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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2820
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 18, 2015
Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Jolly, and Mr. Fattah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015.
2.
Amendments to the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005
(a)
Cord blood inventory
Section 2 of the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 274k note) is amended in subsection (h)—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking $23,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014 and; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: and $23,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2015 through 2020.
(b)
National program
Section 379B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274m) is amended by striking 2011 through 2014 and inserting 2016 through 2020.