JOSEPH A. HALL: “Mr. Chairman, we have a great bill. We think that this amendment would help it. I support the bill whether we put the…”

“Mr. Chairman, we have a great bill. We think that this amendment would help it. I support the bill whether we put the amendment on or not; but it seems to me that this just adds toxicological studies, which simply means in plain American language is we want to add health effects to it. In subsection 5, page 4, line 23, they point and ensure that societal and ethical concerns, including environmental concerns and potential implications of human performance enhancement and the possible development of nonhuman intelligence will be addressed. This simply adds health to it. I think it aids the bill substantially. It brings some common sense to it, and I urge adoption of the amendment.”