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2 Sec. 7. Not later than sis months after the effective 
3 date of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in 
4 consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, and the Direc- 
5 tor of the Office Science and Technology Policy, shall submit 
6 a report to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
7 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transporta- 
8 tion of the Senate, and the Committee on Interstate and 
9 Foreign Commerce and the Committee on Science and 
10 Technology of the House of Representatives, relating to the 
11 implementation of this Act in the prior twelve-month period- 
12 Such report shall include an evaluation of the notification re- 
13 quirement established by this Act, an assessment of the 
14 extent to which persons subject to this Act complied with 
15 applicable requirements, an assessment of the extent to 
16 which precautions reported to have been taken in the use of 
17 recombinant DNA were adequate to protect the health and 
18 welfare of individuals involved in research and other activi- 
19 ties and the general public, and such other information or 
20 recommendations as the Secretary determines to be appropri- 
21 ate. 
22 EFFECTIVE DATE 
23 Sec. 8. The provisions of this Act shall take effect on 
24 the tenth day after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
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25 shall terminate thirty- six months thereafter. 
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