9.3th CONGRESS 
1st Session 
H. R. 6158 
IX TIIE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
April 6, 1977 
Mr. Rogers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- 
mittee on Interstate ami Foreign Commerce 
A BILL 
To regulate activities involving recombinant deoxyribonucleic 
acid. 
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresenta- 
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
3 That this Act may be cited as the “Recombinant DNA 
4 Regulation Act”. 
5 FINDINGS 
6 Sec. 2. The Congress finds that — 
7 (1) work with recombinant DNA will improve the 
8 understanding of basic biological processes and offers 
9 many potential benefits, 
10 (2) there exists, however, a possible risk that 
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