[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3232-S3233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1771. Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Lankford) 
submitted

[[Page S3233]]

an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by 
Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN HUMAN-ANIMAL CHIMERAS.

       (a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after chapter 51 the following:

    ``CHAPTER 52--CERTAIN TYPES OF HUMAN-ANIMAL CHIMERAS PROHIBITED

``Sec.
``1131. Definitions.
``1132. Prohibition on human-animal chimeras.

     ``Sec. 1131. Definitions

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Human embryo.--The term `human embryo' means an 
     organism of the species Homo sapiens during the earliest 
     stages of development, from 1 cell up to 8 weeks after 
     conception.
       ``(2) Prohibited human-animal chimera.--The term 
     `prohibited human-animal chimera' means--
       ``(A) a human embryo into which a nonhuman cell or cells 
     (or the component parts thereof) have been introduced to 
     render the embryo's membership in the species Homo sapiens 
     uncertain;
       ``(B) a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a human 
     egg with nonhuman sperm;
       ``(C) a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a 
     nonhuman egg with human sperm;
       ``(D) an embryo produced by introducing a nonhuman nucleus 
     into a human egg;
       ``(E) an embryo produced by introducing a human nucleus 
     into a nonhuman egg;
       ``(F) an embryo containing at least haploid sets of 
     chromosomes from both a human and a nonhuman life form;
       ``(G) a nonhuman life form engineered such that human 
     gametes develop within the body of a nonhuman life form;
       ``(H) a nonhuman life form engineered such that it contains 
     a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominantly from 
     human neural tissues;
       ``(I) nonhuman life form engineered such that it exhibits 
     human facial features or other bodily morphologies to 
     resemble human features; or
       ``(J) an embryo produced by mixing human and nonhuman 
     cells, such that--
       ``(i) human gametes develop within the body of the 
     resultant organism;
       ``(ii) it contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly 
     or predominantly from human neural tissues; or
       ``(iii) it exhibits human facial features or other bodily 
     morphologies to resemble human features.

     ``Sec. 1132. Prohibition on certain human-animal chimeras

       ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to 
     knowingly, in or otherwise affecting interstate commerce--
       ``(1) create or attempt to create a prohibited human-animal 
     chimera;
       ``(2) transfer or attempt to transfer a human embryo into a 
     nonhuman womb;
       ``(3) transfer or attempt to transfer a nonhuman embryo 
     into a human womb; or
       ``(4) transport or receive for any purpose a prohibited 
     human-animal chimera.
       ``(b) Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be 
     fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or 
     both.
       ``(2) Civil penalty.--Whoever violates subsection (a) shall 
     be subject to a civil fine of the greater of--
       ``(A) $1,000,000; or
       ``(B) the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross 
     pecuniary gain, if any.
       ``(c) Rule of Construction.--This section does not prohibit 
     research involving the use of transgenic animal models 
     containing human genes or transplantation of human organs, 
     tissues, or cells into recipient animals, if such activities 
     are not prohibited under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part I 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to chapter 51 the following:

       ``52. Certain types of human-animal chimeras prohibited 
           1131.''.
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