,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,december #i1 #bjae4  ,amendment3  ,that
 the bill from the ,house of            
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #bhbj7 entitled
 ,an ,act to reauthorize the ,stem ,cell
 ,therapeutic and ,research ,act of     
#bjje1 and for other purposes41 do pass 
with the following ,strike out all after
 the enacting clause and insert3 #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stem ,cell ,therapeutic and        
,research ,reauthorization ,act of      
#bjae4  #b4 ,reauthorization of the     
,c4,w4 ,bill ,young ,cell               
,transplantation ,program  7a7 ,in      
general ,section #cgi7;d77#b77;,b7 of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bgdk7d77#b77;,b77 is         
amended-- 7#a7 by striking remote       
collection and inserting collection2 and
  7#b7 by inserting including remote    
collection1 after cord blood units14    
7b7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,section #cgi;,b of the ,public ,health 
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bgdm7 is  

amended-- 7#a7 by striking #cj1jjj1jjj  
for each of fiscal years #bjaa through  
#bjad and2 and  7#b7 by inserting and   
#cj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjaf through #bjbj before the period at
 the end4  7c7 ,secretary review on     
state of science ,the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services1 in        
consultation with the ,director of the  
,national ,institutes of ,health1 the   
,commissioner of the ,food and ,drug    
,administration1 and the ,administrator 
of the ,health ,resources and ,services 
,administration1 including the ,advisory
 ,council on ,blood ,stem ,cell         
,transplantation established under      
section #cgi7;a7 of the ,public ,health 
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bgdk7a771 
and other stakeholders1 where           
appropriate given relevant expertise1   
shall conduct a review of the state of  
the science of using adult stem cells   
and birthing tissues to develop new     
types of therapies for patients1 for the
 purpose of considering the potential   

inclusion of such new types of therapies
 in the ,c4,w4 ,bill ,young ,cell       
,transplantation ,program 7established  
under such section #cgi7 in addition to 
the continuation of ongoing activities4 
,not later than ,june #cj1 #bjai1 the   
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate and
 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce
 of the ,house of ,representatives      
recommendations on the appropriateness  
of such new types of therapies for      
inclusion in the ,c4,w4 ,bill ,young    
,cell ,transplantation ,program4  #c4   
,cord blood inventory ,section #b of the
 ,stem ,cell ,therapeutic and ,research 
,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bgdk note7
 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by
 striking one-time2  7#b7 by striking   
subsection 7c72  7#c7 by redesignating  
subsections 7d7 through 7h7 as          
subsections 7c7 through 7g71            
respectively2  7#d7 in subsection 7d7   
7as so redesignated7-- 7,a7 in paragraph

 7#a71 by striking paragraphs 7#b7 and  
7#c7 and inserting paragraphs 7#b71     
7#c71 and 7#d72  7,b7 in paragraph      
7#b77;,b71 by striking subsection 7d7   
and inserting subsection 7c72 and  7,c7 
by adding at the end the following3     
7#d7 ,consideration of best science ,the
 ,secretary shall take into             
consideration the best scientific       
information available in order to       
maximize the number of cord blood units 
available for transplant when entering  
into contracts under this section1 or   
when extending a period of funding under
 such a contract under paragraph 7#b74  
7#e7 ,consideration of banked units of  
cord blood ,in extending contracts      
pursuant to paragraph 7#c71 and         
determining new allocation amounts for  
the next contract period or contract    
extension for such cord blood bank1 the 
,secretary shall take into account the  
number of cord blood units banked in the
 ,national ,cord ,blood ,inventory by a 
cord blood bank during the previous     

contract period1 in addition to         
consideration of the ability of such    
cord blood bank to increase the         
collection and maintenance of           
additional1 genetically diverse cord    
blood units4  2  7#e7 in subsection 7f7 
7as so redesignated7-- 7,a7 by striking 
paragraph 7#d72 and  7,b7 by            
redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f7  
as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71            
respectively2 and  7#f7 in subsection   
7g7 7as so redesignated7-- 7,a7 in      
paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking        
#bc1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjaa through #bjad and2 and  7ii7 by   
inserting and #bc1jjj1jjj for each of   
fiscal years #bjaf through #bjbj before 
the period at the end2 and  7,b7 by     
striking paragraph 7#b74  #d4           
,determination on the definition of     
human organ ,not later than one year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services shall issue            
determinations with respect to the      

inclusion of peripheral blood stem cells
 and umbilical cord blood in the        
definition of human organ4  ,secretary