[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S56-S58]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. CAMPBELL:
  S. 1574. A bill to prohibit the cloning of humans; to the Committee 
on Labor and Human Resources.


                   the human cloning prohibition act

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, today I am introducing a bill to 
prohibit the cloning of humans. This act would further extend last 
year's efforts by last year's law which banned federal funding of human 
cloning. Under my bill, there would be an outright ban on human 
cloning, whether publicly or privately funded.
  The scientific term for human cloning is ``human somatic cell nuclear 
transfer.'' That is what my bill would ban. My bill would not undermine 
or stifle scientific research in the area of genetics that promises to 
combat and cure disease in humans. This research includes the cloning 
of animals and human cells other than embryo cells.
  I am not a scientist and do not wish to insert myself in the process 
of scientific research and advances, from which we all benefit. 
However, when science crosses over the boundary of what is ethically 
and morally appropriate research, I have an obligation to respond on 
behalf of myself and my constituents. Congress--and its law-making 
authority--is the only mechanism available to address the issue of 
human cloning and assert the will of the American people that it not go 
forward.
  We have a responsibility to protect the moral and ethical foundation 
upon which this country was built. In recognizing that responsibility, 
both the Senate and House committees with jurisdiction have carefully 
looked at the implications of moving forward with legislation to ban 
human cloning. They have tapped the experts in the science of genetics 
and have confirmed what we as laymen believe--the cloning of humans is 
morally unacceptable and scientifically dangerous.
  During a March 12, 1997, House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on 
Technology hearing, the National Bioethics Advisory Commission 
testified that there is sufficient cause to warrant legislation because 
a developing child would be subject to undue harm as a result of 
current unscientifically plausible technology. In summarizing the 
Commission's report before the Subcommittee, its Chairman, Dr. Harold 
T. Shapiro, noted that this deficiency in the technology was coupled 
with far-reaching concern that human cloning is not deemed morally 
acceptable by society as a whole.
  A final hearing was held July 22, 1997, during which Dr. Hessell 
Bouma, a professor of biology, said it best. The transcript states that 
``he stressed the uniqueness, freedom, and respect intrinsic to human 
life. Cloning, Dr. Bouma testified, is in direct violation of all 
three, and therefore should be prohibited by law.''
  Mr. President, I don't think any of us can argue with that.
  I would like to urge my colleagues to take swift action and impose a 
ban on human cloning. We are all aware of the activities in Chicago to 
move forward with a human cloning experiment, so time is of the 
essence. I would ask that we work together over the coming weeks to 
pass a bill to prevent this and future efforts to wrongly clone humans.
  I ask unanimous consent that the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 1574

       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. FINDING.

       Congress finds that the Federal Government has a moral 
     obligation to the nation to prohibit the cloning of humans.

     SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON HUMAN CLONING.

       (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to--
       (1) clone a human being; or
       (2) conduct research for the purpose of cloning a human 
     being or otherwise creating a human embryo.
       (b) Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be obligated or 
     expended to knowingly conduct or support any project of 
     research the purpose of which is to clone a human being or 
     otherwise create a human embryo.
       (c) Definition.--As used in subsection (a), the terms 
     ``clone'' and ``cloning'' mean the practice of creating or 
     attempting to create a human being by transferring the 
     nucleus from a human cell from whatever source into a human 
     egg cell from which the nucleus has been removed for the 
     purpose of, or to implant, the resulting product to initiate 
     a pregnancy that could result in the birth of a human being.

     SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Civil Penalties.--Whoever is found to be in violation 
     of section 2 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more 
     than $5,000 for each such violation.
       (b) Ineligibility for Federal Funds.--A individual found to 
     be in violation of section 2 shall not be eligible to receive 
     any Federal funding for research regardless of the type of 
     research being conducted for a period of 5-years after such 
     violation.

                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 322

  At the request of Mr. Grams, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 322, A bill to amend the 
Agricultural market Transition Act to repeal the Northeast Interstate 
Dairy Compact provision.


                                 S. 323

  At the request of Mr. Shelby, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 323, A bill to amend title 
4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of 
the Government of the United States.


                                 S. 412

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Bumpers), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 412, A bill to provide for a national 
standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated 
individuals.


                                 S. 497

  At the request of Mr. Coverdell, the name of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 497, A bill to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal the 
provisions of the Acts that require employees to pay union dues or fees 
as a condition of employment.


                                 S. 570

  At the request of Mr. Nickles, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 570, A bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain small 
businesses from the mandatory electronic fund transfer system.

