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nism for regulating research activities involving recombinant deoxy- 
ribonucleic acid. Among the provisions included in the bill are.: 
A. Establishment of an 11 member National Recombinant DNA 
Safety Regulation Commission to oversee research activities, 
publish appropriate information, and to enter into contracts, 
leases and cooperative agreements with appropriate agencies, pri- 
vate persons, firms, etc. 
B. Hiring of up to 50 inspector's to visit licensed facilities in or- 
der to monitor compliance with safety regulations. 
C. Appointment of technical advisory committees composed of 
private citizens and Federal, state and local officials who will be 
compensated for meeting time and travel expenses. 
D. Enforcement of civil penalties for violations of rules re- 
garding safety regulations in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for 
each violation. 
E. Protection of research facility employees from discrimina- 
tion on the basis of their reporting safety violations to the Com- 
mission or inspector. 
F. Establishment of Institutional Biohazard Review Commit- 
tees affiliated with each licensed facility engaged in DNA research. 
4. Cost estimate : 
Projected costs 
Fiscal year : 
1978 
1979 
1980 
1981 
19S2 
Millions 
_ $3. 6S 
_ 3. 63 
_ 3. SO 
_ 3.99 
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5. Basis for estimate : 
Safety regulation commission costs 
Fiscal year : 
1978 
1979 
1980 
1981 
19S2 
Millions 
SO. 92 
.99 
_ 1. 05 
_ 1. 11 
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S. 1217 cites that the 11 members of the Safety Regulation Commis- 
sion be compensated at the annual rate of pay for grade GS-18 of the 
Federal Employee General Schedule. The total estimate for salaries 
was $552,000 per 11 members for FY 1978. In addition, 10 percent has 
been added to this figure to cover employee benefits. Administrative 
expenses (including clerical help, equipment, travel, etc.) have been 
computed, based upon information from G.S.A., to be 60 percent of 
the total salaries. The CBO Federal pay deflator was applied to deter- 
mine outyear costs. 
Costs of 50 inspectors 
Fiscal year : 
197S 
1979 
1980 
1981 
1982 
Millions 
_ $1. 76 
_ 1.89 
_ 2.00 
. 2. 12 
2. 24 
The estimate for salaries and administrative expenses is based on the 
assumption that 50 inspectors will travel t<y approximately 85 institu- 
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