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1 TITLE I— INTERIM REGULATION OF RECOMBI- 
2 NANT DNA ACTIVITIES 
3 DEFINITIONS 
4 Sec. 101. For purposes of this Act: 
5 (a) The term “DNA” means deoxyribonucleic acid. 
6 (b) The term “recombinant DNA” means DNA mole- 
7 cules which— 
8 (1) have been formed by joining together DNA 
9 segments in a cell-free system and which have the ca- 
10 pacity to enter a cell and to replicate in such cell either 
11 autonomously or after they have become an integrated 
12 part of such cell’s genome ; or 
13 (2) are the result of a replication of the DNA 
14 molecules described in subparagraph ( 1 ) . 
15 (c) The term “recombinant DNA activity” means the 
16 possession in a State of recombinant DNA by any individual 
17 or public or private entity and any activity (including re- 
18 search and transportation) undertaken in a State by any 
19 individual or public or private entity for the production of 
20 recombinant DNA. 
21 (d) The term “entity” includes an individual, partner- 
22 ship, corporation, association, or public or private orga- 
23 nization. 
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