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In addition, the Committee recommended that the NIH Guidelines for 
Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules become the national standard, 
with such modifications as the Secretary may consider necessary. 
Califano stated that he asked HEW's General Counsel-Designate to 
work with Dr. Fredrickson, and the technical experts on the Interagency 
Committee, and to consult closely with the relevant Congressional committees 
in drafting legislation for clearance with the Office of Management and 
Budget and eventual submission to Congress, that would follow the Interagency 
Committee's recommendations. 
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