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microorganisms containing recombinant DNA may cause 
disease or alter the environment, 
(3) microorganisms containing recombinant DNA 
could spread throughout the United States and to other 
countries, adversely affecting human health, the en- 
vironment, industry, and agriculture, 
(4) the only effective way to minimize the risk 
to health, the environment, industry, and agriculture 
is by regulating activities involving recombinant DNA, 
whether or not those activities are in interstate com- 
merce, and therefore, 
(5) all activities involving recombinant UNA. 
either affect or are in interstate commerce. 
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 
Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no 
person may possess or engage in the production of recom- 
binant DKA unless — 
( 1 ) the production or possession complies with the 
standards promulgated under section 4, 
( 2 ) the production or possession occurs in a facility 
licensed under section 5, or the possession occurs while 
transporting recombinant DNA from one such facility 
to another, and 
(3) the production or possession occurs as part of 
a project that has been registered under section 6. 
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