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Sec. 204. (a) Not later than eighteen months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report 
to the Congress the preliminary results of the evaluation 
being conducted under paragraph ( 1) of section 202. 
(b) Not later than thirty months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall (1) complete 
the studies prescribed by section 202, and (2) on the basis 
of such studies, make recommendations to the Congress, the 
President, and the appropriate Federal agencies regarding 
such Federal action as the Commission determines should be 
taken to promote, regulate, or review activities involving the 
genetic manipulation of organisms or viruses. 
(c) The Commission shall terminate within sixty days 
of the date upon which it has carried out subsection 
[Appendix B — 22] 
