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DISCLOSURE OF DATA 
The Committee takes note of the importance of appraising the pub- 
lic of the current status of recombinant DNA activities. In addition, 
the Committee recognizes the importance of protecting both the pro- 
prietary interests of commercial institutions in the data submitted as 
well as the intellectual and proprietary interests of researchers and 
noncommercial research and educational institutions. 
Because the Committee realizes that a delicate weighing of public 
and private interests is involved here, the Committee has provided 
due process protections. 
When an extreme situation arises which would require the public 
disclosure of this information in order to protect the health or environ- 
ment against an unreasonable risk, the Commission may follow an 
expedited due process procedure. The Committee believes that this 
expedited procedure should only be used in situations which warrant 
this exceptional action. 
V. Votes in - Committee 
Pursuant to section 133(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1949, as amended, the following is a tabulation of votes in com- 
mittee : 
Motion by Senator Javits to establish the criteria by which the Com- 
mission would grant exemptions to State or political subdivisions for 
requirements with respect to recombinant DNA activities which are 
different from or in addition to requirements applicable under the bill 
carried by unanimous voice vote. 
Motion by Senator Kennedy to order the bill favorably reported to 
the Senate, as amended, carried as follows : 
Yeas 
Williams 
Randolph 
Pell 
Kennedy 
Eagleton 
Cranston 
Hathaway 
Riegle 
Javits 
Schweiker 
Stafford 
Chafee 
Hayakawa 
VI. Congressional Budget Office — Cost Estimate 
1. Bill number : S. 1217. 
2. Bill title : Recombinant DNA Safety Regulation Act. 
3. Purpose of bill : S. 1217 provides for the addition of Title XVIII 
to the Public Health Service Act for the purposes of establishing 
within the Department of Health, Education and Welfare a mecha- 
Nays Not voting 
Nelson Hatch 
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