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environmental and scientific issues involved in recombinant 
DNA research be thoroughly studied and that findings and 
recommendations be made to the Congress and the President. 
(5) It is premature to establish a finalized policy with 
respect to the advantages of continued recombinant DNA 
research. Therefore, it is necessary to give the minimum 
safety procedures established by the National Institutes of 
Health the force of law over ail recombinant DNA research. 
DEFINITIONS 
Sec. 4. As used in this Act the term — 
(a) “recombinant DNA” means molecules that 
consist of different segments of deoxyribonucleic acid 
which have been joined together in cell-free systems to 
infect and replicate in some host cell, either autono- 
mously or as an integrated part of the host’s genome ; 
(b) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health, 
Education, and Welfare ; 
(c) “person” means any individual, corporation, 
governmental entity or group of individuals with similar 
interests. 
PROMULGATION OF STANDARDS FOR RESEARCH RELATING 
TO RECOMBINANT DNA 
Sec. 5. The Secretary shall, within ninety days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, promulgate regulations ap- 
plicable to research relating to recombinant DNA which are 
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