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1 any act, omission, or transaction constituting a violation of 
2 section 472(a) occurred or wherein the defendant is found 
3 or transacts business. In any such civil action process may 
4 be served on a defendant in any judicial district in which a 
5 defendant resides or may be found. Subpenas requiring at- 
6 tendance of witnesses in any such action may be served in 
7 any judicial district. 
8 “effect on state and local requirements 
9 “Sec. 478. (a) Exoept as provided in subsection (b), 
10 no State or political subdivision of a State may establish 
11 or continue in effect w’ith respect to recombinant DNA re- 
12 search projects any requirement which is different from, or 
13 in addition to, any requirement applicable under this part 
to such projects. 
15 “(b) Upon application of a State or political subdivi- 
1® sion of a State, the Secretary shall, by regulations promul- 
1? gated after notice and opportunity for an oral hearing, 
18 exempt from subsection (a), under such conditions as may 
19 be prescribed in such regulation, a requirement of such State 
20 or political subdivision applicable to recombinant DNA re- 
21 search projects if the requirement is the same as, or more 
22 stringent than, a requirement under this part which would 
23 be applicable to such projects if an exemption were not in 
24 effect under this subsection. 
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