CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: At the White House, President Clinton will sign an executive order protecting federal government workers from something called genetic bias. Here to explain what that's all about is CNN White House correspondent Major Garrett. Good morning, Major.</s>MAJOR GARRETT, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol. Well, Carol, 10 years ago something called the Human Genome Project began, and what that project was dedicated to was isolating 100,000 human genes. From that information, doctors may soon be able to predict someone's predisposition to diseases like heart disease, diabetes and cancer. The president has watched the Human Genome Project very carefully and is concerned that some doctors, maybe some insurance companies or other agencies within the federal government, for example, or private employers, may use this genetic information to discriminate against workers, maybe not hire them, maybe deny them health insurance. The president can't do anything about the private economy right now, but today he's going to sign an executive order that prohibits federal agencies from in anyway using this genetic information to discriminate against federal employees. The president will sign the executive order today, and he will also, at that ceremony, endorse legislation on Capitol Hill sponsored by Democratic leader Tom Daschle and Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts. That legislation would also seek to extend those protections to all workers in this country -- Carol.</s>LIN: All right, Major Garrett reporting live from the White House. Thanks, Major.
President Clinton Expected to Sign Order Protecting Federal Employees From Genetic Bias