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                                 S. 578

  At the request of Mr. Daschle, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 578, A bill to 
permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with 
any method of medical treatment such individual requests, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 659

  At the request of Mr. Glenn, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 659, A bill 
to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to 
provide for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Restoration 
Study Report.


                                 S. 769

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Ms. Moseley-Braun) was added as a cosponsor of S. 769, A bill 
to amend the provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-
To-Know Act of 1986 to expand the public's right to know about toxic 
chemical use and release, to promote pollution prevention, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 836

  At the request of Mr. Abraham, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 836, A bill to offer 
small businesses certain protections from litigation excesses.


                                 S. 887

  At the request of Ms. Moseley-Braun, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Robb), and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 887, A bill to establish in the National 
Service the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 943

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Sarbanes) was added as a cosponsor of S. 943, A bill to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the Act 
popularly known as the ``Death on the High Seas Act'' to aviation 
accidents.


                                S. 1021

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Lott), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Kerrey) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1021, A bill to amend title 5, United States 
Code, to provide that consideration may not be denied to 5, United 
States Code, to provide that consideration may not be denied to 
preference eligibles applying for certain positions in the competitive 
service, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1081

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Robb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1081, A bill to enhance the 
rights and protections for victims of crime.


                                S. 1104

  At the request of Mr. Hollings, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Thurmond) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1104, A bill to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections in maps 
relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.


                                S. 1141

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1141, A bill to amend the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 to take into account newly developed 
renewable energy-based fuels and to equalize alternative fuel vehicle 
acquisition incentives to increase the flexibility of controlled fleet 
owners and operators, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1215

  At the request of Mr. Aschcroft, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1215, A bill to 
prohibit spending Federal education funds on national testing.


                                S. 1222

  At the request of Mr. Chafee, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1222, A bill to catalyze 
restoration of estuary habitat through more efficient financing of 
projects and enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal 
restoration programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1237

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1237, A bill to amend the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to further improve the 
safety and health of working environments, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1244

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1244, A bill to amend title 
11, United States Code, to protect certain charitable contributions, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1260

  At the request of Mr. Gramm, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Smith), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), and the 
Senator from Florida (Mr. Mack) were added as cosponsors of S. 1260, A 
bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of securities class actions under 
State law, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1293

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1293, A bill 
to improve the performance outcomes of the child support enforcement 
program in order to increase the financial stability and well-being of 
children and families.


                                S. 1307

  At the request of Mr. Daschle, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1307, A bill to 
amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect 
to rules governing litigation contesting termination or reduction of 
retiree health benefits and to extend continuation coverage to retirees 
and their dependents.


                                S. 1311

  At the request of Mr. Lott, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1311, A bill to impose certain 
sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to Iran's 
efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles.


                                S. 1320

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Bumpers) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1320, A bill to 
provide a scientific basis for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
assess the nature of the association between illnesses and exposure to 
toxic agents and environmental or other wartime hazards as a result of 
service in the Persian Gulf during the Persian Gulf War for purposes of 
determining a service connection relating to such illnesses, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1326

  At the request of Mr. Daschle, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1326, A bill to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for medicaid 
coverage of all certified nurse practitioners and clinical nurse 
specialists services.


                                S. 1334

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Daschle), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the 
Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Frist), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. 
Hagel) were added as cosponsors of S. 1334, A bill to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to establish a demonstration project to evaluate 
the feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health Benefits program 
to ensure the availability of adequate health care for Medicare-
eligible beneficiaries under the military health care system.
  At the request of Mr. Faircloth, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1334, supra.


                                S. 1360

  At the request of Mr. Abraham, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig), and the Senator from New York (Mr. Moynihan) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1360, A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to clarify and improve the 
requirements for the development of an automated entry-exit control 
system, to enhance land border control and enforcement, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1379

  At the request of Mr. DeWine, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S.

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1379, A bill to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and 
the National Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure under the 
Freedom of Information Act regarding certain persons, disclose Nazi war 
criminal records without impairing any investigation or prosecution 
conducted by the Department of Justice or certain intelligence matters, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1482

  At the request of Mr. Coats, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Lott) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1482, A bill to amend section 223 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 to establish a prohibition on commercial 
distribution on the World Wide Web of material that is harmful to 
minors, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1554

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1554, A bill to provide 
for relief from excessive punitive damage awards in cases involving 
primarily financial loss by establishing rules for proportionality 
between the amount of punitive damages and the amount of economic loss.


                    Senate Concurrent Resolution 30

  At the request of Mr. Helms, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch), and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Bennett) were added as 
cosponsors of Senate Concurrent Resolution 30, A concurrent resolution 
expressing the sense of the Congress that the Republic of China should 
be admitted to multilateral economic institutions, including the 
International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development.

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