[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 111 (Tuesday, September 19, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S8771]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                     STEM CELL RESEARCH ACT OF 2000

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                  BROWNBACK AMENDMENTS NOS. 4140-4153

  (Ordered referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions.)
  Mr. BROWNBACK submitted fourteen amendments intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill, H.R. 2015, to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to provide for research with respect to human embryonic stem cells; as 
follows:

                           Amendment No. 4140

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON MIXING HUMAN AND ANIMAL GAMETES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Gamete.--The term ``gamete'' means a haploid germ cell 
     that is an egg or a sperm.
       (2) Somatic cell.--The term ``somatic cell'' means a 
     diploid cell whose nucleus contains the full set of 
     chromosomes of a human or an animal.
       (b) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any person to 
     knowingly attempt to create a human/animal hybrid by--
       (1) combining a human gamete and an animal gamete; or
       (2) conducting nuclear transfer cloning using a human egg 
     or a human somatic cell nucleus.
       (c) Sanctions.--
       (1) In general.--Any person who violates subsection (b) 
     shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United States 
     Code, or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.
       (2) Civil penalties.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall promulgate regulations providing for the 
     application of civil penalties to persons who violate 
     subsection (b).
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                           Amendment No. 4141

       On page 1, line 4, strike ``This''.
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                           Amendment No. 4142

       On page 1, line 4, strike ``Act''.
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                           Amendment No. 4143

       On page 1, line 4, strike ``may''.
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                           Amendment No. 4144

       On page 1, line 4, strike ``be''.
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                           Amendment No. 4145

       On page 1, line 4, strike ``cited''.
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                           Amendment No. 4146

       On page 1, line 4, strike ``as''.
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                           Amendment No. 4147

       On page 1, line 4, strike ``the''.
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                           Amendment No. 4148

       On page 1, line 4, strike ``Stem''.
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                           Amendment No. 4149

       On page 1, line 4, strike ``Cell''.
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                           Amendment No. 4150

       On page 1, line 4, strike ``Research''.
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                           Amendment No. 4151

       On page 1, line 5, strike ``Act''.
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                           Amendment No. 4152

       On page 1, line 5, strike ``of''.
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                           Amendment No. 4153

       On page 1, line 5, strike ``2000''.

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