To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain types of human-animal chimeras.

SA 1771. Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Lankford)
submitted

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an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by
Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and
report on economic security, science, research, innovation,
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN HUMAN-ANIMAL CHIMERAS.

(a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after chapter 51 the following:

``CHAPTER 52--CERTAIN TYPES OF HUMAN-ANIMAL CHIMERAS PROHIBITED

``Sec.
``1131. Definitions.
``1132. Prohibition on human-animal chimeras.

``Sec. 1131. Definitions

``In this chapter:
``(1) Human embryo.--The term `human embryo' means an
organism of the species Homo sapiens during the earliest
stages of development, from 1 cell up to 8 weeks after
conception.
``(2) Prohibited human-animal chimera.--The term
`prohibited human-animal chimera' means--
``(A) a human embryo into which a nonhuman cell or cells
(or the component parts thereof) have been introduced to
render the embryo's membership in the species Homo sapiens
uncertain;
``(B) a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a human
egg with nonhuman sperm;
``(C) a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a
nonhuman egg with human sperm;
``(D) an embryo produced by introducing a nonhuman nucleus
into a human egg;
``(E) an embryo produced by introducing a human nucleus
into a nonhuman egg;
``(F) an embryo containing at least haploid sets of
chromosomes from both a human and a nonhuman life form;
``(G) a nonhuman life form engineered such that human
gametes develop within the body of a nonhuman life form;
``(H) a nonhuman life form engineered such that it contains
a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominantly from
human neural tissues;
``(I) nonhuman life form engineered such that it exhibits
human facial features or other bodily morphologies to
resemble human features; or
``(J) an embryo produced by mixing human and nonhuman
cells, such that--
``(i) human gametes develop within the body of the
resultant organism;
``(ii) it contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly
or predominantly from human neural tissues; or
``(iii) it exhibits human facial features or other bodily
morphologies to resemble human features.

``Sec. 1132. Prohibition on certain human-animal chimeras

``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to
knowingly, in or otherwise affecting interstate commerce--
``(1) create or attempt to create a prohibited human-animal
chimera;
``(2) transfer or attempt to transfer a human embryo into a
nonhuman womb;
``(3) transfer or attempt to transfer a nonhuman embryo
into a human womb; or
``(4) transport or receive for any purpose a prohibited
human-animal chimera.
``(b) Penalties.--
``(1) In general.--Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be
fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or
both.
``(2) Civil penalty.--Whoever violates subsection (a) shall
be subject to a civil fine of the greater of--
``(A) $1,000,000; or
``(B) the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross
pecuniary gain, if any.
``(c) Rule of Construction.--This section does not prohibit
research involving the use of transgenic animal models
containing human genes or transplantation of human organs,
tissues, or cells into recipient animals, if such activities
are not prohibited under subsection (a).''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part I
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to chapter 51 the following:

``52. Certain types of human-animal chimeras prohibited
1131.''.
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