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“ (14) ‘■Owns or operates ’ means any person who owns , operates , 
leases , charters , or controls any facility used in recombinant DNA 
activities. 
“(15) (A) ‘ Facility ’ means a single building , including the labora- 
tories , premises , records , reports , research materials , equipment , 
instrumentation , products of recombinant DNA activities , every- 
thing contained in such building or adjacent thereto. 
“(B) For purposes of inspections authorized under this title the 
term ‘ facility'’ includes in adition to subparagraph (A), any other 
premises or building which contains records or reports related to re- 
combinant DNA activities. 
“(16) ‘ Persons authorized by the license to engage in recombinant 
DNA activities in connection with a licensed facility ’ means the prin- 
cipal scientist and all other scientists who have responsibility for di- 
recting a recombinant DNA project carried out in a facility licensed 
under this title. 
“(17) ‘ Recombinant DNA project’’ and ‘ project ’ means any research , 
study , investigation , experiment , avt or closely related set of acts that 
have a common research objective and utilize the same or similar host / 
# vector systems , awe? are carried out in a facility. 
“ (./#) ‘ Federal agency’’ means each authority of the Government of 
the United States , whether or not it is within or subject to review by 
another agency , but does not include — 
“(il) Z/te Congress; and 
“ (Z?) the courts of the United States. 
“(19) ‘ Persons exposed to recombinant DNA ’ means those persons 
authorized by the license to engage in recombinant DNA activities in 
• connection with a licensed facility and all other persons who are ex- 
posed to recombinant DNA or the biological or chemical products 
thereof in connection with a licensed facility. 
“(20) F or purposes of section 1803 (b) (1) (B) , l qualifications'* means 
expedience and training solely related to assuring compliance with 
the physical and biological safety requirements applicable to recom- 
binant DNA activities. 
“(21) ‘ Political subdivision 5 and ‘ local government’’ means a unit 
of qeneral local government as defined in section 601 (1) (10) of Pub- 
lic Law 93-203. 
“(22) For purposes of subsection (a) of section 1818, ‘appropriate 
review and approval ’ means the review and approval by the Institu- 
tional Biohazard Review Committee which is affiliated with a licensed 
facility as required by section 180 Jj (a) (2) (C) . 
“a uthoriza tions 
“Sec. 1822. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this 
title, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec- 
essary for fiscal years 1978 , 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982 P. 
SEPARABILITY CLAUSE 
Sec. Jj. If any provision of this title is declared unconstitutional or 
the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, 
the constitutionality of the remainder of the title of the applicability 
thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. 
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