Ray Thornton, Chairman 
November 20, I 98 I 
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We would request that you make the other members of the RAC aware of the 
concerns we have expressed. We would urge at the very least that the sys- 
tem of Institutional Biosafety Committees not be allowed to terminate. 
Perhaps these committees should be given some guidelines for action. It 
may be prudent to ask the individual IBC's to review any biologically haz- 
ardous experiment, whether or not it involves recombinant DNA. 
We appreciate the opportunity to continue this discussion with you. We 
are confident that the Committee with yourself as Chairman will continue 
to act in the best interest of both the scientific and the non-sci ent i f i c 
c 
Si ncerely , 
DON FUQUA 
Member of Congress 
DOUG WALGp^ 
Member of (^ng 
ng ress 
ALBERT GORE 
Member of Congress 
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