EPA with environmentalists. OSHA will soon be meeting with health officials 
of the AFL-CIO and will have a report for the Committee, while the results 
of a November 19th meeting between the Commerce Department and industrial 
representatives were reported in the minutes of the November 23rd meeting 
of the Committee. At a February 19th meeting at the NIH of approximately 
thirty biomedical scientists, the imminence of some form of regulation 
seemed to be recognized and, it was generally agreed, Federal regulation 
is preferred to insure uniform standards. 
Elements in Possible Legislation 
Committee members reviewed the following elements for the regulation of 
recombinant DNA research: 
(1) General Requirements 
(2) Licensure and Registration 
(3) State Pre-Emption 
(4) Inspection and Enforcement 
(5) Patents 
The Committee members agreed to review these and other possible elements 
for inclusion in proposed legislation. It was agreed that another meeting 
would be scheduled to develop specific recommendations on this matter. 
Respectfully submitted, 
^Joseph G.^Perpich, M.D. , J.D. 
Associate Director for 
Program Planning and Evaluation 
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