,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #i1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,braun 7for himself and ,mr4 ,lankford7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to prohibit certain types of     
human-animal chimeras4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,human-,animal ,chimera ,prohibition    
,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,prohibition on     
certain human-animal chimeras ,part ,i  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after chapter #ea  
the following3  #eb ,certain ,types of  
,human-,animal ,chimeras ,prohibited    
,sec4#aaca4 ,definitions4#aacb4         
,prohibition on human-animal chimeras4  
#aaca4 ,definitions ,in this chapter3   
7#a7 ,human embryo ,the term human      
embryo means an organism of the species 
,homo sapiens during the earliest stages
 of development1 from #a cell up to #h  

weeks after conception4  7#b7           
,prohibited human-animal chimera ,the   
term prohibited human-animal chimera    
means-- 7,a7 a human embryo into which a
 nonhuman cell or cells 7or the         
component parts thereof7 have been      
introduced to render the embryo's       
membership in the species ,homo sapiens 
uncertain2  7,b7 a human-animal embryo  
produced by fertilizing a human egg with
 nonhuman sperm2  7,c7 a human-animal   
embryo produced by fertilizing a        
nonhuman egg with human sperm2  7,d7 an 
embryo produced by introducing a        
nonhuman nucleus into a human egg2  7,e7
 an embryo produced by introducing a    
human nucleus into a nonhuman egg2  7,f7
 an embryo containing at least haploid  
sets of chromosomes from both a human   
and a nonhuman life form2  7,g7 a       
nonhuman life form engineered such that 
human gametes develop within the body of
 a nonhuman life form2  7,h7 a nonhuman 
life form engineered such that it       
contains a human brain or a brain       

derived wholly or predominantly from    
human neural tissues2  7,i7 a nonhuman  
life form engineered such that it       
exhibits human facial features or other 
bodily morphologies to resemble human   
features2 or  7,j7 an embryo produced by
 mixing human and nonhuman cells1 such  
that-- 7i7 human gametes develop within 
the body of the resultant organism2     
7ii7 it contains a human brain or a     
brain derived wholly or predominantly   
from human neural tissues2 or  7iii7 it 
exhibits human facial features or other 
bodily morphologies to resemble human   
features4  #aacb4 ,prohibition on       
certain human-animal chimeras  7a7 ,in  
general ,it shall be unlawful for any   
person to knowingly1 in or otherwise    
affecting interstate commerce-- 7#a7    
create or attempt to create a prohibited
 human-animal chimera2  7#b7 transfer or
 attempt to transfer a human embryo into
 a nonhuman womb2  7#c7 transfer or     
attempt to transfer a nonhuman embryo   
into a human womb2 or  7#d7 transport or

 receive for any purpose a prohibited   
human-animal chimera4  7b7 ,penalties   
7#a7 ,in general ,whoever violates      
subsection 7a7 shall be fined under this
 title1 imprisoned for not more than #aj
 years1 or both4  7#b7 ,civil penalty   
,whoever violates subsection 7a7 shall  
be subject to a civil fine of the       
greater of-- 7,a7 #a1jjj1jjj2 or  7,b7  
the amount equal to twice the amount of 
the gross pecuniary gain1 if any4  7c7  
,rule of construction ,this section does
 not prohibit research involving the use
 of transgenic animal models containing 
human genes or transplantation of human 
organs1 tissues1 or cells into recipient
 animals1 if such activities are not    
prohibited under subsection 7a74  4  #c4
 ,technical amendment ,the table of     
chapters for part ,i of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
chapter #ea the following3              
#eb4;,certain types of human-animal     
chimeras prohibited#aaca4  4