Amendment SA1-AB499

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2005 ASSEMBLY BILL 499

September 27, 2005 - Offered by Senator Darling.

AB499-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB499-SA1,1,2 1. Page 3, line 6: after that line insert:

AB499-SA1,1,8 "(fm) "Reproductive cloning" means reproduction that is accomplished by introducing nuclear material from one or more human somatic cells into an enucleated oocyte and that is undertaken with the intent to implant the human embryo into a uterus or to facilitate the birth of a human being whose genetic material is virtually identical to the genetic material of an existing or previously existing human organism.".

AB499-SA1,1,9 2. Page 3, line 9: after that line insert:

AB499-SA1,1,11 "(gm) "Therapeutic cloning" means human cloning that is not reproductive cloning.".

AB499-SA1,1,13 3. Page 3, line 11: delete "human cloning" and substitute "reproductive cloning".

AB499-SA1,2,1 4. Page 3, line 11: after that line insert:

AB499-SA1,2,2 "(am) Perform or attempt to perform therapeutic cloning.".

AB499-SA1,2,3 5. Page 3, line 12: delete "by human" and substitute "by reproductive".

AB499-SA1,2,5 6. Page 3, line 14: delete "human cloning" and substitute "reproductive cloning".

AB499-SA1,2,6 7. Page 3, line 14: after that line insert:

AB499-SA1,2,9 "(bm) Transfer or acquire for any purpose a human embryo produced by therapeutic cloning or any embryo, cell, tissue, or product derived from a human embryo produced by therapeutic cloning.

AB499-SA1,2,15 (c) Implant or attempt to implant a human embryo into a uterus if the human embryo was derived, either directly or indirectly, from reproduction that was accomplished by introducing nuclear material from one or more human somatic cells into an enucleated oocyte so as to produce a living organism having genetic material that is virtually identical to the genetic material of an existing or previously existing human organism.".

AB499-SA1,2,16 8. Page 4, line 6: after that line insert:

AB499-SA1,2,22 "(4m) This section does not apply to a person engaging in conduct described in sub. (2) (am) or (bm) if, at least one year before the person begins to engage in that conduct, the person or his or her employer submitted a written report to the department and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under section 13.172 (3), that described the conduct in detail.".

AB499-SA1,2,23 (End)