chapter 11 
Page 
Introduction 211 
Framework for the Analysis 211 
Current Regulation: the NIH Guidelines 212 
Substantive Requirements 212 
Administration 212 
Provisions for Voluntary Compliance 215 
Evaluation of the Guidelines 216 
The Problem of Risk 216 
The Decisionmaking Process 221 
Conclusion 223 
Other Means of Regulation 224 
Federal Statutes 224 
Tort Law and Workmen’s Compensation 227 
State and Local Law 229 
Conclusion 230 
Issue and Options 230 
Tables 
Table No. Page 
35. Containment Recommended l)v National 
Institutes of Health 213 
36. Statutes That Will Be Most Applicable to 
Commercial Genetic Engineering 224 
