germ cell of any species.
            (4) Person.--The term ``person'' includes any individual, 
        partnership, firm, joint stock company, corporation, 
        association, trust, estate, or other legal entity.
            (5) Somatic cell.--The term ``somatic cell'' means any 
        diploid cell of the human organism, including a cell of a 
        conceptus, embryo, fetus, child, or adult, not existing as a 
        haploid germ cell.
            (6) Somatic cell nuclear transfer.--The term ``somatic cell 
        nuclear transfer'' means transferring the nucleus of a human 
        somatic cell into an oocyte or egg from which the nucleus has 
        been removed or rendered inert.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON HUMAN CLONING.

    (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in a 
human cloning procedure.
    (b) Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be obligated or expended 
to conduct or support any research the purpose of which is to engage in 
a human cloning procedure.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Civil Penalties.--Any person found to be in violation of 
section 3 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than 
$10,000,000 for each such violation.
    (b) Ineligibility for Federal Funds.--An individual found to be in 
violation of section 3 shall not be eligible to receive any Federal 
funding for any research for a period of 15 years after such violation.
    (c) Criminal Penalty.--Any person who is convicted of violating any 
provision of section 3 shall be fined according to the provisions of 
title 18, United States Code, or sentenced to up to 10 years in prison, 
or both.
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