APPENDIX J 
(4) Licensure of laboratories: 
The legislation should bar any person from engaging in the production 
or use of recombinant DNA molecules except at a facility licensed by the 
Secretary. A license should not be issued unless the Secretary determines 
that the facility will be operated in accordance with standards promulgated 
under the legislation and such other conditions as the Secretary deems 
appropriate . 
The Secretary should have authority to exempt from the licensure 
requirement categories of activity which he determines pose no unreasonable 
risk to health or the environment. He should also, at his discretion, 
be able to utilize qualified accreditation or licensing bodies to assist 
him in carrying out this licensing function. 
The legislation should have appropriate provisions for revocation, 
suspension, and limitation of licenses and for judicial review. 
(5) Registration : 
The legislation should bar any person from engaging in the production 
or use of recombinant DNA molecules unless the activity has been registered 
with the Secretary, provided that the Secretary should be able to exempt from 
the provisions of this section categories of production or use which he 
determines pose no unreasonable risk to health or the environment. 
(6) Imminent hazards : 
The Secretary should have authority to sue to enjoin the production 
or use of recombinant DNA molecules where he believes the activity would 
constitute an imminent hazard to health or the environment. 
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