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Amend Amendment No. 9 by King to CSSB 1652 by striking the 
text of the amendment and substituting the following:
	SECTION ___.  Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended by adding Subchapter R to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER R.  HUMAN CLONING
	Sec. 161.451.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:                        
		(1)  "Differentiated cell" means a cell that has 
acquired the features of a specialized cell, such as a heart, liver, 
or muscle cell.
		(2)  "Fertilization" means the process through which 
male and female gametes unite.
		(3)  "Human cloning" means the use of human somatic 
cell nuclear transfer technology, or the product of such 
technology, with the intent to produce a human individual by 
implanting or attempting to implant the product of the technology 
into a uterus or the functional equivalent of a uterus.
		(4)  "Human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology" 
means the transfer of a cell nucleus from a cell, other than an egg 
or sperm cell, into an unfertilized egg from which the nucleus is 
removed or rendered inert to form an unfertilized blastocyst.
		(5)  "Nucleus" means the cell structure that houses the 
chromosomes. 
		(6)  "Pluripotent stem cell" means a stem cell that has 
the ability to develop into many different cell types of the body.
		(7)  "Regenerative or reparative medical therapy or 
treatment" means a therapy or treatment in which pluripotent stem 
cells are induced to differentiate into the specific cell type 
required to repair damaged or depleted adult cell populations or 
tissues.
		(8)  "Undifferentiated cell" means a cell that has not 
changed to become a specialized cell type.
		(9)  "Unfertilized blastocyst" means an intact 
cellular structure that is the product of human somatic cell 
nuclear transfer.  The term does not include stem cells, other 
cells, cellular structures, or biological products derived from an 
intact cellular structure that is the product of human somatic cell 
nuclear transfer technology.
	Sec. 161.452.  HUMAN CLONING PROHIBITED.  (a)  A person may 
not engage in or attempt to engage in human cloning.
	(b)  A person may not maintain an unfertilized blastocyst for 
more than 14 days after the date of its first cell division, not 
including any time during which the blastocyst is stored at a 
temperature of zero degrees centigrade or less.
	(c)  This subchapter does not restrict:                                 
		(1)  scientific research using human somatic cell 
nuclear transfer technology to develop regenerative or reparative 
medical therapies or treatments; or
		(2)  any other research not specifically prohibited by 
this subchapter.
	Sec. 161.453.  CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an 
offense if the person intentionally engages in human cloning. An 
offense under this subsection is a felony of the first degree.
	(b)  A person commits an offense if the person recklessly 
violates Section 161.452(b).  An offense under this subsection is a 
Class A misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the defendant 
that the offense was committed with the intent to engage in human 
cloning, in which case it is a felony of the first degree.
	Sec. 161.454.  RESEARCH OVERSIGHT.  Research using human 
somatic cell nuclear transfer technology that is not prohibited by 
this subchapter must be:
		(1)  conducted with full consideration for the ethical 
and medical implications of the research; and
		(2)  reviewed, in each case, by an institutional review 
board for compliance with applicable state and federal law.