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Summary of Amendment Made in Order Under the Rule to
H.R. 2505 - Human Cloning Prohibition Act
Scott Amendment Provides for a study, conducted by the General Accounting Office, to be reported to Congress within 4 years of enactment, to assess the need (if any) for amendment of the prohibition on human cloning; and provides that the study should include a discussion of new developments in medical technology, the possibility of medical advances, public attitudes, and ethical views. 10 minutes
Greenwood/Deutsch/DeGette/Schiff Amendment
Makes it a criminal act, subject to criminal and civil penalties, to use somatic cell nuclear transfer, or the products from this technology, to initiate a pregnancy or with the intent to initiate a pregnancy; makes it illegal to ship, mail, transport, or receive the products of somatic cell nuclear transfer if the products will be used to initiate a pregnancy; specifically protects other uses of somatic cell nuclear transfer, including therapeutic cloning; requires all individuals or companies who plan to perform somatic cell nuclear transfer to register with the Secretary and attest that they know that initiating a pregnancy through such means is illegal; provides that such registration is deemed confidential, following the same fashion as the FDA's treatment of trade secrets when a company files an Investigational New Drug application; preempts future state laws that are different from federal cloning law or prohibit protected types of research; sunsets the ban ten years after enactment; requires those who break the law to forfeit equipment, other property, and any monetary gains; requires a study by the Institute of Medicine on the properties of embryonic, fetal and adult stem cells. 60 minutes
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