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und e rstanding of basic biologioal prooooooo and offera 
ma ny - p ot e ntial b e n e fit s, 
(2) ' th e r e e x is t s , - how e ver, a possiblo ri s k that micro - 
organi s ms containing recombinant DNA may e auae 
di se as e or alt e r th e e nvironm e nt , 
(3) micro - organisma containing recombinant DNA 
oould oproad throughout tbo Unit e d Stat e s and to othor 
countrios, adver se ly aff e cting human hoalth, tho onviron 
m e nt, industry, and agriculture, 
(4) tho only e ff e ctiv e way to minimiz e tho risk to 
hoalth, tho environment, industry, and agriculture is 
by rogulating activiti e s involving reoombinant DNA, 
whether or not those activiti e s aro in interstate com 
moroo, and thoroforo 
(5 - ) - al b-a ctiviti e s involvin g -r -e oombinant DNA cith e r 
aff e ct - or ar e in int e rstat e comm e rc e-. 
GENERAL BEQUIBEMEN'T S 
Seo. 3 ?- (a) Exc e pt -as- provid e d in subs e ction (b), no 
p croon may possess or e ngage in tho production of rooom 
binant DNA unles s — 
( 1 -) tho production or po s session complioo with tho 
standards promulgatod under acction H L , 
(2 )- th e produotion or pos s ession ooouro in a facil ity 
lioonsod und e r s e ction 5, or th e poss e ssion oocurs white 
transpor t ing recombinant DNA from on e such facili ty 
to another, and 
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